• PNW_Doug@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Man, I know we’re going through a rough patch, but I think I’d prefer it to say have been rather than were.

    You’re making me nervous here.

    • WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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      5 months ago

      Frankly, I think I’d rather “were” - our system is rotten to the core, and I fear the only way to actually fix it is to start over with lessons learned in mind.

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        5 months ago

        The tough part is that the collapse of the system doesn’t mean a better one would pop up after. With the current state of billionaires I’d be very concerned about what might rise from the rubble.

  • WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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    5 months ago

    I wonder how such a small number of names can be compared to all the names commonly in use in the country since its inception & throughout its run (i.e. only names that were common throughout the entirety of the past 250 years).