The propaganda works well when it the smog goes into the air and comes down as a natural occurrence beyond our control, especially when it disproportionately affects those eastward in the Jetstream. You know, the north/mid Atlantic coastal elites (just don’t mention Appalachian Pennsylvania)
This reminds me of how I just flew through India, saw pro-coal ads crediting Modi in the airport, and then walked out into all-winter smog that smells like burning hydrocarbons.
I had to look it up as apparently I’ve only seen the most polite of the TV versions, being “I hate everybody”
I don’t know when this reference gained traction, but watching this movie now is like finding those sunglasses. Suddenly, the memes are everywhere. “They Live!” (1987 I think). Just watched it last year fir the first time
Fuck all of this. Scapegoating some minority because math is hard and everything is a zero sum game, right? But first off, I hate the million/billion switch up. It’s always a point of consuion because million/billion is a fundamentally unimaginable number for humans. 2.2mil looks like half of 5.1 billion, even though 2.2 million is closer to 1 billion than 5 billion, and is closer yet to zero.
They’re always acting like a benefit to the other group is actively harming them. It’s such a small amount per person. It’s the tax on a $30k property value improvement. Just do the same then and get solar. Too many trees? I bet you don’t need AC as much and run oil heat. But no, they’ll be afraid to look like a librul.
Anyway, these are the same people reposting memes about cutting EV charging cords or denying fictional visitors to their homes a charge up. “If I don’t get free gas, you don’t get free electricity.” If my friend was visiting and needed a charge, what would I do? They come in, I offer drink and food, entertainment, and commradery. Why wouldn’t I give them an extension cord? I have gas cans and if they needed that, I’d give that, too. If I needed the favors in return, I’d expect them same of them because that’s what friends do.
I could probably handle a handle of beans in a day, but I’m not sure if it’ll go as well if I keep forgetting to pour out the vodka before beaning the handle
It’s 84 in dog years though
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Youre choosing to be esoteric.
You’re of course right. I was being a little facetious. I think it’s really just naps that have woken me to absolutely zero idea what time it is. My teenage bedroom had a window in shade with the blinds closed.
Hearing aids are such a QoL improvement once people admit they need them. There’s so much noise in the world that gets lost with age/damage. My dad got less irritable because he could actually understand normal talking levels. He definitely noticed some “new” noises in his house like yours did.
But now I have a new issue. I can hear him breathing and chewing through his own hearing aids since they’re cranked to 11. Whatever, I’ll take it.
You didn’t even have to read the article, just the excerpt from OP. “students are taught to read analog clocks in first and second grade in city public schools”.
You didn’t even have to read the article, just the excerpt from OP. “students are taught to read analog clocks in first and second grade in city public schools” l
5 in my winter is about the same.
Same shit, different Gen. The sundialists hated mechanical clocks, too.
the only clocks I have on display in my house are analog
That’s a choice. You don’t have to have any analog clocks. I don’t currently have any. I dislike decorational clocks and strictly have digital clocks as informational devices where I want the time at a glance. Not to mention, I have 4 appliances in the kitchen with digital clocks (oven, microwave, drip coffee, keurig). Meanwhile, I absolutely hate audible ticking, so the only analogs I’ve bought are watches.
Also, as a former child, I can tell you children do not know what time it is. I also had digital clocks available the whole time, ranging from my dad’s “James Bond” Casio, to the VCR flashing 12:00 all the time. Mostly, the pale teal VFD type.
It doesn’t make sense to think of reading an analog clock as a necessary skill. It’s like driving a manual car. Can you? I do it daily. I can count on one hand the number of times being able to drive stick saved me in an emergency situation by being the only transmission available (it’s a closed fist). All the same, I have never been in an emergency situation that was dependent on my ability to read an analog clock
I’m wondering the same. Like was it really some standard cut and paste work and then some generative fill? It’s got a certain 00s vintage look to it like it’s not current interpretations of “AI” with text prompt input.
Imagine he does run down there after losing the next election. He screams, “you can’t make me leave!”
And then they just leave him there, power on, data cords cut, so he can still push the buttons that make the screens blink
No, but she’s not in Bill’s go-to age range. Guess that wasn’t the clear intent
Stop blaming women for aging
They ended up only having a little over 2 per athlete after Condoms Georg took 4,000 for balloon animals.