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… in conclusion, people making Clark Kent 10 or more years younger than Bruce Wayne is weird and reductive because one of the best things about their superhero partnership is the contrast in Clark’s borderline naive optimism and Bruce’s eternally depressing pessimism. Their differences highlight their similarities and make their relationship interesting. But the energy is sapped from it if you make Clark way younger and therefore comparatively naive or try to argue that Batman’s cynicism stems from his greater experience/age because that is untrue and misrepresentative of both characters.
… in conclusion the Babysitter’s Club of the acclaimed Babysitter’s Club novels, being an organization for professionals, qualifies it as a worker’s union.
… in conclusion, the Harry Potter franchise has been expanded upon sufficiently by unaffiliated third-parties (fandom) that it could be considered a distinct property – inspired by, not derivitive of, the original – and so anyone could publish new works of fiction with a minimum effort of renaming key identifying characters and settings, using primarily crowdsourced worldbuilding.
The villagers who DIYed some of the fastest internet in the UK
Frustrated with snail-like internet speeds, the residents of Michaelston-y-Fedw banded together and dug 15 miles of trenches to lay their own superfast broadband cables. It used to take two days to download a film, now it takes minutes, and the villagers are offering their help to others interested in the project
“Figure out what a community needs to be prosperous, peaceful and sustainable in as long a term as you can wrap your head around, and start building whatever piece is most in reach before the absent state notices. Doing so just might create pockets of more effective, horizontal politics“ - On the Political Dimensions of Solarpunk - Andrew Dana Hudson
Of course, this is easier over shorter distances.
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