I have no qualms running for public office

why is that?

it does

there are a lot of great places

I think it boils down to which location can accomodate the most kinds of people, the survivalist types are awesome to have around in your community, but the high economic performers are also useful

we need to find a place that attracts both extremes and everyone in between

This is something we'll eventually have to work towards, but it'll be hard to just start out that way

also we're going to need internetz

another useful map @Orchid https://www.brookings.edu/interactives/diversity-explosion-the-cultural-generation-gap-mapped/

But you don't wanna be too close, either... cuz then you'll be dealing with the refugees

Self Improvement General

it's a popular general on pol

I recently lost 40 lbs, in the span of about 3 months, using a combination of prolongued fasting (twice, once for 5 days, the second for 26 days) and a plat-based/whole-foods diet

I've been able to keep it off by just being reasonable about what I eat, not trying too hard to follow any specific diet plan, etc.

so if you want to lose weight, you could always just not eat for a few weeks lol

sometimes... I did feel like my back hurt, probably from kidneys and dehydration

during the longer fasting period, if i was feeling particularly bad, I'd have a piece of fruit or if I had baked a loaf of bread, I'd have an ultra thin slice to taste it

Building in Africa is a bad idea... because it would be awesome and nogs would nog it up and want in on it.

Thailand is also a bad idea

You wouldn't get enough people to come and stay to maintain a pure bloodline

Southern Brazil is a slightly better idea (I was born in Northeastern Brazil)

there's a LOT of pure europeans in the southernmost two or 3 states

and the weather is really good

and the people are awesome, and very beautful

Patagonia is good if you don't mind the occasional earthquake, but it lacks big game

and a stable European population

We'd have a hard time getting people over there, and having them stay there

PNW is our only option, and there's also Appalachia

yeah it really does

There's a reason why it's the core state of Western Civilization, while also being one of the youngest

Giving that up isn't wise

the European people here are just too valuable. The culture we've built is too valuable.

Also should the government ever collapse, having a gun in the hand of every law-abiding citizen is critical to maintaining order

In deep red, very conservative (very white) places in this country, almost everyone owns a gun, and a large percentage of people carry guns all the time... no problems

but when black people in urban areas have guns, it's a war zone

so if there ever was a SHTF situation, I'd fel much safer around white people with guns than around white people without guns

@Roman Dreams your question is fundamentally an anthropolical one... why does indifference and alturism exist simultaneously in the same species?

the answer has to do with social habits, dunbar's number, in-group/out-group, and kin selection

dunbar's number refers to how many primates can exist in one social group, as extrapolated by brain measurement... Robin Dunbar measured the brain and the troop size of many different kinds of primate and found that this roughly correlates

our number is about 150... meaning we can only keep track of our social obligations to about 150 people, and remember their obligations to us

beyond that and our brain automatically "kicks one out"

to accomodate the new one coming in

so when we form these social groups we become intensely altruistic toward them, usually they're related to us so helping them increases their chances of passing down DNA (which you have in common)

J. B. S. Haldane, evolutionary biologist, famously sayd "I would lay down my life for two brothers or eight cousins" to illustrate this point

So this is why nationalism makes sense to me... it fits in with out desire to see our own people succeed, while at the same time it allows us to express being protective of them against the out-group. These different traits have been honed and tuned to differing degrees across populations as they adapted to different climates, but the fundamental program is the same... be suspicious toward outsiders, but treat your people like family. Nationalism formalizes this understanding so that it can spread across a bigger society than just 150. We do this by maintaining a common language, culture, and genetic heritage.

"progress"

@Orchid what book is that 1 and 5 acre diagram from?

5 acres is our target

that's the goal we're working towards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9_O-0pmxSU

>Popular Youtuber becomes alt right but doesn't really want to be but can't help himself because facts

@Orchid where do we discuss home building techniques and ideas? Is this the place?

I've been really interested in this topic lately. Who else is interested in it? How do people here feel about ancient or classical building methods (timber and log) vs more modern (using OSB and vapor barriers, etc.)

I have some ideas for natural building. Modern techniqeus don't appeal to me

I've studied this quite a bit... it depends on how you configure the logs

the main problem with logs is how it traps mosture between logs, so it's better to design them in a way where the logs aren't touching, and you put chinking in between...

log homes, the way they're currently being built, require a lot of maintenance and upkeep, and aren't quite as efficient. I was enamored by them for a long time, until I discovered timber framing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln8lWPwnIHo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p89IPMYtcQI

yeah he does great stuff

if I were to build a log home, I'd be using his methods

people like the aestheic of it

I think that's what it boils down to

I used to be into it for the aethetics and the independence of it

something appealing about the idea of using moslty natural materials you can source yourself

because you're totally right... modern construction methods are more cost effective, and they end up being more simple if you conform to the conventional system

the stick and frame, 16 inch on center, two-by system

though I think if I were to go that route, I'd go with the "advanced framing" technique

lol... I'd love to hear your thoughts about it

you're probably way more informed than I am

I'm just a software developer that dreams about building his own house one day

yeah you're right

dude I've studied almost every method on log home building

most are crap

many of them just seem stupid to me

the most aesthetic I've seen is probably Robert Chambers' method but it's incredibly labor intensive

and the potential for moistrue infiltration worries me

yup... and the more you seal it the more it ruins the look

the chambers method, you're literally carving natural logs to fit like a glove on top of each other

yeah his method is really complex

but it ends up looking like a work of art... like the trees grew together into a house

they do when they touch and capture water in between the nooks and crannies

another point against log construction

Sometimes I get larpy tho... and I think about what kind of house you could build if you didn't have access to all these modern materials... like if it's just the individual craftsmen in the village working on it

and there's also the aesthetics of it

that's why my preferred system is timber frame

well then it's just a question of what you value

I've been researching how one might be able to build it without sips

it can be done

our ancestors did it for hundreds of years

we have better methods and materials for the in-fill these days

and lime plaster and lath is more labor intensive, but it produces beautiful, durable results

yeah I don't want to live in a bland box that's insulated with fiberglass batting

but that's just my own personal taste

haha touche

yes I do

I don't really like it though

oh I'm not mad either... it doesn't have to be a flame war

I think modern building is great.. I'm glad there are people out there who are pushing the technological boundaries to provide effective, affordable housing for most people

but when I dream big, I don't reach for what's ordinary