Here’s an idea: instead of using shitton of cash to murder wolves, use a shitton of cash to pay for fencing that keeps wolves out. Like, if the government is really using millions of dollars to kill wolves, surely they could use that money to build fences instead, right? I’d be okay with that. They’re gonna be spending the money anyway, and farmers/ranchers don’t tend to have a whole lot of money unless they’re corporate, so expecting them to use their own money probably isn’t a great solution. Give them fencing instead.

Fair enough.

Huh, I’m gonna have to think about this one. My experience growing up was that, despite being neurodivergent, I never felt like I was being called it anymore than anyone else, and that was probably at the height of its informal use (when it was considered just another way of calling someone stupid).

However, it does make me wonder if the declaration of it being a slur backfired. Is it used as a slur against neurodivergent people more often now than it used to be? I’m wondering if the people who were using it as a generic insult stopped using it, which meant the people using it as a slur became the only users, which solidified its status as a slur.

AKTHUALLY there are non-insulting uses, e.g. to “removed” something or saying something is a “removedant” (like a fire removedant). Yes, those are the same “removed” because if I understand correctly, that’s where the word originated from.

I also want to point out the circular logic you have going on. It’s a slur because it’s considered one, so it’s only use is as a slur, as a result, it only gets used as a slur, so it’s considered a slur, so it only ever gets used as one.

To be clear, that’s not disregarding what you said, but I wanted to point out a flaw in that logic.

Hey, serious question, why is “-tard” still considered to be a slur? It’s no longer used in any professional capacity (at least in the US), so it seems like it’d be more offensive to insist that it still applies to people who are intellectually disabled than to let it become another synonym for stupid, dumb, idiot, etc (which were all professional diagnosis as well btw). I can understand wanting to discourage its use as an insult if it’s a professional diagnosis, but it’s not considered one anymore.

Is that supposed to be the motherfucking CBT wizard?

I’d like to point out that this gets weirder when you realize that logically, they’d only ask someone if oil and gas companies are responsible for climate change if the individual previously answered “yes” or “don’t know” to the question, “is global warming occuring”.

Just an fyi, you can get past the wall using reader mode in Firefox and

glassdoor.com^*/gd-hardsell

in ublock origin’s filters. Reader mode is necessary if you want to see full reviews, the ublock rule is to stop the “please login” popup

I want her to do a Ted talk on the morality and ethics of making sure no letter is left behind when underlining text.

Honestly, I wouldn’t mind ltt turning into the “Top Gear of tech”, they’re kinda halfway there already, but they need to clean house. The accusations against them have gone from, “that’s pretty unprofessional” to “dear God what the fuck?”