It was not an unrealistic goal…

Yes. Mr. Roger's Neighborhood RUINED every town/city I have ever lived in. I am still looking for that perfect small town where everything is around the corner.

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My girlfriend grew up watching almost exclusively Disney and Nickelodeon (PBS was liberal propaganda, apparently) and feels like she was sort of promised a special role in a magical world. She is understandably disappointed. I grew up watching Holocaust documentaries and films about Irish families starving to death, and I just feel lucky not to have been kicked in the head by a horse named Seamus.

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SC-Hathel@reddit

It's all about perspective 🤣 I count myself lucky compared to most of human history!

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kermit-t-frogster@reddit

haha, raised like you and I worry my kids are too soft because they haven't seen the documentary with the huge pile of shoes at Auschwitz, etc. yet.

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MikeLMP@reddit

If anything, your kids are too soft because they're made out of meat and liquid. They're basically water balloons. For real, though, I decided not to have kids and I think part of it was my early education in just how atrocious humans can be to each other. I was never convinced that the remedy for that would be having more of us around, and I wouldn't feel comfortable passing that cynicism on to children. Good luck negotiating that with your own kids.

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krombough@reddit

In my house, if I wanted to watch something with my old man, it was Vietnam War, or World War II documentaries, or baseball and hockey.

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Scary-Ad9646@reddit

Hell yeah, man.

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Starks40oz@reddit

A quiet afternoon watching Band of Brothers and Baseball sounds literally like heaven to me at this point. Does that mean I’m an old man now?

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Scary-Ad9646@reddit

If getting old means relaxing with a pitcher of ice cold lemonade and watching Easy Company fight the Germans in between innings of a Dodgers game on a Sunday afternoon, then I'll strap on some beige velcro sketchers today.

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vinylchickadee@reddit

I hear you can just slide into them now, in case reaching to the floor has become too much.

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0110110111@reddit

Sounds like you’ve made the choice every man has to make as he gets old: to either get really really into WW2 history or get really really into smoking assorted meats. I went with the latter, my dad the former.

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againandagain22@reddit

That’s actually a pretty funny comment. A horse named Séamus PBS being liberal propaganda Disney really does rot the minds of little girls everywhere.

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EnjoyLifeorDieTryin@reddit

Now disney is the “liberal propaganda”

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Orvan-Rabbit@reddit

Everything conservatives don't like is liberal propaganda

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chocki305@reddit

And everything liberals hate, is Republican propaganda. Okay princess. That's it. The fair tale is over. Welcome to real life.

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SinisterDetection@reddit

Not sure why you're getting downvoted. Fastest way to get accused of MAGA is to raise some centrist viewpoints to a liberal

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chocki305@reddit

LOL.. my comment was reported and removed for.. >Conversation must remain civil. Hate speech, name-calling, rudeness, gatekeeping, trolling and/or importing drama from other subreddits is not allowed. >Please refer to our wiki for more information about hate speech. Guess quoting Lonestar from Spaceballs is considered "hate speech".

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chocki305@reddit

I'm getting downvoted because I said the uncomfortable truth that most don't want to hear. They consider putting their head in the sand to be a valid solution to problems.

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Xennials-ModTeam@reddit

Conversation must remain civil. Hate speech, name-calling, rudeness, gatekeeping, trolling and/or importing drama from other subreddits is not allowed. Please refer to our wiki for more information about hate speech.

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Reeko_Htown@reddit

I hope you enjoyed time with your young kids because they are going to stop talking to you soon

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chocki305@reddit

Don't have kids. But my nieces and nephew consider me their favorite uncle. Because I am willing to question the narrative, and be wrong. I get them to think about things rom different angles. If your idea is right and correct. The angle you think of it from won't matter. Congratulations on being a petty person who won't be celebrated once gone. But instead considers stopping discussion to be a valid solution to problems. I'm sure that will get you far in the trailer park.

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Adrasteia-One@reddit

Or "woke."

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

100%

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Scary-Ad9646@reddit

Kinda seems like everyone hates everything these days.

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Blenderx06@reddit

Wierd that they didn't consider it then too, my husband's mom actually banned Disney in their house back in the 90s\early 00s because something something 'the gays'.

