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Comment Re: Great, now make it future-proof. (Score 1) 217

School should teach basic physics (the classical shit without the abstract formalisms or with only the conceptual bits of them that invariably show up at some point), basic economics (the mathy science, not the blabla "invisible hand" crap), "the needful" maths, and domestic and foreign languages and kammunikashonz skillz.

Everything else is either a fad (like the farts), or a lie (like the literary genres like history, politics and the various sociologies and psychologies), or can be studied later in that liebrul university, but only after getting the basics firmly in place.

Religiosity (except in its context of it being a tool, an opium for the masses) should be banned from school and burned out of the curriculum with nuclear fire.

Comment Re:Great, now make it future-proof. (Score 1) 217

LOL, that would be a total waste of time.

What "the constitution" means is what the chieftain of the nation tells a few bought-and-paid-for with trinkets "supreme judges" it means, and nothing more. Even if you did self-delude into believing otherwise, you'll be proved wrong in a court of law.

Writing in cursive, on the other hand, will help you get hired by those who actually interpret the constitution, because they tend to like it in pretty writing.

It is all about marketable skills, you see.

Comment Re:Meanwhile in the USA (Score 3, Insightful) 36

It's not just greenflation. Companies have realized that they can make more money focusing on the top 10% of consumers and just what the bottom 90 go to hell. If they had the slightest fear of competition then they wouldn't take that risk because a competitor might work their way up in the cheaper markets and then jump into the more profitable ones, but since we don't enforce antitrust law because we're busy freaking out about trans girls playing field hockey in the Midwest you can kiss that goodbye.

Comment Re: BNPL groceries = groceries on credit cards (Score 1) 70

Only on Slashdot can you get modded down for pointing out that there are a lot of Walmart stores.

And that map is from like 6 years ago, so there's probably even more than what's shown. So my point still stands, if none of your grocery stores take credit cards, where out in BFE do you live that there isn't even a Walmart?

Comment Re:Dumb managers manage dumbly (Score 1) 53

Instead, I would be happily loyal to a chain that had uniformly good quality (not luxury, just good - clean, working pool, no bedbugs, hot breakfast) and guaranteed the best price (and they will lower my price if they decide to lower the price to "fill rooms"). Done.

Yeah, the hotel industry is in a sorry state right now. Most are clearly neglecting maintenance and then jerk you around on price and amenities. Oh, and they are shrinking the rooms too!

Comment Re:Huh? Where? (Score 1) 53

Literally every hotel I've booked in both Marriott or Hilton chains has a cancellation policy including night before. Literally. Every. Single. One. I only have about 500 nights in a hotel since 2018 including plenty in several states in America. Is this some hyper localised trend where the writer lives or something?

I live in the US and often pay extra for my reservation to allow cancellations. Even when booking directly through the hotel's website. Marriott is the worst offender IMHO.

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