People can't get their head around our depleting fresh water resources because in the U.S., besides a couple small California communities, the tap hasn't run dry. When things fail in capitalism it's more of a gradual thing. Supply goes down, price goes up, things...
This is the best explanation I've seen on Trump's working class appeal.
So in America mental suffering isn't at parity with physical suffering like it is in Europe.
The economy added 151,000 jobs and the unemployment rate went below 5%. Sounds nice but a lot of us are curious as to what quality of jobs those added are. After all, 151,000 more people flipping burgers for less than a living wage is not an accomplishment to boast...
The conventional means of getting a job will almost never work for those on the spectrum: Unless you're lucky and land a job right out of school your employment history is likely not going to have contiguous periods of full-time employment. When you apply online to...
There is often a very easy explanation for the beliefs one uses to navigate this world of ours. How beliefs are used. People figure if someone is using a belief on them it must be good enough for them to use. A few hypothetical examples: Susie is a 23 year old...
Great tool for sizing someone up. Breaks social class down to components. I'm high on the education level for having a B.S. but that's about it. This tool is great for those of us on the spectrum who may not be privy to social cues (I wasn't in high school). Of...
Article on millennials and boomers and the pressure on our generation: The boomer mentality goes like this: get a good education. Get a well-paying full-time job. Find a stable partner. Buy a house and a car. Preferably, have a child. Failing any stage of this process...
There are a lot of people trying to make truth claims. The irony is the more they shove bullshit down your throat the more obvious the actual truth becomes. Something is true if those in power are doing everything in their power to convince you that it's false. Why...
I think it's a waste of hope to tell people to learn to code so they can get a good job. What they should be told is they should learn to code so they can express themselves better. Programming languages are modern-day paints. And just like conventional painters...