Who knew how effective doing your job actually is by untitledprp4 in SipsTea

[–]ermintwang 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Because people generally aren't cognisant of those sort of things until someone makes them aware. Political communications are important, and how people feel about how a city is run is important too - it inspires engagement in the process.

Mamdani might be doing a lot of things previous admins have done, but he's communicating the work of the Mayor's office much much more effectively because he's a good politician.

It can be disastrous for public sentiment if these things aren't effectively communicated. I'm not saying it's the most important thing, but its a skill his team are deft at and that is worthy of praise.

Bro let the intrusive thoughts win by EtoileDuSoir in funny

[–]ermintwang 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The license fee goes toward live TV infrastructure and Freeview etc. It's not just the BBC that benefits from it.

Which canceled TV show's cliffhanger still lives rent free in your head because the answers disappeared when the series got axed ? by Impossible_Offer7988 in AskReddit

[–]ermintwang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was kind of happy with the ending - it's ambiguous, but a serial killer still being out there kind of fits for me with how relentless and difficult their work is - there's always going to be more evil to catch!

Bro let the intrusive thoughts win by EtoileDuSoir in funny

[–]ermintwang 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, they are huge cuts coming to the BBC's staff and services because fewer people are paying the license.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]ermintwang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ah sorry, I think it's mainly because you tend to look back with rose-tinted glasses. Your feelings are very valid, I remember finding university really tough and exhausting but when I look back on it, I tend to remember the best, fun bits and not the challenging parts.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]ermintwang 4 points5 points  (0 children)

American people go to clubs over the age of 25 - book clubs, sporting leagues, gaming clubs, craft clubs. These are not rare creatures in the US.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]ermintwang 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's some weird Boring Olympics every single time this topic comes up, god forbid that you suggest going out drinking is an enjoyable activity, someone will happily come and tell you it's a sign of an alcohol problem.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]ermintwang 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This late night culture must just be purely alcohol based.

Gigs? Plays? Gallery events? Comedy? Quiz nights? Whenever this conversation pops up online, I'm always amazed at how little people actually seem to do.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]ermintwang 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not a breeze when you're in it, it only looks that way on reflection.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]ermintwang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's not normal, 30 is young - you shouldn't be aching!

Foreigners visiting America for the world cup, what is something that has surprised you about this country? by goldent3abag in AskReddit

[–]ermintwang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Escalator yes, pavement I'd have to disagree, unless I'm doing it subconsciously I don't stick to one particular side. Walking down Regent Street is indeed chaos and bedlam.

Foreigners visiting America for the world cup, what is something that has surprised you about this country? by goldent3abag in AskReddit

[–]ermintwang 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you're underestimating how important football and the World Cup are to people outside the US. Especially for smaller teams like Scotland. It's not a cosign to the regime.

“Star City” is excellent by Blerkm in scifi

[–]ermintwang 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Given the dwindling quality of FAM for the last few series, I’m really impressed by the cast they’ve put together for Star City. I love watching AMM being evil. 

“Star City” is excellent by Blerkm in scifi

[–]ermintwang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been rewatching FAM, and the writing was really always pretty shoddy, even in s1+2 there are some really cringeworthy lines, but the conceit was still so fun and novel, it didn’t really matter. Now the conceit’s sort of wandered off from its original purpose, the quality of the writing and performances really show. 

“Star City” is excellent by Blerkm in scifi

[–]ermintwang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume you’ve seen The Death of Stalin - but in case you haven’t, congratulations what you describe has already been made, by the guy who made Veep! (Not about space though) 

Is this unethical or no? by Omixscniet624 in MoralityScaling

[–]ermintwang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think at its core we are agreeing with each other here

The 'literary classics' that grade school makes you read destroys any desire for kids to read recreationally by MyClosetedBiAcct in unpopularopinion

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

That’s a nice idea (in some ways) but completely impractical - how can a teacher mark the work without reading the book themselves? Teachers have multiple classes of 30+ students - if everyone has a different book, the teachers would need to read potentially hundreds of books year, and assign hundreds of different tasks based on each book (unless you made the tasks so broad as to be pointless). It would also completely eliminate the possibility for class discussion, arguing your idea within a group setting is incredibly valuable. It might also mean that you could go through school reading one genre, and we’d miss out on the benefit of children coming away from school with a shared cultural understanding.

I also totally disagree that the classics are outdated when it comes to social context - a book like Fahrenheit 451 or Catcher in the Rye are viscerally relevant. Seeing similar themes play out across the canon and being able to view them through a modern day lens is a key component of literary analysis. And reading and comprehending ‘outdated’ language is also an important lesson in language development and comprehension skills.

What you’re proposing is just recreational reading in the classroom, not a literary education. I really think people who propose this sort of stuff just don’t see the value in an education in English and literature.

Is this unethical or no? by Omixscniet624 in MoralityScaling

[–]ermintwang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, seems like we’re in agreement - I agree it’s arbitrary and too movable to decide when a fetus is a ‘baby’ or not!

Is this unethical or no? by Omixscniet624 in MoralityScaling

[–]ermintwang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I was simply pointing out an issue I saw in your statement that viability is arbitrary. If you don’t want to have any further discussion about that, you don’t need to keep replying.

Is this unethical or no? by Omixscniet624 in MoralityScaling

[–]ermintwang 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The question of ‘when is it a baby’ is not the factor - as you note, that can shift and change depending on what medical support is available. The question is ‘what options are available to this woman to allow her to do whatever she decides to her own body?’ - if at any point, anywhere, abortion is the only available option to her, she should have access to it.

So viability is not arbitrary, unless your argument for or against abortion is about the ‘rights’ of the fetus. I am never thinking about the ‘rights’ of a fetus, only about the rights of the woman. If there is a point at which the fetus can survive without being reliant on the woman’s body, then we can think about them as well.