As a Native American I have been asked more than once if I live in a teepee by other Americans. I often respond that I do but it has doors and windows and running water and we call it a house.
Tipis are an extremely smart and comfortable way of living tho, in my opinion. I'd prefer it to owning a house if there was a way to legally do that. Unfortunately some guys came along and stole all the land, so now I have to pay them most of my income I made from working the industries that they built and own in order to survive in a bleak existence where seeing pigeons and rats counts for the majority of my daily interaction with nature.
When I was in a remedial history class to make time for advanced Spanish, several kids were entirely unable to read. All of them very poor and black. I remember it frequently, any time I try to get my head around the state of the US and the reason education is so frequently under attack. Systemic racism has far reaching ramifications.
It's funny, l vividly remember being a kid, definitely less than 10, and wondering about the prevalence of amusement parks. In my mind, my state had a nationally known park, and then there was Disney.
The people sorting out your papers saying that is wild.
The purpose of the American school system is to provide childcare while the parents work and to adjust children to life as workers, teaching them some of the absolute basic life skills required so that the children can someday take over their parents' jobs.
And this is one of my primary foes, this design. It's one of the least libre forms of life and I reject it. I can only hope many others do the same, otherwise America won't be the only corporate slave-centric country.
They live out most of their lives in their cars, and exhaust fumes are clinically proven to be deeply harmful to cognitve ability. I don't know why we don't talk about that more. Wait, no, I know exactly why we don't talk about that more.
There was an interesting study done. A group was asked if smoking should be banned in outdoor cafes. Most said yes, it smells and forces everyone to inhale it.
Then they were asked if high-polluting vehicles like trucks should be banned from streets with outdoor cafes. Most said no.
Thanks to Hollywood and the media, plus most Americans not even having a passport let alone using it, people really do believe stereotypes
I know midwesterners who truly believe the Middle East is all one story clay shambly shacks, that everyone lives in a single room, and there's a permanent sepia filter on.
They only know it through Western media, and that media usually only portrays it for standard set pieces.
I know midwesterners who truly believe the Middle East is all one story clay shambly shacks, that everyone lives in a single room, and there’s a permanent sepia filter on.
I once to went to Mexio and everything was yellow tinted. Then I took off my yellow tinted glasses and everything was fine.
That's what I was thinking. I was never fond of the clips of his videos I'd seen, and he very knowingly participated in a crypto (?) scam a couple years ago. Maybe he caught enough flack to shape up, or at least look it for the cameras
Having never heard of him before, I looked him up.
He is 20 and has been a content creator for 8+ years. This is perhaps some of his first non-teenaged content, then. So I am not going to judge the monetized content of children too harshly.
Yes, because if you look a little harder than the literal interpretation of that, you would figure out that implys i have been hearing actively bad news about this person, have you heard dozens of allegations about me?
Okay, well have you considered that if I was pussyfooting around making accusations against you I’d say the exact same thing you did? This is a good moment to reflect and say what you want to say, or keep quiet
My man there are actual news articles on controversies this guy has had, your comparison of "uh wEll, bUT wHAt if I dID iT tO YoU" just doesn't make sense, I've explained what I meant by "I've never heard any good news about this guy" why are you getting so defensive?
The biggest thing I know about Africa is aparthied. Because of that scene in Lethal Weapon where some dude is trying to convince Murtoch going to Africa would suck since he is black.
almost non-existent. pretty much only other way is if you watch alot of science/research documentaries types related to africa then you know they know mos of them are in cities.
usually growing economies eventually stop growing, but the benefit newly growing economies can access is more modern technology built in right from the start, instead of centuries of retrofitting new technologies as they become available
This is great but that dude is a verifiable piece of shit. Unless he's changed his act or something he's pretty much everything that represents toxic social media bullshit.
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atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 118 pts · 243d
As a Native American I have been asked more than once if I live in a teepee by other Americans. I often respond that I do but it has doors and windows and running water and we call it a house.
tomiant@piefed.social · 19 pts · 243d
Tipis are an extremely smart and comfortable way of living tho, in my opinion. I'd prefer it to owning a house if there was a way to legally do that. Unfortunately some guys came along and stole all the land, so now I have to pay them most of my income I made from working the industries that they built and own in order to survive in a bleak existence where seeing pigeons and rats counts for the majority of my daily interaction with nature.
socsa@piefed.social · 8 pts · 242d
You'd prefer living in a tent over a climate controlled space with running water and sewer?
axx@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 242d
Holy shit the low levels of both education and curiosity in the USA are embarrassing.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 242d
i am Appalachian. when i moved to DC for work people asked in full earnesty if i had to buy shoes before taking the train
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 242d
isnt it also only specific groups live in teepees.
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works · 91 pts · 244d
Americans are dumb.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 48 pts · 244d
When I was in a remedial history class to make time for advanced Spanish, several kids were entirely unable to read. All of them very poor and black. I remember it frequently, any time I try to get my head around the state of the US and the reason education is so frequently under attack. Systemic racism has far reaching ramifications.
Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 26 pts · 243d
When I was about 16, I was traveling to the US. I still vividly remember immigration asking me if rollercoasters existed in Europe.
Americans also love asking where you're from, and there's only 2 responses:
IronBird@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 242d
i like telling "irish"-americans how they're legally not irish according to ireland
Drusas@fedia.io · 3 pts · 242d
It is really ingrained into most of us to be outwardly friendly and inviting.
degen@midwest.social · 1 pts · 242d
It's funny, l vividly remember being a kid, definitely less than 10, and wondering about the prevalence of amusement parks. In my mind, my state had a nationally known park, and then there was Disney.
The people sorting out your papers saying that is wild.
