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Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe... by rootusrootus on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @10:46AM (#42064057)
I agree, this is just an expression of the real world, and some people are uncomfortable with that. In my friends & coworkers circle, there are people of all varieties and it is the conservatives who are most honest. This morning they are affirming that the dems lost because a small fraction of the population ("the alphabet people" is the term I am seeing) don't understand their place, that the rest of the world does not want to live by their rules.

It's kind of gross, sure, if you're in that minority, but a part of me can appreciate that the conservatives are honest about what's in their hearts. It's hard to have a meaningful conversation when everyone is pretending to be someone they're not.

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Re:Only 5.3% of US welders are women. After years as a profe... by skulk on Thursday November 07, 2024 @09:34AM (#42076947)
> It's hard to have a meaningful conversation when everyone is pretending to be someone they're not

It's also hard to have a meaningful conversation with people who uncritically accept all information they hear as long as it's from the right source.

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