@56Peanuts@MrsLindsC@omegabirdx@Mr_Husky1 When a median starter home in my metro area is $600k+ and lenders want a gross annual income of $170k to qualify for a loan, double the US median household income, it’s not a budgeting or adaptability issue. You can’t scrimp and save your way out of a broken system.
@mikeyy5150@MomCooksFS@marcportermagee Spoken like a truly secure, well-adjusted man. No one could mistake you for someone seething over a stranger’s opinion.
@MomCooksFS@marcportermagee My reading comprehension is fine. I understood you perfectly. You said Duke prepared you for the “real world” socioeconomically and politically, but not for a job in the real world. I’m pointing out the contradiction, not misunderstanding you.
@MomCooksFS@marcportermagee For someone with a Duke math degree, the logic here is missing. You're well-prepared for the real world but can't do a real job? Right. Also, throwing "woke" into a college review immediately tanks your credibility. Tells us everything we need to know about your narrow worldview.
In a hundred years, after it is far too late, it will seem incomprehensible that we did not simply kill the 35-40 people directly responsible for destroying the planet.
@rodolfor That’s an absurdly high bar. A civilization capable of space exploration should be capable of protecting communities and ecosystems on Earth. Mars isn’t a substitute for solving problems here, and ambition doesn’t erase local impacts.
@rodolfor Yeah, it’s concerning they didn’t ask the people who live in the surrounding area, period. The “reality TV star” dig is just a smug distraction from SpaceX encroaching on a sensitive coastal landscape.
one of the biggest lessons I learned from being in climate science in the 00s, which I often need to remind myself, is that scientifically-minded people who care about truth and accuracy are poorly-suited to engaging with people who lie through their teeth for a living.
@GenX_Christian@omgsidewalks Only if the organization actually has a clear path for upward mobility. Otherwise, taking on extra work without boundaries is just a recipe for becoming the office doormat.
Staggering that the NYT reports Trump/Miller are plotting to suspend habeas corpus (i.e. end the constitution) & by the end of the day it's treated as a non-story, not anywhere near top of major news' outlets websites.
Susan Collins dated a married man whose wife was suffering from cancer. They got married thesame year she died. Thats not a scandal because she is a war monger and a corporate shill