Yes. Adult females do not want to be infantilized to be called "girls". You don't have to understand it to be a decent human being, you just have to respect it.
Maybe do some reading about women's liberation if you want to understand.
Flying Squid is a stay at home dad and he argues/posts on Lemmy all day, every day. Not sure he knows what grass is.
You would be surprised at how badly ecosystems can be neglected in the name of progress.
Not a silly question, an instructive one that you just proved my point. There is investment necessary in infrastructure/tools and education, not to mention actually making a profit for the wage of the person doing the work. That all adds cost beyond materials. Which, by the way, is significant. 1/8" titanium rod grade 5, 6" long, which would roughly be a similar volume for making glasses, is >$7 USD before tax and shipping on McMaster Carr.
Dude, I had no idea you were Canadian until just now. Statistically it's much more likely you are an American on Lemmy than Canadian simply due to population numbers.
So, why don't you do it?
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You sound very entitled.
Why are medical care/devices less expensive in other places, such as Europe? In large part because taxes are so high. US taxes are relatively low, meaning a different economic system and personal financial planning strategy.
My spouse is from a European nation with high taxes. It's not all roses there. There are pros and cons to each system.
Also, see the other comment from a Scandinavian person. They seem to contradict your sentiment.
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Can't...unsee...the incorrect spelling!
I have heard it pronounced "Beyonce" by a non-native speaker. The word is a boss fight in and of itself.
I don't agree with the concept of gender. Therefore, I object to being referred to as "cis" or "trans". I have a sexed body and a brain within it that does brain things.
No, I don't identify as agender either. That still is part of the concept of gender.
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So... Yes, they did talk to me about their feelings of imposter syndrome, out of a recommendation from someone else (I frequently mentor people at work). Unfortunately this person demonstrates a cluster of traits that means that they cannot acknowledge when they actually aren't good at something. (This person has a history of accomplished parents and education/career "boosts" from diversity goals (I am fine with diversity programs giving a boost to folks who otherwise are passed over, in fact I have benefited from them and I am grateful- the issue in this case is that this person actually isn't talented in this skill area)). I also know from others that this person's work performance is consistently, significantly below expectations in terms of measureable output and achievement of routine tasks that all team members should be able to do. Put these two together and their explanation for their feelings of inadequacy is latching on to the explanation of imposter syndrome. It's not my job nor my place to tell them that this isn't the case (I don't manage them), so at this point, I just try to avoid this person (largely due to the aforementioned cluster of traits).
Sadly, I know someone who thinks they have imposter syndrome, when really they are just incompetent. It's painful.
It's true, but it's not good.
We know that already, though, about Trump. We have known for years, and people either will or will not vote for Trump - their mind is already made up on kt. The Biden debate performance is a big deal because now we know Biden is not fit for the Presidency any more either, not because he did a bad job at it but simply because he is too old to go on. So now we need to talk about it and process it.