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In reply to the discussion: Is Industrial Society on the Verge of Collapse? [View all]CrispyQ
(36,557 posts)63. Back when we still valued community.
The digital revolution hasn't helped our sense of community any, isolating us from our real time life, letting us virtually hang out together with like minded people while sitting at home alone. It's easy to fall for us vs. them when you never see or talk to "them."
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Heavy crude oils, which are essentially gooey tar, are cracked and hydrogenated to make gasoline...
hunter
Aug 2023
#52
Yes, we're on the verge of collapse & no, our elites won't perform any better than past elites.
CrispyQ
Aug 2023
#4
Derp. Simp for the patriarchy elsewhere. "Fall" is a Eurocentric narrative. Period.
HardPort
Aug 2023
#60