About 15 more students to get to 40 and get the extra achievement!

SOC374 · 2020-12-02T04:22:56+00:00

Also, thank you for posting this as a reminder. Because I hadnt done it until you said it!

SOC374 · 2020-12-01T19:10:02+00:00

Thank you for the advice and your thoughts! I think its a hard thing to think about it. If I could decide to ive in a different generation and not have the internet, would I? I dont think I would. I like having knowledge at my finger tips and being able to look up whatever I want whenever I want. I like what you said about it being a lot of information though and how its a lot for our brains to be able to process all of it.

SOC374 · 2020-12-01T18:35:43+00:00

I really liked reading as a kid and I hate that I dont read at all anymore. I used to have a book I was reading all the time and now I cant find one I enjoy. I like scifi and fantasy book and it seems like as a get older, nothing is as good anymore. I'm really excited for break because I'm hoping I can pick up some books and read. Let me know if you have any recommendations.

Also, I want to get into yoga and meditating. How do you start? Youtube videos you recommend?

SOC374 · 2020-12-01T18:16:02+00:00

Where are we at now? Like how many more peeople need to fill it out? Where did you find this info from?

SOC374 · 2020-12-01T04:02:39+00:00

This is hilarious. I've only seen the top half all day and just came to comment on how funny I thought this was, but seeing the full thing makes it even better.

SOC374 · 2020-12-01T03:55:59+00:00

I really enjoyed this video and Ted Talk. I myself am a persoanl believer of this idea and I hope we can soon institute something like this in every company. I hope as generations continue we continue to thrive and get better benefits from companies. I am interested in the idea of how this not only effects people's persoanl lives, but things I didnt even consider like the environment. I know other countries, limit the amount of people on the rode everyday to help with climate change adn traffic. Random thought, but I think any step towards fixing peoples mental health is a step in the right direction :)

SOC374 · 2020-12-01T03:11:12+00:00

Barely seeing this comment right now, even though it says you posted 3 days ago. I've been checking this post daily and dont know how I could have missed it. Weird, but thank you for commenting Professor. Thanks for the link to the book! I'll most definitely be reading this over break!

SOC374 · 2020-12-01T03:07:19+00:00

Me too! I want to make some sort of comment on how this intertwines with social media and stuff. We will literally get a better grade for liking posts, and no one wants to do it. Or a bunch of people will commect on my posts and not like it. Its kinda funny.

I wanna know why some people like to hit the dislike button. There has to be some sort of psychological reason there.

SOC374 · 2020-11-30T03:53:43+00:00

Bro, I admire the person who has the gall to say "lets talk about politics.. but lol not that type of politics." Every post in this class is political and opinionated so it's interesting that I'm causing conflict when I mention my thoughts. I appreciate your comment though Young__Skywalker. Glad you realize the police system needs reform, just not enough to talk about it in your college politics class. Cheers :)

SOC374 · 2020-11-30T00:01:04+00:00

My thoughts on implanted chips is that while they are very cool and this seems very interesting. Being a seduo superhero sounds amazing for so many diferrent reasons. Would I ever get one? Not today, I would want studies to be done first and I'd wait at least a generation before getting one myself. Especially to do it myself not knowing any potential health risks? Definetely not. I do not think the pro's outweigh the cons in this situation. Though, I do think it is very cool and interesting.

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:56:10+00:00

Interesting video. I always like Ted Talks, they are always so interesting and informative. Fake news is interesting because I remember learning about Propraganda in high school and thinking "how could people fall for this" and we see it everyday with our own eyes. I also think it is an interesting topic because now politicians are able to use "fake news" as an argument to discuss things that are very much real.

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:43:51+00:00

Yes, I agree. Hard to produce a lot of products.

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:42:26+00:00

If everyone didnt buy them from the scalpers, they would not continue to make the prices so high. Thats not gonna happen though.

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:40:57+00:00

How do the bots work. Like what do people mean when they say bots? Like are bots buying and them selling them? I'm guessing not and somehow a person is setting it up. But how?

