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3 votes
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Toxic masculinity: Helping men understand the impact of their behaviour
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How the internet has changed dating
6 votes -
In the Cape Town enclave that survived apartheid, the new enemy is gentrification
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Private dog cloning, what are your thoughts?
I had a discussion today about the ethics of cloning your pets. It's a thing you can currently pay (a lot) of money for, but I don't really see much discussion about it, even though it's absurdly...
I had a discussion today about the ethics of cloning your pets. It's a thing you can currently pay (a lot) of money for, but I don't really see much discussion about it, even though it's absurdly sci-fi and a little crazy to me that it's a real business.
So what are your thoughts? Is it ethical? Is it a bit weird? Is it perfectly healthy?
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How to hire
5 votes -
How the everyday commute is changing who we are
9 votes -
The billionaire house hostage saga of Azealia Banks, Elon Musk, and Grimes, explained
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Digital hygiene: How we might've fucked our attention spans
13 votes -
Couples with big income gaps talk about their money problems
6 votes -
People Start Hating Their Jobs at Age 35
25 votes -
Low-income Canadians spend 9% of annual income on communications services: CRTC
8 votes -
Traveling the world on a third world passport
4 votes -
Inside Hong Kong's cage homes
12 votes -
Schrödinger's rapist
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Women are 75% more likely to watch hardcore videos and 63% more likely to watch rough sex videos compared to men
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The Indian-Australian millennials who are choosing arranged marriage
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Society relies so heavily on plastic bags that it’s easy to forget they haven’t always been here. Initially, they got a poor reception.
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Tiny homes, big community: Okotoks exploring affordable, eco-friendly homes
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Three Canadian cities make top ten on global ranking of most livable cities
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The world's most liveable cities in 2018
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Working four-day weeks for five days’ pay? Research shows it pays off.
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‘Just a piece of meat’: How homeless women have little choice but to use sex for survival
11 votes -
What is education for?
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How to start a movement | Derek Sivers
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Yuval Noah Harari on what the year 2050 has in store for humankind
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Five reasons why the company you want to work for won’t hire telecommuters (and four ways to get hired anyway)
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Open plan offices are now the dumbest management fad of all time
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Overall health includes oral health: Should dental be part of universal health care
21 votes -
Is the door too open or too closed when it comes to population?
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How the “happiest Muslims in the world” are coping with their happiness
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Flexible working becoming the norm
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Peep Shows, STD Scams, and Freak Shows: Inside the Bowery's Bad Old Days
2 votes -
How hidden bias can stop you getting a job
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What it takes to be a trial lawyer if you're not a man
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The age that women have babies: How a gap divides America
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sometimes in life its enjoyable to take a step back and realize that everyone is a protaginst in their own little world.
I notice this from time to time. That mailman? He probably is holding this job to feed his family. Same with the 40 year old man at your local grocery store. Its just mind boggling, the scale and...
I notice this from time to time. That mailman? He probably is holding this job to feed his family. Same with the 40 year old man at your local grocery store. Its just mind boggling, the scale and scope of this world; we retreat into our own little world at times yet the world is not small, its huge.
also i spelled protagonist wrong oops
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What do 90-somethings regret most?
7 votes -
The curfew myth
5 votes -
Ontario PC voter worried about family's future without basic income pilot
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"We rise together, homie" - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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My son, Osama: The al-Qaida leader’s mother speaks for the first time
11 votes -
Letters to the editor in response to "Motherhood in the Age of Fear"
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What do you plan on knocking off of your to-do list this week?
See title. Bonus points for updates at the end of the week!
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Hogan’s Alleys: Simulating crime, riots and terrorism in surrealistic fake cities
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What are your experiences with working full time and going to college?
Hello everyone, I plan on going back to college in the Spring while working full time. I think taking two online courses or a 1-1 split of online / in-person courses per semester would be more...
Hello everyone,
I plan on going back to college in the Spring while working full time. I think taking two online courses or a 1-1 split of online / in-person courses per semester would be more than manageable while working full time but my particular job is so slow (office environment) and I'm allowed to study during downtime that I'm considering taking at least three courses per semester. What do you guys think is a non-overwhelming amount of classes to take while working full time and have any of you been in this position as well?
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To which extent do you think it is useful to call bullshit on Facebook posts?
So I have a few high school friends in Facebook who recently have become more radical (islamophobia, racism, sexism, identitarianism, etc.). As I said in a recent thread I have almost everyone but...
So I have a few high school friends in Facebook who recently have become more radical (islamophobia, racism, sexism, identitarianism, etc.). As I said in a recent thread I have almost everyone but family blocked on my feed, but sometimes I make it a point to go to their profiles and see what they have posted. It usually is a lot of disinformation, misdirection, and dog whistling. I try to call them out because younger kids in my town look up to people like them and I'm worried they will become a bad influence. I also hope that, even though they will probably not become anarchists (or even run-of-the-mill conservatives) tomorrow, at least they will be a bit more empathetic to other people's pain.
My question is, do you think it is useful to do this? Will their posts or my rebuttals make any difference at all? How do you react in these situations?
More broadly speaking, is it important to have people calling bullshit when other people say blatant lies? Or is it useless and that energy would be better spent somewhere else?
On the one hand even if it is just for signaling to other people (in my particular example, muslims, the LGBTQ community, etc.) that they are not alone it seems like a good thing to do. On the other hand, I'm finding it less and less likely every day that anyone will change their opinion on anything without a massive investment in bots/shills/astroturfers. Or a good psychedelic trip :-D.I am curious to hear your experiences regarding this and it is something I have discussed in person with other people and I always hear good arguments from both (and more) sides. Hopefully this is the right group/kind of thread and I'm doing the tag thing correctly, it is my first thread here !
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Australians are becoming more progressive in their views on gender roles, but there is still a long way to go before we achieve gender equality in the home.
4 votes -
For two decades, defending death row inmates
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How a notorious gangster was exposed by his own sister
7 votes