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- Comment on The Economist on using phrenology for hiring and lending decisions: "Some might argue that face-based analysis is more meritocratic" […] "For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing" 2 days ago:
Exactly. It’s like saying that since every president has been over 6’ tall we should only allow tall people to run for president.
- Comment on It's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages. 2 weeks ago:
There is no longer any one-child policy. In 2016 it was updated to a 2 child policy. In 2021 it was expanded to 3 children.
- Comment on Here’s What Happened When I Made My College Students Put Away Their Phones 2 months ago:
Think of it this way … if you sign up at a karate dojo, there are a ton of rules and norms you’ll need to follow. And those rules and norms will be very different dojo to dojo. That’s an understood expectation. It’s similar to college. The professor is empowered to dictate the structure and norms of their course.
And sure… The professor will dictate their expectations on day 1. If you don’t like the structure, you have 2 weeks to change the course with no penalty.
- Comment on The silent force behind online echo chambers? Your Google search 5 months ago:
If you’ve visited almost any website then Google ads are tracking you. Unless you’re a masochist running full lockout, noscript, and eliminate the use of cookies… Google is following you.
- Comment on Musk 'Pressured' Reddit CEO to Silence DOGE Critics, Leaving Moderators Outraged: Report. 7 months ago:
Jan 16, 2008. Got me beat by a bit. Beat you to Lemmy though, so I guess I’ve got that going for me.
- Comment on Demanding a pronoun is like demanding a burkas. 10 months ago:
Repurposing existing pronouns is the problem. Other languages have nice, gender neutral pronouns. We just need a nice new, singular gender neutral pronoun.
Example…
He/she/fai Him/her/hai
Then make it standard to use the neutral version where gender doesn’t matter. Telling a story about your teacher? Is it pertinent we need to know the gender? No? Then standardize on the neutral version.
English has always been one of the most fluid languages. Why stop now? Just fix it.