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The pursuit of "authenticity" to the extent of protectionism and the stifling of creativity and innovation is dumb and pointless

Even the Neapolitan pizza was a new and weird dish at one point

Step 1: Open Google Maps
Step 2: Search for "hardware store"
Step 3: Go to the nearest one
Step 4: Ask an employee where gardening tools are
Step 5: Go there, pick up several hoes, take them to checkout
Step 6: Buy the hoes

Idk? It's honestly not something I think about as a possibility much. I'm not avoiding it, I guess? I think?

Induction over electric just because it feels so futuristic and cool and energy efficiency is neat and burning stuff feels primitive

Emacs

I've never fired a gun and have no opinion

I think it's probably true that there's a configuration of my skin that I would prefer more than the blank canvas it is right now, but I have no confidence in my ability to discern what that configuration might be

Also I'm risk-averse and the idea of permanent changes scares me

Yes

The one that comes to mind right now, actually, is Avatar, when they blew up the Home Tree

Very sad scene

No but also the only job I've had is TAing for a couple classes in college

Missed this one somehow

Uhhhhhhhhh... beach volleyball? I guess?

Thanks? Either heartwarming or kinda weird depending on who sent this

1? I guess? It's not something I know much about

I don't think of what obfuscation there is being especially institutional I guess

Probably? We could act far more aggressively towards, e.g., Russia, if they didn't have nukes

Not sure what this is asking

I don't think 2500 is a real year, anyway

Up? No, Ratatouille! Wait, WALL-E! Hang on, surely Toy Story 2. Or, no, it's got to be The Incredibles!

@panchromaticity this is a systemic failure of society's ability to recommend books.

(I don't hate HPMOR. It's fine. But it's not top tier.)

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