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Cirsium

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19. A habitable planet???

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:08 PM

Jun 13

Such a purist. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

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Agreed? [View all] True Dough Jun 13 OP

True dat Easterncedar Jun 13 #1

Agreed! Nittersing Jun 13 #2

But how will corporations and billionaires make obscene amounts of money senseandsensibility Jun 13 #3

The problem is that the people who do want these things... ananda Jun 13 #4

I do want a city on Mars and Flying Cars tho... Happy Hoosier Jun 13 #5

Agreed. calimary Jun 13 #17

Flying car yes, city on Mars not so much. Morbius Sunday #35

I once heard someone say dweller Jun 13 #6

Absolutely! SheltieLover Jun 13 #7

Also agree with this: True Dough Jun 13 #8

Agree! bluestarone Jun 13 #9

Yup SuzyandPuffpuff Jun 13 #10

Is it too much to ask? 2MuchNoise Jun 13 #11

I love that song. House of Roberts Sunday #33

Me too. 2MuchNoise Sunday #36

Agree; except I do want a mission, or two to Mars electric_blue68 Jun 13 #12

Except relogic Sunday #23

Oh I should have been specific NASA s3nds astros to Mars; not... electric_blue68 Sunday #25

IMO they took control of politicians through "Citizen United" Justice matters. Sunday #29

Got it. electric_blue68 Sunday #38

Does owning relogic Sunday #34

Ok, you meant -that- way. electric_blue68 Sunday #39

Apologies, electric_blue68 relogic Sunday #40

I'm particularly concerned about the bees. I used to see a lot in my lawn since it's full of clover. patphil Jun 13 #13

And without bees, no food. Not even for the billionaires. Bumbles Jun 13 #14

billionaires don't think of these things. They think they can always buy their way out of anything. patphil Jun 13 #21

It is worth noting... GiqueCee Jun 13 #15

I agree. LoisB Jun 13 #16

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Jun 13 #18

A habitable planet??? Cirsium Jun 13 #19

Well, maybe a robot butler... JoseBalow Jun 13 #20

You know it relogic Sunday #22

Yes, I agree. OLDMDDEM Sunday #24

Yes Yes Yes 👍👍 TommieMommy Sunday #26

I'd kind of like a robot butler, but I can do without the rest of it. Ocelot II Sunday #27

Totally! hermetic Sunday #28

AGREED...KNR... MiHale Sunday #30

a robot butler , maybe. rampartd Sunday #31

But, but, but, how will the billionaires make trillions if they don't have all those things???? Fla Dem Sunday #32

Nobody? Polybius Sunday #37