I haven’t logged in here for a while and it’s amazing the kinds of keen insights I’ve been missing from these fellas.

Lmao

Anyone, anywhere who expresses skepticism of Dollar General’s entry into the community is doing so for disingenuous reasons because I know a few people who really like shopping at one particular location. Checkmate, leftists.

Okay? 👍

All of these things could be true without it being the case that community opposition to dollar stores is only ever vibes-based. Not sure how many other ways I can say that to you.

I would think “more authentic” probably entails selling non expired merchandise, but ymmv. It is surprising how *any* community hesitation to a project is always illegitimate on a technicality or secretly about something else entirely with the YIMBY crowd.

So you’re in the “people actually just oppose for vibes” camp? Or am I misreading you?

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I wonder what the positions are in this “public debate.” Maybe it’s a mods (eye-tracking) v trads (good old fashioned skull calipers) thing.

Is that not what was happening here?

Thank you! This work looks incredible--definitely need to dive into this stuff more. Thanks for sending my way :)

Oh that's so kind of you to say that! Glad it brought a bit of delight. :)

Going to find a way to share or sell (or a mix of both) these bad boys in the next few weeks here. Stay tuned for more on that.

fin, i guess. :-)

I guess in sum it’s all a weird method acting thing (??) of imagining what it must be like to have worked on designing Sphere or worked on designing content for it. And what the difference between the two of those really feels like. Everyone needs a hobby!