The first part of this sequence is misrepresented.
Congress forgot to pass something that officially said Ohio became a state AFTER they had just passed a law written specifically for Ohio to become a state.
FUN FACT
a actual legal argument can be made that Ohio is not actually a state and never was a state
-In 1803 congress forgot to vote on ohio being a state
-In 1953 congress realized this and voted on it only problem
The congressmen that put it to a vote was from ohio
I think it’s entirely possible that the stresses of the job was making his brain mush and he’s seemingly a lot better off now because he *is* a lot better off now, much lower stress environment
@WiltonRedfield I’m Nozickian just enough to do 3 things:
Say no to the Utility Monster
Say no to the Experience Machine
Use my raygun to vaporize a thrown man whose fall would kill man if I’m stuck at the bottom of a well
“Great has been the Greek, the Latin, the Slav, the Celt, the Teuton, and the Anglo-Saxon, but greater than any of these is the American, in whom are blended the virtues of them all.” - William Jennings Bryan
@dsaorthocaucus I don’t think this is true at all! The Eastern Half of the state has plenty of natural beauty beyond Hocking Hills and the Toledo area metroparks have some lovely nature
@Zeitsturm I think everybody is going slightly insane because the standards by which we measured successful lives a generation or two ago don’t feel like a given and then social media exacerbates all the tensions.