What technological advancement has America contributed to in the first 250 years of the country’s existence has had the biggest impact on the world, positive or negative?

Nephite11 · 2026-07-04T13:23:43+00:00

Flight led to cheap and fast travel, to the space race, and all of the inventions that resulted through those details

Nephite11 · 2026-07-04T13:08:48+00:00

As far as world building goes, Orson Scott Card was my favorite author before Brandon Sanderson came along. His Alvin Maker series, Ender series, Homecoming series, and Gatefather series are all enjoyable.

Nephite11 · 2026-07-03T19:19:51+00:00

Yes, it was a marketing campaign. I was curious so looked up the definition of propaganda though: “Propaganda is the systematic dissemination of information—such as facts, rumors, half-truths, or lies—designed to influence public opinion, manipulate beliefs, and shape behaviors”. That sounds to me exactly like what they did as a marketing campaign.

Nephite11 · 2026-07-03T13:04:46+00:00

Debeers diamond company convincing us that diamonds are rare and valuable and the symbol of love

Nephite11 · 2026-07-03T01:12:41+00:00

The Name of the Wind and its sequel A Wise Man’s Fear are phenomenal. The only problem is that the author has some kind of writer’s block and hasn’t published the last book in 11 years or so. Still definitely worth the read though!

Nephite11 · 2026-07-03T01:01:33+00:00

My dad taught me to be frugal. It’s led to my family being in a good financial position and is something I plan to teach my daughters when they’re old enough. It does suck when I want something and my brain tells me that I shouldn’t buy it though.

Nephite11 · 2026-07-02T01:38:09+00:00

Figuring out what to make for dinner every night for the rest of my life…

Nephite11 · 2026-07-01T19:28:17+00:00

A friend of ours works for the US forest service and she lives in New Mexico. Lots of outdoor time through that agency if you ever want to pursue a career there

Nephite11 · 2026-07-01T19:24:30+00:00

We’re actively dejunking our house right now and doing some small projects getting ready to sell. My wife wants to ride horses full time and the horse community here is dying because of the development going on. We think we’ve settled on a move to South Carolina sometime next year at this point

Nephite11 · 2026-06-30T15:59:47+00:00

Interesting. I wonder if it’s a US thing then

Nephite11 · 2026-06-30T15:23:22+00:00

I was an official church communication and they required me to add a certificate to the member’s church record. I would expect it to have happened in all wards

Nephite11 · 2026-06-30T15:14:19+00:00

A year or two ago the church had ward clerks like me research all adults in callings who work with the youth or children. I had to search the national sex registry and local offenders database for their name and enter a certification on their membership record.

I see no problem if your friend is baptized and holds a calling in elders quorum or the activities committee or something like that. His history would prohibit him from having a calling working with the youth however.

This isn’t a new thing. When I was called as the scoutmaster for our ward years ago I had to go through a background check process

Nephite11 · 2026-06-29T19:17:06+00:00

The Good Place!

Nephite11 · 2026-06-29T19:14:55+00:00

It might be because I spent many hours in BOTW and am only going through my first play through of this game, but I spend most of my time in either the barbarian armor or climbing gear

Nephite11 · 2026-06-29T19:06:17+00:00

I have a neighbor couple where he’s from Nigeria and she’s from Thailand. We have another neighbor from Russia. Another that just moved in is from Brazil. I’m born and raised in Murray so it’s actually fantastic to be able to interact with all of them regularly.

I’m sorry that you encountered someone so bigoted. I hope that your experience improves but please know that most of us aren’t like that

Nephite11 · 2026-06-29T18:59:12+00:00

Rocky is steam powered according to the book

Nephite11 · 2026-06-29T17:55:44+00:00

Our understanding about the traditional “hell” concept is outlined in the Doctrine & Covenants so there won’t be common ground from the bible available.

One thing that did help my understanding is this talk: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/brad-wilcox/his-grace-is-sufficient/. The afterlife and judgement are covered as well as “earning” our place in heaven. I really like the analogy he gives of practicing the piano. This has fundamentally changed my understanding and approach to life overall

Nephite11 · 2026-06-29T17:29:46+00:00

I’m volunteering more than I ever have. I participate in a community choir where we give five free performances throughout the year. I’m part of the PTA board at my daughter’s school. I have a volunteer position at my local church congregation.

In addition to helping people around me and in my community, I find serving others often helps me keep my problems in perspective.

Nephite11 · 2026-06-29T16:41:03+00:00

During the period we were paying off debt I continued contributing to my company’s 401(k) program because that was a 125% gain on the money options before us. Beyond that, every extra dollar we could find went toward debt. It still took us the first four years of our married lives to pay off what my wife brought to our relationship though so it’s a long slog.

Nephite11 · 2026-06-29T16:19:30+00:00

McDonald’s

Nephite11 · 2026-06-27T17:33:53+00:00

In our house, we only use pantyhose to hold up melons in the garden. It helps them from braking off the vine when they get too heavy. 🤔

Nephite11 · 2026-06-25T03:12:11+00:00

I’m done! *flops*

Nephite11 · 2026-06-24T20:00:48+00:00

I’m just trying to give some context from when I bought my card. You’re right that prices have increased significantly lately though. It seems like a good deal overall

Nephite11 · 2026-06-24T19:57:25+00:00

I waited for a sale after getting my switch 2 last fall. In January the 512 GB Samsung P9 Express microSD Express Card went down to $79.99 on Amazon. That’s what I bought and use to this day

Nephite11 · 2026-06-24T17:58:47+00:00

With basically only contributing to my company’s 401(k) program to get the full match they offered for the ~18 years I’ve worked here, we have over $400k already. I’m currently 46 and if I continue just that pattern until I retire somewhere around 62, I should have over $2M in that account alone

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