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Shriram Krishnamurthi @shriram.bsky.social

I don't really see the problem with the left ones. In 100 years New England *will* be a swampy tropical paradise (the parts that aren't underwater, that is), so they'll be right at home. The one on the right, though. Someone really needs to tell these people what a real MOUNTAIN is.

aug 29, 2025, 11:58 pm • 2 0

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Mike Samuel 🟣 @mvsamuel.bsky.social

I see things like this and wonder if we're at stage 1 of the Eiffel Tower effect. One generation of Parisiennes cursed the tower as an eyesore. For subsequent generations, it's a beloved, defining feature of their skyline.

aug 30, 2025, 12:39 am • 1 0 • view
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Shriram Krishnamurthi @shriram.bsky.social

Very true. It's not like the current MA flag is any gem; it's terrible, and even the people annoyed at these acknowledge that. I think the bigger frustration is that there's been a bunch of new flag proposals and they all seem very identikit. When you can't tell apart AL from MA…

aug 30, 2025, 1:10 am • 1 0 • view
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Mike Samuel 🟣 @mvsamuel.bsky.social

Corporate branding consultant feel.

aug 30, 2025, 2:27 am • 1 0 • view
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Serge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social

I think the one on the right was meant for Hawaii. It is very clearly an *undersea* mountain.

aug 30, 2025, 12:04 am • 1 0 • view
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Shriram Krishnamurthi @shriram.bsky.social

Just wait a few hundred million years and Mauna Kea will be part of the Bay State!

aug 30, 2025, 1:08 am • 1 0 • view