MrShankles @ MrShankles @reddthat.com

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About 7 years for me (I think); but also waiting for Boost. Haven't gone back to reddit since I switched (beside dumping my awards on "fuck spez" posts real quick), and I'm more than content here. But I also can't wait for Boost

Can't stop, won't stop; viruses are (a part of) life

I agree that teachers can't/shouldn't have to raise students, and I believe most teachers would agree. But it ends up happening all of the time because a lot of people want to help as best they can. The teachers who do go the extra mile(s) shouldn't have to be put in that situation to begin with. And the teachers who do their job well and nothing else, shouldn't be shamed. It's a societal problem that doesn't have to be... but we'd rather blame "work ethic" and "this new generation", than invest in the underlying issues. And that same rhetoric has been happening for probably over a century (at the very least)

Saying "CPS already covers what we can't really change" is a farcry from actuality. Do you think social work is a prestigious position? If you do, are they funded and compensated appropriately? If people are just "popping babies out of their vagina" and expecting help to raise them; why do we work so hard to undermine the autonomy of a woman's choice to give birth in the first place? And if "every life matters" (so very much) to those who oppose choice... why aren't we helping the families who aren't allowed to choose because of some bullshit beliefs/laws that have nothing to do with an observed reality? Hypocrisy all over the damn place.

It's a control and power struggle that has been going on for longer than we've been alive. We can have rational thought AND compassion at the same time; but many of those who influence our "laws" don't give a damn about what happens to poeple after their own ends or objectives have been met.

If we don't believe teachers are responsible for raising kids, than we better damn-well make sure we are providing our own with the resources they need. Or fuck it, let's keep passing the blame in order to make ourselves feel righteous and forget about the very complex issues. Complexities are hard anyway, why bother when I'm already comfortable?

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Morse code has a rhythm that just does something to me

No no no, you're not getting it. My jets can be room temperature soon. IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!!

Seems like you're being deliberately dense, simply to maintain your held opinion. The restaurant owner SHOULD be responsible for employee wages, but they're not... hence the entire issue with the US tipping system. And no amount of mental gymnastics will change the fact that you're incentivizing the owners to never change, by holding fast to your opinion

Or how shitty a 14 y.o would feel if they over-served someone without realizing it, and felt responsible if something happened to them. Or could the 14 y.o still be criminally charged for over-serving.

None of it seems like the smartest idea

OK, that is kinda weird to me too. I haven't been out that way yet, so I forget that there's mountains right there too. And the more I think about it, the weirder it seems. Why wouldn't the curiosity or even the novelty drive someone to try and go see what's kinda right there? Maybe I just think snow is cool and am biased lol

Holy shit, everyone's gonna be blind in 50 years! I'm not discounting Climate Change by any means, but why is nobody talking about this vision change you speak of?

I moved from Pennsylvania to Louisiana when I was a teenager, and was most bummed about losing out on snow boarding. Now when I'm out traveling, I get to explain how fun (and practical) "hurricane parties" are. Everywhere is strange when you're a stranger I guess

I do hope you get the chance someday, it's always cool to experience something new in nature like that. I still really want to see the Aurora Borealis someday!

But still... stay tf away from me until you've experienced snow, you warm-climated monster! I hope you have a good day though

I feel that viscerally, so I wanted to confirm that I was being sarcastic. The, "Who here is even thinking about the children?!" was my attempt at /s without actually putting it. But I don't blame you for having doubts lol

Teach me more things! so I's can be a smart likes you

"four seasons-having piece of shit" lol I'm going to start discriminating against people based on their seasons.

"Everybody is welcome at my house!... as long as you've experienced snow, that is"

Hawaii doesn't check out, but they do look very similar

Thank you for caring

"Functional" does not equal "practical", nor does it even remotely equate to "looking down on primary school teachers"

Let's go ahead and ignore every other "functional solution" because it's too (insert excuse) to work.

What we're currently doing in the US works so well, it's why we lead the world in education... I think. Idk, I never learned any nuance besides standardized tests. But I'm ok, teachers and kids are just lazy

If they did, we wouldn't have had to read that.

Or If they do... they absolutely shouldn't

The same time they use now?... in their free time. But like, still for free.

Because they care so much, time/money means nothing to them. Otherwise, they shouldn't be educators to begin with, because they obviously don't care about the children. Who here is even thinking about the children?!