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>getting a beverage at circle k after crooozing for a few hours tonight
>some spic is in there ahead of me
>literally has to be like 5' or less
These are the people taking over our country?
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>>2801078
by numbers, not quality
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>>2801078
>These are the people taking over our country?
what has height got to do with it? they mow lawns, clean toilets, paint houses, frame houses, hang drywall, etc. AND THEY DON'T PAY TAXES OR INSURANCE OR WORKER'S COMP AND THEY WORK 80 HRS A WEEK AND DRIVE TO THE JOB SITE THE OTHER 80 HRS OF THE WEEK AND THEY LIVE IN HOVELS 10 TO THE ROOM

and yet npr says they are only doing work that americans refuse to do.
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>>2801113
NPR doesn’t consider you human unless you work an upper middle class office job.

So think of a job a white liberal woman doesn’t want to do, plumbing, gun smithing etc

Those are jobs “Americans” don’t want to do

Send emails back and forth to other upper middle class peopl in offices and play office politics? Job is safe from South Americans migrating through mexico
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>>2798154
spics are so vile.
I'm eager for the Great Mexican War of 2025.

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So this flowerbed is fucked. Not only is a ton of grass growing in it moss is as well. I understand everything must go my question is what tools should I use to clear/clean it out as efficiently as possible?
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>>2797234
Be careful where you get soil from, that it does not have any Grazon contamination.
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>>2799590
>A reddit board is missing it's redditor.

Well you better get back there faggot!
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>>2799789
Astounding creativity!

Best you can come up with 'I have no ammo left. So I'm going to imitate you.'

How flattering.

How to tell us how retarded you are, without saying it directly.
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>>2799207
You do know they spray down wheat, corn, oats, and onions with roundup before harvest?
You ate a fuckton of it already and you ate from fields that were sprayed for years.
It dries up the plants fast, decreasing the time between ripe and ready to harvest.
I'm an organicfag, but I can see the appeal. For example last year I lost half my sunflower yield to some burrowing asshole bugs, but I couldn't do shit but watch them because it has to be dry first.
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>>2800826
Honestly your post was such a low quality, unoriginal, bait post anyways... Like its never been done before. Such originality!

Let me guess, you are the originator/inventor of all such posts pertaining to someone being from, or needing to go back to redit right?

Furthermore, your dumb post didnt make a god-damn bit of sense anyways. I bet 99% of the faggots on redit would see or hear the word roundup and immediately think, " OMG le heckin cancerino!" just as your limp-wristed self did. Anyone who has ever actually been around the stuff wishes it was as dangerous as all you retards think, so it would maybe work better at burning down weeds and keeping them dead.

Go inject some roundup into your shriveled up estrogen filled testicles so you can finish "transitioning" and join the other 46%.

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I was going to do some cat6 cabling the 1960 build home I’ve lived in for 2 years now.
I’m having trouble identifying what kind of plaster/sheetrock this is. Someone told it may be asbestos and to leave that shit alone if possible. I will have it tested soon but does this look familiar to anyone?

I always thought it was drywall with a layer of plaster. It’s been a pain the ass since studfinders don’t detect anything through it.
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>>2799054
you can’t tell just by looking. buy a test kit off amazon and have it lab tested. just exposing your dumbass to it is one thing, but don’t do it to the other people in your house, especially children.
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>>2800321
You ignorant bipedal you breathe asbestos daily. Where do you think the dust from billions of brakes pads ends up? The whole lead paint, asbestos fear based bullshit is just another ploy to sell you ridiculous shit to protect yourself. Youre better off just listening. OP cut some holes quit listening to these liberal fuckingbretards
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>>2800321
fuck off you spaz. hes not eating it for lunch everyday.
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>>2799249
what the literal fuck that is not how shapes work
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>>2799249
lmao what the fuck

I'm moving and there's a shitty shed pad at the place I'm looking at buying. I want to put a shed on it. How do I repair it to make it usable and safe? I want the shed to be secure and not blow away during a storm
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>>2798183
i had this thought as well. Idk what OPs talking about
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>>2798720
as long at it not on side of hill it will be fine,worst thing that can happen is in a massive flood the foundation floats, but again it's a fucking small as shed not a house.
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>>2796551
if you're not parking anything heavy on it , it should be fine.
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>>2798386
Deep South.
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>>2796551
This is a garbage bin slab, that’s why it is so close to the house.

