berrytopylus

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[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't think it's particularly unreasonable to conclude that any decent approach to the first will also include the second. That shit is literally designed to be addictive, even the best teachers are gonna struggle to compete.

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's especially concerning when it extends to global/political issues (this is why I said this might be controversial). Reading a quick Wikipedia summary and/or article can go a long way

One of my favorite examples of people getting things embarrassingly wrong is the "Taiwan is not part of China" crowd. Both sides historically disagree with this. Taiwan being a part of China is not some point that has been in dispute until very recently.

The disagreement has historically been over which is the "rightful government". Sure sentiments in Taiwan have been changing but even this year there was a former Taiwanese president saying this explicitly

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/we-are-all-chinese-former-taiwan-president-says-while-visiting-china-2023-03-28/

Any of the dumbass Americans who proudly declare "Taiwan is not and never has been a part of China" can be easily dismissed.

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's all been invented before yeah but at least some of them are within the past two decades like the smartphone projector or whatever.

Seat cushion Kitchen gloves

But some of this stuff has been around for 50+ years.

I also love how much of it is normal product but with the word college put in front. A clothes hamper? Simple, boring, not innovative. A Collegelife clothes hamper? Genius.

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (8 children)

“A feature of capitalism is a gap between rich and poor,” said Shih Wing Ching, the owner of Centaline property, the biggest property agency in Hong Kong, who has taken up the golf club’s cause, though he does not play himself. “If you try to erase the feature, say by taking away golf, then it’s not capitalism, it’s socialism.” And he says that is not what Hong Kong needs.

LMAO

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago

Well actually, have you considered I'm doing it right now?

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

I've been playing games ever since I was a little kid, I don't really remember any particular "first game". We did have an old SNES that I did all the time so probably Super Mario World I guess.

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Depends. If we mean "without a personal teacher" sure, but no one is looking at a book of a language the don't know and just suddenly learning it.

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Parents are essential for student growth and education but that doesn't make them responsible for all of it. The entire point of school is to take on the the major burden of teaching kids with expertise and efficiency and providing a place for children to be with other children.

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Same lol. Trying to go back to college but I havent done it at all before and not sure where to begin. And being 28, it's not like I have the naive "oh I'll just get a cool awesome job that respects me and this won't be an issue anymore!" that younger twenties get, I'm all aware Im basically putting myself into worsening debt slavery just for the hope of doing slightly more fulfilling than living with my parents (maybe I can get a shitty apartment instead!) and listening to a bunch of 70 year olds get pissed about their order.

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Idk what to tell ya but I recognize them just fine. Left is Kanna from Dragon Maid and right is Satania from Gabriel Dropout.

I guess it'd probably just because I watched them when younger.

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

If there's one thing I can get behind with Neoliberalism, it's their infatuation for Georgist rhetoric. Land should not be an appreciating asset on its own, put it to work you greedy capitalist pig or lose your worth

[–] berrytopylus@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Have you ever talked to a transphobe? Like 80% of them believe that the LGBT Order is coming to force castrate them any minute now. Absolutely nuts.

Conservative / libertarianism in general tends to pride itself on being anti authority and anti-establishment "Drain the swamp" even when they control society.

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