It's always "do a 'little more' here and there" for work, but if you ask to be paid a little more for that work then they lose their minds. These parasites are the most entitled pieces of shit ever.
But I am a historian, so I will close on a historian’s note: History shows us that the right to literacy came at a heavy cost for many Americans, ranging from ostracism to death. Those in power recognised that oppression is best maintained by keeping the masses illiterate, and those oppressed recognised that literacy is liberation.
It's scary how much damage is being done to education, not just from AI but also the persistent attacks on public education in the US over decades, hampering the system with things like No Child Left Behind and diverting funds to private schools with vouchers in the name of "school choice". On top of that there are suggestions that teachers aren't even needed and that students could be taught with AI. It's grim.
Exactly how strongly do I think it is? Because you seem to know.
You told me I don't know anything about linguistics and psychology, yet now you're offended because I read your post saying things like "the language that we use shapes our thoughts more than we realize" and "people who are most averse to the idea that thought can be shaped by such subtle factors tend to the least rational" and inferred that you think it's a strong influence.
I'm saying that playing language police in this way is a waste of time and effort because even if you get people to play along, you haven't really accomplished much of anything when people just reach for a synonym for the exact same purpose.
It’s already considered particularly hateful to insult people based on their appearance as opposed to their actions, so I’m not sure what your point is.
Well that's the thing, the word is not being used to insult people who are actually afflicted with the condition.
Lecture me about knowing linguistics when you understand what "more so" means. I'm not averse to the idea that thought can be shaped by such subtle factors, I'm saying that it's not as strongly shaped by it as you think it is.
The point of an insult is to insult someone. You're not going to rile anyone up calling them a chauvinist, arrogant, willfully ignorant, or anti-intellectual. It's the intention and emotion behind the words that matter, not necessarily the words themselves. If anything, it's our thoughts that shape our language more so than the other way around.
Did we get less fascist than the 90s when people were using the word freely? What do we do with the words "moronic", "idiotic", "stupid", "imbecilic", etc?
The bailout will be sold as protecting retirement funds, even though the median 401k balance is far lower than the average and even though people nearing retirement should have a higher mix of bonds instead of stocks anyway.
The predictable result of a "kingdom" ruled by an overgrown baby, who got put into power because it benefits other countries who need the oil to keep flowing. All the consulting and contracting dollars made along the way are a huge plus for those other countries duping the baby king. They've been duped by consultants for decades on idiotic projects like crop circles which suck up huge amounts of water to produce food at a higher price than they could get it imported using the very limited water which will not be replenished. They were sold on the idea of food independence, but it's idiotic to tap into those reserves when you can import the food for cheaper. Keep the reserve in case food imports jump up in price! Now they've used up much of those reserves and won't have it available for such an emergency, but the king of the time trusted the American consultants and enjoyed fluff pieces printed in American newspapers talking about how he's such a visionary (sound familiar?) for pursuing this.
When the oil money runs out, they'll be back to fighting over dunes of sand. It's a damn shame because that money could've done so much good, but instead it went into feeding the egos of a bunch of "princes".
I've heard a major cost of glass is the comparative weight causing more cost for fuel in transport. Perhaps as electric vehicles become more practical for hauling goods, we could see a return to more glass use in the near future as the difference in fuel cost could be negligible then.
Isn't the microplastic problem increased with biodegradability since that's what they typically degrade into? If replicators can do the recycling effectively, there doesn't seem to be a need for something to be biodegradable.
I wonder what wonder material they replace plastics with in the future. Sometimes I think of how much plastic is in everything and how entire things (like takeout) would be impractical or at least a lot more difficult without the cheap durability of plastic.
Unpopular opinion but I agree. Maybe I don't hang around enough stinky people, but I've encountered far more instances of punch-in-the-face perfume/cologne than body odor.
I like to buy the least I can every day. If the economy relied on my purchasing habits, it would collapse.