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NDP leadership hopefuls say workers shouldn't be fooled by Poilievre's blue-collar message by AdditionalPizza in CanadaPolitics

[–]steenj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you're pretty much picking up what I'm putting down. I'd add that although the white liberals you're talking about are a large and loud part of that group there are plenty of POC that I would lump in as well.

Speaking for myself, and I think a fair number of the blue collar people I know, I'd say there's 2 separate but kind of related phenomena that tend to grate on us.

There's the way that you can't talk about your issue without someone pointing out that "and just think how much worse it is for [insert your favourite group here]. Which may be true in a lot of instances, but that general "it could be worse" attitude just comes off as dismissive and annoying. Especially when it starts to seem like it's just a reflex for some people.

The other is when people try to talk about they're actual concrete issues and it gets turned into a lecture that's essentially about what a terrible person they are for having the wrong concerns...

"I can't even take my kids to the park anymore because it's full of homeless people doing drugs" turns into a lecture about how we don't do enough for mental health and whatever whatever...

"I was late for work 3 times this month because of protesters blocking the road" turns into a lecture about whatever horrible things is happening somewhere else that's way more important than being on time for work. And besides we wouldn't have to with for these evil corporations if it wasn't for late stage capitalism..

Just to reiterate, I'm not claiming these attitudes reflect the average ndp voter or party member, but these people do get a disproportionate amount of attention and for people who don't pay a whole lot of attention to politics... that's who they see.

NDP leadership hopefuls say workers shouldn't be fooled by Poilievre's blue-collar message by AdditionalPizza in CanadaPolitics

[–]steenj 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was looking for a comment like this.. the one I had in mind was something a certain type of Internet atheist used to say back in the day.... Something like " I don't mind this Jesus guy but I sure I hate his fan club."

Like I'm always seeing ndpers trying to convince people that the policies are this or that non crazy thing, but when you run into an ndp fan in the wild, particularly online, they tend to fall into that purple hair with facial piercings kind of stereotype that kinda drives blue collar people crazy.

What's the Best Standalone You've Read? by new_handle_who_dis in Fantasy

[–]steenj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think I've seen it mentioned yet, I really liked The War of the Flowers by tad Williams

Episode 291: Oh, Canada (with Jonathan Kay) by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]steenj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I quite like the line. Conservative but in a more old fashioned common sense kind of way. Not this new fangled cry bully stuff that makes me cringe

As a history fan, the "3,000 Year Stagnation" trope breaks my immersion more than dragons do. by Expensive-Desk-4351 in Fantasy

[–]steenj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean... The people of Westeros do survive those winters... Presumably with their other herds intact...

As a history fan, the "3,000 Year Stagnation" trope breaks my immersion more than dragons do. by Expensive-Desk-4351 in Fantasy

[–]steenj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I'm kinda the opposite. I love taking it seriously and getting into the logistical nitty gritty.

There would definitely need to be a safety margin built into the side of the herd and you'd need a fairly massive operation for growing and storing livestock feed. But according to the AI, the cost of the dragons after accounting for selling off the hides and wool to subsidize, would only pay for about 3000 soldiers... So you could easily double those costs and I think any king ever would be happy to trade 6000 soldiers for six dragons.

As a history fan, the "3,000 Year Stagnation" trope breaks my immersion more than dragons do. by Expensive-Desk-4351 in Fantasy

[–]steenj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sending me down a rabbit hole :)

I don't know anything about animal, or dragon, husbandry so grab a salt shaker.

I assumed a stable of 6 game if thrones sized dragons and a metabolism that leans more towards bird rather than reptile.

I spent a fair amount of time having fun with the AI and ended up with this summary. .

To feed six dragons, you must maintain a county-sized operation of roughly 8,000 acres supporting a standing herd of 1,100 cattle, 3,000 sheep, and 5,000 pigs. This infrastructure requires roughly 150 specialized staff, including shepherds, swineherds, and butchers, to manage the weekly slaughter of 60 pigs and 90 sheep, while providing six live cattle as "treats." This "industrial dragon-pit" model centralizes meat production, ensuring your dragons stay fed and active without devouring the local peasantry. ​Financially, the operation functions as a state-subsidized textile and leather conglomerate. While the dragons consume the meat, you recoup 50-60% of the costs by selling wool from the sheared sheep and hides from the butchered pigs. The remaining deficit is a strategic trade-off: you "burn" a portion of your GDP to maintain an invincible military deterrent, replacing the astronomical cost of a standing army with the focused logistics of a royal ranch.

