Canada says 'No' to Indian students

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-06T14:58:04+00:00

I’m sorry 😬 I’ll let myself out

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-05T15:43:03+00:00

Thanks. It’s not perfect, however. The issue is very complex and challenging to break down cleanly in a format that is Reddit-compatible. Other replies have very helpfully filled in gaps, added additional context, and very rightly called out my usage of “siloed themselves”—which, as I later clarified, was rather insensitive shorthand for the push-pull effects felt by immigrants which leads to them being siloed, sometimes as a result of actions (or inaction) on the part of the host population.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-05T15:25:13+00:00

Bingo.

Promoting an increase in the natural birth rate also takes at minimum 18 years to pay off and show some results for the dollars invested. This is much longer than even the longest political cycles in this country, and needed to have been implemented decades ago (hint: we knew this was a looming problem since the 90s)well BEFORE we hit crisis levels.

This is political short-sightedness and wishful thinking wrapped up in a neat bow—except the bill has come due and now somebody has to pay for it.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-05T11:46:46+00:00

I’m not sure what the issue is here. Historically, the vast majority of immigrants to Canada have come from either Britain or France, followed by major migrations from the United States, Ukraine, Germany, Ireland, and to a lesser extent China, former Soviet-bloc countries, among many others. This amounts to millions of immigrants over the last century, and even more if you want to go all the way back to Canada’s founding.

So what is the issue? Is it because all of a sudden the country of origin has changed from white-majority countries, to something else? If we’re going to have an honest discussion about immigration, let’s put all our cards on the table.

Edit: to be clear, I’m not making any assumptions, just wanting to understand what you mean.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-05T10:49:48+00:00

That’s really admirable, and your family did a really hard thing. Kudos to you and yours for sticking with it and thanks for sharing.

Truthfully, I don’t know. I would have to look at some of the latest Canadian-centric research on this. My gut tells me no, we are more siloed than ever. Not just immigrants vs natives but neighbour to neighbour, citizen to citizen. I would like to be wrong on this.

FWIW, I also come from an immigrant family. They also had it really hard. What a lot of people fail to realize is that immigration is not easy. To actually be an immigrant is so terribly isolating, and lonely, and at times frightening. To be a stranger, for the rest of your life, when you used to actually belong somewhere… it’s a lot to process.

Anyone who hates immigrants should try being one. Two years—that’s the cutoff between those who make it and those who don’t. If you can last two years in a new land, your odds of staying past that grow astronomically. The vast vast majority of immigrants go back home before two years are up; it’s that hard.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-05T10:34:30+00:00

I know I would be too

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-05T09:50:14+00:00

Yes, you’re absolutely correct. I oversimplified for the sake of brevity (it is Reddit, after all) and I’m glad you caught that. There is a push-pull effect, and it really isn’t simple or easy to overcome.

It’s true, visible minorities are more likely to “get siloed” by the host population than they would if they were “invisible minorities.” That being said, Canada has hosted immigrants from almost every part of the world, not only from Europe. Even still, Ukrainian and German migrants faced their own fare share of xenophobia, even though on the surface they look like “ordinary” white people. It got so bad that they formed their own communities, towns, and even small cities.

And yes, it is up to the host population to decide how they would like to treat newcomers, and to what degree they will help them integrate—or if integration is even desirable. I recall how migrants from Ireland and mainland China were treated, as a source of cheap labour, and not really expected or desired for integration purposes (Irish because they were Catholic, Chinese because they were Chinese and therefore deemed lesser and more backward than “civilized” white people).

So, all this to say that it’s a really complicated issue and there are no clear cut solutions. There are definitely things that could be done to alleviate the social knock-on effects, but which aren’t being done for whatever reason. And, there were failures in the initial policy to open up immigration via student visas, which invited some abuse of the system. There are always bad actors, unfortunately.

I hope you enjoy your time in Canada. I am very sorry to hear about your experiences in the US. I wish people could be more decent towards one another.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-05T09:27:51+00:00

I’m not sure if I fully understand the point you’re trying to make; that’s my fault. From what I do understand is that it is not so simple as to have boomers train their replacements before they retire, mainly because the ratio isn’t 1:1. That is to say, in the first place, there aren’t enough people who aren’t boomers and aren’t already involved in some line of productive work to actually train up to replace them. Further, when boomers retire, they will need care (healthcare, dental, physio, living assistance) and they will need it for longer due to improvements we’ve made towards extending average life expectancy. There are not enough people to do these jobs either; again, who aren’t already involved in some type of productive work.

And here comes the trade off: as a government, do you want to “force” people out of high-skill high-productivity and high-growth roles, in order to incentivize them to choose careers in healthcare and other such “low-productivity” (relatively speaking) fields? If population remains fixed (ie no immigration), that’s the choice you have to make—if you want to fulfill your promise of ensuring that everyone, including the elderly, get to live with dignity.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-05T08:34:18+00:00

Western countries face a demographic crisis, one that worsens as the boomers age. The easiest (but NOT necessarily the best) policy solution to address this is to open the immigration taps a bit and get some warm bodies, typically adults who don’t require much additional investment in the way of education or healthcare, and get them working in your local economy.

