Should I get This ? 9 comments
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· 4 years ago
Don’t know you that well- but I’ll answer your question with a question- what reason could there be to not get it? It’s awesome.
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That's right Karen! 5 comments
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· 4 years ago
lol. I seldom get upset. But sometimes I have so much going on in my life or am so overwhelmed with things in a moment that I am passing a post that I would comment on, and I just start to type and stop and move on. Wether it’s often even constructive to debate or comment on the Internet is itself debatable, but if no one ever speaks, discusses, shares their views- there is only a vacuum. An idea alone in a vacuum is the de facto standard. So at least one can try to bring some balance to things wether that is worthwhile or not, so long as you’re enjoying it it’s a wash. When it doesn’t seem prudent or enjoyable it’s a pass.
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Finally Germany does something good 8 comments
Larry tells it like it is 44 comments
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· 4 years ago
Well.... partial truth to the last line. He may not be able to bring food representing his DISTANT ethnic heritage, but ethnicity is a cultural identity and not a nationality, ethnicity can be fluid, with even a generation of separation being enough to separate “ethnicity.” Many “traditions” we know in the West didn’t exist when our parents were born and only emerged within the last lifetime for instance. So ethnicity is more about the traditions and customs of the group you socially identify with- so he DOES have knowledge of his current culture identity as well as likely at the least his parents.
Larry tells it like it is 44 comments
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· 4 years ago
AND that would only apply as “coming at” a person who is a European colonizer- in which case, truth is defense against slander. He never accused anyone of being a European colonizer, but nothing he said is not factual.
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W-what about pizza parties! Those are better than unions! Taco fridays? 11 comments
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· 4 years ago
The dirty secret missed by people who claim there isn’t discrimination in the present is that the law mostly bans discrimination- but you have to be stupid enough to basically admit it. If I fire you for starting a union I might face legal trouble. If I fire you for personal business on the clock, or close a store, re organize and make your job obsolete, start giving poor reviews, etc etc- there’s many ways to “get” someone where you don’t have to admit- and can create reasonable justification- where you can still discriminate freely so long as you don’t ADMIT it or make it obvious.
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W-what about pizza parties! Those are better than unions! Taco fridays? 11 comments
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· 4 years ago
To avoid legal troubles, some companies, like a certain national chain retailer I worked for decades ago, will simply close a location down if there becomes significant talk of unionization. It allows them to fire all the employees there with a justifiable reason- store closed, don’t need em. In less developed countries, companies like Coca-Cola are known to have pro union employees disappear or be found mysteriously dead. A single union location can spread and threaten billions of dollars in profits.
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W-what about pizza parties! Those are better than unions! Taco fridays? 11 comments
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· 4 years ago
At will employment. Companies don’t like unions. They’ll fire people for trying because you are protected in your work from being discriminated against for political beliefs, joining a political organization (like a union,) but NOT protected for spreading your politics at work. On the clock, your personal politics aren’t company business. That means you aren’t working. It’s no different than playing on your phone or talking about a sports game in terms of disciplinary action. If you’re on the property OFF the clock- it’s private property and they can refuse to allow it or block you from the property. Since you’re an employee even when you’re “off the clock” you’re still accountable for your behavior at your place of work. You can be fired for disruptive behavior at work even if you aren’t “working” at the time because you’ve shown poor judgment and traits which make keeping you a liability.
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W-what about pizza parties! Those are better than unions! Taco fridays? 11 comments
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· 4 years ago
That’s why it’s so ignorant when people lean on “unemployment” as a gauge of economic success. It’s a factor- but having people employed and having people with any job stability aren’t the same thing and do not provide equivalent quality of life or economic health. It also doesn’t tell you how many of those people are actually making enough to live on- not just a humanitarian issue but an economic one- since people without money don’t buy gadgets and homes etc. We treat it like rich people are “doing favors” by “making jobs” for people with less money- but at the end of the year when your store was sold with the others... who made millions and who was trying to keep their lives together while looking for a new job in a rush?
