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Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: July 26, 2026, 10:09:07 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKc29kbTaPw

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Modern
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municipal salinity barriers and
0:49
automated tidal gates cost billions to
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implement and depend entirely on
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uninterrupted electrical grids,
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electronic sensors, and synchronized
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computer automation. A single network
1:00
disruption, component failure, or power
1:03
loss stops the entire system. The ocean,
1:06
however, never pauses. A single stone
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structure built in that same year on
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that same plane has been separating
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fresh water from salt water for nearly
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1,200 years. No electricity, no sensors,
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no moving parts. Three physical laws,
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density, gravity, and angle, and nothing
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else.

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They were not choosing simplicity
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because complexity was unavailable. They
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were choosing simplicity because a
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correctly designed passive system does
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not fail. That is a different
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calculation than the one modern
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infrastructure makes.

Replace "modern" with "Western" in the above quotes.

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The cutting edge is pointing
16:55
backward.

Regressivism FTW!

Related:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/mythical-world/aryan-hydraulic-empire/
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: June 03, 2026, 07:07:53 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS17p3NUzDQ

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The 11th century system
11:13
outperformed the 20th century system by
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a factor of nearly two with no
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electricity, no sensors, and no human
11:20
intervention during the event.

More accurately, the non-Western system outperformed the Western system.

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China's urban
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drainage network has grown at 10% per
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year since 1978. Much of that new
13:41
infrastructure is already failing from
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corrosion and deferred maintenance. The
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system that replaced the Fushugo model
13:48
is deteriorating faster than it can be
13:50
repaired.

This is why anyone who thinks "New China" is better than ancient China should be laughed at.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: March 24, 2026, 10:24:17 pm »

How architecturally colonized is "New China"? Today we will look at Gulangyu:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulangyu

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Gulangyu International Settlement

For a time, Gulangyu was the only international settlement on Chinese soil apart from the International Settlement at Shanghai.

Soon after Xiamen became a treaty port resulting from China's loss in the First Opium War and the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, foreign residents on the island established an informal organization that became formally organized several decades later
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The consulates, churches, hospitals, schools, police stations, etc. built by those foreign communities explain the predominantly Victorian-era style architecture that can still be seen throughout Gulangyu.
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As a place of residence for Westerners during Xiamen's colonial past, Gulangyu is famous for its architecture













https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-ugly-48/

And we have present-day neocolonialist "whites" (with zero guilt obviously) still making money off Gulangyu by YouTubing about the buildings that their tribe built:





If I were in charge, all Western architecture here would be demolished. But it's not just that in reality it has not been demolished. It is worse:

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Gulangyu Island was named the most beautiful district of China by Chinese National Geography magazine.[19]



See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/anti-gentrification/msg31551/#msg31551
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: November 27, 2025, 07:12:45 pm »

Continuing from:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/decolonized-housing-(america-edition)/msg30725/#msg30725

Do not fall for pro-Western engineering propaganda!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6jkGJL-CeM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_net#Construction_safety_net

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Construction safety nets are typically made from high-density polyethylene (or HDPE) fibers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-density_polyethylene

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Industrial production of HDPE from ethylene happens through either Ziegler-Natta polymerization or the Phillips slurry process.

Also styrofoam:

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Security Secretary Chris Tang says they discovered "exterior netting, tarpaulin and plastic sheeting that burned far more intensely than permitted materials" as well as styrofoam stuck to window frames.

Fire Services Director Andy Yeung said the styrofoam panels were blocking ventilation gaps and were extremely flammable, prompting police to investigate whether criminal activity was involved.

He said the material would have caused the fire to spread more quickly within the blocks themselves, spreading from flat to flat through the corridors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styrofoam

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In the 1940s, researchers, originally at Dow's Chemical Physics Lab, led by Ray McIntire, found a way to make foamed polystyrene. They rediscovered a method first used by Swedish inventor Carl Georg Munters

In other words, organic chemistry (ie. Western civilization) is the problem, not bamboo.

Woke comments:

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Bamboo is used as a cooking vessel. We stuff it with sticky rice and put it in a open fire. It chars not burn

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I got skeptical when they say the bamboos caused the fire. You can actually cook rice using the bamboo on an open fire. There are plenty of videos about them.

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this is correct. Theyre trying to blame it on bamboo but bamboo is actually fine... sad to see another one of hongkongs iconic things taken away.. and by CCP which is even worse

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Bamboo is hard to burn because of its innate water content. Also smooth surface

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I don’t think I’ve ever seen bamboo actually burning ever.

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Yeah Bamboo isn't that easy to set of fire, especially compared to that net.

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I agree bamboo scaffolding probably wasn't the fuel source. The green netting burnt from the bottom of the scaffolding to the top.

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100% the netting..

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And styrofoam to cover the windows.

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Bamboo alone wasn't responsible as the petroleum based plastics acted as accelerant
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: September 20, 2025, 05:13:53 am »

I like it, but I would not call it "nature's nest". On the contrary, I would say living like this is unnatural, as it is unlikely to lead to competitive advantage in reproduction.