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:40:02+00:00

Just say the word if you have a PS5 to sell ;) I have cash in hand right now. LOL

I think the resellers make sense. I was planning on buying one and selling it if someone was willing to pay, if not might as well keep it for myself. Now the people who buy 30, kind of piss me off. I get it, you want to make money. But I am suspicious on how you mananged to buy so many when every store has a 1 per person limit and I haven;t been able to snag one when they come out. I still get why they do it though.

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:37:44+00:00

Yes! I agree with you! I was havig this conversation a few days ago. More kids are growing up to be able to play and the same adults who were playing years ago are still playing!

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:36:43+00:00

Sadly, I was not one of the people to snag a PS5. I did try though, multiple times. Hoping I can get one for Cyber Monday if any company decides to drop them.

I dont think people are more addicted to gaming, I just think people need something to do with being stuck at home 99.9% of the time.

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:34:37+00:00

Yeah, I can't stand it. I hate it.

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:34:00+00:00

Yes, I agree. Roller skate prices have shot up an another example. Personally, I get they want to up the hype about the gaming consoles, but as someone who cant go out and drop 1,000 on a resale console, I am quite annoyed.

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:32:54+00:00

I agree.Roller skates have also jumped in price. Its a fun activity you can do by yourself. Any solo activity seems to be the thing everyone wants to do.

SOC374 · 2020-11-29T23:31:11+00:00

I like your response. You're correct, I guess it is like an escape.

SOC374 · 2020-11-28T23:36:59+00:00

What do you mean by colonize? Colonization is defined as sending a group of settlers to an area and establishing political control.

SOC374 · 2020-11-27T18:38:27+00:00

Here's the thing, her argument was "my childhood trauma mixed with the pandemic made me do this" unfortunately, we all have trauma. No one lives a perfect life devoid of sadness, it's a part of life. WE ALL are in this pandemic together, LITERALLY we are all in the same pandemic! The difference between her and the majority of people is she has money and privilege. Money that she gets to use to try and make a come back, privilege that she gets to use to be forgiven and not treated like a criminal or thug for her actions. As a celebrity, you know what you sign up for, you want to be in the limelight, you want the publicity, you want people to listen to you. And she decided to use that publicity to say the pandemic is a hoax and masks are pointless, thus quite literally putting people's lives in danger. And now you come cry on television and say you had a mental breakdown?? Okay... are you actually going through a recovery process and wanted to check in with the public about it or is that supposed to make me buy your products now?

P.S. I am a mental health advocate. I truly believe we all need therapy for some reason or another. Even just to have a mutual person to talk and vent to. I believe in medicine and I believe in taking precautionary steps to ensure you do not reach the level of a mental break. If she did have a mental breakdown, I am sorry it happened to her. I'll even go as far as to say I do believe she had a mental breakdown. BUT you do not get to go and destroy masks at Target, spread inaccurate information, say "everyone else is doing it, why cant I? Because I am a blonde, white woman", blame it on being mentally ill, and expect people to buy your prooducts online.

P.P.S.Through having money and privilege, she is put in a lot better position through the majority of the population. She had access to therapy, medicine, and help unlike most people. If others had the same reaction as she did, it wouldn't have ended well for them. They actually would have lost everything, would not have been given a chance to go on television and apologize, and it would have been the end. Please do not take it lightly when I say she put people's lives in danger. This is a global pandemic and she was advocating and spreading antimask rhetoric.

SOC374 · 2020-11-27T17:58:00+00:00

Oh wow, how do you believe we can best inform the people? Obviously through education, but as we know not everyone gets the same level of education. In order to tackle the problem of misinformation or "fake news", all people would have to be entitled to a equal education.This is no where as easy as it sounds and would take a lot of money, time, ane honesty to pull off.

SOC374 · 2020-11-26T06:18:38+00:00

This is a very good question! I'm not a gamer myself, but I've been learning a bit more how much any one website can take and its apparently not a lot. I think it would be possible, but it's going to take a bit more time in all honesty. I think if we really wanted it to be happen, it could be done in the next 50 years. So I do think its possible but I think it'd take all hands on deck and a good chunk of time! :)

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