ITT we share and discuss tips on how to get our hands on cheap materials and "waste".
So far what i've found on this board is:
>go and ask a stone mason for a headstone that has not been paid or broken/waste stones
>go to a concrete plant next to a river and ask for river stones that are too big to be used as gravel
>go to a lime-sand brick factory and ask for clay and soile they have extracted

What other way are there to get your hands on cheap materials?
Which other waste materials could be useful and be acquired cheaply?
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>>2798777
I guess Alibaba is starting to add up, I just thought there could be a local option that made more sense
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>>2797823
>lumber facilities sell sawdust and leftover tree bark on the cheap
>some diners and restaurants give away used cooking oil for free, which is useful for biodiesel
>some companies sell "sand" made from crushed glass bottles
>some CNC companies way give away scrap metal from mill jobs
>if you have a butcher in your area and have a garden, you can ask for any leftover bones and spoiled meat to make into fertilizer or something
>check if a nearby college or university has a dispossession sale program; you'd be surprised by what you could find
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>>2798304
Never heard of using valuablrvstone for ballast like that, but places that relieve large shipped items that aren't containerized will often have crates and cradles that are one way items and cab be gotten for cheap, or nothing.

Aa for fabricators, besides the ones mentioned like I say it depends on what materials you want...you may need to think backwards by thinking of who uses the stuff you need and seek them out. Also look to places that do operations for multiple types of industries...placescthat do waterjet and other production machining will often generate cool shapes that just get cut off and sold as scrap, that you can pay slightly more for but still get very useful parts for next to nothing.

FWIW places that do military contracts or work in highly regulated fields like aerospace tend to get rid of material that is slightly out of spec, damaged in one spot, worn tools like drill bits that still have plenty of use in them, outdated or worn jigs that can be cannibalized, and so forth. Search around for where experimental aircraft and DIY boat builders go for that kind of thing in your area area if you are near any kind of manufacturers and you can hit the mother lode.
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>>2798420
I think that's what he meant 'A girl that works at amazon'.

Pick was funny, but really the fantasy of a homo.
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>>2800128
Yeah agreed lol

I just bought a FUBAR Lexus RX350 and I don't have the slightest idea how to fix this. Just use some duct tape and leave it mostly as is? Am I in for a lot of pain and suffering?
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>>2800786
So you got BTFO on /o/ for spending more on that 200k mile accident car than you could get a decent condition one and came here for validation?
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>>2800790
>the classic general
It's a containment thread for forum larpers. I also recommend OP go bother them until they have aneurisms.
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Suction cup you can get at an auto store for ten bucks will make significant progress on that. Toilet plunger if poor. The metal has memory, you can spring it back. Lots of soapy water help plubger stick.

After that get hair dryer and compressed air i think it is thats basically dry ice in a can. Heat it up hot, flip the can upside down and blast it so it forms ice. The rapid cooldown will cause the metal to contract, pulling on the dents straightening them out. Its real cool.

But just dgaf or get a new door too

Also, heat gun/hair drywr
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Also take the door interior off from the inside, get a flat piece of 2x4 so you arent directly hitting the metal, and sneak it thru the x frame on the door, put on ear protection and TAP away at things. Better to do too little than too much with each hit.
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>>2800786
I had an old Nissan 200sx with similar damage in high school, but and hang a new door like other anons said

There is a crash bar inside the door that is impossible to get straight again,

I managed to get the door skin straightened out but that crash bar was a bitch and interfered with window glass

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>I like to add a little resin to my coffee, and Siraya Tenacious is particularly nice.