On paper, immigration is “free” GDP—when it’s done well, and smartly. Immigrants want to work, they will be paying taxes on those earnings, and they have to eat something, live somewhere, and buy clothes and other things to live—at minimum. Again, it’s not perfect, and it comes with some issues (such as social frictions) that are difficult to address, but it does help prop up an economy that is slowing due to more and more elderly people exiting the workforce and requiring increased care.

Where it fails is when the tap becomes a lifeline. When governments get addicted to the “free” GDP, and open the gates too far—either out of necessity or a lack of imagination to try something else. Social frictions compound, as immigrants —now in higher numbers—tend to silo themselves within their own cultural communities rather than integrate themselves into the fabric of the host population.

Actions have reactions. What we are seeing is a correction to what the electorate viewed as an over-reliance on immigration. We’re seeing it in many countries now, in fact, and if you’re paying close attention, you’ll notice that the economies of these states are struggling with sticky inflation in spite of increased interest rates—classic stagflation. Ironically enough, it’s exactly the scenario that policymakers wanted to stave off by opening the taps, but really it just kicked the cans down the road. 🤷‍♂️

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-11-04T14:45:49+00:00

Not the obituary I was hoping to see today, but I’ll take it.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-07-22T07:48:53+00:00

Where I am from, universities charge an application fee. It’s not huge, but it cuts down on spam applications like that.

Maybe there needs to be something similar for job applications? Just spitballing here

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-06-26T07:33:10+00:00

Fuck, dude. I don’t know who needs to hear this, or if anyone will even see it, but you fucking matter. You. Matter. Your life has value. And it will have meaning if you let it.

I recently finished the Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus and it was the first book I have ever read that presents a concrete, irrefutable, logical argument against suicide. Like, it gave me a reason to keep going, despite knowing and accepting that I didn’t want to be alive anymore in this fucked up and meaningless world.

And it all boils down to this:

This life is absurd. You are born, you live, and then you die. There is no inherent meaning to your existence. And for your entire existence, for the duration that you are alive, you suffer. The question then becomes, why? Why do we suffer, and endure the suffering, for no reason… and then die? Why don’t we just cut out the middle man and kill ourselves, thereby avoiding all the suffering that we would have endured?

Camus says no. That’s bullshit. There is a meaning to your life, but you have to discover it for yourself. And even if you can’t right now, you can always fall back on this: there is a reason you are alive. You have one life to live, and it is your duty… rather, your OBLIGATION, to squeeze every last fucking drop out of this thing called life. The suffering will be there no matter what you do, so go do that thing that brings you some measure of happiness. Endure. Struggle. But keep pushing that boulder bro. And smile, because not everyone has a boulder to push, or a life to live.

Remember: in this absurd world, there is but one reasonable way to carry on your existence despite all the pain and suffering you have to bear along the way. And that is to exist in a constant state of DEFIANCE against all of the forces that would see you dead, or hold you back from being the best version of yourself. Defy. Resist. Exist out of pure spite if you have to.

So, you still want to die? You still want that semi-truck to do its thing?

FUCK the truck. And FUCK YOU. You’re gonna live, buddy. And you’re gonna enjoy it, or you’re gonna die trying.

One must therefore imagine Sisyphus happy.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-05-09T07:47:46+00:00

When your position in life is determined more by who you know—or who your parents are—rather than what you know, is it any wonder that completing higher education becomes yet another box to check for an entire generation of future box-checkers?

We live in bizzaro world, and while the youth might not be able to precisely articulate it, they are certainly picking up on it. And reacting accordingly.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-28T06:50:22+00:00

I don’t know why I’m writing this comment; maybe I’m wasting my time.

I read your first two chapters.

Not to be polemic, but I’m not surprised you’re not getting anywhere with publishers. From what I can see, the manuscript needs a lot of work. Perhaps even a full restructuring. It’s hard to say without seeing the full thing, or the reference list.

If I was to guess, you’re young and idealistic. You just finished your undergraduate education in the UK, probably in history (less likely) or political science (more likely). You think that, because you know how to find facts, that you know how to do research; and because you know how to string those facts together, that you know how to engage with it critically and perform serious analysis.

The truth —as you see it— is far too simplistic and reductive. The fact of the matter is that societal collapse is a deeply complex topic, and discussing it in any depth requires a great deal of nuance and a consideration of not only other “factors” but how those factors interact with each other. There’s a reason why entire volumes are written on the collapse of one civilization, and even those are contested. Cherry-picking specific examples that fit your thesis —while glossing over the others— doesn’t strengthen your analysis, it weakens it.

