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Comment on Heat death of the internet in ~tech
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Comment on Teacher Appreciation Week: Top school's staff go 'beyond the textbook' in ~life
FaceLoran Link ParentSure, it's just frustrating that they continue to ignore the actual obvious problem and imply that edge improvements are going to fix things.Sure, it's just frustrating that they continue to ignore the actual obvious problem and imply that edge improvements are going to fix things.
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Comment on What are some of your favorite history books and why? in ~books
FaceLoran Link ParentHe's a terrific writer and thinker. My sister gave me Utopia of Rules, also by Graeber, and I had the same experience. You might check that one out next.He's a terrific writer and thinker. My sister gave me Utopia of Rules, also by Graeber, and I had the same experience. You might check that one out next.
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Comment on Teacher Appreciation Week: Top school's staff go 'beyond the textbook' in ~life
FaceLoran Linklol okay. I'm sure it really is great that the teachers get autonomy, but the "secret sauce" is that the parents have to apply, which means being involved and wanting their kids to learn. If my...lol okay. I'm sure it really is great that the teachers get autonomy, but the "secret sauce" is that the parents have to apply, which means being involved and wanting their kids to learn. If my students had that level of care in my regular old public middle school our scores would be good too!
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Comment on Heat death of the internet in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentWhich was completely avoidable. There's no technical reason that money had to be vacuumed up by the wealthy, it was and is a policy choice.Which was completely avoidable. There's no technical reason that money had to be vacuumed up by the wealthy, it was and is a policy choice.
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Comment on What are some of your favorite history books and why? in ~books
FaceLoran LinkThe Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow. One of those books that gives you an 'aha' moment every dozen pages. Really changed my view of ancient history.The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow. One of those books that gives you an 'aha' moment every dozen pages. Really changed my view of ancient history.
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Comment on VR gaming is reawakening my enthusiasm for games in ~games
FaceLoran LinkI'm extremely excited to get a PSVR2 once it's confirmed that they've made them compatible with PCs. I've been waiting for my moment to go ahead and get one (I also don't wish to buy any facebook...I'm extremely excited to get a PSVR2 once it's confirmed that they've made them compatible with PCs. I've been waiting for my moment to go ahead and get one (I also don't wish to buy any facebook product), and it will be exactly the value I want once that's happened. Cannot wait to fly an X-Wing in VR.
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Comment on The internet used to be ✨fun✨ in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentUnions are exactly the sort of thing that can help with many of the problems you've identified here! Communities that fight for each other and against Capital are the first step toward any sort of...Unions are exactly the sort of thing that can help with many of the problems you've identified here! Communities that fight for each other and against Capital are the first step toward any sort of meaningful change in the US.
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Comment on Why Gen Z is quietly giving up in ~life
FaceLoran Link ParentIt's hard to take seriously a video that doesn't address a large driver of a lot of these problems in capitalism. Freedom and post-modernism hasn't killed community. There's more opportunity now...It's hard to take seriously a video that doesn't address a large driver of a lot of these problems in capitalism. Freedom and post-modernism hasn't killed community. There's more opportunity now for community than ever, and (thankfully) not just the dominant one your culture happens to have. The Internet connects people in a way never possible in human history. But we've created a system that's focused on profit instead of things people actual need. People have to work too much, the information we're able to access, the tools we use to live our lives, the jobs available, the education we receive, the things we can buy, the places we can live, every bit of it is tailored to increase the profits of corporations. It's hardly a wonder that people are unhappy and that it's ironically harder than ever to form communities: communities are dangerous to corporations.
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Comment on NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism in ~news
FaceLoran Link ParentI'm not sure how having fascists, who are by definition not interested in accuracy or truth, making the news helps to rehabilitate anyone or improve any situation except the fascist's.I'm not sure how having fascists, who are by definition not interested in accuracy or truth, making the news helps to rehabilitate anyone or improve any situation except the fascist's.
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Comment on NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism in ~news
FaceLoran Link ParentBoth parties have a lot to hate about them and even more to justly criticize, but one of them is a group of fascists actively trying to install a dictator. So, you know, not exactly the group I'd...Both parties have a lot to hate about them and even more to justly criticize, but one of them is a group of fascists actively trying to install a dictator. So, you know, not exactly the group I'd want contributing to a newsroom.