Last Thread: >>2793796

>Your print failed? Go to:
https://www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting/

>Calibrate your printer.
https://teachingtechyt.github.io/calibration.html

If that doesn't help you solve your problems, post:
>A picture of the failed part
>Printer make & model
>Filament type/brand
>Slicer & slicer settings

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>>2801084
Someone tried to fix the bowden tube with hot glue
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>>2801062
Its an aquarium blower being used as a partfan.
At the time it was commonly called a byrd, or maybe bird partfan iirc, this was a few years ago.
It's not a bad way to do a partfan, but your flex pipe needs to be a fairly specific type; flexible enopugh, wide enough, but not stiff or heavy, and the outlet was typically a ~6mm copper tube, stuffed into the flex pipe, then the other end was bent into a circle with little holes all pointing inward and down... which surrounded the nozzle. Which of course (unfortunately) heated the copper, so the air blown wasnt cold.... plus bending it isnt easy to do, neither is drilling the holes just right. So most people just print a shroud of some kind and plug the flex tube into that.
If you decide to try it make sure you buy the biggest model possible of the type you see there; otherwise they are too weak for anything but very precise blowing.
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>>2801093
my bad, its 'berd' thats the right keyword
https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=berd&page=1
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>>2801046
For the rails I just hope the carriages won't be bad quality, there was an option for HIWIN rails but I ended up not getting those. Also yes z belt will be nice because when I installed oldham couplings some time ago I noticed one of the lead screws is bent as fuck.
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>>2800687
Ender 3 whatever is a piece of trash. Get a k1 and up or else you're getting toys. I still got to throw my ender 3 to the trash.

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But the Shitposting Must Go On edition

Previous thread drowned out by contesters: >>2785963

Eternal thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gd43b_ZcuU

>New to /ham/? Read this shit!
http://www.arrl.org/what-is-ham-radio
https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/amateur-radio-service
>Your search engine of choice works well too!

>The FAQ is now back:
>https://wiki.cybsec.io/index.php/HamFAQ
>OP, the cybsec domain is gone.
>NEW FAQ is updated to preview 15

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>>2801050
flood the airwaves with femboy cum and monster energy y
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>>2795818
>I have a truck with tie down brackets I'm not using.

Average 'murican truck user.
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>>2799927
some moron decided to broadcast fake signals from the ground that would cause aircraft to crash and made a blackhat conference talk about it
basically he made 4 fake aircraft guide the real aircraft into the ground through adsb anti collision
so what anon meant is they now have to verify the signal came from the air and not the ground
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>>2801054
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so why are digital voice modes on vhf/uhf tolerated?
shit doesn't seem very open source to me
dumb manufacturer lock in bs the boomers have bought line and sinker, half the repeaters in my area are fusion and the analog ones are dead as a doornail

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rate my handrail
what color should i paint it
white aluminum exterior
i was going to go with dark green because of the yard/hrass but maybe a rust red because the brick walkway or something absolutely garish like safety orange or amethyst so it stands out
yes i know my deck is dilapidated
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>>2799892
Looks good anon.
I vote dark green to blend it in. It looks nice but shouldnt be the focal piece when looking at the front door of the house. White to match is safe too, that would be my second pick, but may look shabby as it gets dirty, the dirt splashing up around the bottom from raindrops will stain.
PT pine doesn't take stain well but matching the old deck is a third option.
Whatever you pick I'm sure it'll be fine. Hope you set those 4x4s properly so she doesn't wobble in a year.
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>>2799892
>>2799987
4/10. It works, but aesthetically it's kind of awful. It would probably look fine as part of a deck with matching railings around it, but on that porch with no railings it doesn't fit in at all just sitting there by itself. FYI residential building code doesn't even require a handrail there since there's only 2 risers.
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I'd hitch my horse to it.
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>>2799987
It's nice anon, I'd touch it for sure.
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Does it have a graspable surface 32 to 34 inches off the ground 1 1/4 to 2" in diameter?

Cuz thats code for what a handrail is sposed to be. So just dont rent it.

