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Re:What the Industrial Revolution Tells Us about the Future ... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @03:27PM (#15178362)
They left much of the areas they slaughtered the natives for, the midwest is still incredibly empty. Five states with eleven people per square mile or less, including Alaska. Plenty of space.
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Re:What the Industrial Revolution Tells Us about the Future ... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @04:35PM (#15178883)
The "empty" midwest is all owned, though. $4000/acre, maybe? That's not much if you are trying to buy land to build a house. It's a lot if you're trying to acquire 1000 acres for a farm, though.

Alaska is largely government owned. It's empty, but that doesn't mean that you can take a chunk of land there.

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Re:What the Industrial Revolution Tells Us about the Future ... by maxxxxx on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @04:05PM (#15178661)
Can you go the Midwest somewhere and live off the land? I doubt it.
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Re:What the Industrial Revolution Tells Us about the Future ... by ktRolster on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @04:32PM (#15178857)
You can, but you'll be dirt poor. Back when "dirt poor" was normal, and luxuries like "bathing every day" or "carpet" were uncommon, being dirt poor seemed acceptable. Now most people won't accept that as a lifestyle.
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