Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 21:56:17 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <10a1e4fa-c029-1ce7-173f-da67ddf34c16@example.net> References: <38b4c4eb-2ab5-df94-0baa-c2d7fcdda60d@example.net> <7c5edef0-d4ec-a8fc-3f70-8ffa2a2b1df0@example.net> <2132040480.752628420.877076.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1574933"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.folklore.computers:228747 comp.os.linux.misc:60788 On Fri, 8 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote: > On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 15:34:59 +0100, D wrote: > >> I have travelled all the world, and personally, I don't think there is >> much to be gained by travelling given all the possibilities we have >> today in terms of videos, documentaries, the internet etc. > > My fear is I would find nothing but another version of the US. I do not > say that with the assumption that the US is some unique, exceptional, > state. If i want to find a country overrun with third world invaders while > 'intellectuals' with mush for brains piss away the culture that created > the nation I do not have to go far. > True. If you would like to experience a country with as few US influences as possible, I'd recommend some of the enemies (at your own risk of course) of the US such as China or a moslem country or two. There is a certain charm to being "lost in translation", but in my case that charm is not big enough to offset the trouble, lost time and cost of the trip.