Alina Dardé

Pianist. Humanist. Pragmatist. Student: Law, Statistics, & Philosophy.

I value reciprocity: I vet and follow back people who are rational & compassionate.

[Alina Dardé @AlinaDarde1999]

@TimmeeGrinham @MsahWu It’s not merely suggested: it’s well-known among epidemiologists that a positivity rate >5% - and particularly a positivity rate that continues to increase almost daily - indicates there are many more cases in the community, and that the region has lost control of spread.

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@KyleTober @drseanmullen 1. Personal anecdotes aren’t data:
https://t.co/lM33kzzXuQ

2. Other variables - e.g. vaccinated socialising more in-person, unvaccinated spending more time online (consuming and debating conspiracies on the internet) - affect a person’s FREQUENCY of being exposed to covid.

[Alina Dardé @AlinaDarde1999]

@Periklesww @SParnis If the constitution were unchangeable, we couldn't have constitutional referendums.

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@hammerinhammo @DrVicFielding @ThomasNaylor13

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@andrewsmith44 @DrVicFielding The folly of thinking that debates are comprised of equivalently valid ‘sides’:

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@OliveFeint @twisted_words @Madiii03 It’s interesting how enforcing a minimum wage, sans tipping, hasn’t decimated or undermined the restaurant industry outside the US (e.g. the UK, Australia).

Australians etc be would be enraged at the *system* that enables a business to operate with wages as pathetic as $2.15/hr.

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@PyleOfZander @MichelleObama “[T]he privilege of learning with the best teachers is available to anyone with an internet connection”

This is a very Pollyanna view of a capitalistic society.

Coaching - especially from high-achieving tutors - is rarely free; and teachers/tutors (rightly) don’t work for free.

[Alina Dardé @AlinaDarde1999]

@BeaniesBestBud @MichelleObama Except ‘merit’ is inextricably tied to privilege/wealth:

“Others go to high schools with lavish resources for tutors and extensive standardized test prep […]. So often, we just accept that money, power, and privilege are perfectly justifiable forms of affirmative action”

[Alina Dardé @AlinaDarde1999]

@BenjaminYumi8 @BrightWolf3 1. Anecdotes aren’t data.

2. Article two is an Opinion piece.

3. Area of expertise, not intelligence, is relevant (PhD in art vs virology)

People who are incompetent at a task & have higher narcissism tend to over-estimate their competence at that task: https://t.co/L3792eQyOF

[Alina Dardé @AlinaDarde1999]

@AMCKunneke @BrightWolf3 Strawman Argument: distorting or misrepresenting someone’s claim in order to make it easier to refute or attack.

Bear in mind that a doctor, actuary, or statistician wouldn’t purport to possess the skills/expertise of a plumber, laborer, or truck driver.

https://t.co/gI5Zf1bKG8

[Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea]

Whether the topic is:

- Climate change
- GMOs
- Nuclear power
- Vaccines
- Homeopathy
- Astronomy
- Evolution
- or Covid-19...

...People who disagree most with the scientific consensus know less about the topic, but they think they know more.

https://t.co/Onk6CUKVIH

[Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea]

Galileo Wannabe Fallacy: The claim that because an idea is forbidden, prosecuted, detested, or otherwise mocked, it must be true.

https://t.co/srIkWIYqdk

[Alina Dardé @AlinaDarde1999]

@PizzeyL1 @Mon4Kooyong So you’d be alright living in a society that has shortages of nurses, teachers, social workers, psychologists, etc.

Those are all careers that aren’t remunerated well & don’t involve “big corp” sponsorship, but require university degrees that incur large debt.

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@Bazcrypt @tbas7000 @BrightWolf3 People who emotionally resort to calling other people “idiots” do so because they’ve exhausted their cognitive capacity and can’t come up with a rational counter-argument.

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@DALupton I wonder how you feel about approving special consideration for students who do nothing to avoid illness?

Most universities limit extensions & deferred exams to circumstances beyond your control & that aren’t the result of an action or inaction (getting drunk, avoiding sleep)

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@MickSanchezAU @nickknightabc @Mon4Kooyong There’s also the fact that CSP fees themselves have sky-rocketed ($15k/yr now for many degrees) to the point where few can afford living + upfront fees.

Add high CPI and the gap between wealthy (whose parents paid upfront) & others further widens (e.g access to higher mortgages)

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@markmorey5 @Fiestywenchyone @Karina_Melbs @GiffinCoral @ArtistAffame “The world doesn't ow[e] Africans a living so they get by as best they can.”

… Or they just starve & die.

I don’t understand how you would expect a person with severe illness or disability, or of an elderly age, to survive in a country without welfare.

https://t.co/56yIfEeS9Q

[Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea]

By aspiring to be a health “coach” or some other legally unprotected title, self-styled wellness gurus can obviate expertise, codes of ethics, legal standards of practice, and overall accountability to patient care.

[Alina Dardé @AlinaDarde1999]

@FireFaerie_ Are you sure you’ve exceeded HELP? HELP debt caps at ~$113k, though it might be easier to exhaust for DFEE/postgrad.

If you’ve had any mental health issues in the past, I hope you’ve been able to apply for fee-remission?

Don’t stress Emma, there are ways to get through this ❤️

[Alina Dardé @AlinaDarde1999]

@daletoney @reacharoundu @KLW616161 @DrSuneelDhand FYI: Rumble is an unreliable source of information.

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