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In regards to structure, method, and materials, yes. In regards to Infrastructure we've integrated into homes and insects, not so much. I'm a bit curious how things will develop as more termites develop immunity to pesticides.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Old building wood had a shit ton of chemicles in it. They don't use it anymore because if you burned it, it could kill you. However, termites wouldn't do shit to that wood.

We've basically switched from putting the chems in the wood to spraying them regularly in and around our house.

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I don't usually follow youtube links, sorry. But, without watching the video, my answer is: in some ways no, because we have things like insulation and safe wiring now, but it many ways yes, because they were built before "life cycle engineering" took hold and everyone started designing everything to fall apart as soon as the warranty expired. I lived in a house that was almost 100 years old. Original tin roof. never leaked. 100 years, no leaks. You gonna get that from your Lowe's shingles?

EDIT: OK, maybe poal is not the place for me. Negative 2 for describing the durability of a tin roof in the house I lived in when I was 17-18? Why? Stalking or some kind of upvote manipulation that I don't care to understand. There is no rational motivation to downvote someone for sharing an honest anecdote about an old roof that didn't leak. downvotes for everyone, sneaky, lying, manipulative assholes.

edit2: oh, look, it's an athena thread...

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without watching the video

apparently they stopped teaching critical thinking long before the 80's

have you tried being positive in ANY of your comments?

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have you tried being positive in ANY of your comments?

Yes, from time to time. But who wants to give a positive little cookie to evil? I mean really, what kind of guy would I be to chip in some happy, shiny crap to some premeditaded, willful defilement? That's not a good guy. That's an asshole.