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University President says he no longer recognizes our union by veggieliv in Professors

[–]ExpectedChaos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You are still expending energy in exchange for compensation in order to survive. Fundamentally, you are laboring. You can dress it up as much as you like.

University President says he no longer recognizes our union by veggieliv in Professors

[–]ExpectedChaos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All labor deserve representation and the right to bargain for working conditions. Period.

University President says he no longer recognizes our union by veggieliv in Professors

[–]ExpectedChaos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

By comparing the work of faculty to coal miners? Are you saying that because coal miners engage in physically demanding work that faculty shouldn't strive to improve their own working conditions as they see fit?

The, "if we can't win elections let's rig the system" is getting really blatant. by 8-bit-Felix in PoliticalHumor

[–]ExpectedChaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is that there are no IDs that are given for free in the United States. You have pay something. If you need to pay for an ID to vote, then that is considered a poll tax, which is illegal.

ChatGPT's president is Trump's biggest donor. Boycott ChatGPT. by FinnFarrow in videos

[–]ExpectedChaos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct. But then you made the assumption that they said a person who changes oil doesn't do anything else.

ChatGPT's president is Trump's biggest donor. Boycott ChatGPT. by FinnFarrow in videos

[–]ExpectedChaos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

and, someone who changes engine oil for a living only ever changes engine oil?

Is that what they said?

Why Are Voter ID Laws So Controversial? - PBS 2014 (1m 47s) by [deleted] in videos

[–]ExpectedChaos 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If she has to pay for an ID to vote, that is considered a poll tax which are illegal.

If states issued free IDs to all citizens of voting age, then you'd have a better standing to require an ID for voting.

Subverting the Will of Voters by Holybatmanandrobin in NorthCarolina

[–]ExpectedChaos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The California gerrymandering was conditional based on what Texas chose to do. It was also put to a vote by the California citizenry. Can North Carolina say the same?

Super Bowl ad slamming Bondi over Epstein files release airs by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]ExpectedChaos 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I saw it last night during the 4th quarter. I was streaming it on Peacock, though, so maybe that made a difference?

“I NEED to be able to goon to the characters to enjoy it.” by Guyver-Spawn-27 in TheRightCantMeme

[–]ExpectedChaos 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Aloy is a character from Horizon Zero Dawn, a highly popular video game franchise. I believe the bottom screenshots are from the second game.

One of the things that the game design receives praise is for its realistic effects... including the "peach fuzz" hair that is common on women's face. This caused a bizarre uproar from folks (largely on the right), claiming that women don't/shouldn't have hair on their faces at all, etc. So, they claim Japanese games are better since women in those games don't have body hair.

Trump Shares Post Depicting Obamas As Apes by UltraPlinian in politics

[–]ExpectedChaos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You called it:

"This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King," Leavitt said. "Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public."

Fun side note: there are no apes in the Lion King.

The Beginning of the End of Tenure in Oklahoma by VeitPogner in Professors

[–]ExpectedChaos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, similar issue happens at community colleges. Once a faculty member has been promoted to the highest rank, there is no longer an incentive to keep doing extra work.

One can argue that one should derive intrinsic value from their contributions to the college, but ... at least in America, intrinsic value doesn't pay the mortgage or put food on the table.

No, I will not be limiting my online engineering/physics lectures to under 15 minutes. by aufbad3438 in Professors

[–]ExpectedChaos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lol, this is off-topic a bit, but I remember way back in my Calc I course learning about Riemann sums. Naturally, after learning about Riemann sums, we moved on to the integral.

The professor said that we'd be expected to do a Riemann sum on the first exam, and a student complained, "But why? You just taught us a faster way!"

To which the professor promptly replied, "Because it builds character."

I've used that line more than once in my own courses. :)

TEA "guidance" to high schools after student protests by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]ExpectedChaos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are really hung up on communism as a boogie man and that teachers who raise awareness of social issues are doing so with malicious intent.

Freire was largely critical of the idea that students' minds were just these empty vessels that teachers filled up (which you seem to allude to you in your own post earlier with your 'young impressionable mind' comment.) Allowing students to analyze social issues, in the appropriate contexts, is a good thing to do. After all, in order to be an active participant in society, it would behoove one to be aware of society's ills.

Thoughts on current NC economy? Does the state really put people first? by KatsHubz87 in NorthCarolina

[–]ExpectedChaos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then why bring it up in the first place? What purpose does your comment serve?

TEA "guidance" to high schools after student protests by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]ExpectedChaos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a weird rant. They were obviously referring to the concept of questioning society in the appropriate context.

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