[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 hours ago

That's basically a dishonest question. Some elements of environmentalism are explicitly about financial stability... Solar panels on your house give the electric company less ability to gouge you for power, right? ... But some things are medium run concerns or societal issues. You can't pretend these are what they aren't... Well, you can, but you'll lose your base.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

It all depends who you ask. There are no fixed definitions, not globally. That's why policies are important points for grounding.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 hours ago

Can he experiment on his own family and friends first? Please?

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 hours ago

Well yeah. Same as many US schools. Standard.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 19 points 9 hours ago

Remember that when the news article talks about the economy, it's mostly talking about rich people's yachts.

Obviously there are some people nearing retirement age who need their pension plans not to lose value rapidly, they do exist. But the vast majority of the money that is being discussed here, that a bubble might make or break, is millionaires and billionaires savings accounts... So when this bubble bursts and when these companies go bankrupt, to hell with the ultra rich. If we want to help out people who are struggling to live out their retirement because of the stock market collapse that will occur, let's do that, and let's just tell the billionaires to go to hell.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 hours ago

Most of the people that you hear described as radical leftists are actually not radical leftists, which means most of those conflicts are coming from somewhere else, and they're a distraction from the potential goodness of serious radical leftist policy proposals.

Obviously there's a lot more that can be said on the topic, but what we typically see with those buzzwords is pure distraction, 100% spam, totally intentional deflection from what should be serious discussions.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Again, you're stereotyping. You can't imagine that in a country with 300 million people there are lots of viewpoints, many of which take five seconds to find on the Internet, if only you cared. Keep going, though.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

Discouraged by whom? Bad passive voice.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago

It's all relative. Is your manager trying to get you a raise? Or, are they getting a bonus by denying you one? If you aren't sure, maybe it's the latter.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Right. Those people we need to beware of, those are the bosses. That's why we talk, that's why we unionize.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago

They're lying. They won't go. They're so rich that they don't have to worry about this kinda money. That's the whole point of being rich, after all.

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 17 points 3 days ago

Because looking to blame one single group is a fool's mission. It conceals all of the shady shit that goes on.

If it's the voters' fault, then Harris's pro genocide stance was legit.

If it's the voters' fault, then gerrymandering doesn't exist.

If it's the voters' fault, then congressional insider trading doesn't hurt anyone.

If it's the voters' fault then who cares that Obama passed the ACA instead of national healthcare?

If it's the voters' fault, then monopolies don't exist. Neither do dirty cops and courts that disenfranchise minorities.

Look. I'm being lazy. I could have said non-voters instead. Or both voters and non-voters. Regardless, systemic problems demand systemic solutions. Your desire to blame individuals ignores that basic principle.

Of course the people still need to be responsible for taking action. But you don't get to blame them for things they didn't do, that they didn't control.

... Or perhaps you're suggesting more vigilante action? That's one approach. Is that what you want? We could discuss it.

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I started playing diatomic harmonica, recently. I've been following some YouTube how-to videos, feels like a nice start. Now I'm looking for some easy blues harmonica sheet music ... I don't mind paying for something, although free is nice too ... but web searches are only displaying cheap online courses. Can anyone recommend a book or website?

I can read harmonica tab.

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Three out of four teachers in Japan work on weekends, and 71% take work home to do, according to a recent survey on working conditions by a union... In response to these findings, a person in charge of the survey is calling for drastic increases in education budgets and teaching staff.

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How do you feel about your writing? Can you communicate effectively on paper or with a keyboard? Do you write with style and impact? Do you write slowly or quickly? These are all questions that writers ask themselves. As with any pursuit, practice is essential. When in doubt, write more. Along with that, read more. Learning fundamental writing conventions and techniques are also important.

This is a reference website with three main sections: academic writing (papers), fiction writing, and poetry. Information provided is generally consistent with U.S. high school and university guidelines. However, writing is a vast field, and each instructor and institution has their own set of preferences. When in doubt, ask your instructor for their expectations. Finally, make your own decisions and find your own voice.

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