What is something that should have died out a long time ago?
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English orthography. It's like this close to being random.
Other languages have reformed theirs (or theres or they'res) to make sense at some point since the dawn of modern literacy.
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Inglyš orþografi. Ic laÿk dis klows tu biyņ random. Aðer laņgwajez hav riformd derz (or derz or derz) tu meÿk sens at sǎm poÿnt syns de don ov modern lyterasi.
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Lol
Speak of the devil and the ones equating skin color with culture will appear
equating skin colour with culture
Not equating. They said that people of an ethnicity are often also of a culture common among those of that ethnicity.
I'm in Costa Rica, and people are likely to (correctly) assume that I'm a foreigner here because I'm white.
It's not equating. It is, however, a way to tell what is likely.
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We did address it. And then everyone immediately changed how they pronounced every vowel.
We should address it again, and fix the way a ton of words have been Anglicized at the same time, but we're far from alone. French is loaded with needlessly silent letters as well, just as the first example that springs to mind.
(actually, can we just switch directly to the International Phonetic Alphabet?) (This is a bad idea for reasons that are probably obvious, it's a lateral move at best)
Adopting IPA would be wrong because it would require that everyone talk exactly the same way.
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fykst yt for ÿu
Inglyš orþografi. Ic laÿk dis klows tu biyņ random. Aðer laņgwajez hav riformd derz (or derz or derz) tu meÿk sens at sǎm poÿnt syns de don ov modern lyterasi.
Teräs Käsi.
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Billionaires, government officials owning stock, private campaign finance, the two party system, racism, sexism, health insurance, private equity, for profit prisons, for life Supreme Court appointments, Nazis, Zionism, Wall Street, unregulated banking,jobs that don’t pay a living wage, unaffordable housing, student debt, the police state and lobbyists
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Mhmm, the nuance of racism and "it just being biology/tribalism/instinct," haven't heard that before.
The was no 'just', just as there was no equating.
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Stupidity and ignorance.
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Aw, dang. This was gonna be my answer, too.
Why? Do you know him?
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Donald Trump and the GOP
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Internal combustion engines.. We just don't need them anymore.
Their continued use really only measures up to hubris.
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Here, the minimum wage for servers is $17.20, same as any other worker.
It is the same in Canada. However, there are still special provisions that 2nd class the labor rights of restaurant employees.
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The belief that somehow through democracy and a constitution written by slave owners, somehow a country with half of the population being crazy, nationalistic nazis and the other half believing it's enough to live with these kind of people because of said democracy and constitution, that somehow society can go on and prosper just 'cause.
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Fossil fuel subsidies. No longer needed since we have more viable alternatives, and they just contribute to global warming, and litter.
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I'm leaning more into druidic paganism personally but paganism has had a massive impact across the planet through it's different forms.
Vikings, Celts, Romans, Greeks, ancient Egyptians, native Americans and aboriginal Australians all practiced / practice some form of pagan religion. If you genuinely believe that not a single one of those culture groups have done anything throughout history then you clearly need to learn some things yourself before you criticise people for believing in any religion.
But I guess I shouldn't expect someone who can't even remember their own arguments to actually understand anything about the world outside their basement.
wrote last edited by [email protected]rofl sure, those religions that did not ever do anything significant positively either suuuure are great! Please, point to the evidence in history of the great gains of your pet religion...
Again, we're not talking about your pet religion, you fucking numpty. We're talking about the religions that have shaped "the west" in modern culture. Stay on topic. or continue to completely and utterly ignore the point.
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rofl sure, those religions that did not ever do anything significant positively either suuuure are great! Please, point to the evidence in history of the great gains of your pet religion...
Again, we're not talking about your pet religion, you fucking numpty. We're talking about the religions that have shaped "the west" in modern culture. Stay on topic. or continue to completely and utterly ignore the point.
Ok you know what it's on me for falling for a troll, clearly I'm just trying to stop you from believing in something without evidence. But that's just something idiots do right?
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Speaking as someone whose native language uses phonetic writing, it simply makes sense. You just write what you say. Yes, some people talk differently, and because the writing is phonetic you can easily capture that in writing and you have multiple spellings for the same word in the dictionary (some marked as regionalisms). And as pronunciation of certain words shifts in time, so does the spelling. When more and more people start writing the word as it sounds, instead of the "correct" spelling, the new version gets added to the dictionary.
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Ok you know what it's on me for falling for a troll, clearly I'm just trying to stop you from believing in something without evidence. But that's just something idiots do right?
wrote last edited by [email protected]You refuse to understand the point because, supposedly, YOUR religion hasn't produced as much negativity... Congratulations on being the most dense fucking moron on Lemmy this month. Genuinely, you are pathetic.
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Fossil fuel subsidies. No longer needed since we have more viable alternatives, and they just contribute to global warming, and litter.
I'm not sure that's true.
The supply chain for food is heavily dependent on diesel. All machinery on farms is diesel, and the trucks that move the food to silos then mills then factories and then shops are all diesel.
Presently there's no real substitute for that machinery. Sure it might be technically possible to construct an electric tractor or truck but it's not economically viable at this time.
The subsidies don't really serve to make fossil fuels continue to be viable, it's more like a measure to avoid sudden inflation due to fluctuations in the price of diesel.
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Internal combustion engines.. We just don't need them anymore.
Their continued use really only measures up to hubris.
I just posted this in response to another idiot, but it works here too:
I'm not sure that's true.
The supply chain for food is heavily dependent on diesel. All machinery on farms is diesel, and the trucks that move the food to silos then mills then factories and then shops are all diesel.
Presently there's no real substitute for that machinery. Sure it might be technically possible to construct an electric tractor or truck but it's not economically viable at this time.
The subsidies don't really serve to make fossil fuels continue to be viable, it's more like a measure to avoid sudden inflation due to fluctuations in the price of diesel.
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That's not true. Sure, we have tribalism, but there's no reason it has to be about race. It could be about religion, politics, country of origin, and countless other things
Sports. Watch the crowds in some European soccer or basketball matches and you'll see how we managed to keep tribalism alive and well, but (mostly) harmless.
(You need stadiums that can handle tens of thousands of people bouncing on the stands for ninety minutes without collapsing, though.)
