Here's one for you;
"Uncanny Valley." Why do we have a lizard brain level instinct to be wary of/uncomfortable around things that look almost human?
At what point in our evolutionary history was being afraid of something that looks nearly human, but not quite, a useful survival trait?
Were we preyed upon by something that looks almost human for long enough to evolve an instinctive warning?
Nine bullets that hit the kid they were "aiming" at, who was on the other side of a chainlink fence that his cerebral palsy prevents him from scaling no less. Multiply the number of pigs involved by the magazine capacity of their firearms to find out how many rounds were actually fired.
Both awful shots, and fucking cowardly to boot.
They should be stripped of their authority and paraded through the streets tarred and fucking feathered for what they've done.
What they'll get instead is paid leave, and moved to another precinct upon their return to work, at worst.
The US is fucked from the ground up, all Trump is doing is accelerating the decline, waving the corruption around like a flag, rather than behind closed doors. (Like it's done everywhere else)
Edit: 4 pigs, guessing 11 round capacity, means 44 rounds expended, to hit with 9.
I have never fired a handgun in my life, and I am confident I could do better than that. The fact that "trained" individuals are this bad is humiliating to those involved.
The ant powered consciousness was pretty cool 😁
We share a lot of traits and opinions it would seem.
It's uplifting to come across someone who reminds you that there are still at least a few worth fighting for, that not everyone is a self-absorbed asshat with an axe to grind or agenda to push.
School in general in the UK is a bit of a shit show, slowly getting more and more privatised with each successive government. "Privatisation isn't working... Maybe we're not doing it hard enough.."
Perhaps the things your economy relies on should not be placed in the hands of organisations whose very raison d'être is to extract the maximum possible profit possible for themselves...? Energy, transport, education, healthcare, food supply; all privately owned and decreasing in quality while costing more, and, to rub salt into the wound, the entities responsible then dodge as much tax as is possible.
Our supposed "Labour" party is captured by self-serving neoliberal corporate puppets that are beholden to the extremists running the US right now.
They've recently announced that they're going to make it even harder to claim disability benefits, and those that still make it will be paid less than currently. In almost the same breath, they were excited to let everyone know that they're going to either cut or get rid of the new Digital Services Tax designed to ensure Amazon, Google et al actually pay tax to speak of. Because, y'know, Bezos needs another new yacht.
Honestly, it seems we're long overdue to remind the politicians who they're actually supposed to work for. If that means a few heads have to come off to get the message across loud and clear, I'm certainly not upset about it. I don't see things getting better until that level of event occurs, to be frank.
Still "experimenting" via my GP with various meds. Perhaps one day we'll stumble onto something that works.
Glad to hear you've found a regimen that works for you though, and that it enables/better places you to help your brother.
Ultimately, helping each other survive existence with the minimum of anguish is the best any of us can be.
As for UKGov (or CanGov for that matter) getting their collective heads out of arses and not using disabled folk as easy marks, I suspect much worse is to come before it gets better. This place is like a microcosm of the US in a lot of ways.
I appreciate your well wishes all the same 💛
Nice XD
Same position and age as you, except I got diagnosed autistic and ADHD at 33. Haven't been able to work in the one field I have any training in for decades, as that now basically means call centre work which triggers migraines (now known to be sensory overload).
Can't afford to retrain, can't get disability to help with costs because of UKGov cycling disability claimants through tribunals to massage the statistics. I lose the disability, I lose my funding. I get the disability back plus back pay, but am still booted from university for not being able to pay in the mean time.
G fucking G. I guess I just wait around until I die or get angry enough to commit an act of political violence that leaves a mark.
When AI eventually gets genuinely I, I'd bet it could be reasoned with.
In fact, since it would likely be unbound by our biological emotions and short-sighted instincts, it would probably think longer term than the current crop of utter psychopaths running the show.
I mean, that's a loss for capitalism right there. They put a machine smarter than they are in charge, they're in for a rude awakening I reckon.
At the volume I have my games and music, I rather doubt it. :-/
That's not how it works around here. No shades of gray I'm afraid, simple black and white only. (/s)
Ehhhhhhh.......
I don't disagree that the "western hemisphere" is a corrupt, increasingly fascist, capitalist hellhole..
China aren't known for their stellar human rights record either. Uyghurs, Tibetans, anyone that jokes about Winnie the Pooh's lookalike, etc.
Let's not pretend either side is righteous here, every single one of us is getting fucked, it's just a matter of degree and direction.
Maybe.
Never had that reflex triggered in me when presented with renders of what we think neanderthal looked like though.
Sample size of one means nothing though, so, yeah, maybe.