O_o

We are living in a material world
And I am a material girl gingerbread man

Better bring a shovel if you want current Treat Williams.

Because it runs counter to basic democratic values. Here’s what Schäfer & Raumann, two professional change managers, had to say in 2009 on the topic of business vs. politics:
“[A political system’s] committees are characterized by a culture of discourse and decision-making processes in which proportional representation, the principle of fairness, the consideration of wings, majority and minority interests as well as idea of political consensus and the finding of compromise formulas are important.”
That makes politics very different from both business and science. They also note that good managers make for bad politicians, and vice versa. Unfortunately, I cannot find the source online anymore.

It’s all gone electronic very recently, but the “pink” medicine is considered optional in a way. It’s mostly QOL-improving stuff like aspirin or ibuprofen. It used to be free, but the decision has been made to further disadvantage the poorest part of society for which 5 € can make quite a difference.

I was thinking it’s a Pretty Hate Machine.

Yeah, take your hands off of them!

To live and die in Japan, that’s the place to beeee…

Strange how in polite French society, there are no female cats. Similar to rabbits in Spain…

I was told to better not call a Brazilian girl “garota” even though in Portugal, that’s perfectly acceptable.

Worse, he once made an indecent remark within earshot of an intern.

The sanctions are working.

I’ve once worked an entire year with no breaks whatsoever during the 8 h shift. High speed, intense, no-errors-policy. After a year, it had taken a huge toll on my health.

I had a solar-powered pocket calculator with a membrane once. Credit-card-sized. You can tell I was a nerd because I owned three pocket calculators at the same time.

I completely agree. Just look at the frontpage of Lemmy and the “big” social media instances, they are dominated by things we hate. Yet we are forced to endlessly discuss and react to the stream of BS instead of taking action.