Also, Guilin is in Guangxi Province:



This fits our theory of southern superiority:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/mythical-world/yandi-vs-huangdi-myth-confirmed/
Posted by: acc9
« on: September 20, 2025, 02:05:53 am »

https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/1952369478299026410

Nature's nest in Gweilin, China
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: August 06, 2025, 09:22:53 pm »

I've wanted to bring this up a long time ago but never got round to it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/1jerc2n/using_bamboo_as_scaffolding_instead_of_metal/

Western inferiority:



Non-Western superiority:



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I've been to several asian countries, bamboo is often used for scaffolding. It is actually pretty strong and cheap. There is sooo much bamboo in that part of the world and it grows really fast.

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I’ve seen a lot of it in Vietnam and China

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Hong Kong has a long history in using bamboo scaffolding.

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They've done it in Japan for decades...

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It’s used a lot in India as well.

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Theyre extremely common in south asia. So common that ive never once seen metal scaffolding being used here

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I've seen both in my country but bamboo is more prevalent

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You guys have metal scaffolding???? It's always bamboo in my country.

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And no 280#, beer-bellied, mason walking around up there.

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forging steel requires fossil fuels

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Almost nothing is worse than mining, and then you have to process and smith it too.

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Metal gets so heavy so quickly.

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metal gets extremely hot in the sun + its heavy to carry.

Bamboo seems to be a southeast asian way of scaffolding and as long as it has structural integrity it eliminates 2 of the most annoying things about the job.

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Bamboo does disambelling, storing and reusing better than metal.

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They work. They're cheap. They are easy to handle/replace. They are lighter and faster to setup.

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They also flex, which is good during typhoon or earthquakes.

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They also don’t snap when they break.

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They don’t rust in the humid climate as well

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Amazing stuff, it's biodegradable, flexible so it's less likely to be blown down and it grows for free so never a shortage

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How do they prevent it from being a huge fire hazard, is it treated somehow?

it's pretty fire resistant. We use it to cook lemang and several other dish. Also, children make air canon out of it.

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Cheap, abundant, natural, reusable.

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Useful in hot countries where the heat and the resulting metal expansion can cause issues .

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Bamboo has a higher strength to weight ratio than steel.

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Also, they been doing this long before steel scaffolding were a thing.

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Bamboo scaffold are cheap af when compared to metal scaffold here (we are talking like 10x the cost)

Posted by: NeverColonized
« on: April 17, 2025, 12:21:08 am »

"What I mean is that I myself would probably dislike having to deal with mosquitoes every day, therefore if I were choosing a house in that type of climate, I would prefer one further away from green surroundings."

I was thinking about something closer to the ocean on Koh Samui, hopefully there are less of them near the ocean. I guess we'll see. If it gets too bad mosquito wise I'm sure some of the local remedies will work:

"Wear light colors such as white, beige, or light gray. Avoid using perfume, powerfully scented deodorant, after-shave, or body lotion..."

I do most of that these days anyway, perhaps why insects seem to leave me alone for the most part? Lately, I've wondered if the entire insect population is on a major decline, I do not seem to come in contact with them as much as I used to...
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: April 16, 2025, 07:07:59 pm »

"I continue to work on this problem"

What I mean is that I myself would probably dislike having to deal with mosquitoes every day, therefore if I were choosing a house in that type of climate, I would prefer one further away from green surroundings.

"As for what you said about demolishing Western architecture, you meant that the ones having no interest in demolishing Western architectures is a sign of colonization?"

Yes, if they are from a country that had no Western architecture prior to the colonial era.
Posted by: HikariDude
« on: April 16, 2025, 04:34:34 am »

As for what you said about demolishing Western architecture, you meant that the ones having no interest in demolishing Western architectures is a sign of colonization?
Posted by: ThisTrain
« on: April 16, 2025, 03:25:59 am »

From personal experience, I do think pain changes when you delay it. Perhaps this is something worth discussing at some point?
Posted by: ThisTrain
« on: April 16, 2025, 03:16:54 am »

I'm far from perfect 90sRF, once I realized my mother was not going to beat cancer I started drinking heavily to delay the inevitable pain, with the drink comes mental, spiritual, and physical sloppiness, as you know. In that sloppiness I resorted to dining out because I was not in the right state of mind to cook really, and this lead me back to eating meat. As of late I have been cutting back on drinking, and I have a plan to get back to my non-meat diet. I feel like absolute **** lately because of this.
Posted by: ThisTrain
« on: April 16, 2025, 03:08:39 am »

Quote from: 90sRetroFan on April 15, 2025, 08:55:13 pm
"I really like this house, what do you guys think?""

Are you prepared to live peacefully alongside mosquitoes? They will fly right in from the surrounding green habitat. See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-a-health-hazard/msg26458/#msg26458

I am! I leave all insects alone at this point, and help them when I see them in a bad situation, unbiased from bees being my primary concern. Guilty still of a slight nudge and manipulation of insects occasionally, and I have still managed to kill some by mistake. I continue to work on this problem in hope of becoming perfect in this regard.
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: April 15, 2025, 08:55:13 pm »

"I really like this house, what do you guys think?""

Are you prepared to live peacefully alongside mosquitoes? They will fly right in from the surrounding green habitat. See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-a-health-hazard/msg26458/#msg26458
Posted by: TeakHouseThailand
« on: April 15, 2025, 07:42:28 pm »

4 Bedroom Teak House 10 minutes from Kad Farang
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m2KJ_cOBUrU&pp=ygUcVGhhaWxhbmQgdHJhZGl0aW9uYWwgaG91c2luZw%3D%3D

I really like this house, what do you guys think? I’m almost certain the country I finally want to settle in is Thailand. I would love to build a house like this and then live in it until I die.