Astronomer

I am so confused.

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Howard the Duck

he's basically saying I'm like the Jesus Christ of upskirts

and you have to partake in the Communion by eating a wafer with me

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The Fascinating Turnip

Nice to see you're back, Lateralus!
About Howard, you're better off ignoring him.

mr dave

prohibition / the war on drugs
foreign policy
economic disparity

but most of all... I think the main thing is technological disparity. I saw a blurb recently about how even at this point, with as much variance in wealth between individuals, 77% of the global population has a mobile phone. I'm part of the 23% who doesn't, but that still blows my mind that so many people who would technically be poor as dirt somehow manage to have a mobile phone (that normally has a monthly fee of sorts attached).

So yeah, in 50 years, I think looking back the main thing will be a reflection of how old fashioned some of us still were as compared to what will be considered the base line of 'necessary' technology.

That, and weed, but at least Stephen Harper finally acknowledged that the war on drugs wasn't working earlier this week. No announcements on amendments yet but at least they're owning up to its failure.

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Howard the Duck

i think in the future, people will solve the mystery of an afterlife or just life ending just like that

we actually become soundwaves when we die

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Guybrush

I think corporal punishment will become illegal in more countries in the future and more people will think "Gosh, we used to beat kids? How awful".

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Stephen

LOL. Why do I imagine our bodies deflating in a flatulent emission from some undiscovered sphincter that acts as a portal to eternal life.

Guybrush

Criminalization of drugs does make sense. After all, if someone who would otherwise become an addict lives in a society where there are no drugs, then he or she would not become a drug addict and keeping drugs away from society could then be cheaper on society in many aspects than rehabilitating addicts would be.

It only fails when "anti societal" forces make drugs available despite prohibition. I call them anti societal because the best thing would be for society to be drug free (at least of hard drugs), yet they make that optimal solution a near impossibility for their selfish want to make money on drugs.

Perhaps keeping society drug free in the future will be more viable than it is today.

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anticipation

This is one of the most asinine and completely unrealistic statements I've ever heard. Prohibition works in theory, but never in practice? Really? Are you fucking kidding me?

Guybrush

Hurr durr

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