• stoly@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This is something I will never understand. You want all of the trappings of civilization without being part of it? You want your cake and to eat it too.

    • superniceperson@sh.itjust.works
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      Most of civilization isn’t needed for the good parts to exist. The invention of the steam motor should’ve resulted in a ridiculously sharp decline in population, as most labor was no longer needed to feed the population.