Didn't say I hate anyone, just pointed out that they often won't engage in discussion, and assign positions. I genuinely enjoy most of my co workers, but I know enough to not go against the group narrative when issues are discussed.

This is just a different version of why Kamala lost. The left has a near zero dissent policy. I can agree with most of what a firm progressive is advocating for, but if I dare even question some of it not even disagree, I am immediately called something -icst, or -phobic, etc.

So it's easier to not just engage, meanwhile the most left voices in the office pontificate ad nauseam. The echo chamber reinforces itself, and I just choose to move on. Now, I didn't vote for Trump... But I didn't vote for her either. I'm sure though amongst those around the office, I was a guaranteed vote for Harris.

And again, this thread topic is just another flavor of that as I don't count myself as a conservative and there are plenty others out there that are the same.

Calling out Mississippi is rather humorous as Google search shows that since they went back to a Phonics based reading education approach in 2013 they have passed many blue states in education:

Mississippi has achieved a remarkable literacy turnaround, rising from 49th in 2013 to 9th place in the nation for 4th-grade reading on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Driven by evidence-based reforms like the Literacy-Based Promotion Act and intense teacher training, the state has seen significant gains, particularly among economically disadvantaged students.
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Key Literacy Ranking Highlights:
4th Grade Reading: 9th in the nation (2024), up from 49th (2013).
8th Grade Reading: Improved, though one source notes a ranking drop compared to 4th-grade success.
Overall Education: Ranked 16th in the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the state's highest ever.
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Key Drivers of Success:
Literacy-Based Promotion Act: Enacted in 2013, requiring third-graders to demonstrate reading proficiency to advance to fourth grade.
Literacy Coaches: Intensive coaching for teachers to implement science-based reading instruction.
Targeted Interventions: Focused, evidence-based support for students not reading at grade level.
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#4

That's the radiology technician, the radiologist in many cases isn't even in the hospital but instead working in their on remote home office.

I built a cloud infrastructure for a company trying to become the Uber of radiology, with a centralized location that scans went into and were then farmed out to the radiologist with the best specialities that aligned with the incoming scan. Those Radiologists could sign in and out of the system at will, and all worked from home set ups.

And I typoed it...

I meant DON'T exist along a binary. And that completely inverted my meaning.

#37 yes Corky, statistical outliers define our species.

Of course there are outliers that in and of itself is part of life. They exist, but they are called out rare cases because they are a variant of the norm.

Well I said nothing about race snoofy, so you not being able to handle crafting a viable analogy speaks more to your lack of intellect than to mine.

"Biological sex and sexual orientation exist along a complex spectrum "

Personalities and personal expression exist along a binary. There are many ways to be a man and many ways to be a woman, but you're still a man or a woman.

"You're on that wavelength where we should simply ban marriage altogether."

Actually it would strengthen it. Straight and Gay lose all meaning. If you can't define men and you can't define women, then there is no definition for gay and lesbian.

The whole marriage issue is solved.

How can you separate the men from the boys?... you can can't tell what one is

If men don't exist, and women don't exist... then trans can't exist since their is nothing to change from one to the other?

Having a kid play in the band for football and basketball there is an energy to these things. It's a fun diversion from reality. I went to a march madness game to see the band and cheer the team on. Last second buzzer beaters in high profile games is something a lot of us growing up role played over and over in our driveways shooting baskets. To be so negatively jaded against something that is really just pure enjoyment is honestly kind of sad.

It's always funny to me how people love to belittle something if they are not a fan of it.

#2 I see it more of a testament to how mentally soft people are becoming, and the need for constant affirmation. Recoiling away from any form of accountability is much more the norm.

I've experienced

1) Call Center based in a southern state - super helpful, and I could actually understand them

2) Foreign call center - generally talk to someone named "Jake" with an accent that makes them hard to understand and I'm sure it's the same for them given the quality of the outcomes

3) AI Call center - mixed... There are the actual AI ones that emulate a person scarily well, and for basic issues work ok. Then there are the ones like Lamp described for Comcast that make me want to slam the phone down like I had an old school phone receiver in my hand.

If onshoring call centers resulted in a mix of the good AI from 3 with escalations to the people in 1.... I'm all for it. I'd happily never speak to "Jake" again.

Yeah, I misread it for sure... I thought I was the subject of the cosmetic aisle, must be having a self centered day. Sorry for the misread.

Bravo on the Simpsons reference though

Men are afraid of losing the power of patriarchy so we are pushing to keep trans women from competing with women in the olympics is the SIMPLEST explanation to you!?!?

THAT is simpler to you than men have women in their lives that are athletes and they view this a fairness issue? Regardless if that is right or wrong or you disagree with that take... You think patriarchy defense fits Occam's razor better?

If that is actually the case for you... You have successfully defined the hard to pin down "what is the FAR left, from just progressive, or regular Dem"

If you actually believe what you said... YOU are the fringe far left.

Here's the truth of the subject matter. You can't bring back the Patriarchy now if you allow menfolk to willingly give up that male privilege. That's what's REALLY going on.

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Wow, tinfoil take of the year so far. AND it got newsworthy... smh

"FFS, they're merely asking for a little empathy. It's no skin off anybody's nose."

no, it would seem they are expecting to compete as biological males against women in the olympics. To female athletes, it's quite a lot more than some skin off their nose.

Life is too short to constantly have your panties in a bunch Corky, if you don't let a little dark humor out every so often the world will beat you down.

I mean.... there is an argument that Mao Zedong could have been worse ;)

If it's so outrageous that Trump said it, you'd think you'd be more aghast at it happening to students. But for some reason you can't seem to muster it up.

"Great call I'm glad you noticed, that actually isn't the fraudster granny in the photo. Would you like me randomly choose someone else with similar facial features since AI is programmed to always to return some result?"

thinking...

I'll be SHOCKED when we learn their families were threatened if they didn't reconsider!!!

if that isn't pot, kettle, moment...

they just aren't aimed at your "people"

So am I now been labelled a MAGAT and Trumper here... and today the left are 'my people'.

Good to know my moderate creds are strong today.