@avidseries The patina of time matters, and also the organic development around the particular area,which means that there are already shops, restaurants etc. The biggest impediment to making new places like these are modernist architects and city planners. The second are uncivilized people
@JayMan471 Maybe some locals would not notice a difference or would lump them intentionally. Someone who is sus would sing the praises of Pakistanis and attack Indians or viceversa.
@ChivalryGuild I don't think Beowulf is a good example. Plenty of stories have these dychotomies, like Arthurian stories with Mordred. And the representation of pre-Christian morality was very Northman-like. It was just a different interpretation, but it was not cynical in my view. Derivative
@Truthful_ast Why refuel at the ship when they should be making fuel in-situ? Seems a bit weird to bring extra fuel for landers. Awesome visuals though
Tom Wolfe had some interesting observations on the ethnic, cultural, and religious roots of America’s revolution in computer and aerospace technology - How the innovators had deep roots not in the Ivy League, or MIT, but the “boondocks” of the heartland.
🧵
1/10
@libsoftiktok@Starbucks It's another one looking for attention. The libs were hatehoaxing left and right when they had the megaphone. The MAGA crowd is developing a taste for it.
@RobertGlattau@simongerman600 Maybe the better word would be to reproduce given birthrates and the fact the US obviously had this talent in the past: the history of Silicon Valley, the Space Race etc. Maybe there is smtg wrong with education in the US, but employment in their field for STEM graduates is iffy