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Post the oldest tool in your collection
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>>2800215
>he doesn't have the original handleless scraper-knife-drill-hammer
Fucking kids these days
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My Hay Budden anvil is around 100 years old. I also have a wooden foreplane that is of unknown age, but potentially older than that. Lots of my wood working hand tools are pretty damn old in general.
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not the oldest thing I have from my dad, but it's something he made in his highschool machine shop class around 1957.

as far as I know he never used it for anything. when he passed away I did some minor work on it so the handle would not unscrew, and the plastic part wasn't loose. now I use it all the time.
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>>2800061
I would post my Grandpa but I don't want to doxx him
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>>2800882
It would've been amazing to have grown up in the 50s and had the opportunity to take shop class and learn from an old salt.

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Prev thread at bump limit. I don't often hangout here, forgive me if this isn't perfect.
Prev thread: >>2794153

>I'm new to electronics. Where to get started?
It is an art/science of applying principles to requirements.
Find problem, learn principles, design and verify solution, build, test, post results, repeat.
Read the datasheet.

>OP source:
https://github.com/74HC14/ohmOP

>Comprehensive list of electronics resources:
https://github.com/kitspace/awesome-electronics

>Project ideas:

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>>2800990
>it’s probably fine

a 40yo piece of electronic gear used by degenerate musicians is likely gonna be as healthy as an 80yo junkie hooker
like mom
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>>2801019
I meant more that it’s probably repairable for <$30 and a half dozen hours.
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>>2800055
Checked. If I had to guess the hillbilly reason is because they make and break contact at multiple points simultaneously. There’s probably relays like that but most I’ve seen are a one channel deal.

>>2800082
I’m seconding the definite purpose contactors. Not the cheapest but definitely the most clack for your stack?
Usually 120V coil but I’ve seen 24VAC.

>>2800421
Go watch paulmcwhorters stepper vid or something. A picture of your actual breadboard would have been more helpful to figure out how you wired it wrong. It doesn’t go with just plus and minus like a regular motor. Steppers take plus,minus and a control wire with a square wave to tell it what to do.

>>2800584
This is DIY and I want pics of a series-parallel transformer configuration and the biggest diodes you have ( or a bunch of small ones parallelled) Preferably with all the components zip tied to a 2x4 with the photo labeled “circuitboard”.

>>2800656
This will work too but the xtra xfmrs will look cool and isolate from mains.
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>>2800709
It bites pretty good but unfortunately I've been bit too often and got used to it...not good. Taught me to be more careful, can't do electronics as a corpse. What did you do?
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>>2800324
This might give you some ideas:
>https://github.com/74HC14/ohmOP/blob/main/ProjectCategories.md
If you want something specific, maybe a metal detector with phase discrimination? I'd like to make a large format one myself, the size of a pallet that would be wheeled around. The larger the coils are, the deeper they should be able to detect. Maybe you can even have an array of transmit and receive coils to increase the effective depth, might be a good use of some magnetics simulating software. Huygens Optics has a neat video on how metal detectors work.

If you want something more specific, please elaborate.

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Since we are the coolest board on 4chan by a large margin, what kind of homesteading projects integrate the need for some of our brothers to get out to the countryside and work the land?

You've got people stupidly paying the rentjew who want to raise chickens and a vegetable garden instead, in a recent thread. Hell, get yourself a camper and park it out away on one of the hills.

I'll go first: central Calhoun County, WV. About 10 acres cleared. I'm the farmhand here. Friend owns the property but wasn't doing anything with it. He lives somewhat nearby. We have room for about 3 more families.
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Honestly, I've been calling mine a "hobby farm" instead of a homestead.
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I built 2 12x3ft raised beds and they bowed out when I put soil in and got worse when it rained. I think they'll hold up but sadly look like shit. Should have used 2 inch thick boards.
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>>2801015
Hobby farms are a boomer era thing, where you dump money into them, and they have no productive quality, other than you can say you live on a farm. Maybe with some psychological benefits, on the surface.

