the problems of postscarcity are much more interesting to me than the problems of scarcity
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roon Retweeted QC
if we are gonna completely honest nobody of sound mind can actually starve to death on the streets in the first world. the welfare system will save you far before thathttps://twitter.com/QiaochuYuan/status/1415771896717529088 …
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QC @QiaochuYuanit feels a lot easier to think about now that i am admitting to myself that the real stakes have nothing to do with not starving to death on the streets. acidQC said "the truth is the most important consequence of running out of money will be having to explain it to your parents"Show this thread5 replies 0 retweets 52 likesShow this thread -
running out of money is only bad insofar as you need to “explain yourself” to the government. anyway sort of unrelated to qc I’m just on my shit abt the difference between American and global poverty again
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roon Retweeted The Legendary Dragon Alephwyr, named Alephwyr, BA
parallel between parents and gov is interesting. to both you have to remain legible and explain why you ran out of moneyhttps://twitter.com/Alephwyr/status/1416483675303079936 …
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The Legendary Dragon Alephwyr, named Alephwyr, BA @AlephwyrReplying to @roonmate @tszzlDepends on the state. Often at minimum a mailing address is required, and you can't get a PO Box without a regular address. Shelter addresses work, but a tiny fraction of homeless live in shelters. Food banks generally only give cookable food also, not ready to eat meals.1 reply 2 retweets 20 likesShow this thread
Yes. And "I was on drugs" or "I was in some sort of moral error" are the expected legible answers regardless of whether or not they are true.
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