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pinky0926 posted...

I don't know what the hell happened over the past month. Maybe everyone got complacent or something?

Either way, we're hitting new peaks, every country is shutting down any travel to/from us. It's so bad that my colleagues were talking about how their children can't visit for christmas due to train closures from London to Scotland.

Shit sucks mayne

I think it has more to do with the UK government claiming to have found a new strain of Covid that spreads faster. I doubt it is the numbers themselves, because I know Canada didn't make any changes until yesterday, I believe.

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Crono99 posted...

Being criminally responsible essentially means whether he knew right from wrong.

Equating autism to psychosis is completely wrong and frankly dangerous. I understand the defense wanted to defend their client, but basically throwing all autistic people under the bus isn't the way to do it.

I agree completely - but this is Canada in the story. He will get 5 years, but reduced to 3 years for time served, be out on 'good behaviour' in 2 years or less.

Here's other great examples of our 'justice' system:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Tim_McLean
https://globalnews.ca/news/6316709/edmonton-man-road-rage-attack-sentence/
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/red-deer/ponoka-murder-suspect-also-charged-in-january-wetaskiwin-homicide-rcmp-confirm-1.5180111 (This one REALLY bugs me - he MURDERED someone, was out on bail, and ended up murdering someone else less than a year after the first murder).


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It is good to watch if you like to watch bad movies/shows. Seriously - it can be enjoyable.

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Barber102 posted...

i mean what about islamic societies, theyre based on on abrahamic faith as well and yet they kill people for depicting muhammad. Remember abraham is the father of judaisim, islam, and christianity.

Does Islam actually promote the killing people for depicting Muhammad? Or is it like how some sects of Christianity are strongly opposed to gay marriage, etc?

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lilORANG posted...

Basic morality is common sense. Every culture on earth has rules against murder and stealing.

But does morality come from religion or something else?

Also, if morality is common sense, why do people still commit crimes against each other?

Simply put - we don't know where morality 'came' from. We know it is a social construct, but what causes us to know that murder is wrong, theft is wrong, etc? For the youngest people (children), they learn that breaking moral rules results in punishment - so ultimately in modern society, morals are 'taught' by our parents/caretakers through the use of negative/positive punishment or positive/negative rewarding.

It would be pretty easy to assume that religion had a role in morality - especially since most religions have similar codes and laws.

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My aunt died at the hospital in front of me.

When I was with victim services, I did see a few 'recently' deceased.

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J_Punky87 posted...

The customer was right though. It woulda took 2 seconds to grab a cup

I've worked retail before and I've been helping a customer when another demands I help them find something. I would point them in the general direction, explaining I am dealing with another person. I never had anyone go to my boss about that - although that job was 90% service, my boss understood that some customers need to learn how things work. Some people just have no patience.

It would've taken 2 seconds to grab a cup - but the person being served at that moment may have been upset as well that someone thinks they 'deserve more attention' than them.

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emblem boy posted...

I think managing is difficult. Making decisions seems to be an underrated skills to some

I think the most difficult part is discipline. I have a hard enough time when my clients are clearly avoiding visits and coming up with excuses - I can't confront them on it because I want them to learn the importance of the visits and I don't believe 'forcing' someone to do something is going to resolve in a positive situation. I feel that calling them out would create a greater rift and damage their connection to the children even more.

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darkphoenix181 posted...

Some managers do work hard.

I don't want to go into management because I want to have a life outside of corporate work.
But yes, there are some bad managers as well.
I recently had a director who could talk a good talk, but when it came down to actually managing, all they knew how to do was ask why the work wasn't done yesterday and tell everyone to work harder. Glad when they went bye bye.

My supervisor is literally on call 24/7, 365 days a year unless he uses holidays. He is great at what he does though - he worked his way up from frontline work so he is a great resource, especially for debriefing, but I hate calling him on weekends. Technically, to some of my clients I make my self available close to 24/7 - but not to the level my supervisor is.

I did also have supervisors who were literally "do your job" and had no clue how to teach or coach - they were in their positions because they were 'friends' with other management.

