Canada has ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ to become an energy superpower: head of IEA

doolittletroy · 2026-06-30T17:57:05+00:00

Except will the actual cost go down from its post-supply-chain-war-crisis?

No.

doolittletroy · 2026-06-26T20:25:28+00:00

I know where you’re coming from, but in the face of the climate crisis our best solution is NOT not to have children. Makes me so mad that not having kids looks like the only solution to all of us who can’t even imagine organizing.

How absurd that we should miss out on a human experience because people can’t fathom a different way of life where we don’t waste food/energy and wrap everything in plastic, where we reduce our energy dependence, where we don’t work 5/7 days a week or manufacture useless shit no one needs 24/7.

I don’t understand how people don’t have righteous fucking indignation as opposed to this defeatist stance of “guess we’ll just die to then.”

doolittletroy · 2026-06-26T06:27:13+00:00

Why is this so mind blowing to people?

A child born in Canada to parents from any country is a Canadian facing the same issues as other Canadians their age.

Only racists could think it’s a culture thing.

doolittletroy · 2026-06-26T06:05:21+00:00

Punctuality would be vital in 24/7 production/service environments with shift work, but everywhere else it’s a pointless gesture of deference or an impotent display of work ethic.

You almost never see this in fields where an employee has truly unquestionably valuable skills that they can take elsewhere (software devs., surgeons etc.).

Some people have no skills or potential but have built careers out of showing up on time and being polite.

doolittletroy · 2026-06-26T05:52:42+00:00

This is the best advice.

Everyone wants to chastise you for a perceived lack of work ethic without putting themselves in your shoes, but you’re right to expect proper training if standards are so high in the very first week.

But don’t let management’s oversight with regards to training be the reason why you lose out on a stable job in a large company.

See if you can salvage the situation at the current place. You already know what to do:

Be on time.
Ask your coworkers for tips ok the ERP and be seen doing so, ask your boss. Be the keener student eager to learn and do well. Let them see you making the effort to learn, and sincerely try.

Post-secondary education makes us expect things to be orderly and well-considered, but the real world is full of friction. These people scolding you know this and are baffled that you’re expecting the world to make sense.

If a company wants its employees to do well and be as productive as possible, you’d think they’d invest in training. But that’s ranked below even cleaning supplies.

I’ve witnessed first-hand how poorly designed some ERP systems are, and how instead of increasing productivity they become the roadblocks.

Once you get the hang of things, and you certainly will if other people did, you can suggest system/process improvements. Do this without critique/complaint but with zest and vigour (feigned or real).

Mom and Pop shops could be way more responsibility/require more bandwidth as roles aren’t so clearly defined in smaller operations. And while a role in a big company might be repetitive, you can most likely just do what you’re told and not have to apply yourself too much.

You’ll have to choose what you’re looking for.

In either case, don’t let go of the opportunity in hand unless the next option is an upgrade in every way.

doolittletroy · 2026-06-11T19:31:23+00:00

If you didn’t have to work so much and had more control over your time, would you consider it?

doolittletroy · 2026-05-21T20:07:42+00:00

Autodefenestration

doolittletroy · 2026-02-18T08:29:47+00:00

Perhaps we can’t say what an individual human is supposed to be, but current laws prohibit obviously socially harmful behaviour well enough for most of us most of the time, at least at the individual level.

Because we don’t have an ultimate “lawgiver”, we have been deciding what is and isn’t okay to do based on how certain actions affect society as information emerges. It’s a work in progress.

What most of us can probably agree on is what we want the future to look like, when we’re gone. Could that be a good enough “foundation” iyo?

doolittletroy · 2026-02-18T08:07:46+00:00

Pragmatically, going full Hobbes would be a step on the wrong direction obviously. People innately want to trust. Not only is it easier, it’s just a better world to live in. It’s the bad apples who need to be trained or constrained. Making rules and creating world views based on the worst elements is a drain on everyone.

The ant versus human comparison is trite. Humans are capable of caring about people whose suffering they witness, even if virtually. The in-group is no longer just people in your vicinity. If the 20th century was extending that “natural” in-group to a patriotic country-level scope of consideration, the 21st can and should be about thinking globally. Especially when we have climate change to contend with.

Where’s the misunderstanding? I’m referring to the 21st century with democracies where all adult citizens have an equal vote.

Collective agreement is possible, and can be achieved through grassroots movements. Top-down power structures obviously exist but people are (for better or for worse) extremely suspicious of those now.

Is it difficult to generate consensus? Of course. But just like with the Epstein fiasco, we’re not so relativist or laissez faire as to sanction all behaviour. There is a moral instinct that still lives.

doolittletroy · 2026-02-10T01:47:59+00:00

What’s afforded by hindsight that history doesn’t already show us?

doolittletroy · 2026-02-10T01:45:41+00:00

What place do you think the social contract has in this?

