And don't bother asking silly questions like "why did those 20 buckets of paint cost $3.5 Million?" or "how did you afford that new yacht on $80,000/yr?"
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You could absolutely say, with no surrounding context, "Palestinians deserve to live", and have half a dozen people call you antisemitic, as if you were
1: talking about jews or Israel in the first place,
2- saying NEGATIVE things about those groups, or
C, implying that two groups of people can't exist at the same time.
And a dozen other people nearby will nod their heads in silence as though the person calling you antisemitic was in some way correct in their assessment.
I live in Ohio and am currently looking for work.
I'm still paying to places that say drug testing, but not places that specify thc testing.
As far as I'm concerned, it's a legal state, and unless they have similar testing and employment rules for alcohol (which they wouldn't be able to since it doesn't show up two weeks later) then I should be able to smoke when I want, off the clock.
If they test and it prevents me from getting the job, I feel slightly satisfied I wasted their time and money. If they follow up and ask about it, I will tell them straight up it's legal in this state and they're only limiting their options by refusing to hire people who do a legal thing.
It's probably just wasting my own time, but hey I've got time to waste.
Thank you for writing, Concerned. Of course, your question touches on one of the most basic biological impulses, with all its associated hopes and fears for the future of the species. I also detect some unspoken questions. Do our benefactors really know what's best for us? What gives them the right to make this kind of decision for mankind? Will they ever deactivate the suppression field and let us breed again?
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Allow me to address the anxieties underlying your concerns, rather than try to answer every possible question you might have left unvoiced. First, let us consider the fact that for the first time ever, as a species, immortality is in our reach. This simple fact has far-reaching implications. It requires radical rethinking and revision of our genetic imperatives. It also requires planning and forethought that run in direct opposition to our neural pre-sets.
I find it helpful at times like these to remind myself that our true enemy is Instinct. Instinct was our mother when we were an infant species. Instinct coddled us and kept us safe in those hardscrabble years when we hardened our sticks and cooked our first meals above a meager fire and startled at the shadows that leapt upon the cavern's walls. But inseparable from Instinct is its dark twin, Superstition. Instinct is inextricably bound to unreasoning impulses, and today we clearly see its true nature. Instinct has just become aware of its irrelevance, and like a cornered beast, it will not go down without a bloody fight. Instinct would inflict a fatal injury on our species. Instinct creates its own oppressors, and bids us rise up against them. Instinct tells us that the unknown is a threat, rather than an opportunity. Instinct slyly and covertly compels us away from change and progress. Instinct, therefore, must be expunged. It must be fought tooth and nail, beginning with the basest of human urges: The urge to reproduce.
We should thank our benefactors for giving us respite from this overpowering force. They have thrown a switch and exorcised our demons in a single stroke. They have given us the strength we never could have summoned to overcome this compulsion. They have given us purpose. They have turned our eyes toward the stars.
Let me assure you that the suppressing field will be shut off on the day that we have mastered ourselves...the day we can prove we no longer need it. And that day of transformation, I have it on good authority, is close at hand.
Welcome. Welcome to City 17.
You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest remaining urban centers. I thought so much of City 17 that I elected to establish my Administration here, in the Citadel so thoughtfully provided by Our Benefactors. I have been proud to call City 17 my home.
And so, whether you are here to stay, or passing through on your way to parts unknown, welcome to City 17.
It's safer here.
I'll be deep in the Goddes's embrace before I pronounce it "oRiOn", you blue-skinned bastard!
They could halve their prices and still make bank.
Markups at retail stores are insane, places like Walmart are the worst.
I want a small European style truck that's hybrid. Like give me 200 miles of electric charge, and a small generator I can use to charge up. I don't even care if I can't drive while it's using the generator for a charge, I just want the ability to charge out in the field without filling my bed up with solar panels.
Rarely do I need the full size of my 90s/2000s era truck. And it's tiny compared to modern trucks. That said, I am hauling small things that won't fit in a car or SUV nearly daily.
Most of the guys I know that drive the large trucks go on about how they NEED them for "safety" or for "when I'm hauling a bunch of stuff" while the cover on their bed hasn't been lifted off since they bought it and there isn't a single scratch on the hitch.
I didn't even know the Lighting existed until I read an article about how someone used one to power their home during a power outage.
I make an attempt not to subject myself to marketing, but it seems like marketing for that thing was straight nonexistent for a long time.
Nothing says "I do not care, this is beneath my ability to even think about and in no way affects my decision-making" like painting on your clothing in response to a comment.
It really sells how little she thinks about it.
Just like when someone comments/messages/texts several huge long paragraphs in an argument while constantly saying "I don't care", you can feel the apathy.
Also sometimes I use a photo editor on my phone.
I mean, depending on who you ask, you'll get some different answers to that.