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Benches will liberate us

Why the people need a place to sit

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Brendan Dentino
Jan 05, 2025
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Here’s a joke: A person walks around an American city and wants to sit down.

That’s not possible, of course, unless you buy something or don’t mind looking homeless. An exception are parks. There are benches in American parks. This is bad.

I spent the holidays back home in the Philadelphia area, and one night after a hundred Yuenglings I walked through Ri…

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