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Comment Re:So, what's the story then? (Score 1) 93

The whole "you will own nothing and be happy" thing was blown out of proportion. It was a short utopian essay, I read it a while ago. People misrepresent the "and be happy" part to be a threat, to mean "you'll accept the crap you're given and not complain, or else." The essay was more about how goods and services will become so cheap that it won't make economic sense to own certain things.

For example, let's talk about washing machines. Not owning a washing machine sucks, it means you either wash all your shit by hand or schlep all your dirty laundry to a laundromat and back. But what if there was a service that would pick up your laundry, wash, dry, fold, and return it? Let's say this service is $1 a month and they never lose or destroy your clothes. If that were the case, I'd own no washing machine, dryer, or detergent and be happy.

Comment Re:Will it be enough to inspire a worthy compeitor (Score 1) 86

No ads/promoted posts, the userbase is (currently) a bit higher-brow and technical, and it's a bit smaller which is nice because you can't scroll for hours. I also don't think there's admins banning people for being subscribed to other communities. I've been enjoying it ever since Reddit broke my beloved RIF app.

Comment Re:Robbing Hood? (Score 1) 189

Bro, I'm not even a democrat and feel gross that you're making me defend Hillary. Your whole post politically biased. I'm not for or against anything, except the facts. What Hillary did isn't really the same as what Trump did and you'll have to deal with that or just keep being mad on the internet.

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