Modern incarceration 29 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Here's my European take on things:
In Norway, where I live, there are laws in place to prevent extreme wage gaps. For example, the CEO of a company will earn more than the lowest employee and can live a very wealthy life, however, he will have to make do with only 1 private jet. This ensures that the lowest employee of this same company makes enough money to sustain a humane standard of living.
What we call a humane standard of living consists of being able to have a home, food, transportation, the time to take vacation and means to do so, and allow their kids to go to college.
This "humane standard of living" is something that every single person who contributes to the functioning of society is entitled to. Because while some jobs require more schooling or expertise, all jobs, including the mailman, the desk clerk, etc. are necessary to keep society functioning the way it does, and no ones contribution can be missed.
It seems that the US has no such humane standard of living.
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In Norway, where I live, there are laws in place to prevent extreme wage gaps. For example, the CEO of a company will earn more than the lowest employee and can live a very wealthy life, however, he will have to make do with only 1 private jet. This ensures that the lowest employee of this same company makes enough money to sustain a humane standard of living.
What we call a humane standard of living consists of being able to have a home, food, transportation, the time to take vacation and means to do so, and allow their kids to go to college.
This "humane standard of living" is something that every single person who contributes to the functioning of society is entitled to. Because while some jobs require more schooling or expertise, all jobs, including the mailman, the desk clerk, etc. are necessary to keep society functioning the way it does, and no ones contribution can be missed.
It seems that the US has no such humane standard of living.
Someone forgot how an acronym works 7 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
It could be CUUL. Like, CUUL kids clean up, use their time wisely, use manners and listen to adults.
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He's literally shaking in his boots 4 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Sooooo scared of finishing all these school projects and getting full marks one them!!!!
My friend just showed me what he’s drawing and it absolutely blew my mind. This is his 6 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
I call BS. Clearly there's a hole in his desk and he's trapped an old lady there. I'm calling the cops.
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Good job britain! 4 comments
But it looks like Micheal Jackson... 5 comments
That's one big bottle 3 comments
Sometimes vegans really have some great ideas 6 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
in Norway salmon is sold with the kill date on it. I love it. I can see and marvel at how fresh the fish is. Sometimes it takes them as little as 1 day from kill date to store shelf! It's a miracle.
Happens everytime. 2 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Look, I wish I could have had this experience as a kid. I just want to know what it's like to be propelled into a somersault by water and if that were to happen to me today I KNOW I would break bones.
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I don’t know why I do this 2 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Torso of a man, body of a shetland pony = everyday is a bad day and ppl will be yelled at.
Sweet talk 4 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Yeah.... I'm going to need the top of a dresser for my hair products, the shower cubicle for my shower products, and at least one shelf somewhere for my perfumes.....
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Is it really difficult for some men to believe women can be both smart and beautiful? 20 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Also, way to go Victoria's secret model I don't know the name of!!!!
I LOVE that you're breaking stereotypes and living your life exactly the way you want to!!!
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I LOVE that you're breaking stereotypes and living your life exactly the way you want to!!!
Is it really difficult for some men to believe women can be both smart and beautiful? 20 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Oh! I have to say this as I have just learned about it in my social psy class:
They did a study where the let people ( both men and women) read a scenario of a manager solving a problem with an employee. The story was always the same, the only thing that differed was the picture of the manager they showed along with the story.
In one condition it was an average man, in another an attractive one. I yet another condition it was an average female, in another an attractive one.
The men always scored higher, with the attractive male scoring the highest, and of the females the most attractive one scored the worst. Both men and women expressed that this manager might have gotten to her position for no other reason than that she was attractive and certainly not because she was skilled.
This would mean that both men AND women have a hard time accepting attractive women as anything more than eye-candy.
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They did a study where the let people ( both men and women) read a scenario of a manager solving a problem with an employee. The story was always the same, the only thing that differed was the picture of the manager they showed along with the story.
In one condition it was an average man, in another an attractive one. I yet another condition it was an average female, in another an attractive one.
The men always scored higher, with the attractive male scoring the highest, and of the females the most attractive one scored the worst. Both men and women expressed that this manager might have gotten to her position for no other reason than that she was attractive and certainly not because she was skilled.
This would mean that both men AND women have a hard time accepting attractive women as anything more than eye-candy.
Is it really difficult for some men to believe women can be both smart and beautiful? 20 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
I know female doctorates in neuro science and physics (male dominated fields of science) and they are very often overlooked or even reduced for no other reason than being female.
One such scientist who has an MD doctorates as well as working on her Ph.D in Neuroscience now, was told by her boss that she dresses very nicely and would look good in a receptionist role.
Another Neuroscientist told me about a networking event where she and her second author (someone who contributed to a study she did) were approached by someone high up the food chain, and instead of asking her about her work, he asked her assistant... He fully assumed that the male was the driving force behind the study.
This is common, it happens everyday and all over the world.
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One such scientist who has an MD doctorates as well as working on her Ph.D in Neuroscience now, was told by her boss that she dresses very nicely and would look good in a receptionist role.
Another Neuroscientist told me about a networking event where she and her second author (someone who contributed to a study she did) were approached by someone high up the food chain, and instead of asking her about her work, he asked her assistant... He fully assumed that the male was the driving force behind the study.
This is common, it happens everyday and all over the world.
Finally, a Netflix adaptation I can get behind 3 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
They know their time is coming to an end so they're going to pump out as many flicks as they can and build up for the drought to come.
I could watch this for hours 2 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Why does it look like this cat is completely tired of everybody's sh** and just wants to be left alone to drink leaky faucet water?
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Under[standing] bites 7 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Just a thought, science side of funsubstance pitch in if you know whether i'm correct or incorrect.
If the statement about when something is venomous and when it's poisonous is correct, doesn't that just mean that plants are poisonous and animals are venomous?
If this is correct i propose the fellowing mnemonic:
Poisonous plants, venomous viper.
This to remind you that animals are venomous and plants are poisonous.
If the statement about when something is venomous and when it's poisonous is correct, doesn't that just mean that plants are poisonous and animals are venomous?
If this is correct i propose the fellowing mnemonic:
Poisonous plants, venomous viper.
This to remind you that animals are venomous and plants are poisonous.
Free room and board 19 comments
lihea
· 6 years ago
Higher education is free in Norway for anyone, including foreign nationals, however you must have a little over 10.000 euro in your bank account to transfer to the university.
This money serves as a guarantee that you have the minimum funds necessary to live in Norway. The university will open a bankaccount for you and transfer this money into it, where you will have access to it. The idea is that you will spend it on living costs, but i'm not sure if there are any safe guards in place to prevent you from spending it all on viking sailing lessons.
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This money serves as a guarantee that you have the minimum funds necessary to live in Norway. The university will open a bankaccount for you and transfer this money into it, where you will have access to it. The idea is that you will spend it on living costs, but i'm not sure if there are any safe guards in place to prevent you from spending it all on viking sailing lessons.
I have a friend like this who is by all counts not skinny and possibly on the other end of the spectrum to the point where it will be effecting her health.
She's a sweetheart, but she often says things like she's "mostly muscle", and I stop myself from saying "muscle doesn't jiggle, dear".
What do I do to help her see the truth?