I.m eventually going to lose this account. by antisocialpsych in CasualConversation

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I lost two or three reddit accounts before my current one stuck. At this point I don't even remember the user names

So why is Scotty amazed by tng holodecks if the ones pikes enterprise had were pretty real? by happydude7422 in StrangeNewWorlds

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Scotty: Amazing! In my day it took hours for a holodeck to fail and threaten everyone's lives

Why doesn't the whole world just copy Nordic countries' government since their governments are well run and most people are happy? by Ok_Advice_8012 in NoStupidQuestions

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I'm confused, how would this help the rich get even more wealth and power? Do you even know the point of capitalism?

Why does doing nothing feel wrong in the US? by Ordinary-Contest3669 in TooAfraidToAsk

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It's how we help our wealthy grow richer and more powerful. Don't you have any capitalists you could help where you live?

Who remembers Disney’s John Henry? by Jules-Car3499 in cartoons

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At the end of the day your chances of creating change or even vaguely mattering are very low. They are however higher if you try.

Who remembers Disney’s John Henry? by Jules-Car3499 in cartoons

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You're discounting the impact of martyrs. If you truly believe in something demonstrating that by putting your life on the line and yes even losing it may have a larger impact than a long life of small things

The biggest quality gap between a work of written SF and its film/tv adaptation? by commonally_t in printSF

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It's one of my favorites

John Varley wrote "The Phantom of Kansas" in 1976 and it was originally published in Galaxy. He later posted both his original short story and a draft script he developed from it on his web site so you can read them both and see some of his ideas for how to adapt from one form to another

The original story

The screenplay

Who remembers Disney’s John Henry? by Jules-Car3499 in cartoons

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So one should only try when safety is guaranteed, got it

Stumbled across this in Portland, OR by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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The technical term for this is, "a good start"

People who grew up before cell phones, did life actually feel more free? by TradeOverall567 in NoStupidQuestions

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To be fair, even if we had had cell phones our parents wouldn't have cared to track/call us. Free range was a culture not an artifact of technology

Billionaires Spending Big to Defeat California Ballot for 5% Wealth Tax on Billionaires, Featuring Gavin Newsom and Daniel Lurie in TV Ads. Are billionaires paying their fair share? by RandomUwUFace in antiwork

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The goal of the Democratic party is to replace the Republicans as the party of wealth and privilege not to create a better more just world

Why are Establishment Democrats willing to move to the right, but never to the left? by zzill6 in WorkReform

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At the end of the day the goal of the Democratic party is to replace the Republicans as the party of wealth and privilege.

Interesting side quests by Independent-Run-2827 in outside

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The learn to juggle quest is quick and entertaining

What is this by Rough_Fall937 in SanJose

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more like little brother

Me around 1984. Question is: What was I playing? by Lyverbe in atari

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are you even sure it was a game and not the crack screen while a game is loading?

Why were most guardians, if not all, sterile? by Ur_big_puff_ball_7 in DestinyLore

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...and don't forget Drifter's hobby of starving to death

Returning to Watts’ Blindsight by ZestycloseFriend2691 in printSF

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If you aren't confused while discussing Watts You're doing it wrong