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Comment on I’ve been at NPR for twenty-five years. Here’s how we lost America’s trust. in ~news
FaceLoran Link ParentSurely you don't suggest that the size of shirt a murderer wears is as important as their motive, or that the color of a boat that crashes into a bridge is as important as what it was containing....Surely you don't suggest that the size of shirt a murderer wears is as important as their motive, or that the color of a boat that crashes into a bridge is as important as what it was containing.
The fact that it's difficult but important to decide what's important and how it's presented is why it's so important to have a lot of eyes on things. Different perspectives are critical.
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Comment on I’ve been at NPR for twenty-five years. Here’s how we lost America’s trust. in ~news
FaceLoran Link ParentThe notion of all facts being equally important is absurd on its face. One of the critical parts of good journalism is deciding how important what is and how to cover a thing. That's basically...The notion of all facts being equally important is absurd on its face. One of the critical parts of good journalism is deciding how important what is and how to cover a thing. That's basically what the entire profession is.
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Comment on I’ve been at NPR for twenty-five years. Here’s how we lost America’s trust. in ~news
FaceLoran Link ParentGenuine question: what are some things you disagree with the zeitgeist with and how has the country become hostile to you for thinking them?Genuine question: what are some things you disagree with the zeitgeist with and how has the country become hostile to you for thinking them?
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Comment on I’ve been at NPR for twenty-five years. Here’s how we lost America’s trust. in ~news
FaceLoran Link ParentAt the moment, a Republican is someone who's a part of a fascist group trying to get rid of democracy. Is not having them in a news room a bad thing?At the moment, a Republican is someone who's a part of a fascist group trying to get rid of democracy. Is not having them in a news room a bad thing?
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Comment on I’ve been at NPR for twenty-five years. Here’s how we lost America’s trust. in ~news
FaceLoran Link ParentThese are my thoughts, as well. Lately I've been extremely disappointed by their willingness to toe the party line on the genocide happening in Gaza. They don't seem interested in challenging...These are my thoughts, as well. Lately I've been extremely disappointed by their willingness to toe the party line on the genocide happening in Gaza. They don't seem interested in challenging folks with actual power.
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Comment on Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI in ~tech
FaceLoran Link ParentNo teacher should spend a lot of time on that subreddit, but I'm very glad that it exists so that teachers can realize that lots of places are fucked up, that they're not at fault for how bad the...No teacher should spend a lot of time on that subreddit, but I'm very glad that it exists so that teachers can realize that lots of places are fucked up, that they're not at fault for how bad the system is, and so that teachers can vent and commiserate.
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Comment on Birthrates are plummeting worldwide. Why? in ~life
FaceLoran Link ParentThis is another one of those things that I can't believe that the Smart People class has so much trouble with. The culture and economy that we've set up in this country is antagonistic toward the...This is another one of those things that I can't believe that the Smart People class has so much trouble with. The culture and economy that we've set up in this country is antagonistic toward the idea of having kids. So people don't have as many kids.
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Comment on Where are all the teachers? Breaking down America's teacher shortage crisis in five charts. in ~life
FaceLoran LinkAs a teacher that generally enjoys my job, I would only ever recommend a young person get into the career with a lot of caveats. I enjoy working with kids, I like my content area, and my admin has...As a teacher that generally enjoys my job, I would only ever recommend a young person get into the career with a lot of caveats. I enjoy working with kids, I like my content area, and my admin has been alright. Even with that very rare combination, the job itself sucks: the amount of paperwork, the lack of respect, the poor pay, and the understanding that the people running my state are working to actively make my job worse makes this a very difficult field to recommend.
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Comment on What makes you chew fire? in ~talk
FaceLoran Link ParentI've made my peace with the death of BioWare. Dragon Age remains my favorite fantasy setting, and I replay all three games with some frequency. But nearly all of the writers that wrote the world...I've made my peace with the death of BioWare. Dragon Age remains my favorite fantasy setting, and I replay all three games with some frequency. But nearly all of the writers that wrote the world and stories and characters I love have moved on or been fired. I'm not convinced that DA4 will ever come out, and while I'll happily play it if and when it does, I still fully expect EA to just closeoy BioWare down sometime afterward.
There are a great new studios make great new worlds, and I'll always be able to enjoy the Dragon Ages that already exist, but it is such a bummer that BioWare and EA couldn't manage to keep a good thing going.
Is this a serious post? Are you familiar with the context of the Luddites? The people who owned the machines no longer had to pay the workers for that labor and kept that money for themselves? This is the general truth of all technological advancement so far in Western history. Ways to prevent or reverse that has historically been labor unions/action.