wcw43921 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Save Snopes Cygnia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Hmm, I better check Snopes to see if that's real. DasBroot and Bazza 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted July 25, 2017 Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 LOL: http://www.upi.com/Teens-Fantastic-new-name-Super-long/90361225751268/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Clown Motel For Sale I'm wondering--would this place be not quite as "creepy" if it weren't out in the middle of nowhere? And not next to a cemetery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 In former coal country, the working poor show open contempt for neighbors who seek handouts It was a good article that showed both points of view pretty well. The problem is only going to get worse as more and more skilled and semi-skilled labor is replaced with automation. The economy simply isn't going to need as many workers as before, and not only in manufacturing. Figuring out what to do with the hundreds of thousands of displaced workers whose skills have become redundant will be a huge political and (more significantly) social challenge that may well define what happens to our society over the next 20-25 years. I don't have an answer, and I don't know that anyone else does either. Money is only part of the equation, because life without activity is boring and difficult. I know this from personal experience. If you're an industrial worker with no advanced education (because at the time you believed you wouldn't need it) who's been doing the same thing for fifteen tears, and that thing has been suddenly taken away by forces you can't understand or control, what do you do with yourself? With the pool of jobs contracting as the pool of workers expands, there has to be a way for people to repurpose. Which is a lot harder than it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Look What You Missed, Cleveland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 The problem is only going to get worse as more and more skilled and semi-skilled labor is replaced with automation. The economy simply isn't going to need as many workers as before, and not only in manufacturing. Figuring out what to do with the hundreds of thousands of displaced workers whose skills have become redundant will be a huge political and (more significantly) social challenge that may well define what happens to our society over the next 20-25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech priest support Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 We're making jobs observe but not the need for them. It's the classic "Not my problem!" situation. Steel workers lose their jobs. IT worker replies "Not my problem!" Textile workers lose their jobs. IT worker "Not my problem!" Auto workers workers lose their jobs. IT worker "Not my problem! Factory workers lose their jobs. IT worker "Not my problem!" IT workers lose their jobs. IT worker "WAAAAH! NO FAIR! I WORKED HARD TO EARN A DEGREE AND GET THAT JOB! IT'S NOT MY FAULT THEY TOOK IT! THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO DO SOMETHING! I NEED HELP!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I'd like to think that I'd react with a bit more maturity than that. More to the point, there really ought to be a lot more government assistance for retraining regardless of industry. It's not okay that people can be automated out of jobs and just left to their own devices while they start over. It's cruel, inefficient, and wasteful. Enforcer84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Clown Motel For Sale I'm wondering--would this place be not quite as "creepy" if it weren't out in the middle of nowhere? And not next to a cemetery? Not reading the article to find out where the location is, don't like clowns, and don't want to tempted into going out for destruction. I don't really have a cemetary hang up, however. (ANd I live "in the middle of nowhere", so that wont bother me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I'd like to think that I'd react with a bit more maturity than that. More to the point, there really ought to be a lot more government assistance for retraining regardless of industry. It's not okay that people can be automated out of jobs and just left to their own devices while they start over. It's cruel, inefficient, and wasteful. Not to mention how difficult it is for the person to pay their bills and support their families in the 1-3 years retraining takes (during which time the work they are training for may also become obsolete). There is, of course, no glib or easy answer that meets the needs of the situation. That hasn't stopped people from looking for one rather than recognizing the complexity of the problem. DasBroot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Yeah, I've given serious thought to going back and picking up a basic electronic repair diploma - system administration doesn't seem as solid as it used to (especially with credentials obsolete over a decade - *I* keep current, my certifcations... not so much). But... toddlers. Mortage. Car. Elderly parents. Injured sister with two kids under five herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 (And I live "in the middle of nowhere", so that wont bother me) It's an odd hang up, isn't it? But just look how many movies have the premise "normal people go out into the boonies, and all countryfolk are cannibals" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 It's an odd hang up, isn't it? But just look how many movies have the premise "normal people go out into the boonies, and all countryfolk are cannibals" I think that's because a lot of move script writers have never been in a rural area in their lives. Ignorance can lead to bigotry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Never underestimate the power of a strong movie scene. A generation earlier, Alfred Hitchcock and Janet Leigh's screams changed America's bathing habits forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I survivedgrew up in the boonies. It was...an experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Never underestimate the power of a strong movie scene. A generation earlier, Alfred Hitchcock and Janet Leigh's screams changed America's bathing habits forever. When I'm in the shower I'm afraid to wash my hair I might open my eyes And find someone standing there aylwin13 and Cancer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Never underestimate the power of a strong movie scene. A generation earlier, Alfred Hitchcock and Janet Leigh's screams changed America's bathing habits forever. Or how one movie changed peoples swimming habits...Dun dah! Dun dah! Cancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 It's an odd hang up, isn't it? But just look how many movies have the premise "normal people go out into the boonies, and all countryfolk are cannibals" Well, it is ironic for me, rural areas are natural to me, I've taken hikes through woods without a 3nd thought (when age 12 even less, if you count the small section of woods that used to next to the side of my house). But, I want no part of a city, been to Richmond twice, and DC once will never go back. Even smaller cities I've been in throughout VA and NC I didn't particular like being in for more than a few hours. (I really don't even like going into the small city that is inside my county, but that at least is largely complicated by the fact that their traffic system was likely developed by someone who had a staring contest with Cthulhu. Pariah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 It's an odd hang up, isn't it? But just look how many movies have the premise "normal people go out into the boonies, and all countryfolk are cannibals" Another ironic thing is: Rurals are supposed to be the cannibals despite places that are more likely to grow the food supply are traditionally in the rural areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 When I'm in the shower I'm afraid to wash my hair I might open my eyes And find someone standing there Hmm, I've never been afraid about taking showers, even after watching the movie. Maybe because, I was always taught to cut the water off while lathering up with soap. At least at that part of the shower, I could hear someone coming. I guess washing my hair could pose a risk if the shampoo gets in my eyes leading up to the attack, (though when my eyes are in pain, I tend to go into recently awoken angry bear mode) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 That should go in the Politics thread. Have a read of OP of that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech priest support Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 That should go in the Politics thread. Have a read of OP of that thread. Oh, sorry. I thought this was about current news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Oh, sorry. I thought this was about current news. Well, it's not immediately obvious, but Simon (board admin) wants to keep all of the political discussion in one thread, here: http://www.herogames.com/forums/topic/93102-political-discussion-thread-with-rules/ Best to read the first post of the thread before posting in it. Political discussions got a bit . . . lively . . . a while back, so they're being contained in one thread now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Yeah, call this the apolitical news thread. tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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