doublejay3000

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

it is the unavoidable point if you insist English Lit should avoid difficult topics in order to instil the joy of reading, because literature is filled with harrowing stories of people behaving inhumanely towards one another.

at the same time, arguing that difficult topics should not be avoided but taught carefully, does not mean i do not empathise with those affected.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

its fun to watch. i think a few people have taken the opportunity to take control of famous subreddit names .

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

its silicon valley baby ! you haven't needed a profitable, sustainable model for decades. you need a big mouth, a slide deck and the phone numbers of a few suckers with lots of money.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OPs question suggests there was at least some illusion !

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

if we're only reading about rainbows and unicorns, it certainly thins the library.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

...so does a post get created here, if i just tag it up ?

very cool - but.... could get a bit busy, if a new post easy is created so trivially easy ?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the natural cheapskate in me has still avoided investing in petrol hedge trimmers and strimmers.

nope, i buy a cheap electric one every year and there are currently 3 broken ones in the garage.

my brain is yet to make the connection.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

the bbc are just creaming over this. I'm not really keen on this modern style of soap-opera style coverage.

It's a very serious and criminal matter, a total dereliction of duty, utterly contemptuous of the people and he's just walked away.

edit; at the same time, a very dark part of me of which I am not proud, is pleased that some of British public are getting a terrific lesson on how to use a vote. They elected a demonstrable cunt, with long record of vile & degenerate behaviour, and this is their reward.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

forgot to say -

. When I was in high school I was told half-caste was an acceptable term in the mid 2000s,

dual heritage is the way to go ! and much more meaningful.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can see why, only if it is still being taught as it was 30 years ago - ie without addressing the language used - and I hope thats not the case. I can't imagine anyone doing so in 2023.

If you start pulling stuff for those reasons (and for the record, I dont understand why they are still reading Steinbeck anyway) you go down a slightly dodgy path.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

managed to grab a screen

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