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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but most places (within city limits) there tends to be at least one neon signage visible from somewhere - a nail salon, a barber shop, etc. Regardless, it's a fair point that most places look more like the right than the left images (in the OP)... but not exclusively!

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But it mostly comes out at night

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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 points 11 months ago

Hot people problems

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 7 points 11 months ago

Fair enough!:-)

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 points 11 months ago

If you click "Cancel" on the comment, it does not do that, at least for me on the web UI.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You know, I find it the absolute peak of irony that this sounds like something that Neil Degrasse Tyson would say about someone else:-).

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 37 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Bold of you to presume that people will be allowed to read about these times, in the future:-).

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 27 points 11 months ago (10 children)

What's odd about today's "democracy" is how increasingly little government itself matters, next to corporations that are stronger than nations.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online -1 points 11 months ago

And due to such things as gerrymandering, we all get to share in the outcome.

Another thing that "they" say:

A stitch in time saves nine

It is not for me to judge exactly, who was not quite there, but very little of what has been done has been performed in secret. People have been watching, and yes even warning us, every step of the way. Now, people are shocked, Shocked I say, SHOCKED, but... we should not be. We all knew, or at least were warned, about the consequences, we simply chose to ignore it all.

e.g. Brexit looks to be something that can never be undone - as in even if it were technically to be done, the UK will never hold such a place of prominence again. It will fade into obscurity, eventually counting itself lucky to join the EU on whatever terms the latter will choose to dictate at that time.

And the USA looks likely to not survive to see that happen - in its current form at least. Assuming that Trump loses the upcoming election, which seems still roughly 50% at this juncture, the Supreme Court shenanigans, the absolute, I mean near-total brokenness of Congress, and the very next election in little more than 4 years time still await. And this time, whoever sits atop the Executive Branch will have the legal authority to assassinate all of their political rivals. Like Brexit, this is by no means over and done, and we can still go so much lower from here.:-(

Which might not be such a bad thing after all, to replace a broken system with a better one, but I do worry about this transition period.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 33 points 11 months ago (4 children)

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I guess it depends where, and when, you look? :-P

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 2 points 11 months ago

I, for one, am glad for that.:-)

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 78 points 11 months ago

I like to think that he forgets, keeps trying and then makes a new post about it

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 107 points 11 months ago

I like to think that he forgets, keeps trying and then makes a new post about it

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