Doesn't matter to them, the rich are isolated from any real repercussions of their behaviours. The older ones probably think they'll be out of the game before things get worse anyway. Short term benefits for them are worth the long term issues for the rest of us, just as always.

I'm literally riding the Shinkansen in Japan right now as I come across this meme.

Any harm coming to the child or other human shield is on the shitbag using them in the first place.

In French, it's "partenaire" either way, which makes it surprisingly neutral in a language where almost every word or object has an assigned gender. However, other words around it (like my partner, your partner or the partner) are themselves gendered, and therefore give away the gender of the partner in question.

I'm not screaming about the young people; I was "the young people" not that long ago. Not everyone who criticizes education is an out of touch boomer resisting every societal change.

Actually, analogue clocks have been obsoleted in almost every way by digital clocks for at least half a century, as digital wristwatches first hit the market in the 1970s. And yet, analogue clocks are still found everywhere. Classes, stores, train stations, homes, offices, not to mention the majority of wristwatches, still mostly use analogue clocks. In fact, excluding screens, I wouldn't be surprised if most people came across more analogue clocks than digital clocks on a daily basis. They're technologically obsolete, but haven't fallen out of use.

No, screw that whataboutism. When I went to school, I learned so much information that is virtually useless to most people, and not nearly enough skills and knowledge that would actually be helpful in daily life. I would like to see the situation improve for future generations.

Analogue clocks are everywhere and being able to read them is still important. Besides, if schools aren't even capable of teaching something so simple to students, I think that calls into question their ability to teach far more complex things.

So, schools aren't even capable of teaching students how to read clocks anymore?

Plot twist: They are one and the same.

Honestly, I always thought it was overrated. Some catchy music, sure, but I don't think it really holds up otherwise. Maybe the play was better?

"I do not speak French" versus "I do not know how to speak French". Both are correct, though only the latter clarifies not speaking the language because they do not understand it, rather than purely out of spite. So in this specific case, the former could be used as a subtle FU.

Daily life