mezzie2

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by mezzie2 2y ago
Right, it's a perfect storm. And I really do think we'll just give up on the idea of literacy being required in society as that generation grows up. Fixing it would be too much work and cost too much money/time, and would be
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by mezzie2 2y ago
I like how much more prevalent subtitles are now, but I don't think that most people are going to read them. People are astoundingly good at ignoring things they've decided are irrelevant. > Even then, I think readers overestim
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by mezzie2 2y ago
I am! I chop my accounts every once in a while so I don't get too attached to them/so my karma doesn't influence how people receive my ideas. I also take breaks for a few months from each social site fairly regularly to ensur
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by mezzie2 2y ago
A large portion of people are genuinely or functionally illiterate. Like we're supposed to pitch general material at ~ a 5th or 6th grade reading level because that's the average . Half of people can't even do that. I have d
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by mezzie2 2y ago
This is why I've never taken a coding job despite having played with code since I was a toddler (I'm 36 now). To me, coding is a creative endeavor and I just cannot do creative things for pay/on a deadline. It's the same
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by mezzie2 2y ago
Why would you assume that people who don't have full time work sit around and do nothing? I'm the breadwinner for someone who stays at home and she's immensely valuable. A fact I'm quite aware of as she just left for a
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by mezzie2 2y ago
I did read a lot of MeFi, actually. I'm an edge case: I'm a third generation programmer/nerd. (Maternal grandmother did punch card and C programming, paternal grandfather was a television repairman/gadget dude, both pare
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by mezzie2 2y ago
I've considered writing publicly, but most of the things I have to say would resulting in doxxing/harassment at best and more severe pushback at worst. (I want to say some things that all 'sides' of American power holder
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by mezzie2 2y ago
I'm glad it was chewy! My personal 0th law is that everyone is entitled to the best version of arguments/information possible, so I do try to be able to steelman/articulate the arguments of people I disagree with as faithfull
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by mezzie2 2y ago
It's amazing how easy writing is when you're procrastinating responding to somebody you really don't like. ;) I appreciate the compliment and glad it was helpful!
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by mezzie2 2y ago
To steelman what I think the argument would be: In a postmodern viewpoint (which has heavily influenced the development of queer theory and culture), most concepts are considered to be deeply intertwined with/defined by their social co
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by mezzie2 2y ago
A large part of my job is end user support in a corporate environment. I always do this - even if I know an issue is going to take a while due to me having to reach out to other departments/a vendor, wait for an answer, and potentially
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by mezzie2 2y ago
Ironically, as a homosexual female, I consider modern queer culture authoritarian as hell. It's really big on there being one way to interpret the world, one way to build/structure your identity, one set of 'correct' opi
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by mezzie2 2y ago
> My understanding is that even non-toric RGP lenses can correct some degree of astigmatism. This is correct. Both of my eyes have astigmatism, but in differing amounts. One eye is corrected with a non-toric RGP while the other requires