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dolomedes posted...

people who think working at a fast food joint is easy work are... um... delusional

It is difficult - but low skill. Working in an assembly line is difficult as well, but it is low skill.

In other words, low skill - low barrier to entry. It does not mean that the work is not difficult.

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Hexenherz posted...

... $450 a month? That had to have been more than the monthly car payment (if you had one), right?

Yeah, car payments were about $200 I believe. I was essentially working to pay for insurance.

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One of my first vehicles (at... 16?) was $450 per month full coverage (I needed a loan and the bank refused to supply the loan unless I had full coverage - I did eventually find another back to fund the loan and it dropped to $200/month for just liability/comprehensive).

At 32, with two vehicles, I am paying $150 with liability/comprehensive on both, collision on one, without windshield coverage on either. It costs more for the windshield coverage than getting a new windshield every year. Depending on where I go, I can have the windshields replaced twice per year without exceeding the windshield coverage 'quote.'

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'Vegan' alternatives are never as 'good' as the real deals. I don't have a problem eating salads, etc., but stuff like plant-based burgers do not takes like burgers. They are 'close' but they are not the same.

Would they let you bring your own food? Just do that.

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averagejoel posted...

that stopped in August or September. there are different programs available now though

AND it was taxable EI - not 'free' money like the stimulus.

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DarkChozoGhost posted...

The police, as an organization, has an extreme problem with racism. Saying that is not trolling.

Most modern organizations and systems do, though.

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Phynaster posted...

Bullshit. If someone said "All professors are bastards," no mod would bat an eyelash.

That is factually untrue as well.


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BeantownHero posted...

its offensive to criticize a profession with a HUGE history of corruption, abuse, murder, racsim etc.

lmao

Criticizing is completely fair. It is not fair to say every member is a bad individual. There ARE good officers out there, most likely outnumbering the bad. The problem is that we tend to focus only on the negative.

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shockthemonkey posted...

Everyone in Congress should do this, whether you like them or not. Breaking down what theyre actually doing and working on and accomplishing is something your constituents should know.

Id enjoy third party reviews myself, that way it isnt just a way to gloat about things that are vague.

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Hippocrates posted...

It's been all along, for some idiotic, asinine, contemptible reason

Because it's not true?

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Hippocrates posted...

Only mod I ever get that out of is Gheb, sometimes.

I've had tons of moderations overturned, personally.

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nothanks1 posted...

some police are racist
not all are

not that hard to understand

This here. I've known some officers who should not be officers, and others that go above and beyond what they are 'expected' or 'required' to do.

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CosmicShadows posted...

Drew honestly made the show what it was.

He did - the castmates were hilarious, but Drew always added that little extra.

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ArianaGrandSlam posted...

Thats not the only thing. Aisha is a much worse host and their forced network guests always suck.

I agree. Some of the guests have been good - but the core cast is why I watch the show - I don't care about the guests at all.

Aisha is not funny either - she tries hard and fails - Drew Carey is just naturally funny.

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I do a lot of travel (particularly for work) - but I would agree that I am rarely actually in a crosswalk or need to cross a street at all. I don't know off hand - but I'd say I need to cross a street maybe once a month, if not less?

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Questionmarktarius posted...

why not?

I'd say because appreciation (and depreciation) cannot be actively valued at cash value as both are perceived value rather than actual.

Just because something is 'worth' $100, doesn't mean it will sell for $100. Taxes should be based on actual cash value - if said product worth $100 sold for $50 or $200, it should be taxed at the actual rate it sold at.

Stocks are something that do appreciate or depreciate value quite fast. In the case of Bezos, it doesn't make sense to tax him based on a 'daily' change of worth.

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Wetterdew posted...

So he'd earn like 1.3 billion dollars in a single day, instead of 13 billion dollars in a single day? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-20/jeff-bezos-adds-record-13-billion-in-single-day-to-his-fortune

It's a decent start

Net worth is not income.

He did not earn 13 billion dollars in one day. It would be impossible to tax that increase as it could also go down in an instant - it is based on stock value. The only way it would be 'fair' to tax him is when/if he sells stocks to tax on the value of what he sells.

