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I don’t buy the point about metadata when Signal […] may be able to scrape it […]

I agree that it it within the realm of possibility, but, imo, this is independently verifiable, as the Signal apps are open-source ^[1][2][3] and offer reproducible builds (except iOS ^[2.1]) ^[1.1][3.1]. See this section on Signal's metadata for some more concrete information ^[4].

[…] I don’t think that’s necessarily true, because 1. a lot of the vocabulary is just…not English anymore. […] Comprehending the play by reading the dialog alone is difficult because the context is missing. […]

I think you may be missing the point that I was trying to make. I agree with your opinion that think Shakespeare can be difficult to read, but, regardless of that, trying to comprehend it is still trying to comprehend it. If one is practicing their reading comprehension, no matter the difficulty of the material, imo it could still be said that they are improving their comprehension. Now, it could be that there is material that is more efficient at improving one's reading comprehension ability than Shakespeare, but I think that's a separate argument.

Make English 4 if not English 3 electives rather than required. Replace them with a semester of […] how to safely refrigerate chicken

Imo, this is something that can be taught in a basic foods/cooking class, or a home economics class (which has at least been taught in the past ^[1] — I haven't found any current data).

Make English 4 if not English 3 electives rather than required. Replace them with a semester of […] fire safety […]

I disagree that this should be in some form of course. I think that this can be taught in a short afternoon visit by a fire department — it may even be already.

Make English 4 if not English 3 electives rather than required. Replace them with a semester of driver’s ed […]

I disagree. Imo, there isn't any point to teaching driving skills to students. Imo, I also don't believe that it would be entirely ethical.

Make English 4 if not English 3 electives rather than required.

For clarity, are you saying that you don't think that it should be mandatory that English, or any of its derivatives, be taught as a course to children?

I think later high school English classes do more to beat any love of reading teenagers have out of them by force feeding them […] obsolete shit […]

How are you defining "obsolete" in this context?

Imo, yes you are!

It’s a one time fee for personal.

Ah, so there is! ^[1][2[3]] I didn't notice that. Thank you for pointing out that inconsistency in my previous comment; what I stated was conjecture, and, lo and behold, it turned out to be wrong.

Err, but each of my comments have been directly addressing things that you've stated in this thread, so wouldn't that logically infer that my comments are related to this thread? Explicitly my logic would be: If comment A directly addresses the content in comment comment B, then A is related to B; each of my comments respectively address the content in each of your comments; therefore, my comments are related to your comments ^[1]. Would you mind outlining exactly isn't related to the thread? Perhaps I missed something.

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1. "Modus Ponens". Wikipedia. Published: 2024-07-07T05:04Z. Accessed: 2024-12-11T02:36Z. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modus_ponens.
   • §"Explanation". ¶1.

     1. If P, then Q.
     2. P.
     3. Therefore, Q.

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I wonder what it is that an instance may offer over others

Here is a non-exhaustive list of things that I think are important when considering an instance:

• Stability — eg uptime, how quickly outages are addressed, etc.
• Speed and responsiveness — eg how quickly one can download resources from the instance, how quickly pages can load, etc.
• Accessibility of the admin(s) — eg how easy is it to get in touch with the instance admin(s)? are they open to communication?
• Cost sustainability — eg how is the instance funded? Is their model sustainable?
• Infrastructure sustainability — eg how is the instance powered? Is it in a stable location?
• Local Laws — ie what laws is the instance subject to?
• ToS — ie what rules does the instance impose on its users?
• Who is the instance federated and defederated with, and what is their criteria for federation?
• Other smaller things like ability to upload media, number of local communities, number of users, front-end/appearance, etc.

I think that It depends on the instance, but I would argue that, generally, yes.

Well, a journalist would often be expected to get in touch with a source directly, which is not feasible if we’re all doing it.

Are you saying that journalism only deals in novel information?

I’m assuming you’re in a microblogging flavor of federation and that’s why this is broken down into a bunch of posts?

No, I'm not on a microblogging platform. I personally prefer to post atomic comments. I believe that threads should be restricted in scope so that they are clearer and easier to follow. I think that it also helps prevent miscommunications.

[…] journalists write news, are you writing it down in an article afterwards?

If that is the accepted definition of journalism, then you are right I wouldn't fit (Wikipedia's definition, however, does state that sources are required when writing ^[1]), but that isn't exactly the point that I was getting at by this post.

[…] journalists write news […].

If an article hasn't cited any sources, then, imo, it isn't news ­— it's just conjecture.

[…] There’s a reason it’s supposed to be a full time job […]

For clarity, by "it" are you referring to journalism?

[…] I presume we don’t want every private citizen to be making phone calls to verify every claim they come across in social media […]

Can you clarify exactly what you are referring to here?

[…] understanding what even counts as a source is not a trivial problem, let alone an independent source, let alone a credible independent source. […]

I agree.

[…] we should get research methods taught in school from very early on. […]

I agree.