Super interesting vid, thanks for the recommendation! And on Nebula, no less.

A moment of normalcy and laughter before the events of the evening unfold.

I don’t deny the existence of slurs or hate speech (like “bloodmouth”). In this particular case, “carnist” is an academic word used in scientific papers in a sociological context.

Like I said in the other thread, it’s describing the opposite of vegetarianism and veganism. “Omnivorous” was proposed as an alternative, but it’s initially understood as “digesting plant and animal matter” in zoology, which would technically include vegetarians.

There is a need for a name that excludes vegans and vegetarians to describe reality.

Sorry for the Godwin point, but fascism is also an academic word used to describe a real political movement and fascists hate being called fascists. I’m myself eating meat so I don’t want to draw parallels here.

Okay I had a look and, you’re right. Apparently it’s an academic word in sociology meaning “prevailing ideology in which people support the use and consumption of animal products, especially meat.” So it’s not the practice, it’s the way of thinking.

Alright, that’s pretty good. I wanna nitpick by saying that vegetarians are also omnivorous because omnivorous is digesting “plant and animal matter”, but I don’t know if it would be in good faith :p Thanks for the discussion.

Then what word would you like people to use for “person eating meat as part of their alimentation”? I ask in good faith, I’m really curious to know your opinion.

I don’t think that “meat-eater” is necessarily better than “carnist” 😕 Or a negative like “non-vegeterian”? A bit of a mouthful.

“Bloodmouth” is clearly trying to be a slur (although it’s the first time I see the term). “Carnist” however is just a neologism with meaning “someone who eats meat as part of their alimentation”.

Words exist to convey meaning, that’s all. Now vegans or vegetarians can be aggressive towards carnists, that’s for sure. Nothing to do with vocabulary.

I just cheated to have additional resources when needed. Game was more fun after that!

In my country (and in many othets I suspect), the number of pupils per teacher keeps increasing. It’s really hard to individualize teaching when you have 30 pupils :(

Sure sure. But we’re defunding all that under the current administration, so its a moot point.

Just a quick comment that I am not american ;)

If there really were a single dimension axis of smartness, won’t there be a “smartest” and a “least smart” in every classroom? And if they’re in the wrong class and they leave, won’t there be two new pupils at the extremes? This argument of “you’re in the wrong class” always sounded elitist to me.

The important is that the teacher tailors the teaching to the students. Spend more time on the ones who struggle, give extra stuff to do to the quickest (e.g. help teaching to other pupils).

I’ve also always been against separating children by “intelligence”. Having a “smart” class and a “dumb” class is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

That being said, there are children who have special needs and who require a teacher who has the proper formation to help them.

Minimalist necromancy.

Certainly they are neutral evil, no? Can’t have market monopoly without rules. Wouldn’t go as far as lawful evil because they ain’t afraid of breaking no law.

Disappointed that this comic isn’t older and I can’t binge read it :( But I’m eager to read the rest!

Honestly you can play it with keyboard and mouse no problem. Don’t let it prevent you from playing!

It looks more like a Savoy cross than Danish.

What do you mean by rechasing the dragon?

Smoking is never cool. It’s so hard to quit once you start.

I could’ve written every single word in your comment! And surprisingly enough, the commute is one of the best part of my day. The only issue is the time I get up and the time I come home.

“Haunted houses are a product of US culture”, right…