flamingo_pinyata

brilliant student in school, studied law, moved to China, learned the language, always very high achieving and motivated to succeed in what ever she chose to do, seemed like she was aiming high career-wise,

Burnout is a bitch, speaking from experience. One way out is to radically change your lifestyle. Whether it turns out good or bad in the long term is very individual

Comparing and ranking peoples suffering is in a really bad taste. By establishing a hierarchy of victimization you're sending a message to some that their problems don't matter because someone else has a bigger problem. Also you're reinforcing the division between groups and reinforcing negative stereotypes, without offering a stable long-term solution for a society without injustice.

The current narrative at least on social media like Lemmy, Reddit, TikTok, etc is of the "equal but separate" variety. Injustices exist and we must protest, we must fight for the underprivileged, but the lines of division between groups are sacred and must not be questioned.

The actual long-term goal should be the merging of groups in which the former out-group becomes part of the in-group. This idea is offensive to many which is why it's so hard to achieve.

I suspect US economy is in a much worse state than it's obvious just looking at the numbers. Most of my contact with Americans is with relatively well-off people working in the tech industry. And even they are feeling serious financial constraints. I can't imagine how the rest is doing.

The system seems to work - voting fraud doesn't seem to be a huge issue in the US.

It's just that it's so counterintuitive to me, making sure that everyone voted only once and only in their own name is essential. But somehow you managed to do it without requiring a formal ID document.

For me it is the concept of registering to vote. I am citizen so I have the right to vote automatically and only thing I need to provide is some accepted ID.

This but also that in some US states you don't need a valid ID to vote

Some version of single transferable vote , along with a parliamentary government system.

I believe it's a good starting point for an intelligent species to build on and develop further.

As to how would voting physically work? I guess dolphins can put things in a box. Better not to complicate on the first iteration.

I like to believe I'm pretty good. First, never assume bad intentions automatically. I go through a range of typos it could have been and respond like it was a typo. And then wait for another response to confirm if it was intentional or not.

Note - English is not my native language so that might have something to do with my higher level of tolerance.

In a college lecture, you can gain new information and ask questions. Local government meetings like public consultations about new projects - you can push for a certain outcome.

Political rallies - I reeeally don't get it. The fact that you even go means that you support the candidate and know their positions. It's unlikely they will say anything new. It's usually just a series of soundbites repeating the same ideas that you likely already agree with, otherwise you wouldn't be there.

Makes sense from manufacturing and business perspective to refresh your offer every year. It doesn't have to be a huge improvement, but technology slowly advances, there might be a better or cheaper manufacture for some components, etc.

On the other hand there no reason for any individual to be buying a new phone so often. Software support must be a thing - there's no reason for a phone to become obsolete after 2 years because of the software. It's a computer, you can update the OS almost indefinitely.