@AlexrealNFT @bonesjackson2@theofficialTVS @Ahmed_UTC2 @HeyPesky @PicturesFoIder Are u asking sincerely? The short answer is “because they can.” Because the whole system top-down is corrupt and insistent on abusing human nature for profits. Because until good people decide to stop them, bad people will do bad things.
@bonesjackson2@theofficialTVS @Ahmed_UTC2 @AlexrealNFT @HeyPesky @PicturesFoIder I mean yeah I agree especially if you start paying early on, but that doesn’t mean I’m not jaded against the system that took advantage of my innocence. We shouldn’t be tying down 18 year olds with tens of thousands of inescapable debt.
@bonesjackson2@theofficialTVS @Ahmed_UTC2 @AlexrealNFT @HeyPesky @PicturesFoIder Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, unless I land a very high paying job, the predatory loan system that duped me at 19 will still be a burden for a long time
@TarnationDan @theofficialTVS @Ahmed_UTC2 @AlexrealNFT @HeyPesky @PicturesFoIder I mean gender studies is super fascinating so I understand getting fixated on it
@theofficialTVS @Ahmed_UTC2 @AlexrealNFT @HeyPesky @PicturesFoIder My degree is in computer science and I’ll owe $80,000+ when I graduate in a couple months. I pay in-state tuition at a state school, but I don’t have rich parents. I’m fortunate enough to have a part time job that pays $14/hr and I still have an insane amount of debt.
@piper4missouri As a homeschooled person who grew up associating with a ton of other homeschooled kids, the quality of education varies WILDLY between families. The bigger issue is most parents can’t homeschool their kids, for a variety of reasons. Public schools just need to be better.
All in all, the current global geopolitical situation reveals more than just the ugly heads of certain world powers and factions. It’s another chapter in the story of how people can believe in something so strongly that they lose sight of all other good things.
It’s so easy to see religion as a curse on humanity when you take a step back from it. Religious extremism has been the cause of every major human atrocity in the last 100 years or more that I can think of.
And for some reason I can see people saying “not all religions” like it’s not ALWAYS religion that drives people to throw away their humanity. When you believe that you have exclusive access to ultimate moral authority, you give yourself the power to dehumanize others.
@Bemorte Uh oh, lots of superior-feeling members in the replies today… I wonder why they feel superior? Surely the speakers at gen con are promoting humility and understanding right? 🤪
@slc_saint@BradRTorgersen@reneehwilliams @mormon_satan So to be clear, it’s not a problem to you then? I thought the temple was supposed to be a sacred place where kids wouldn’t have to worry about being sexualized… guess not lol