Friday, March 22, 2024

1(a leaf falls)one1iness

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 link Based on your own experience, would you agree that people are more disconnected and lonely than they were five years ago?  Is this mai...

No toilets in this ladies’ room (not even a urinal by Duchamp)

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 link Can the experience of feeling unfairly excluded be an enlightening one for someone who is part of the dominant group?   What do you th...
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Visibly Homeless

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  link Do you find the modern trend of the homeless setting up tents in public urban spaces disturbing?   Should the government remove them ...
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What does it mean to you, Aretha? How about you, Azuka?

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  link I have sometimes noticed in Slovakia, as this Nigerian columnist does, that respect is often given according to perceived status or w...
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Uncle Sam Wants You For Climate Corps. Nearest Recruiting Office.

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  link This is the last entry you can comment on for late March to late April. It is often argued that the global warming and its effects co...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Spacing out...

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 link Is it good that dispensing money on space travel is less popular than it was during the space race?   Or do we need the inspiration th...
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You say disorder, I say diversity. Let‘s call the whole thing off.

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 link How attracted are you to the idea of neurodiversity?   Is this just another form of modern relativism?   When can labels be helpful an...

Not a labor of love

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 link Mercenaries have often been despised since they kill others for money rather than because of their beliefs or values (such as a desire...
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Since I’m depressed, how about if I actively work to make my/our situation worse?

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 link I can certainly relate to the frustration which often results from trying to help a friend overcome depression.   What are your own ex...
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America everywhere you look

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 link This is the last entry you can comment on for late February to mid-March. Do you feel that American culture is dominating the world?  ...
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Saturday, January 20, 2024

Would you like a placebo for your headache?

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  link Do you trust doctors?   Is it sometimes necessary to lie to a patient in order to help them more effectively?  Or for researchers to ...
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Wedding Woes

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 link Do you like going to weddings? Are traditional weddings a good thing, or have these traditions become too restrictive?   Can you under...
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Emissions for me and negative impacts for thee

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 link Does it outrage you that the countries who are most to blame for global warming are (for the most part) not those who have to deal wit...
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Focusing on the fashion and family of female politicians

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 link Reading about the woes of the former Finnish PM made me think about the situation of Čaputová here in Slovakia.   Do you agree with th...
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(Half) Gay Marriage

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 This is the last entry you can comment on for mid-January to mid-February. link This is an article about how two films (one Indian and one ...