Generations past would laugh uproariously at the things we call "problems".

No kidding. In my family, I need only go back one generation. Both my folks grew up piss-poor children on farms in the Midwest during the Great Depression. They were better off than many of their time but would be far below the modern poverty level. Then their generation went to fight WWII during their high-school years.

 

In respect to human interaction, every few generations or so people forget the reason why basic social structures are organized the way they are. They try to re-invent the wheel, arguing that the technology available today makes the use of a traditional wheel obsolete and unnecessary. And in the end, their pipe dreams always end up crashing against the wall of human nature, which has not changed one bit in the last five thousand years.

LOL. This is what my old boss said about corporate policies in general. As I mentioned above corporate pin heads. I am amazed we do as well as we do.

 

What has changed in the last 5K: the easy and continuous availability of quality food, housing, and medical care in the West -- along with relative peace.

Generations past would laugh uproariously at the things we call "problems".

Then, merely staying alive was as much a matter of luck as skill.

This is just a thin veneer that can switch in a matter of months, not a change in human behavior. Case in point, Venezuela.

 

Never forget that these are the same that push for "diversity" admissions.

It's all virtue signalling -- they have none themselves.

 

Never forget that these are the same that push for "diversity" admissions.

It's all virtue signalling -- they have none themselves.

Why have “wealth and privilege” if you can't use it?
Your honor, look at little Billy. We've lived with him for 18 years and were willing to pay just about any amount to move him out of the house.

 

Why have “wealth and privilege” if you can't use it?

I get your jest. But, seriously, I've got nothing against parents buying their kids the best education they can afford. Heck, I unashamedly do it myself -- all the while paying for my neighbors to send their kids to failing public schools.

It's the false pretenses I hate. They'll be the first to tell you that the "disadvantaged" should have the same opportunities to a decent education as the "privileged", yet here they are literally stealing spots that should have gone to more deserving individuals.

 

Why have “wealth and privilege” if you can't use it?
Your honor, look at little Billy. We've lived with him for 18 years and were willing to pay just about any amount move him out of the house.

This should have been in the jokes Thread.

But I feel their pain, got one with his girlfriend/mother of his child living downstairs. He's finally looking but gets turned down, no credit or low credit or rental history.

kv

 

I get your jest. But, seriously, I've got nothing against parents buying their kids the best education they can afford. Heck, I unashamedly do it myself -- all the while paying for my neighbors to send their kids to failing public schools.

It's the false pretenses I hate. They'll be the first to tell you that the "disadvantaged" should have the same opportunities to a decent education as the "privileged", yet here they are literally stealing spots that should have gone to more deserving individuals.

Only a partial jest as I 100% agree about giving my kids advantages money can give. The spots they were stealing were spots that really gain social value not so much in educational status so, 'big deal, who cares'. It's still rare to see parents with “wealth and privilege” bribing for MIT physics admissions and taking spots from more deserving individuals.

 

Never forget that these are the same that push for "diversity" admissions.

It's all virtue signalling -- they have none themselves.

I hope the universities get raked over the coals that were doing this.

 

I hope the universities get raked over the coals that were doing this.

I don't know. Did anyone think this was NOT going on? The scale of the investigation and the involvement of celebrities makes it news, but otherwise it's not news that rich people can influence college admissions.

The ultimate "payback" for all the silliness that goes on in higher education is that university degrees are becoming less and less valuable. They're being replaced by certifications – demonstrations that you can actually do useful work. "You're a certified java programmer? I need one of those!" Employers increasingly don't believe that a degree proves anything, they want to see something more tangible and are taking control over evidence they want to see.

 

Darwin'ism at work again!
Max.

 

Darwin'ism at work again!
Max.

Not really. But the world would be a better place had it take place. To think this moron drives, votes and maybe worse has kids.

We had a case here where some moron put her kid up on a railing of a wild dog exhibit. The kid fell in and the dogs mauled the kid to death. Seh sued and won because the zoo did not take steps to stop here and apparently other people have been doing the same thing with their kids (monkey see monkey do).

Wild dogs or no wild dogs. It was at least 6 meters down to the floor of the exhibit. What idiot thinks it is a good idea to dangle their kid over such a height. The woman probbaly should have been tossed in jail not be rewarded for being stupid.

 

Darwin'ism at work again!
Max.

I don't have the selfie gene. That should give me more reproductive opportunities. So far I'm still waiting.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/health/immune-system-allergies.html

Should you pick your nose?

Don’t laugh. Scientifically, it’s an interesting question.

Should your children pick their noses? Should your children eat dirt? Maybe: Your body needs to know what immune challenges lurk in the immediate environment.

Should you use antibacterial soap or hand sanitizers? No. Are we taking too many antibiotics? Yes.

“I tell people, when they drop food on the floor, please pick it up and eat it,” said Dr. Meg Lemon, a dermatologist in Denver who treats people with allergies and autoimmune disorders.

“Get rid of the antibacterial soap. Immunize! If a new vaccine comes out, run and get it. I immunized the living hell out of my children. And it’s O.K. if they eat dirt.”

As kids we all had rivers of snot running out the nose from every possible germ and microbe in dirt. That built a iron-clad immune system that today protects us older folks from most allergies.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/health/immune-system-allergies.html


As kids we all had rivers of snot running out the nose from every possible germ and microbe in dirt. That built a iron-clad immune system that today protects us older folks from most allergies.

And a pet... a pet in the family is essential for the natural development of the immune system in young children.

 

They say growing up on a farm is good for the immune system. But, tell that to typhoid marry. Back then it was taking down strapping boys from farms.

kv

 

And a pet... a pet in the family is essential for the natural development the immune system in young children.

And if your kid's pick the dog's nose they can build enough immunity survive the plague.

 

And if your kid's pick the dog's nose they can build enough immunity survive the plague.

if they survive picking the dog's nose first ... ugghhhh...

 

It is surprising to see how many Youtube videos of dogs licking babies' faces are originated in USA. Around here that is a no no with babies or kids, albeit grown up people, sometimes allow such a thing.

 

It is surprising to see how many Youtube videos of dogs licking babies' faces are originated in USA. Around here that is a no no with babies or kids, albeit grown up people, sometimes allow such a thing.

Yeah, allowing an animal that has the habit of licking its own anus to also leak babies' faces is not a wise thing to do....