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  • Dude I don’t work the soup line simply because I enjoy it and have nothing better to do. Don’t mistake altruism for a lack of need. I do volunteer work because I know that without my effort, more people are going to suffer needlessly. Part of it IS fueled by a smoldering rage that the state is so devoted to helping nobody but the wealthy. Believe me when I say that of I saw no need for my effort I would certainly save myself the trouble.







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    4 days ago

    Likewise, and I really disagree. Sure urban and suburban areas are like that, but so much more of the country is rural. If you only traveled to cities in 40/50 states I’m sure that’s the impression you might get. But surely some of those states were in the West, and you can’t deny that once you pass the sprawl it’s open range. Same here in Maine minus the open. After Portland communities are very localized, same in New Hampshire, same in Vermont, same in Upstate New York. Now, Maine and Vermont both have anti billboard legislation so that has a big effect but regardless, once you’re off the highway, outside of the East Coast megalopolis, things get real sparce real quick. I would argue that semi remote quasi wilderness is significantly more common in the US by population/land area than all but a few similarly sized countries, like Russia, Canada, and Australia.

    Edit: let’s call “semi remote quasi wilderness” anything 5 miles or more from road access.