petty_griper

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   by petty_griper 8y ago

   This has nothing to do with the parent's point. Being the "gadfly" may have value, but it's also inherently aggressive. That's why they killed him, after all. You have to be prepared to defend the value of your part
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   by petty_griper 8y ago

   Everyone is a political activist, even people just going about their day. The only difference is the degree to which you're honest with yourself and others about it.
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   by petty_griper 8y ago

   It's clearly agenda-driven reporting, but it's that agenda is also very clearly rooted in the facts they report. Ironically, I think you may dislike it because it's exposed you to an uncomfortable truth, which is that some po
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   by petty_griper 8y ago

   This is bizarrely instrumental reason. Few of my classmates are now captains of industry or even in my career field, but I have extremely fond memories of my college experience because it was a nurturing, supportive environment where I had
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   by petty_griper 8y ago

   There are plenty of studious music majors, plenty of liberal arts majors capable of catching up with their C.S. major peers with a year or so of dedicated study, and plenty of people who party hard and are still qualified and capable to do