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MikeLMP@reddit

Thanks, but the PBS thing was no joke. Her dad once told her that the red signs of Target stores were painted with the blood of aborted babies, because supposedly Target donated to Planned Parenthood at some point.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

That is hilariously unhinged

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SlaynArsehole@reddit

![gif](giphy|onyngiYITZiecYsBTj)

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-DementedAvenger-@reddit

> kicked in the head by a horse named Seamus. I thought Seamus was the dog? (he was outside)

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Appropriate-Food1757@reddit

I watched it all, and still do. If only my grandad could see me watching colorized WW2 on Netflix

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PersianCatLover419@reddit

I watched those too, also about the Batan death march.

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Neat_Try6535@reddit

Busytown be the place….

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Stardustquarks@reddit

Thought it would be Less scary & more Scarry

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Seven22am@reddit

When we take over the villages, this is what we should make it.

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BrentonHenry2020@reddit

I’m actually raising my kids in a community not wildly different than this. Our kids watch a lot of Daniel Tiger and it’s all pretty relatable to them. And the best part is we’re also in a major city. Just happen to live in a VERY community driven neighborhood. We know over 100 of our neighbors. It’s amazing.

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llcooljessie@reddit

I don't think we should let dogs drive.

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PoisonMind@reddit

It's just that one dingo that's a real menace.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

Not yet, they have to be trained first

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stresstheworld@reddit

Maybe we should give it a shot.

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Meet_James_Ensor@reddit

Worms seemed like ok drivers from what I remember.

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generalsleephenson@reddit

Locally sourced vehicle, too. So, you know, responsible.

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ceroporciento@reddit

Bold statement

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braxtel@reddit

Four legs good, two legs bad

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Time_Sprinkles_743@reddit

Omg. Someone finally understands.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

All we wanted was a normal world and instead we have (gestures broadly) this

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RudeAndInsensitive@reddit

If it makes you feel any better the world hasn't been normal since the industrial revolution started. The whole fucking thinking was a turning point that brought in massive amounts of technological, social and cultural change that would play out in less than one human lifetime and this hasn't stopped in the last ~6 lifetimes. Back in the day people would get born and live a life that was basically the same as their parents which was basically the same as their grand parents which was basically the same as their great grandparents......on an on back through the centuries. Compare that to today and you know all these genBeta kids have it a whole lot different than their parents just 30 years their senior had it. I guess my point is that no one within three generations of either direction of you had a chance at normal. It was always going to be a chaotic world no one could prep you for. Hope that helps.

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Jifahuse_Wupalavo@reddit

I wanted sex, drugs and rock and roll. I got porn, coffee and ASMR.

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KittenDust@reddit

I just realized why I love where I live , it looks just like this. (Except with humans).

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Outside_Owl_9293@reddit

Aw that’s great! Where do you live

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KittenDust@reddit

I don't want to be too specific, but in an English coastal city. My little area that looks just like this is about 30 minutes walk from the city centre.

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djsynrgy@reddit

But seriously, am I the only one who often wonders how great everything would be, if grown ups just treated each other in the same gentle way that good teachers treat kindergarteners? I *loved* the grown ups in my schools between pre-K and K. They were so wonderful to us. But then 1st grade kicked in and it was like "alright, you little turds, playtime's over," and I guess we're all just expected to ride the high of those first few years forever, while we all continually grind each other down. *Caveat: I do not mean to overlook those who may have had opposite experiences in early ed; I'm just generalizing in broad strokes.

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crazycatlady331@reddit

1st grade was the worst for me. I had the NASTIEST teacher who was not warm and fuzzy at all. I will still never forget peeing all over the floor because she wouldn't let me go to the bathroom (after asking multiple times).

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idkmoiname@reddit

>if grown ups just treated each other in the same gentle way that good teachers treat kindergarteners? Well, do you treat everyone else like that?

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djsynrgy@reddit

Mostly, yeah. I mean, not obnoxiously or condescendingly, but empathy has been a core focus since my earliest twenties. I have triggers and boundaries, to be sure, but I earnestly try to be outwardly kind and gentle, by default. Golden rule, or whatever.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

Even if everyone in this country was 10% more empathetic, we’d be in a much better place. But there’s so much money made on conflict, both real and imagined/created that I fear it’ll never happen

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DemotivatedTurtle@reddit

I thought the future would be the 90s with better tech. I didn’t sign up for being the future villain of WW3.

