I’ve gutted out 3 careers in “skilled labor” (a term I find problematic), each time working from the bottom entry level guy, to the guy in charge. In all three I’ve worked side by side with people who actually got degrees in that field.

I have also regretted not getting a degree for my entire adult life.

We’ve been “walking past” this since at least 1961. Americans excell at ignoring our check engine lights.

Wisdom is intelligence applied. Or perhaps, wisdom is the synthesis of intelligence.

Will Hunting starts out the movie with mad intelligence and little to no wisdom, and the movie is the story of him shifting from one to the other.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rote_learning

Brown sugar by the Rolling Stones. My Sherona.

Fuck you, Afroman.

Interesting. Any sources?

For those like me who are uninitiated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loona

And the person from the thumbnail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuu

Well they shot both Martin and Malcolm, and their methods have only become more sophisticated. So peaceful or not, its us versus billionaires, and believe it or not, you can’t just shoot the right guy and fix all the problems, ask Luigi.

So says our media anyhow. I guess the protesters that have been shot were playing baseball or some shit at the time.

I think it’s more like sending a second out of control train to catch the first one. There’s no doubt eah train will crash, and that it will be bad, but now we have more variables as to which will crash first and how bad, with the exciting new possibility of each making each other worse than they would have been.

Even more dangerous for the animals? The whole place is purpose built to kill them. I think it’s already pretty much peak danger for the animals. I think rather, what these workplaces are becoming is more cruel.

Used oil, maybe?

He was in the process of his considerations when Kruger calls him into the office to inform him that accounting noticed that the human fund doesn’t exist. George just didn’t have enough time before getting caught to adequately convince himself to cash it.

At least his tailor has a sense of humor.

Depends. If you’re streaming Dire Staits on a $250,000 stereo. You’ve probably missallocated funds approaching a moronic level from a functionality perspective. However, if you’ve got half a billion in the bank, I’d say it’s a far more wholesome idiocy than for example, real estate. Money inherently means less to rich people. The difference of a few thousand to tens of thousands are, bewilderingly, fairly inconsequential to many people. I’d just assume they put that money into listening to music rather than super pacs or something. Hell, maybe they’ll actually hear what the musicians are saying and they’ll actually grow a little.

The issue with audio is the same issue with all hobbies. Spending a lot doesn’t make you an automatic expert, let alone even know what you’re doing. An expensive bat doesn’t make a bad player good, an expensive stove doesn’t make a bad cook good, expensive clothes doesn’t make an ugly person beautiful, an expensive running shoes don’t make an out of shape person healthier.

I find shitting on audiophiles particularly annoying because it’s smugness on both sides of the equation. The people who buy in think they’re better than everyone just like the people who see the con think they’re better than the rubes. If I had to pick a side though, I’d honestly pick the audiophiles, because at least they’re having fun.

The end of your comment was quite the ride for me:

There were two openly gay performers at the Superbowl

They’re probably talking about Brandi Carlile

(Billy Joe, and Ricky Martin),

Oh, I didn’t know Billy…

and one openly bisexual

Oh now they’re talking abou…

(Gaga).

Hmm

Why?

I don’t know why I thought of this, but they make telescoping poles for wasp spray. I wonder if any other type of aerosol can would fit in them, or why you would even want to do that?

I did limit my hopes to “some”, but I agree, introspection is woefully lacking in a America. Peer pressure should also help, though.