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averagejoel posted...

tearing it all down and building a different society that doesn't allow people to hoard wealth like that

How could that take place? It is not realistic or feasible to radically change society that much. I am not saying it couldn't happen - just very unlikely, especially given that those in control are those who benefit from the current system.

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SquirtleSkwad posted...

Part of the problem are people like you who are all too eager to argue in their favor while giving no solutions.

Because I don't believe there is a solution. I do not agree that individuals should have all the wealth in society - but how can it be dealt with fairly, equitably, and reasonably?

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Mackorov posted...

That's also a piece of the problem but you could argue Marvle characters are pretty OP too. What Marvel does better is injecting common sense into their characters, something DC lacked because superheroes was a very foreign concept back then.

Eg. Iron Man is just rich Batman with more common sense so as to use tech instead of punching people.

Iron Man has personality disorders, addictions, etc. Yes, he is essentially Batman, but he has his own problems he faces.

Characters like the Hulk are essentially all powerful too - but they have struggles as well. It has nothing to do with how 'powerful' a character is, it's how 'flawed' they are as individuals. Almost every Marvel hero has severe flaws in their character that the reader/viewer can either relate to or understand.

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Zikten posted...

DC heroes are too perfect. Marvel heroes are more flawed and interesting as characters

This right here. Of the DC characters, Batman does well because he is incredibly flawed. I typically do not like DC in general, but Batman is one character I have no problems diving into learning more about. Characters like Superman are 'perfect' and are not very interesting as a result. So Superman can blow up the universe if he wanted? How does that make him fighting anyone an interesting story?

I actually kind of enjoyed the Justice League movie up until the point that Superman 'helped.' The 'team' was not perfect up until that point and actually had struggles they faced.

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ZeroX91 posted...

I dont see why not upgrading your brain would be a benifit to any government...think it was mainly there to seperate syndicalism from marxism/comunism/socialism

It could be seen as 'easier' to control people with lesser intelligence.

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mooreandrew58 posted...

Its still super simple dont go into a pot smokers house. I dont forsee it being allowed to walk down the street with a blunt in your hand. And if they do it should carry the samw consequences as someone walking down the street taking swigs from a bottle of Jack.

To be fair, the smell can emanate from quite a distance - I've been out some nights and can literally smell it across town. I really doubt it is possible for a person to get 'sick' from the smell, but it can generate feelings of nausea or headaches.

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N3xtG3nGam3r posted...

Lol, like 90% of people posting their results score socialist/authoritative leaning. Sounds about right for this sub.

Why dont we page all the mods in here and see where they stand? That can help us get a good feel for their biases when moderating stuff.

I normally fall into the center/center-left realm and I always get called a 'trumper,' 'far-rightist' etc.

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kg88222 posted...

Psychiatry I think is higher up. Psychology can be as well but by and large it's a liberal arts degree. Doctors is also higher. Psychiatry is higher on the spectrum of science. Psychology really is both. Why it's considered a pseudo science. Psychiatry and being a doctor is more a science degree.

Psychiatry is a medical field that uses confirmed methods for treatment - psychology is more of a helping field that works toward further research and trying new methods.

I'd personally say that psychology is more of a science than psychiatry since there is more 'psychology' research being done than psychiatry.

Basically psychiatry = medicine and treatment, psychology = understanding and treatment


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pikachupwnage posted...

Bezos being taxed 90% sounds great though

People don't understand that if that happened, Amazon would not exist. How many jobs is that?

https://www.juststartinvesting.com/liquid-net-worth/#:~:text=While%20his%20net%20worth%20is,is%20a%20much%20smaller%20number.

Basically, Bezos does not have $189 billion. He is worth that much. He probably realistically has less than 1% that he could actively spend without needing to sell assets. For example, in Amazon stock alone, he has $170 billion. That means outside of his Amazon shares, he has $19 billion. How much of that is tied up in his home, other investments, etc? Although he could probably pay more in taxes, he cannot 'safely' pay taxes on his net worth without having serious problems with Amazon.


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kg88222 posted...

