Liz

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[–] Liz@midwest.social 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] Liz@midwest.social 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

COVID extremely didn't end. It's still here and still fucking people up long term. We all just decided that either 1) we didn't care or 2) the reduced risk associated with being vaccinated was good enough.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 8 points 6 months ago

I mean, sure but in the context of individual websites I don't see it being a big deal. There will be replacements, and relatively quickly. Accelerationism applied to major societal structures is a terrible idea though.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 19 points 6 months ago

They have been un-deleting after they ban.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago

Well okay, that's a perfectly valid opinion but it's not the one you originally stated, even if you didn't mean to. They're both valid opinions actually, it's just that the distinction between the two is important because we're dealing with the law, where details matter.

Speaking of which, I must re-emphasize, "they get a pass" really depends on the state and city, but even in the most permissive jurisdictions there's still limits on who can carry or concealed carry and where.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So in other words, the gun laws teachers are subject to may actually be effective for stopping dangerous and negligent people from owning a firearm

Right there.

The law doesn't say anything about whether teachers can own guns or not, just how they will be permitted to concealed carry them in school.

[–] Liz@midwest.social -1 points 6 months ago (4 children)

This law has nothing to do with owning a firearm. It is only about who can concealed carry and where. The law in this area is highly variable, changing even from city to city.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago (7 children)

The law is not issuing guns to teachers, it's allowing teachers to concealed carry in a school if they pass some tests and get approval from a few relevant people. The data says it's ineffective at having the intended effect (stopping school shootings) but apparently already 2/3 of states have a similar policy. Anyway, if you want to learn how to stop school shootings I suggest you read Angry White Men by Michael Kimmel.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I do with English would switch to phonetic spelling, including the eventi of the speaker, but we're never going to switch. At least the standardized spelling does have a very minor advantage in terms of disambiguation with homophones. But then we had to go and mess up read/read and lead/lead.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago

Zantac? No shit? Well I'm sure glad all those zantac commercials I used to see didn't work on me!

[–] Liz@midwest.social 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

I have no fucking clue about this particular medicine, and Americans are getting an absolutely raw deal on healthcare

BUT

Non-greedy reasons that can raise the price of a drug:

  1. manufacturing costs. Maybe the ingredients are expensive. Maybe the synthesis has a very low yield. Maybe storage is very expensive. Maybe storage is such a bitch the drug needs to be made on-demand. Maybe storage is straight-up impossible so the drug needs to be made on-site.

  2. Low demand. If very few people need the drug, you can't spread out the cost of R&D or manufacture. Furthermore, it'll force you to use low-volume manufacturing methods, which will be more expensive. It might be so low volume that you literally just pay a chemist to synthesize the drug on a bench top, which could take weeks of labor, depending on the synthesis.

  3. delivery mechanism. Suppose the drug itself is relatively cheap, but it needs to be delivered by a long-term release capsule implanted in your spleen. Suppose it needs to be delivered by IV drip continuously for a week. Suppose it needs to be taken under direct supervision for some reason.

Probably other shit, it's been a while since I studied where healthcare costs come from.

Edit: lol, sounds like the justification the pharma company is going with is "fuck you, is not a child's life worth everything you've got?"

[–] Liz@midwest.social -3 points 6 months ago

Yeah I mean check your local laws, this is just a law I learned once and then never bothered to keep on hand since I'm never gonna test it.

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