A homestead is the center of your life, and from there your food grows, lives, and is sustainable/increasing. A hobby farm will not share the latter part, instead being a sinkhole. A homestead has a family on it. A hobby farm some single or childless boomer can run. I admit the distinctions can blur as it seems like you're dumping money into your homestead, and maybe you're single and don't have a woman around yet.
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>>2801087
Stake with rebar at regular intervals. Use a 5-lb hammer to drive them in.
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>>2801090
Like around the outside edges?

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Do they literally just blow warm air over the food?
some of them cost over £500. I already have metal boxes and hot wind isn't exactly hard to attain.
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>>2799324
No, I meant the carafe.
>from Germany
Lmao. I already checked and it's only close. Original Octimes carafes have some value to people here, so I was a bit surprised seeing one on 4chan out of all places.
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>>2799334
Sorry, meant yes. It's late here.
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>>2799334
its a Pasabahce. a high quality brand. made in turkey, so that explains why my dad bought it in germany
https://www.pasabahce.com/en/about-us
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Made another batch of lamb jerky. it's done after 18 hours, to reiterate; i just have 3 x 25W light bulbs and 1 x 15W light bulb, with a fan blowing air over one of the light bulbs.
after 20 hours it was good and after 25 hours it was a bit TOO dry! but it's still good and my intention is to preserve it for long camping trips, so this will do the job just fine.
Best thing I've made in ages.

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I'm not talking about used cars. I mean for metal, machinery, etc.

I see so many Euro videos where they're like:
>Just head down to the scrap yard to find one

Nigga, I don't have that. None of the metal recycling places will sell me material. I just want to get some cheap metal parts and old machinery, but they won't sell it to me.
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>>2800104
>Sue-happy culture and insurance ruin everything once again.

It's easy to blame plaintiffs and lawyers (insurance companies suck though) but this is really actually backwards. People often have no choice but to sue.

The problem is our whole notion of "liability" and the way we've set our culture up where, everything is always *someone's* fault, *someone* has to pay, etc.

If someone gets injured, it can be a major problem for them. They have at minimum medical bills, their life might be significantly changed for the worse depending on what it is – they might not be able to work for a long time, they might have permanent impairments they have to pay for equipment or help to compensate for. Instead of just setting up our society where people know their needs are going to get taken care of even if something goes wrong, having an actual social safety net, we decided that nah, we're not going to look out for each other, you need food, shelter, medicine, someone to wash your ass because your spine doesn't work anymore? You've got to go and take it from someone "fair and square."

So everyone is necessarily positioned as adversaries, that's how the so-called justice system is explicitly conceived, at each other's throats. Someone gets hurt? You need to cover your ass or you've lost your whole business and life's work and now you can't feed *your* kids. Nevermind if it means fucking over someone who got hurt and can't work and needs money to feed *their* kids.

It's a mess, there's no way out of it that doesn't mean either going back to the days of "you just die," or abandoning the kind of alienated, adversarial individualism we've been sold as a "free" society.

For the record, never been a plaintiff or a defendant in a lawsuit, I just see what's up and how this traps people into making choices that are worse for everyone involved than if we could just be chill and look out for each other.
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>>2793035
>Why are there no scrap yards in the US?
We have scrap yards in Arizona that are bigger than europoor countries, what nonsense are you on about?
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>>2793035
>Why can we have nice things
We keep inviting 3rd worlders from all over the planet and the first thing they do is go through our garbage then move on to our scrap yards
After a generation or so, the scrap yards no longer exist.
You can go to >>>/o/ and ask why we don't have an abundance of classic cars and you'll find the 3rd worlders bought took those as well.

>Inb4 cash for clunkers
Before that, lad.
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>>2799869
How the fuck am I supposed to know who has bars of metal laying around?
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>>2793993
>>2796172
>you indian gay
>use whole man

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ch1 > 5 will be promoted, time > 6 months
ch2 > 4 will be promoted, time > 5 days
ch3 > 3 will be promoted, time > 4 days
ch4 > 2 will be promoted, time > 3 days
ch5 > 1 will be promoted as a winner. gift > $100 amazon gift card, time > 1 day
#the difficulty of the challenge will increase as it goes to the end.
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>>2800832
I ain't clicking that shit
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