Psychology is a liberal arts degree. It depends and you might be able to get a psychology degree strictly in science. Or liberal sciences or something but by and large most colleges offer it as a liberal arts program. It's not a bacheror or masters of science. Or even doctorate. It's an art. I have a bachelor of science from a liberal arts college. But it's a science degree and it's different. Because the focus is more on science.

Psychology is actually both a liberal art and a science. A person can get a degree/masters/doctorate in either 'form.'

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J_Punky87 posted...

This is a mistake. Because the next logical step would be to decriminalize meth, heroin, etc

Decriminalization does work. I believe it was Norway that did so and saw an increase in people who are actively seeking help to get off those drugs.

I should mention I DO NOT support legalization - I also think we should restrict alcohol and tobacco a little more than they are, as well.

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Frostshock posted...

Who the fuck are they polling.

The Canadian content rule is one of the dumbest ideas ever conceived and the people who thought of it should have been fired out of Parliament with a cannon.

I'm wondering the same. Every person I've heard talk about this is very much opposed (or at best; not for).

SolidShadow3 posted...

I'm lost on this; does this mean of Netflix wants to operate in Canada they have to pay to do it?

I think that's what its saying...


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Closest Match: Eurocommunism
Marxism-Leninism seeks to establish a socialist state to develop further into socialism and eventually communism, described as a classless social system with common ownership of the means of production.

Next Matches: Democratic Socialism, Marxism-Leninism, Social Democracy

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Why would companies based outside of Canada care about Canadian content? I can see these companies pulling support if they are 'forced' to fund Canadian content.

Also, what happens with VPN services? Can a Canadian use a VPN to bypass paying for taxes via an American Netflix account, for example? I imagine paid VPNs would qualify for a 'tax' as well? How would taxes would on these sort of things anyways - it's going to be pretty intricate to have tax profiles (or whatever they are called) for EVERY single consumer good/service provider who supplies to Canada through the internet, is it not?

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No website should be 'shut down' as long as they are following laws and regulations.

If Facebook was 'shut down,' other sites would take its place.

Not to mention, a LOT of people DO use Facebook to keep in contact (without spreading conspiracy theories) - Facebook's userbase has declined (particularly with younger groups), but it is still very popular.

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sevihaimerej posted...

Yes, which is why we need to develop a super powerful AI deity to "take care of us" :)

Any AI we develop will have the same faults as us - we cannot program anything 'smarter' than us.

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sevihaimerej posted...

Blind application/interview process operated entirely by super intelligent AI would solve this easily.

That would work best - particularly with a 'panel' interview. The problem is between both AA measures and racist 'structures' is that in both cases, the 'best' candidate can be missed due to issues relating to race. A blind panel interview would showcase the best person for a job without introducing race, sex, etc. into the mixture.

Of course, the human factor will ALWAYS have somewhat of a bias, regardless of how it is set up. Even AA in itself only serves to fill 'quotas' and doesn't actually really target the real problems of classism.

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Cleo_II posted...

Never take your car in for service there. My brothers friend used to work there in their garage and they literally scam people. They somehow always find extra things your car suddenly needs when it wasnt the reason you brought it in.

I've taken vehicles in to get minor work done, and I've never been upsold. I've been told that 'there's an oil leak' but its not actually leaking before though (I do 99% of my own work, so I know my vehicles).

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I normally have a 'decent' phone after my term is up. Currently have a S10+ I got with a discount from work (10% of bills and I think I got the phone for 40% off) and have... 9 months left on the term.

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I always buy stuff on sale there and tools. Tools are great because they have an unlimited warranty and are dirt cheap on sale. I've broken so many ratchets/sockets/etc and I just get a new one when I take it back in.

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SOCOM on PS2 I think.


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DoubleOSnake posted...

i like blinding lights

That is the only song I like by him.

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Gwynevere posted...

...9/300 is not 0.03%. 0.03 is the ratio and it's 3%

People not understanding and or manipulating statistics is one part of why we're completely fucked

Take another try.

0.03% of deaths to confirmed cases have no comorbidities. Our confirmed cases, at the time of that post, was about 24k. 3% of 300 is 9. 9/24,000 is about 0.03%. I even state that of confirmed deaths, 3.1% is from no comorbidities - which is what I think you are assuming I meant with the 0.03%.

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