[HN Gopher] Scratching the Surface: How geology shaped American ...
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       Scratching the Surface: How geology shaped American culture
        
       Author : Petiver
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2024-11-21 06:18 UTC (4 days ago)
        
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       | mettamage wrote:
       | Geology shapes culture in many places.
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       | Simple example: the Netherlands and bikes or dried up lakes and
       | the way Dutch people hold meetings
        
       | nilawafer wrote:
       | https://archive.is/X1y0r
        
       | aeim wrote:
       | off topic, but i'm just not sure what american culture is anymore
       | 
       | the american dream apparently depended upon a willingness to shit
       | on others for personal gain; i just don't think most engineers
       | think like that?
       | 
       | law and order, checks and balances: lol (sad lol...)
       | 
       | send us your tired and weary... sigh, the one job that's been
       | insourced it seems
       | 
       | a few times in the last month i've heard some tv/movie character
       | pop out some line about americas greatness in the context of
       | decency, or russia, etc, and boy, is that gonna date quick...
       | 
       | fucking hell my nerds, are we all sleepwalking through this shit
       | or what?
        
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