▲ 1333 ▼ California to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed program (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 11 months ago by florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world 238 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/16/governor-newsom-announces-affordable-calrx-insulin-11-a-pen-will-soon-be-available-for-purchase/
[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 7 points 11 months ago (6 children) He repeated the lie “keeping up with pronouns is difficult” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [+] shalafi@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I don't have a problem with pronouns that are unique, but don't use words that have different meanings. Make new words if the current ones are insufficient. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago I've been raising my kids to not make deals with the fae and don't want them to be confused. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) "you're not wrong you're just an asshole" I mean that application is a little pandering, just a custom field is fine. The world is unfortunately not a safe space though, so there is something to say about a company displaying that they are at least attempting to create an equitable work environment is not nothing. But I think most otherwise reasonable adults are going to find addressing someone in a business environment as Fae/Fear difficult with a straight face. Is that wrong? Idk permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago "Grampa! Stop calling everyone 'them', it's offensive!" permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 11 months ago I don't like your energy here but I'll agree that it's not important to me to "live my authentic self" when I'm doing perfunctory things in Public. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] shalafi@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I don't have a problem with pronouns that are unique, but don't use words that have different meanings. Make new words if the current ones are insufficient. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago I've been raising my kids to not make deals with the fae and don't want them to be confused. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) "you're not wrong you're just an asshole" I mean that application is a little pandering, just a custom field is fine. The world is unfortunately not a safe space though, so there is something to say about a company displaying that they are at least attempting to create an equitable work environment is not nothing. But I think most otherwise reasonable adults are going to find addressing someone in a business environment as Fae/Fear difficult with a straight face. Is that wrong? Idk permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago "Grampa! Stop calling everyone 'them', it's offensive!" permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 11 months ago I don't like your energy here but I'll agree that it's not important to me to "live my authentic self" when I'm doing perfunctory things in Public. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) I don't have a problem with pronouns that are unique, but don't use words that have different meanings. Make new words if the current ones are insufficient. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago I've been raising my kids to not make deals with the fae and don't want them to be confused. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago I've been raising my kids to not make deals with the fae and don't want them to be confused. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) "you're not wrong you're just an asshole" I mean that application is a little pandering, just a custom field is fine. The world is unfortunately not a safe space though, so there is something to say about a company displaying that they are at least attempting to create an equitable work environment is not nothing. But I think most otherwise reasonable adults are going to find addressing someone in a business environment as Fae/Fear difficult with a straight face. Is that wrong? Idk permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago "Grampa! Stop calling everyone 'them', it's offensive!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago "Grampa! Stop calling everyone 'them', it's offensive!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 point 11 months ago I don't like your energy here but I'll agree that it's not important to me to "live my authentic self" when I'm doing perfunctory things in Public. permalink fedilink source parent