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Might not be nice to be sitting around with a dead body 16 comments
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· 4 years ago
Tl:dr- and in conclusion- it’s entirely possible and completely legal that an airline COULD disguise s dead passenger as sleeping, and not notify passengers of the death or hide the death. Did the instance you describe happen specifically? I don’t feel like looking it up honestly. COULD it happen- yes. Actually we could have been on a flight it happened and not know. Heck- passenger airliners transport bodies all the time as cargo, so if you fly enough you’ll statistically eventually share a plane with a dead person.
Might not be nice to be sitting around with a dead body 16 comments
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· 4 years ago
And again- case by case. A flight may be in a situation where due to available fuel and lack of fueling or airports that can accommodate it just makes more sense to fly to the destination. Looking at a specific case like a transatlantic flight - whoever is responsible for making the call might have different judgment than another person in a similar case- so one person may say turn around and make an emergency landing before it becomes too much trouble to extradite the body- another might say to keep going so the passengers don’t have to back track several hours, wait for another flight, then make the trip all over. Or it could be a decision made on cost alone- what is cheapest or best protects the “bottom line” and “image” of the airline?
Might not be nice to be sitting around with a dead body 16 comments
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· 4 years ago
Well... not necessarily. There’s no “blanket policy” on what happens if you are dying or die on a flight. Individual airlines have their own policies, and it’s usually “case by case.” If the plane has storage room a body may be moved there, it might be allowed to be placed on the floor in a crew area out of sight, or moved to a free row or a tow may be vacated. They generally try to treat the body respectfully but also keep it from view of passengers. If a flight is totally full and there’s nowhere to put a body- they do leave it in the seat. Many airlines won’t make an emergency landing for a dead passenger either.
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An introverts dream 2 comments
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· 4 years ago
That’s a dream for almost anyone serious about their work out. “I don’t have to wait for a squat rack? Nice.” “Some a hole didn’t decide the best way to set up a 300lb leg press was to use every 5lb weight plate in the gym? Sweet.” “Oh nice. That jerk that likes to take the station everyone needs and then do their 30 minute warm up stretches right in front of it before even touching it isn’t here...” “oh yay the weights are where they should be and not all over the place like a treasure hunt or all put in the wrong places with the plate you need stacked behind 250lbs of plates that don’t go on that peg...” and so on.
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Overthinker fact! 7 comments
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· 4 years ago
So a lie simply must be consistent with your character- not your self image, but other people’s image of you. If a person has seen you fight a goose to get a minigiolf ball back, and you say you’re late for dinner because a marmot was giving you the mad eyeball- they’ll likely buy it.
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Overthinker fact! 7 comments
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· 4 years ago
bethorien says it well. Lol. But A good lie is slightly unbelievable. That’s because the real truth has a tendency to be absurd. If a story is too believable- it’s very likely hiding fiction, because life is like a show with bad writers. Good writing tends to be tight, leads the reader to a logical end even if unexpected. Real life... not so much. Plot threads and stuff happening without build up or foreshadowing, absurdity and sloppiness. In truth most people don’t look for truth- they look for what they want or expect to hear. If you’re CONSISTENT in building expectations you just have to give what they expect. If people think you’re an idiot, and you tell a story, and they say: “Waaait... why would you drive that route when this one makes more sense...” or “why would you get in the shower with your clothes still on...?” If you’re a known idiot- a simple shrug and a “you know me...” makes your nonsense believable true or not.
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Dolla dolla bills, y’all 17 comments
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· 4 years ago
Yeah. The cardboard box one is not wise. If you’ve ever worked in shipping or dealt with packages- paper easily falls under the box flaps at the bottom to never be found unless you lift them up. It also tends to easily slip out the large openings where the box flaps fold- especially when being moved around. Then there are the million other ways this could go wrong from probable (the person who gets it is as or more well off than you and doesn’t need it,) to unlikely but possible (product recall like a recent one on baby formula which ends up with your money being destroyed with the unopened product.) It’s sweet but there are better ways to help.
