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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
none of these things is a substitute for a functional social fabric
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Chris Powers
@fortworthchris
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125 yrs ago not even the richest person in the world could have: - air conditioning - home refrigerator - a flashlight - a personal computer - access to an airplane - a radio - a television The world is getting better if you choose to look at progress rather than the media.
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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
it boggles my mind that someone could list a bunch of appliances and consider this a knockdown argument that people’s lives are better now than before. you really think life is about having *appliances*?
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bosco
@selentelechia
appliances free up so. much. labor. my grandmother did washing by hand when she was a kid (v poor) and I remember her telling me I should literally thank Jesus for washing machines
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