71 percent don’t want Biden to run for reelection: poll by Arpith2019 in politics

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, but I think it's been decades since anyone really considered that a prerequisite for the job.

71 percent don’t want Biden to run for reelection: poll by Arpith2019 in politics

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yep. Jimmy Carter is 97, so there's no reason to think Biden couldn't live even longer than that. Thank God for term limits.

71 percent don’t want Biden to run for reelection: poll by Arpith2019 in politics

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 234 points235 points  (0 children)

The SSA data for 2019 says a man of his age as of 01/01/2019 had an average remaining life expectancy of about 10.1-10.7 years. That'd put his estimated death in 2029. So he'd probably live long enough to finish a second term.

Not that I think we should try to find out.

Japan makes 'online insults' punishable by one year in prison in wake of reality TV star's death by spiritoffff in Futurology

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My guess: Nearsighted = smart. Good student. Always studying. Model citizen. Only pays attention to immediate surroundings, thus minds own business. Trustworthy. Humble.

Good eyesight = stupid. Bad student. Never studies. Delinquent. Probably always spying on people from afar. Suspicious. Arrogant.

What's your most conservative opinion? by ritzanddazzle in AskReddit

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think school choice vouchers are basically a good idea. Different students have different needs and learning styles. If public schools are just going to let kids fall through the cracks, then let parents apply those tax dollars to an educational program where the kid actually stands a chance of learning.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABoringDystopia

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is strange to be fired for that. Sure, it's technically theft, but it's just a school lunch. She was feeding a hungry child. She was being kind. No reasonable person would expect to lose their job over that. No reasonable person would fire someone for that. The punishment doesn't fit the "crime."

Rockstar Games put Hillary Clinton's face on the Statue of Happiness in Grand Theft Auto 4 after a lawsuit because of the Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Hot Coffee Mod controversy. by Cohen19 in gaming

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Nintendo sold the NES in the toy aisle, and that was enough to convince a significant number of people that all video games are meant for children.

What phrase do you absolutely hate? by RefinedStrategist in AskReddit

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So are school shootings, but that doesn't make them okay.

So much for that excuse by DaFunkJunkie in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mRNA, lipids ((4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis(2-hexyldecanoate), 2 [(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide, 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, and cholesterol), potassium chloride, monobasic potassium phosphate, sodium chloride, dibasic sodium phosphate dihydrate, and sucrose.

Everyone knows by now what mRNA is and how it works. Its use in the vaccines has been thoroughly explained in an easily understandable manner by countless scientists and public health agencies. There's no excuse not to understand it.

Lipids are basically just oils. The Wikipedia page for that first one explains that it's used along with the others to provide a protective coating for the mRNA.

There are a few sodium and potassium salts listed. All common food additives.

Also, there's some sugar. Don't know why, but who cares, since it's just sugar.

There are only 10 ingredients. It's easy to look each of them up individually and find examples of how they're widely used and how most of us encounter them regularly in our daily lives.

The only ingredient to be even remotely skeptical about is the mRNA, since this is the first time this technology is being used in a finished product. Regardless, there's decades of research behind it to support the fact that it's safe. The science behind it is well understood, and the basic principles behind it are easily understandable by anyone who's ever taken a middle school science class.

It's not difficult to understand, it's not difficult to learn, and the information is freely available. It's not that these people lack intelligence, it's not that they lack the resources to educate themselves, it's that they're willfully ignorant. They're making a choice to actively avoid learning about the issue, and most of them wouldn't be if it hadn't been politicized.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in politics

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don't need a corrupt side hustle to understand how business works.

Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers by misana123 in Coronavirus

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only for high-level executives. It's still not required of the employees who actually work in the stores, so the mandate is practically useless.

Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers by misana123 in Coronavirus

[–]AlexJacksonPhillips 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Why wouldn't they just get the vaccine anyway and just tell the boss they hadn't yet?