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crazycatlady331@reddit

I wish Reddit had their old-school awards. I'd give you gold.

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Scary-Ad9646@reddit

The villains?

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E34M20@reddit

Don’t be fatuous, Jeffrey

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Scary-Ad9646@reddit

It's all I know.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

![gif](giphy|4Z9fSEFAuxpnlBVWQx|downsized)

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Constant_Cultural@reddit

https://www.orex.de/en/carpets-runner-rugs/kids-rug-carpet-street-play-carpet-boys-girls-120x200cm/a-169797/

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Responsible_Dog_420@reddit

I've never recovered after reading something that said if your profession wasn't in a Richard Scarry book, it's not a real profession. I just hope my hobbies of baking and gardening would help me eek out a living in Busy Town.

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papuniu@reddit

had this book when i was a kid, and bought it for my son, he loved it!

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ariadesitter@reddit

that’s europe after centuries of war.

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Stringbean79@reddit

Richard Scarry! Hell yes!

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AgentofZurg@reddit

So disappointed there are no cars that are made of apples

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VinylHighway@reddit

Glad I won't be a dad, I'd be a cynical fuck and teach me children how to deal with the real world....they'd be depressed.

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Maanzacorian@reddit

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Canadatron@reddit

Busytown was the best. Sesame Street also messed up.my expectations to be fair.

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XxTreeFiddyxX@reddit

I miss mr. Rogers. He really made you feel good. I wish the world had someone like him again.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

I think that there are probably plenty of people like him. I just wish they were given a voice like he was

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jsusbidud@reddit

That's just Strasbourg

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maggie320@reddit

I remember my dad reading a Richard Scarry book to me and saying “His name is Richard Scarry, but he’s not scary”. My dad was the best storyteller.

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DramaticErraticism@reddit

I sometimes ponder what such a life would be like. I can barely recall spending any time with my dad in my entire life!

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maggie320@reddit

I’ve come to realize in my adult years how lucky I was to have both parents present. They’re both gone now and I miss them so much.

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0110110111@reddit

My dad, late in 2024, nearly died quite suddenly. He pulled through and he’s doing great but the experience really messed me up. I’m still on leave from work and going through counselling.

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DramaticErraticism@reddit

That's the only blessing I have received. When my parents go, my life won't really change at all. It will probably be a blessing as I can finally close that chapter and move on with my life and heal.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

He sounds like a good dad

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ConcreteKeys@reddit

![gif](giphy|UKAtmV5DUmnT0LjZhG|downsized) I always lost monopoly, so I guess it was a realistic game.

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hbi2k@reddit

Fun fact: Monopoly was created as socialist propaganda. The idea was that everyone would get so pissed at the winner that they'd want to get together and overthrow the bourgeois. The game being fun was unintended.

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SinisterDetection@reddit

It's fun?

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hbi2k@reddit

I think it is if you play by the official rules. It's the house rules people use that turn it into an interminable slog.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

I think we need an inverted version where the goal is for everyone to have enough and no one has too much

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SinisterDetection@reddit

![gif](giphy|ehJ4vNWRhinhMMvLxp|downsized)

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ConcreteKeys@reddit

How can we get a lazy river on there as well?

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

A lazy river that is the main mode of transportation

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ConcreteKeys@reddit

Woah there. Who said anything about having fun? I was the youngest sibbling. I lost even when I won!

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Hootinger@reddit

A sense of community where people care about each other...... The decrease in civil society is a huge reason why we are so fractured and unable to accomplish national goals. I urge everyone to join a group, club, or organization in their community.

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Drslappybags@reddit

Now to spend hours finding goldbug.

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SufficientPumpkin272@reddit

Almost 50 and my brain went on autopilot and instinctively just started searching for goldbug.

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Legendary_Dad@reddit

Back when times were scarry

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Shuatheskeptic@reddit

Like the meme goes, if you can't picture your job being done by a pig wearing clothes in a children's storybook, it's not a real job and you contribute nothing to society.

