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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • I saw a video of an American officer claiming basically the opposite. Said something like “it’s not about the speed limit, it’s about traffic safety”, for ticketing someone driving the speed limit. I don’t remember it exactly but I think the point was that if traffic is over the speed limit then he thought so should you.

    I remember thinking how America likes trapping people in situations where there’s no right or legal answer so you just have to hope you don’t end up being the one they pay attention to and decide to punish.





  • Because it’s still a significant proportion of what they have.

    They know of their connection to an interesting looking land that contrasts strongly with the relentless flatness of the Midwest/North. That’s gonna make an impression and create some kind of lingering longing in a lot of people. They also seem to not have actually developed much of a distinct culture, with the exception of their part in the broader Internationalized American culture.