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Author Topic: Things that made you sad today thread.  (Read 9701482 times)

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40815 on: December 14, 2011, 11:51:11 pm »

Two people on the "how did you last die" thread are having a go at me for requesting that someone should spell out the name of a game because I hadn't heard of it-
not to mention I had better things to do than search every time i didn't know a game.

"TES V. OH WAIT THAT IS TOO OBSCURE; Skyrim."

Very mature. Some people piss me off. Yeah i'm in a foul mood right now.

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40816 on: December 15, 2011, 12:00:38 am »

Technology has been increasingly replacing unskilled and medium-skill labor. Things that were once widespread career options 2-4 generations ago, like assembly line work, textile weaving, calculation, record-keeping, telegraph/radio/phone operators, and so on have been automated by computers and robotics... and as this trend continues on, career options promise to become more scarce in other fields as well.

It's said often enough to become cliche, but it's true that higher education is a requirement to stay competitive in today's world. Information can be spread and shared so much more easily with modern technology, and this should be allowing for new research opportunities, creating new industries, and providing for new growth. Instead we see degree-holders working in restaurants and customer service jobs, or clawing others down as they try to climb the heels of old-money giants.

...suddenly, I'm reminded of a bit from the Hitchiker's Guide series, where Arthur finds himself on a planet populated by hairdressers, waiters, salespeople, and other folks descended from the service sector of a once-great spacefaring culture.

One would think that, as technology is replacing a percentage of the workforce, more money would be freed up to fund new businesses and jobs, but this hasn't been the case; instead, it seems to be trickling up into the hands of leaders of these companies which no longer have to field as large a workforce, and stagnating while it funds the luxuries these people enjoy.

This rant has rambled a bit... but I hope that some day soon, we'll see free access to higher education for all people, regardless of their financial standing. On a similar note, I hope that the Occupy movement, despite its flaws, brings about awareness of how serious the problem of my country's financial stagnation is; with almost 90% of its wealth pooled in the hands of the richest 1/5th of its population, we all suffer and stagnate.

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40817 on: December 15, 2011, 12:39:01 am »

The question is, would any lawyer want to take up a case defending you from another lawyer suing you for not paying your lawyer...?
Truean could take up the case for his payment for his ex-client against himself and lose, thereby getting double payment.
And thus begins a long, profitable career as a mercenary lawyer. We all now get to call Truean "Massey."
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40818 on: December 15, 2011, 02:27:28 am »

Back pain again. Uaaagh!
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40819 on: December 15, 2011, 02:53:41 am »

Back pain again. Uaaagh!

O.o It goes away?
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40820 on: December 15, 2011, 02:58:11 am »

Two people on the "how did you last die" thread are having a go at me for requesting that someone should spell out the name of a game because I hadn't heard of it-
not to mention I had better things to do than search every time i didn't know a game.

"TES V. OH WAIT THAT IS TOO OBSCURE; Skyrim."

Very mature. Some people piss me off. Yeah i'm in a foul mood right now.
It's the Internet. If you're expecting every person to be a mature and respectful Yale/Oxford graduate then your expectations are a little high.

Time to let it go.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40821 on: December 15, 2011, 03:09:39 am »

Back pain again. Uaaagh!

O.o It goes away?
Yeah, it's a muscle cramp.

No matter. I have a big stock of ibuprofen and BZs. One way or the other I'll get through this.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40822 on: December 15, 2011, 04:04:49 am »

I'm sick again in time for the weekend. It's the same recurring sickness I've had on and off for more than a month.

...suddenly, I'm reminded of a bit from the Hitchiker's Guide series, where Arthur finds himself on a planet populated by hairdressers, waiters, salespeople, and other folks descended from the service sector of a once-great spacefaring culture.
Not just any planet either. Maybe H2G2 was right about our origins.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40823 on: December 15, 2011, 04:19:04 am »

i finished my writing project. you can read it all here.

this is what makes me sad:
i made a topic.  and nobody replied. maybe i wote it so badly that people don't even want to comment. damn it, my writing sucks. now i'll go crying, if you don't mind.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40824 on: December 15, 2011, 04:24:50 am »

Do we not have an MLP thread anymore?  I'm almost afraid to ask.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40825 on: December 15, 2011, 04:28:41 am »

No, after the third (fourth?) thread was closed by Toady further discussion of the series was banned.
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« Reply #40826 on: December 15, 2011, 04:31:44 am »

No, after the third (fourth?) thread was closed by Toady further discussion of the series was banned.

Ouch.  Thanks for letting me know.

It seems almost that some of the fun of discussing the series was subverting the childish and feminine image of the show, which ran up against the forum regulations rather frequently.  Surprising...
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40827 on: December 15, 2011, 05:13:37 am »

Forgive mine ignorance, but what is MLP? Major-League Polo?
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40828 on: December 15, 2011, 05:15:30 am »

My little pony. They got banned after they started indexing horse rape fanfic (I wish I was making this up)
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #40829 on: December 15, 2011, 05:16:47 am »

...they started indexing horse rape fanfic (I wish I was making this up)
This. This makes me sad today  :'(

(not a MLP fan anyway)
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