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  • anarchostEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I had to do a double take because I thought this was the Adam Something video about commie blocks, which has a really similar title: https://youtu.be/1eIxUuuJX7Y

    Urban Planning YouTube is a real rabbit hole, but it’s all leftists. Taking a look at the hard data regarding efficiency turns people into leftists.

        • anarchostEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Yeah, I was just confused about that one. I wasn’t sure if it was being taken as antagonistic or what… There’s two cool content creators plus a whole niche of stuff to explore. Like Eco Gecko, Well There’s Your Problem, etc.