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My job has been hard on my body lately and I'm so tired from the long commute. But I use the time to read and scroll Lemmy. It's very encouraging. makes me want to keep reading even when I'm getting confused and have to go back several times.
Hey maybe Xi will decide to enforce international law by arresting trump and trying him for genocide. Wouldn't that just be hilarious?
Honestly have a newfound appreciation for just how offensive Tom Cotton's "are you a member of the CCP" questions were to the Singaporean CEO of TikTok, considering that Singaporeans infamously dont like being called Chinese and the founding father of Singapore being very clear that Singaporeans are not Chinese
I mean they're mostly chinese exiles afaik.
Not really? Depends on the type of Chinese Singaporean, most of the ancestors of the Nyonyas left during the Qing dynasty, and integrated into to the local cultures of Malaya. Those whose ancestors came and settled down in Singapore during 1819-1937 were mostly fleeing the decline of the Qing dynasty and the Warlord Era, and their descendants mostly identify as Singaporean first. The New Immigrants that came into Singapore post WW2 and after independence would identify more as Chinese first, mostly due to the more nationalistic education they received from the mainland.
Though I would like make a side point that being Singaporean isn't tied to race, there are also large minorities of Indian and Malay Singaporeans that have also influenced each others' culture.
Right, but it'd be like saying an Australian person is British or a Cuban person is Spanish
Its an interesting dialectic, the cuban exiles in the US think of themselves as spanish, e.g. Narco Rubio so i bet the diasporoids in america would prefer to be called spanish, idk about the other ones tho.
Am I the only one very suspicious of the amount of odd questions being asked by fresh accounts lately? Maybe I'm just paranoid but I can't help but feel like there's some very glowie activity going on as of late.
not paranoid. isis-rael just multiplied its hasbara budget by 3 or 4 times (I forget which) Surely some losers can squeak out a grant to come harass us tankies.
What is going on with ViolentPacifist here? The insults came out of nowhere.
I don't know. Some people are insecure and self centred, and like to frame everything as a personal attack/accusation.
Also what sort of odd questions are you referring to?
There's a few, like that one thread from a few days ago about "what's bigotry do you see in ML spaces", I don't know, seems an odd question to ask when you're that fresh in the community.
Major disrespect towards the working class. Any company which makes the applicant worker do these fucking obnoxious mini games is a no go for me. As if i need to demonstrate superhuman skills to flip burgers!
I went to a bar to watch Eurovision and booed when Israel came on but I was the only one
Braver than the troops.
Respect G
Did they look at you weird?
I was at the front of the bar so I couldn't see everyone's reactions, but the people I did see just ignored it
I need a place to vent again. But It's bullshit that I need a referral to see a place where I live that offers HRT, but they want a referral that I can't give because the doctor I use to see for this, left, and his place refused to give a referral and just told me to get a referral from a primary care doctor, which I don't have.
and im trying not get overwhelmed at the same time with dealing with my dad's affairs either since he died.
I am sorry to hear that. Every person that needs HRT should get it (it should be a fundamental right for those who want it).
HRT should just be sold off the counter or free without any gatekeeping. It just very frustrating especially since I like, I did have access to it before the doctor I saw left last year. And it was sudden to since I schedule an appointment late fall, and they just tell me that the doctor left and sent me a letter saying that they would give a referral! and when I finally get around to it this month, they don't. like...
im genuinely getting angry and want to yell at this place. Actually I am going to raise a mess with this place
Do you still have the letter? Maybe if you show them their own letter that will convince them.
I do, I just emailed their patient representative contacts with a copy of the letter attached and even mentioned of willing to file a complaint. and if they ignore that I'll just show up to the clinic or call that patient rep line. Like, this is all extremely ridiculous all to get a referral just to see another doctor. It's not as if I'm asking for them to do surgery or something. All this reminds me of my mom who hated doctors, and legitimately. how can someone be a doctor and not end up being like Che Guevara and wanting and fighting for change? How do these doctors just for lack of better terms, not give a shit about the people they claim to care for.
and erg. I'm reminded when I had a very bad tooth infection a decade ago and got turned way from a dentist since I couldn't pay a few grand up front. and the tooth infection was really bad.
Well, doctors are part of the labor aristocracy (I believe), so it is not surprising to me that there would be those more interested in making money than helping people.
I am sorry to hear about your bad tooth infection! I know from experience that the dental industry is horrible when it comes to costs.
True, people should get free HRT if they want, and I wish you the best in getting HRT.
started a new job a month ago. In the AI generated onboarding documents it says i better get really comfortable with AI because it will be an extensive part of every job in the company.
fast forward to last weekend when CEO writes an angry teams message saying people are relying too much on AI to do their jobs and aren't putting any thought into anything.
lol lmfao even
I don't know why but the last five days have been weird and bad.
I don't feel like doing anything.
I don't enjoy anything, I think.
I don't want to really do anything.
I have no motivation, I think.
I hate that feeling. I get it a lot.
yeah, it just popped up out of nowhere
I am sorry to hear that. I have those days sometimes as well.
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