“It puts the burger in its mouth or else it gets the hose again.”

Booo

That’s about 5-9 mm too much.

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Yeah, but they do it correctly.

This explanation sounds very reasonable, and it makes me feel even more disgusted.

What the actual f-

uck is up with th-

e hyphenation?

Fun idea: Flood their contact addresses with fake applications and fake credentials like certificates with high scores on made-up IQ tests or Mensa membership cards.

I want to believe this, too. But considering how there are smart people clubs with upwards of 50,000 members in the US that treat “passing” an IQ test as their sole entry criterion, I am sure there are some. Not all who have intelligence also have the wisdom to use it well.

California is the USA in a bottle. You got progressive cities, conservative suburbs, rural areas and industrial hotspots, poor folks as well as the obscenely rich. Ronald Reagan was Governor in California for 8 years before becoming the blueprint of conservative candidates for the presidency.

You must gather your congregation before venturing forth!

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It’s colossally stupid.

It’s called a patina, and it’s an intended side-effect of repeated use that increases performance.

White: ✋

Transparent: 👈

It’s hilarious to me that, while the author is trying to own working-class people’s poor choice of hobbies, what it actually does is show the immense privilege of people whose only hobbies are various forms of “self improvement”.

This was 16-year-old me with The 13th Warrior. Thought it was pretty good. I have never watched it again, so I wonder if today’s me would say the same.

Definitely better than nothing, I just think researchers should more liberally give credit where it’s due, and although things are changing, I still see lots of people treat authorship like it’s some precious commodity.

Senior professor: Your work was instrumental in getting this published, and we think your efforts should be rewarded.

The reward: 👍