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That's right Karen! 5 comments
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· 4 years ago
Yes. People get upset by my long posts, but this is what happens when a person doesn’t have the energy or time for that. Even I will sometimes pass a comment thread untouched because at that moment I’m too mentally exhausted to reply. She doesn’t want to debate Conner not because he is right- but because he’s already shown how that debate will go. It will be long. She will show him the faults in his logic or how grabbing random statistics without context doesn’t prove a point. She will contextualize what he’s said, research and bring her own statistics. Paint a picture that shows that men DO have problems but- and extreme example to show the point, not a comparison of men and slave owners- slave owners had problems too- does that prove they didn’t have privilege? And after all that and several go rounds Connor just won’t likely budge. He may even dig in deeper because ego won’t let him feel wrong about something core to his beliefs and world view.
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Idk what to say 14 comments
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· 4 years ago
Lol. Lying is a real possibility there. But- your ODDS of providing a better life MAY be higher if you go to college. I personally know a long list of people who never went to college and make 6 figures a year, many by doing what they love. But there’s also high odds that the relationship won’t survive college. In which case he wouldn’t be giving her or them a better life by default- just him. But what is “better” in life? If you just want to be happy and do as much of what you want with life- then even modest comfort is huge success. For the sake of “simple happiness,” money is just a way to have less worries so that you can enjoy the things you love. If you have few worries and many smiles, if you’re happy with what you have even if you could always have more- then all there is beyond that are things like ambition, legacy, etc. if you feel you’re living your purpose- you’re doing alright.
This is one f**ked up planet 10 comments
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· 4 years ago
We take for granted that we were taught or had the opportunity to learn certain lessons that someone else may not have had. Case in point- I’m sure you know some things I don’t and vice versa- simply because we have different personalities and led different lives. A skilled politician may be a fish out of water on a job site and a tradesman may be an abysmal failure in the board room- different soft skills and traits come into play. Different knowledge bases and experiences. Not being able to balance a diet is t so different from not being able to balance ones finances. I’m sure there are some people out there shaming the overweight who if I looked over their books I could find all sorts of poor health.
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This is one f**ked up planet 10 comments
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· 4 years ago
There’s no “excuse” for anything in the strictest sense. People always have a choice and if we want to be brutal, we can say that we are all in some way responsible for our choices. However- it’s UNDERSTANDABLE how so many people could have this problem. Despite what people say- feeding a family on less money a day than many people spend on coffee or other incidentals is hard enough without trying to maintain weight. It CAN be done by most people, but it’s a significant burden to many, and none of us are perfect.
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This is one f**ked up planet 10 comments
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· 4 years ago
Many of those meals are just plain bad for you. Some worse than others, but you are almost always giving something up- and things like canned goods tend to be high in sodium and other things that can make you look thin but have the heart or internal health of the most unhealthy morbidly obese person. Diet is a lifestyle change. It’s not easy, and knowing what to eat can be hard. I’ve had clients who pay upwards of $500 to be told what to eat and when so they don’t have to do the math and the homework. A less comprehensive plan or Coach can run $100-200, and generic plans can be found online or elsewhere for even free- but you have to have the time to look and then trust the person who’s advice you’re following. Free doesn’t get you much accountability if it doesn’t work or you need adjustments.
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This is one f**ked up planet 10 comments
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The poorest Americans don’t have access to kitchens, food storage, transportation to regularly get perishable groceries. They eat packaged food or take out. They may work long or “non standard hours,” maybe multiple jobs. If they have kids it gets worse. 30 minutes of INTENSE exercise a day is around 300 calories for a moderately overweight person- and that’s IF your heart and joints can take it. If you can’t get your food situation dialed in- you’d need to spend 4-6 hours a day of intense exercise to eat a high calorie diet and lose meaningful weight. There are low calorie packaged or take out options, but you’re balancing cost, access, calories, nutritional needs, satiation, energy requirements, schedule, and...
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