@Empty_America Do you think this was more indicative of the time period or the general background of the people involved? I feel like a lot (though not all, I do think part of it is a cultural diff) of the difference lies in people just being wealthier and identifying themselves as middle class
@MariGO2thepolls I’m anti beard and facial hair in general it makes 90% of men look worse and older unless they have something horrible they are covering up under there
The nineteenth century Anglican Church was basically UBI for clever Anglos. It turns out that, given a comfortable standard of living and an undemanding job as a vicar, the English mostly end up translating Akkadian cuneiform or developing a theory of natural selection.
@atlanticesque Matt Yglesias on his way to delete his 18th moderately interesting Xeet of the day because no one is deserving of his opinions unless they subscribe to his Substack: