@IconoclastPig I think this is fast becoming a "boomer take", if you will. There aren't really any white areas anymore. What we're witnessing is the more interesting phenomenon of upper middle class doubling down despite reality rubbing their face in unpleasantness on a constant basis.
@SCHIZO_FREQ Shame is the fundamental social regulator. Removing it is great for the individual but devastating for society...which is devastating for the individual.
@Muinchille I'd find it very difficult to distinguish between anti Israel and antisemitism at this stage but fair enough. More importantly, why on earth would you assume Irish universities aren't infected by the same virus? I'd nearly say it's worse here; Ireland loves religious fanaticism.
@Muinchille Sorry, I'm being somewhat tongue-in-cheek. Concerns such as DEI performance form a huge part of assessments like the QS rankings. Antisemitism is not far off being an official doctrine of DEI at this stage and Ireland's institutions are undeniably antisemitic.
@BorjomiDrinker I used to feel that way but you can get earbuds so cheap they're practically disposable now. They're fairl high quality and they charge in their case, which is unnoticible in your pocket. You only have to charge the case every few weeks. No tangling, no hassle while exercising...
@eugyppius1 There has never been a popular revolution. The centre of society is always in a state of utterly irrational overcorrection, but it is never the vanguard of anything.
@eoinmauricedaly Irish people were essentially like Travellers in times past. That's how pretty much everyone saw them everywhere in the world they went. That's the source of the stereotype, reality. We were retarded, drunken louts. It was maintained by a binge drinking culture in recent times.
@Pattycakkkes777@facetedcarapace Nobody likes to hear this. People's assessment of risk is generally based on habit and prejudice just like their assessment of everything. Many hundreds of thousands more people could be saved wearing helmets while driving than could be while cycling, globally.
@cranialfissure It's shockingly easy to be "hot" as a woman. The male brain is falling over itself to airbrush out imperfections if a few core elements are there.
@wreck_it_derek I'd say Johannesburg is the likely outcome. There is no way this can't happen on the current trajectory. There is literally nothing opposing this becoming the case.