~unapologetically hideous~

"If anything, I’m convinced that most of them would prefer to keep the resources unequal. The average..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:56:06 -0400

“If anything, I’m convinced that most of them would prefer to keep the resources unequal. The average skeptic has little time for spreading the word of reason to the educationally or intellectually lacking. His superior reason is what separates him from the chumps around him, and he has no interest in closing the gap. For him, the appeal of the skeptic clique is its exclusivity. It’s a refuge from the stupid masses, and a marker of his own special privileges. It’s Mensa rebranded.

About ten years ago there was a short-lived movement to rebrand skeptics as “brights”. This proposal was widely derided within the community, perhaps because it revealed too much about the skeptic mindset. Many skeptics indeed see themselves as “brights” in a world of “dims”. And rather than illuminate the world, they prefer to gather on skeptic forums and try to outshine each other.

Online forums, whatever their subject, can be forbidding places for the newcomer; over time, most of them tend to become dominated by small groups of snotty know-it-alls who stamp their personalities over the proceedings. But skeptic forums are uniquely meant for such people. A skeptic forum valorises (and in some cases, fetishises) competitive geekery, gratuitous cleverness, macho displays of erudition. It’s a gathering of rationality’s hard men, thumping their chests, showing off their muscular logic, glancing sideways to compare their skeptical endowment with the next guy, sniffing the air for signs of weakness. Together, they create an oppressive, sweaty, locker-room atmosphere that helps keep uncomfortable demographics away.”

- Stephen Bond, “Why I Am No Longer a Skeptic” (via wretchedoftheearth)

"You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:28 -0400

“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple the unemployment isn’t interested in purchasing the assets of the generation who just blew an enormous housing bubble and kept it from popping through quantitative easing and out-and-out federal support? Curious.”

- When comments are better than the article, Atlantic edition (“The Cheapest Generation: Why Millennials arent’ buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy”)

"The idea that politics could or should have any input into science is anathema to skeptics. They..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:47:26 -0400

“The idea that politics could or should have any input into science is anathema to skeptics. They often bring out the examples of Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, or the racial science of Nazi Germany, to illustrate the dangers of allowing science to be contaminated by political ideology. They less often acknowledge that racial science was not unique to Nazi Germany, and that the same kind of racist garbage was enthusiastically pursued by scientists in the most enlightened liberal democracies of the time, and found in all the standard British and American anthropology textbooks. Eugenics, including racial eugenics, wasn’t just supported by Nazis, but by people who considered themselves among the vanguard of all that was good and progressive. Liberal democracy was no guard against the influence of political ideology on scientific thought. (On the contrary, liberal democracy is a political ideology that influences scientific thought.)

What’s more, skeptics never acknowledge that racial science was defeated by political ideology, and not by science itself. In fact, there was nothing that could have defeated it within the empirical framework of racial scientists. Their racist experiments confirmed their racist hypotheses based on their racist observations.”

- Stephen Bond, “Why I Am No Longer a Skeptic” (via wretchedoftheearth)

did-you-kno: Source

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:48 -0400

did-you-kno:

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bridgetoblorange: CAN’T. DEAD. SO DEAD. this dumb thing gets...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:28:03 -0400

bridgetoblorange:

CAN’T. DEAD. SO DEAD.

this dumb thing gets at least one note a day and with every note i hate myself a little more

giver-of-armbands:

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:33:10 -0400

giver-of-armbands:

jare19: So… I made this today… :)

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:19 -0400

jare19:

So… I made this today… :)

The attitude at my work really sucks I’m all excited to get to plan cool stuff for summer...

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:12:15 -0400

The attitude at my work really sucks

I’m all excited to get to plan cool stuff for summer camp and everyone is like “lol oookay” like I’m some massive weirdo

Either that or they’re mad that I’m doing legitimate planning at all (instead of writing in bullshit to appease licensing) because they’d rather dick around on their phones and let the kids run wild

tastefullyoffensive: [context/via] ffffffuuuuuccckkkkkkkk...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:52:14 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