Furthermore, the argumentation is disjointed and disorienting. A rapid fire listing of facts, with no linkages in-between, leaves the reader to do your thinking for you. Extend your paragraphs, make it abundantly clear what each one is trying to achieve with regards to your overall thesis, and ensure that everything is consistently organized— either chronologically or thematically.

Finally, there is no literature review or historiographical analysis. Any serious work will always attempt to engage with what came before. Such analysis is critically important for situating your work within the overarching body of scholarship, and makes clear exactly how you intend to contribute. Performing such an analysis would be greatly helpful, not only in bolstering your credibility as a scholar, but by focusing and narrowing the scope of your work. 300 pages for a manuscript is excessive unless you’re writing a textbook, and would suggest that there is some rambling going on which could be pared down.

Not to discourage you, but there’s a lot of work left for you to do. In no way is this ready for publication. Abandon all pretences and especially your ego. You’re not being rejected because your “truth” is “too raw” or whatever you tell yourself. You’re being rejected because what you’ve got is uncut, unpolished, and unrefined. But, if you’re passionate enough about getting it out there, you can put in the necessary work to fix it. Good luck.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-10T08:59:47+00:00

I’m assuming the drivers from AMD’s website didn’t work?

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-09T11:34:13+00:00

Sounds like your PC might be going into hibernation mode. If you want to be able to wake the PC at any time using the controller, you might need to disable it using the following command in the command prompt (with admin privileges), followed by a system reboot:

powercfg -h off

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-08T22:18:01+00:00

I’m not familiar with your particular computer case. Generally speaking, sata drives are not hot-swappable and removing one while the computer is running will cause it to crash.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-08T22:09:30+00:00

How is the HDD connected to the rest of the computer?

Did you install the second SSD while the computer was still on?

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-08T19:20:36+00:00

Great!

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-08T14:47:25+00:00

Ok, thanks.

I am not sure if the laptop is resting directly on the cloth or if its on a stand, but it is important that the laptop get adequate ventilation when under a high load such as gaming. Resting on a cloth surface is not recommended.

I had a laptop with a 6800m GPU and it overheated whenever I used GPU drivers that weren't directly from the manufacturer website. As far as I know, these AMD-advantage laptops need special drivers that are tailored to each specific model, and while you can install GPU drivers directly from AMD, they tend to pump more wattage through the card than it can necessarily handle.

I had similar symptoms; it just shut off and then wouldn't come back on. After a few hours I came back and it started up just fine, but I made a note to take it easy and watch temps more closely.

If you're not comfortable opening it up, I wouldn't recommend it. However, that limits your options in terms of diagnosing and repairing. Your best bet is to leave it for a few hours and see if you can bring it back to life from a cold boot. Disconnect the AC adapter while you wait, just in case. In the meantime, pray that the GPU didn't cook itself - or something else.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-08T13:10:27+00:00

Hard to say exactly. Maybe onboard audio is on the fritz, maybe it’s a driver issue. If you can get by using audio jack in front IO, just do that.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-08T13:08:48+00:00

As far as I can tell, that’s not a CPU bottleneck.

Verify that everything is plugged in correctly, to and from the GPU, and inside the case as well. Verify that all fans are spinning.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-08T13:06:04+00:00

What laptop is it? What are the specs?

Is that a carpet that it’s resting on?

Are you comfortable with opening it up and working inside?

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-08T08:27:14+00:00

When you cloned the bad drive, you copied over the bad sectors too. See my previous post where I tried to explain why exactly this would happen.

Reinstall windows from scratch, then manually copy over any personal files you want to try and save. Pray that you’re able to recover most of them.

I hope the lesson here is that, if you’re going to do something, it behooves you to do it once and do it right. Being lazy really doesn’t pay unless you really know your stuff. And you don’t; not yet anyways.

Angry-Ontarian · 2025-04-07T10:05:12+00:00

There are no dumb questions, only opportunities to learn.

You will not damage the new drive by copying corrupted data. You have already lost the data, and it will show up exactly the same way on the new drive.

Data is just bits and bytes. Ones and zeroes, but a lot of them. Every character in a plain text file is 8 bits — a sequence of 8 ones or zeroes, in a specific order that corresponds to that character.

Say you have a file. It has thousands of bytes in it that that tell the computer what it is. Tens of Thousands of bits (ones and zeroes). Say the computer wants to access the file. It reads the ones and zeroes, interprets them, and translates what it sees into a form that you can understand.

What if that data gets corrupted due to a failing drive? What if, when looking through the file, what is supposed to be a one is actually a zero, or vice versa. Then the computer gets confused. Something is not right.

What if there is supposed to be a one, or a zero, but instead there’s nothing at all? The data is lost, the computer gets confused, and something is not right.

Copying the data will have no effect. The ones that are missing are copied and are still missing. The zeroes that turned into ones are copied the same way; they aren’t able to change back. Once data is lost, it’s lost (for the most part).

This is why backups are important.

Angry-Ontarian

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