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SergeantPsycho@reddit

I pictured something like Deus Ex Human Revolution or possibly Batman Beyond, except a little less dystopian? It feels a bit like technological progress slowed somewhat between 2000 and the present.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

I would say the opposite. It’s progressing exponentially. The problem it’s all been monetized and doesn’t really help the way it could

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BatDad83@reddit

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Schneehenry3000@reddit

Such great Books, bought one for my nephew.

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PrettyRetard@reddit

I loved Richard Scarry!

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BornTry5923@reddit

The comfort this show brought!🧸

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Silver_Draig@reddit

For real....

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unclechongo@reddit

Compared from our day the world for lack of a better description, the world went in a different direction than I thought it was going to go. It took a hard turn. Ita crazy and it's awesome! I am riding it out left right left right back and forth. There is no compromise anymore. In our day if felt like more common sense. It was awesome back in those days We had a real chance if we didn't blow it. Covid ruined it for the ones who were having a good time .unless you planned ahead it is what it is! Make the most of it now!!!

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Striking-Access-236@reddit

Love Richard Scarry books, and made sure my kids do too. Still have some from when I was a kid and picked up a bunch from the thrift store, this stuff is pure gold…

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twoworldsin1@reddit

I want my goddamn apple car

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sushisearchparty@reddit

I am way less ambitious. I just wanna chill with Lowly and Huckle.

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Flashy-Share8186@reddit

I want to drive a pickle!

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

You might get one if Tim Cook has his way

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Gogyoo@reddit

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AggressiveTea7898@reddit

The butcher pig made quite an impression on me.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

Is he Sweeney Todding?

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with_due_respect@reddit

Dr. Moreau: “I’m working on it.”

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

Haha well done

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The-Reefkeeper@reddit

There are countries in the world like this (mostly European ones). The US will never be like this though because allowing an incredibly small number of people to hoard tens of billions is *way* more important culturally speaking 😒

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judolphin@reddit

You basically want to live in the Netherlands.

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IneffableMF@reddit

Unfortunately, I’m afraid this rot and unrest is going to spread everywhere as the relative stasis of the last 80 years continues to completely fall apart. Hopefully we come out the other side

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Farseer2_Tha_Warsong@reddit

Don’t worry, citizen. Zootopia 2 is only 6 months away!

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twoworldsin1@reddit

I didn't know this! 🤩

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Farseer2_Tha_Warsong@reddit

I’m pumped! And while the details of its plot are being kept from us, I came up with an awesome idea for a threquel if it breaks 2 billion at the box, which I’m sure it will—not that I know those guys!

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feckincrass@reddit

I always found Lowly Worm inspirational. Puts on his hat and his tie, hops (slithers?) into his apple car, has no means to drive it yet somehow does, and he gets shit done. I wish I was as productive.

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twoworldsin1@reddit

"I cried because I had no shoes...until I met a man with no feet...and then that man got in his apple car and drove the fuck off"

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ChromeDestiny@reddit

I got in on a Maria Bamford fundraiser online event during lockdown and she gave the Busytown books a shoutout and had a whole bit about Lowly Worm.

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twoworldsin1@reddit

Okay now I'm kinda curious to hear this bit 🤣

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DesdemonaDestiny@reddit

The truly sad thing is that we absolutely could have this if some people were not consumed by greed and the desire for power over others.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

Greed is the worst human instinct

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shannon_nonnahs@reddit

WHERE IS ALL THE ORDER?! Ha joke on us

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

At least chaos is interesting?

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PiratePilot@reddit

This all the way to my soul

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hyogodan@reddit

I bought a VHS player at a recycle shop a few years ago. There was a Richard Scarry VHS box set there for a dollar that I grabbed. It’s now my 2yo favorite thing to watch. Plus she has learned how to load a VCR.

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therealpopkiller@reddit (OP)

That’s a skill we’ll need in the retro tech colonies xennial going to live in 🤞🏻

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hyogodan@reddit

I’m already making one in my house. I need my daughter to be able to blow in cartridges and connect RCA cables for when I’m too old and feeble to do it myself.

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