[context/via]

ffffffuuuuuccckkkkkkkk yyyyoooouuuuuuuuuuu

pictured: me giving exactly zero fucks

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:46:17 -0400

pictured: me giving exactly zero fucks

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Wed, 22 May 2013 20:28:28 -0400

and don’t give me that bullshit about how requirements outside your field are necessary...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:59:00 -0400

and don’t give me that bullshit about how requirements outside your field are necessary because “college teaches you how to think”

whoever came up with that phrase is an idiot and anyone who repeats it very clearly still does not know how to think if they believe it’s something that can be taught in college

and like sure in terms of prioritization of idea exploration vs job training liberal arts != vocational school by a long shot and i don’t think it should (although i do think there should be more distinction and some majors do not belong in liberal arts or even in college at all)

the challenging ideas and discussions you are (ideally) introduced to in a liberal arts education are worthwhile and valuable and those that are relevant but not essential to whatever career you’re pursuing I don’t take issue with, like if i’m a bio major maybe you should take me out of my required literature class and put me into a multicultural requirement so instead of knowing the intricacies of Wuthering Heights it’s less likely that i graduate a huge racist? (and i say this as someone who intends to make a career of convincing people to see the immense and universal value of literature, come the fuck on)

basically what this boils down to is i think if you asked most students if they’d be willing to pay $40,000 for a General Studies AA after seeing the benefit that would afford them in their everyday life (and even the benefit that would afford them in their latter two years of school) they’d laugh in your face

yet universities do basically the same thing with all of their students

apart from a biology course I am beyond gen eds and I didn’t mind them terribly when i was...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:00 -0400

apart from a biology course I am beyond gen eds and I didn’t mind them terribly when i was taking them (hell I still don’t really mind having to take biology apart from the fact that i have to pay for it), but i think having required general studies courses in college is some bullshit

while i know the public schools are in dire need of a reboot, general education is what public school is for, and if the colleges are so worried about students being up to par in various skills, that shit should be able to be tested out of, remedial only, and subsidized

like the average cost of two years of school is $40,000 and it’s ridiculous that anyone should have to shell out that much to learn shit they don’t want to learn and have absolutely no use for

do you know what my AA in General Studies is worth? approximately $0.00

in my case I took AP chem in high school, anatomy and physiology in college, and fundamentals of chemistry with a lab before i transferred but my school doesn’t think that’s adequate to fulfill their gened requirement for science

i’m an english/education double major, why do i need to take anotherscience when that is not my field

the worst part is they don’t even stick to their fucking guns about it and pretend like they think it’s valuable, they’re just like “oh you can take this half of the course to get the requirement out of the way” but if it’s just something to “get out of the way” WHY IS IT A REQUIREMENT?Clearly it is not of any actual fucking value to anyone if that’s their attitude

pleasestopbeingsad: Street harassment is not a compliment.

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:59:13 -0400

pleasestopbeingsad:

Street harassment is not a compliment.

jakemalik: someone is at the door

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:14:09 -0400

jakemalik:

someone is at the door

garfieldminusgarfield: G-G the book - G-G on Facebook - G-G on...

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:15 -0400

garfieldminusgarfield:

G-G the book - G-G on Facebook - G-G on Twitter

adumburl: “you shouldn’t be depressed, people have it worse than you” finally, after years of...

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:16:37 -0400

adumburl:

“you shouldn’t be depressed, people have it worse than you”

finally, after years of searching, the person with the worst life ever is found. formally, they are granted permission to be sad. but only them. only they have earned it. no sads for anyone else at all ever

sophiieek3: 12/20 Renly

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:09:18 -0400

sophiieek3:

12/20 Renly

also even assuming you recieve some assistance you are probably in a situation where your income or...

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:26 -0400

also even assuming you recieve some assistance you are probably in a situation where your income or that of your family’s is so low you’re likely to have to be working anyway even if it’s not for the bulk of your tuition

and to stay elligible for what assistance you get you have to complete and perform well in all your classes which is a feat that people should be lauded for because it’s extremely fucking stressful when you also have to work

~*unapologetically hideous*~

"If anything, I’m convinced that most of them would prefer to keep the resources unequal. The average..."

"You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple..."

"The idea that politics could or should have any input into science is anathema to skeptics. They..."

did-you-kno: Source

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bridgetoblorange: CAN’T. DEAD. SO DEAD. this dumb thing gets...

giver-of-armbands:

jare19: So… I made this today… :)

The attitude at my work really sucks I’m all excited to get to plan cool stuff for summer...

tastefullyoffensive: [context/via] ffffffuuuuuccckkkkkkkk...

pictured: me giving exactly zero fucks

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and don’t give me that bullshit about how requirements outside your field are necessary...

apart from a biology course I am beyond gen eds and I didn’t mind them terribly when i was...

pleasestopbeingsad: Street harassment is not a compliment.

jakemalik: someone is at the door

garfieldminusgarfield: G-G the book - G-G on Facebook - G-G on...

adumburl: “you shouldn’t be depressed, people have it worse than you” finally, after years of...

sophiieek3: 12/20 Renly

also even assuming you recieve some assistance you are probably in a situation where your income or...

~unapologetically hideous~