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25 days agoIf it was good enough for my parents, it’s good enough for me!
Long term computer programmer, making my own library. American based. Far left politically. Promotes use of paper ballots. Follows news about environmental collapse, political corruption in my country, human rights, science and tech.
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21·1 month agoMost of the population moved and changed careers. Not just in America but worldwide
The reason it impacted Americans more than other countries was there was more land area to move. While there was as much changing jobs in France, Germany, Japan, Canada during the period. There was less distance moved, and more social connections were kept.
In America the left lost due to two things:
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An industrial and computer revolution that redistributed most of the population over two generations. This broke the grassroots movement mechanism the civil rights and later efforts depended on. Internet chat rooms were not a replacement.
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Allowing the people in power to count votes and decide who won elections over 30 years
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This too would appeal to his mega supporters
Putting a device on airplane mode removes the distractions. If I play a video game while the lecture is going on, well that is on me, or the lecture, or both.