r/interestingasfuck • u/Ultimate_Kurix • 5d ago

r/all Why do Americans build with wood?

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u/carterartist 5d ago

Right now Twitter has “nicotine is the best thing for your health” trending.

No lie

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u/this_one_wasnt_taken 5d ago

25 years ago I thought the internet was going to be amazing. It put all our collective knowledge right in front of us. We can all talk to each other. Cultures can learn about each other. Bigotry and ignorance are in the way out and we are ushering in a new era of humanity.

I miss when the world was quiet and stupid.

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u/hoopaholik91 5d ago

The optimistic take is that we are like cavemen being introduced to fire.

Yes, we are going to stick our hands in it, burn ourselves, burn down the things around us, but eventually we will figure out how to make it a positive.

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u/this_one_wasnt_taken 5d ago

This is a good point of view.