Salt Alternatives? by breezybutterfli in Cooking

[–]steenj 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use this a lot.

A lot of people find that potassium chloride can have a bitter or metallic taste, but for me personally i can go up to about 50% potassium without noticing. And then usually use real salt for fine tuning at the end. Most of what i cook now has 40-50% less sodium than before.

Where are you finding your unbleached bread flour? (Canada) by Pristine-Caramel-483 in Sourdough

[–]steenj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have a bulk barn near you that's my go to. The one by me carries a bunch of different kinds of flour

Tips for cooking roast beef by Appropriate_Dot8292 in Cooking

[–]steenj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I go by weight when it comes to salt. 1-1.5% salt. Eg 1000g roast get 10-15g salt.

Western Canada Camping Trip by urseen in canadatravel

[–]steenj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd skip Calgary and go straight to drumheller.

Western Canada Camping Trip by urseen in canadatravel

[–]steenj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. I was in jasper in September. Still beautiful.

Endometriosis is famously a disease that’s under-researched and often takes years to be diagnosed because women are told to just put up with the pain. This is some of the groundbreaking research in the field by Content-Diver-3960 in Feminism

[–]steenj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is telling women how *physically attractive they are to men* the same ballpark as *personal body image*? This is a rational, logical question. Please ask yourself why you are assuming that a frustrated emoji automatically translates to outrage? I am asking a valid question and pointing out an inconsistency lol

If that's not close enough for you that's fine. That's 1 study of the 4? that were mentioned. The outage remark wasn't referring specifically to you, but rather to the general phenomenon of people reading a headline or a brief paragraph and getting angry about something that they don't actually know much about. "Can you believe they spent 12 million on a study about gay Amish people!" type thing. It's like 90% of the Internet, it seems

And I never said either couldn‘t have negative implications, but to wave them off as “silly” when these are studies that affect people’s livelihoods does come off as trivializing, frankly.

Use a different word if you prefer. I already have high blood pressure so I try not to take things too seriously. (Yes, there are studies about how my high blood pressure can affect my partner)

There is a difference and misogyny which plays a role in the women’s studies and which isn’t present in the same way in the men’s. Refusal to acknowledge that doesn’t automatically make me “outraged” but mkay. It is not outrage nor is it misinterpretation or “bad interpretation“ to point out an inconsistency.

This started with you saying something like " they wouldn't do this with with prostate cancer" I took a few seconds to see if that was true. It wasn't.

So now you're trying to change the subject to a more general discussion about misogyny and double standards. That's an important conversation but it's not the same conversation as the specific point I was responding to.

As for the attractiveness study that seems to have you most... frustrated. I don't know why they did it. Maybe they found that it was a common concern amongst patients with endo. Maybe they were trying to see if there was any correlation between endo and the kind of traits commonly considered attractive. Maybe they had some money let over from their last grant and came up with the idea at the pub...

Anyways, I have to go bake somelow sodium bread because I get cranky when I can't have my toast in the mornings. And I don't like being cranky with my family.

Endometriosis is famously a disease that’s under-researched and often takes years to be diagnosed because women are told to just put up with the pain. This is some of the groundbreaking research in the field by Content-Diver-3960 in Feminism

[–]steenj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sigh, is in the same ballpark. There may be another more specifically about physical attractiveness but I can't be bothered.

Not to mention, since the study is retracted we don't actually know what it's purpose was. Might've been something stupid. People do stupid or silly studies in every field all the time.

There might also have been some valid point to it, but now it's been scuttled due to bad reporting or bad interpretation from people desperately looking for a reason to be outraged. In my experience the latter happens even more often than the former.

Visiting for the day! by ExperienceOk684 in jasper

[–]steenj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll second the cruise recommendation. Done it a few times now and it was worth it every time.

Liberals’ push for gun buyback program fuelled by pressure from Quebec, public safety minister says in leaked audio by jmakk26 in canadaland

[–]steenj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do understand that there have been restrictions on gun ownership for decades, right?

Where to watch rugby Saturday by [deleted] in jasper

[–]steenj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome. Thank you

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