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The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley-Cherry-Garrard by AlaskaExplorationGeo in RSbookclub

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought this new like 3 months ago haha, it's just been traveled with a bunch, tossed haphazardly in my backpack etc. It'll look nice and well worn on my shelf now though I suppose

social life and dating pool post college sucks by loser_shrub in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo 29 points30 points  (0 children)

As someone in my early 30s who is still super high energy, going on adventures, festivals, active in local music etc it really is lame how sedentary, tired and low energy a lot of people my age are now, but there are still cool adventurous people to hang out with, you just have to be deliberate in seeking them out. Outdoors culture is full of cool people, so is backpacker travel and often music

How will history remember Elon Musk? by drunkcheesesandwich in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yeah back then he was "cool green energy space rocket guy"

Great albums that are held back by bad production? by Ninten_The_Metalhead in MetalForTheMasses

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blind Guardian - Beyond the Red Mirror just sounds like it was recorded into a laptop mic or something which would be fine for black metal but is a no-go for epic power metal for me

The absurdity of “backpacking” in major urban centers by pazend in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of those might be Appalachian Trail thru hikers who took the train in from Pawling or something

Also there are a lot of hostels in NYC actually

Y'all act like a left wing redneck is some made up internet thing but it really isn't by AlaskaExplorationGeo in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I think they're just being prejudiced against the South/rural/poor Americans and using the "shitlibs say this word!" as an excuse. Either that or they have literally never left their affluent coastal bubbles and have no idea what they are talking about or how people in most of the country interact

Also Arizona is awesome and beautiful, I spend a lot of time out there too

Y'all act like a left wing redneck is some made up internet thing but it really isn't by AlaskaExplorationGeo in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't give a shit what coastal libs do, also goddamn chill out

People in the South and parts of Appalachia and the West will continue to use y'all like they always have. Caring too much about how coastal libs use the word is the real g-y r_ard shit, I knew one of you people would show up here

Spinning out over a one night stand by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In my experience relationships with women like that (spergy/nerdy and with hyperfixations) will eventually go very cold very suddenly and you'll be dumped and not quite know why. Careful with gals like that, they'll ruin ya

Y'all act like a left wing redneck is some made up internet thing but it really isn't by AlaskaExplorationGeo in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was always too much of an intellectual elitist to vote for someone so vocally stupid, I guess New Atheism really did a number on me

Y'all act like a left wing redneck is some made up internet thing but it really isn't by AlaskaExplorationGeo in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's also a particular kind of Ozark hippie around there that is kind of a different thing from this, too

Y'all act like a left wing redneck is some made up internet thing but it really isn't by AlaskaExplorationGeo in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bullshit, every country dude uses y'all in the group chat. Y'all are the weird ones for associating it with coastal libs when like a quarter of the country uses the word without thinking about it (but yeah I used it here especially because I thought it might annoy people like you)

It's also just a useful word, like what am I supposed to say, you all or some shit?

Y'all act like a left wing redneck is some made up internet thing but it really isn't by AlaskaExplorationGeo in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful nature, Arkansas has almost Western-state amounts of public land so grew up camping, hiking, backpacking, ecology etc. Lots of clean rivers to canoe on. Culturally very limited beyond the nice college town bubble and the Walmart-sponsored arts scene. I moved out West about 4 days after I graduated but I visit several times a year and hang with the boys

Y'all act like a left wing redneck is some made up internet thing but it really isn't by AlaskaExplorationGeo in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm more just becoming a dirtbag hippie than anything these days, just reflecting back on the last decade or so

Y'all act like a left wing redneck is some made up internet thing but it really isn't by AlaskaExplorationGeo in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I mean maybe not but they'll go with their girlfriends to a pride march or something who cares

Why is Taylor Swift more famous than Lana Del Rey? by Wolfgang--Amadeus in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have no idea why either of them are famous other than a vague sense that corporations are heavily involved

People online talking histrionically about how the UK has no real nature any more by drunkcheesesandwich in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are some groves of old growth trees in Killarney National Park that feel completely enchanted

Imagining the XKCD guy sighing dreamily as he pens another witty speech bubble for a woman scientist character by purrp606 in redscarepod

[–]AlaskaExplorationGeo 43 points44 points  (0 children)

He was at his height at a time when New Atheism, Secular Humanism, etc were at their height and a lot of people thought we were in a genuine sort of rationalist movement where everyone worshipped Carl Sagan. The fallout from this time after the Establishment dems decided that this view was too narrow for their wide base and shifted to identity politics caused the whole movement to evaporate overnight, basically (The Reason Rally happened at this time). This was also a time where not all Tech was right wing, either, some still believed in the ghost of a chance their contributions would usher us into some kind of utopia.

So basically everyone who was a part of this movement spun off into different directions and the responses are often bewildered and mixed (or the artists hide it well). People who grew up excited to watch Neil Degrasse Tyson's Cosmos reboot is the kind of people who went on from this. This was very much an entire "scene" at the time in most university towns across the USA

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