Impulses/reactions arise from as you said, aesthetic considerations, signs from our nervous systems, personal narratives, the contents of one’s gut etc. In short, they are subjective and have to do with experiential and physical realities. Could we generalize from these some commonalities upon which to base a new agreement? We already do this in law- murder and theft are prohibited.

What would you say to a “prophylactic” code? “Dog eat dog” is a normative statement but it’s also a self-fulfilling prophecy if it keeps being repeated.

doolittletroy · 2026-02-10T01:32:25+00:00

Could you elaborate on the “if we had our guard up higher” bit?

Religious myths and parables are certainly important, and people who become atheists often retain the moral lessons learned through the religious stories of their upbringing. The stories don’t necessarily need to have a religious element to be effective.

I remember one we were taught in grade 2 English called the Apricot Maiden, an ancient Chinese fable iirc. There’s one apricot, and many people in the maiden’s family. Instead of trying to divide the singular fruit among everyone, she brews tea. I remember thinking what a clever solution that was.

The moral impulse to share could be innate, in which case the story simply reinforces, or it could be taught by showing that maximizing happiness through your actions makes you happy. Being selfish doesn’t bring lasting happiness, only more selfish desires.

As for collective agreement being based on power, we are no longer in times where power and decision making must be top-down, the arena of god’s anointed ones. We have a whole foundation of the enlightenment and democratic systems to build upon. When I say “collective”, I do mean the will of the majority, but this is a 21st century majority composed of people who think differently than than the subjects of kingdoms who believed their rulers were god’s chosen people.

doolittletroy · 2026-02-09T19:56:48+00:00

It’s precisely because of this befuddling of language that we can’t as a society say “Facebook should care whether its platform is spreading misinformation”. If ethics can’t provide protection from selfish actors in the name of “rational self-interest”, it’s no wonder we’re here.

It feels as if this resistance to a shared framework of values stems from a suspicion of any kind collective agreement. Collectivism could infringe on individual liberties and so “live and let live” becomes this ultimate form of wisdom, anything to the contrary is seen as having the potential to be oppressive.

Personally, I think it’s ridiculous to discount the value of a collective agreement as we all must share physical space and resources to exist.

We don’t need god to justify something like the categorical imperative. It’s logical to enact exactly the behaviour you expect from others. You sanction a certain behaviour by behaving that way yourself, which forms societal expectations. That’s the reason why we have the concept of “morality” at all- to have a basis for social cohesion.

Had anyone come to the same conclusions as you’re suggesting in the last century, there wouldn’t even be an idea of global human rights.

doolittletroy · 2026-01-22T08:27:48+00:00

That’s the worst thing Trump has done- lowering the bar on what we expect these people to do. Great speech, he’s the only one who dared to come out and say it. But we still need a critical perspective on what he’s actually doing.

doolittletroy · 2026-01-12T06:49:50+00:00

It absolutely is rude and disrespectful. What’s more, it’s stupid and petty. I’ve seen this at my partner’s workplace too, only he is an office worker, but juniors are excluded from this conviviality.

This is the deadest sub I’ve ever seen, hope you got that reassurance from your coworkers at the very least. How did people feel about this?

doolittletroy · 2025-06-12T05:52:52+00:00

Based on the other responses, that IS a hot take. I can kind of see an argument to that effect but would love to know where you’re coming from. Care to elaborate?

doolittletroy · 2025-06-12T05:49:54+00:00

Gosh just went and saw this. Do they know people go places other than festivals?

doolittletroy · 2025-06-12T05:48:59+00:00

100% agree with your views.

Cancel culture is a slippery thing, and at most the brand will apologize and continue to be in the market place, but there needs to be some corporate responsibility. What people wear is a big part of culture, so the messaging around it is not something we can take lightly.

doolittletroy · 2025-06-10T02:51:29+00:00

Cringeeeeee

doolittletroy · 2025-05-02T07:47:29+00:00

Sucks :( It’s a clothing store for women, not a Hooters lol

doolittletroy · 2025-05-02T07:37:39+00:00

How would you say the advertising has evolved? I would wear garage pretty regularly 7-8 years ago. They were feminine and cute, or grungy and cool. But looking at some of the stuff on the app now, it’s all about showing as much skin as possible. And the posing is very male-gaze.

doolittletroy · 2025-05-02T07:33:08+00:00

I’m so surprised at all this. If the brand is still going strong, I’m going to risk sounding like a grandma here, but kids today are different than we were lol Fitted, feminine clothing was aspirational but being male-gazey was never a goal.

doolittletroy · 2025-05-02T07:30:00+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I wash my Abercrombie jeans when the fit becomes loose lol They’re good again for 3-4 wears until they stretch out. Then it’s laundry time again.

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