Drusas@fedia.io · 19 pts · 243d
The purpose of the American school system is to provide childcare while the parents work and to adjust children to life as workers, teaching them some of the absolute basic life skills required so that the children can someday take over their parents' jobs.
Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 243d
And this is one of my primary foes, this design. It's one of the least libre forms of life and I reject it. I can only hope many others do the same, otherwise America won't be the only corporate slave-centric country.
Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 244d
Do they got the Pizza Hut?
tomiant@piefed.social · 6 pts · 243d
They live out most of their lives in their cars, and exhaust fumes are clinically proven to be deeply harmful to cognitve ability. I don't know why we don't talk about that more. Wait, no, I know exactly why we don't talk about that more.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 6 pts · 243d
There was an interesting study done. A group was asked if smoking should be banned in outdoor cafes. Most said yes, it smells and forces everyone to inhale it.
Then they were asked if high-polluting vehicles like trucks should be banned from streets with outdoor cafes. Most said no.
The dots cannot be connected for some.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 242d
especially keep it ignorant about africans/ and AA people, so they have easy scapegoat later on,.
evol@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 243d
People are dumb, no need for any American Exceptionalism here
FatVegan@leminal.space · 3 pts · 242d
Okay, americans are exceptionally dumb
tomiant@piefed.social · 46 pts · 243d
It made me realize millions of people thought most of Africa lived in huts.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 17 pts · 243d
Thanks to Hollywood and the media, plus most Americans not even having a passport let alone using it, people really do believe stereotypes
I know midwesterners who truly believe the Middle East is all one story clay shambly shacks, that everyone lives in a single room, and there's a permanent sepia filter on.
They only know it through Western media, and that media usually only portrays it for standard set pieces.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 242d
thats why there quite some criticism about "homeland" as being extremely inaccurate
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 3 pts · 242d
I once to went to Mexio and everything was yellow tinted. Then I took off my yellow tinted glasses and everything was fine.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 242d
or that most of them dont know any names of the countries in africa, or the fact the S africa is a country.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 244d
I have literally never heard a good thing about this Creator
papalonian@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 243d
That's what I was thinking. I was never fond of the clips of his videos I'd seen, and he very knowingly participated in a crypto (?) scam a couple years ago. Maybe he caught enough flack to shape up, or at least look it for the cameras
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 243d
Having never heard of him before, I looked him up.
He is 20 and has been a content creator for 8+ years. This is perhaps some of his first non-teenaged content, then. So I am not going to judge the monetized content of children too harshly.
psoul@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 242d
He literally says in the video he was born in 1991. Someone is lying
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 242d
I have literally never heard a good thing about you, is that supposed to be a value judgement?
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 242d
Yes, because if you look a little harder than the literal interpretation of that, you would figure out that implys i have been hearing actively bad news about this person, have you heard dozens of allegations about me?
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works · -6 pts · 242d
Okay, well have you considered that if I was pussyfooting around making accusations against you I’d say the exact same thing you did? This is a good moment to reflect and say what you want to say, or keep quiet
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 242d
My man there are actual news articles on controversies this guy has had, your comparison of "uh wEll, bUT wHAt if I dID iT tO YoU" just doesn't make sense, I've explained what I meant by "I've never heard any good news about this guy" why are you getting so defensive?
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 242d
I pointed out that your comment lacks substance and your only retort is that I’m being defensive. I hope you can laugh at yourself in the future
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 242d
You're delusional
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 242d
You said, to the defensive person
evol@lemmy.today · 29 pts · 243d
Its a good litmus test if someone has any intellectual curiosity, I know people who have prestigious degrees who think stuff like this.
tomiant@piefed.social · 8 pts · 243d
"I am an expert in exactly how this specific lugnut works, it pays very well" != "I am a smart man"
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 242d
you have people with advanced degree in STEM believe anti-vax and chronic lyme conspiracies , its quite jarring.
chocrates@piefed.world · 20 pts · 244d
Africa has cities. What?
moody@lemmings.world · 27 pts · 244d
American education in regards to Africa is extremely minimal. It's not surprising at all that people know nothing about it.
Drusas@fedia.io · 9 pts · 243d
I was taught about desertification and gorillas.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 6 pts · 243d
The biggest thing I know about Africa is aparthied. Because of that scene in Lethal Weapon where some dude is trying to convince Murtoch going to Africa would suck since he is black.
Drusas@fedia.io · 3 pts · 242d
*Apartheid
Also that scene in American Psycho where Patrick says that we need to end it.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 242d
almost non-existent. pretty much only other way is if you watch alot of science/research documentaries types related to africa then you know they know mos of them are in cities.
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 242d
What country is Africa in again?
brucethemoose@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 242d
I had the incredible fortune of visiting Tanzania recently, and flying over Dar Es Salam was mind boggling. That city is huge.
Arusha is gorgeous too.
And they’re all growing crazy fast, as far as I can tell. Africa is gonna be leaving us in the dust some day.
baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 242d
usually growing economies eventually stop growing, but the benefit newly growing economies can access is more modern technology built in right from the start, instead of centuries of retrofitting new technologies as they become available
HasturInYellow@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 242d
If Africa isn't turbo fucked by the changing climate, they will almost certainly be the main powerhouse in 100 years or so.
That being said, I doubt many places will avoid being turbo fucked by it.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 9 pts · 243d
You mean dumbass American perceptions?
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 242d
people thought that, did never watch nature documentaries in africa, or researchers travelling to africa.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 242d
glad people are learning! the most densely populated city in the entire world is in africa
Bosht@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 242d
This is great but that dude is a verifiable piece of shit. Unless he's changed his act or something he's pretty much everything that represents toxic social media bullshit.
dyc3@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 242d
I don't follow him super closely, but I think he's matured a decent amount in recent years
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 242d
he's changed his act pretty drastically
galahyde@programming.dev · 1 pts · 244d