Doomerism: And the definition of “poverty”
Doomers love the idea that if you earn less than about $140k/year, you live in poverty.
Misogyny alive and well at The Daily Beast
They denigrate women by referring to them as “Barbie”.
Where Gen Z is traveling in 2025
The “struggling” generation for which everything is awful is apparently planning a lot of international travel for the fall of 2025, says AirBnb.
Media: Click-bait headlines of The Cool Down
The Cool Down’s headlines are funny for their attempt at emotional triggers based on a faux appeal to authority.
Why put “Musk” in front of these story titles?
Why does the media preface any story about Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, etc, with “Musk’s” …
Social media and stress
How the culture of perpetual outrage causes some to be in a constant state of fear and anger, leading to significant health problems. It is not a healthy way to live.
Social: Doctor fired after online posts
A surprisingly large number of supposedly smart people post things on social media – and end up being fired.
Media: Canada’s “mass graves” story collapsed
Several years ago, the world erupted in anger over allegations that perhaps 1000s of indigeneous children had died in Canadian schools and were buried in unmarked graves. The story turned out not to be true.
Apparently Americans hate America – why?
Everyone hates America, and apparently most of those doing the hating, are privileged Americans. It makes no sense.
Gender Pronouns | Springfield College
Springfield College issues pronoun guidelines that prohibit referencing “mother”, “father”, “brother”, “sister”, “son” and “daughter” or “husband” and “wife”. You are to use alternatives instead. It is also against their guidelines to say you do not have personal pronoun preferences. The Orwellian speech police now control you every thought.