Booo

That’s about 5-9 mm too much.

Fun idea: Flood their contact addresses with fake applications and fake credentials like certificates with high scores on made-up IQ tests or Mensa membership cards.

I want to believe this, too. But considering how there are smart people clubs with upwards of 50,000 members in the US that treat “passing” an IQ test as their sole entry criterion, I am sure there are some. Not all who have intelligence also have the wisdom to use it well.

You must gather your congregation before venturing forth!

It’s colossally stupid.

It’s called a patina, and it’s an intended side-effect of repeated use that increases performance.

White: ✋

Transparent: 👈

It’s hilarious to me that, while the author is trying to own working-class people’s poor choice of hobbies, what it actually does is show the immense privilege of people whose only hobbies are various forms of “self improvement”.

This was 16-year-old me with The 13th Warrior. Thought it was pretty good. I have never watched it again, so I wonder if today’s me would say the same.

Can you please tell your entire generation to get it together worldwide? That’d be great, thanks.

Leaving this here just in case: /s

Definitely better than nothing, I just think researchers should more liberally give credit where it’s due, and although things are changing, I still see lots of people treat authorship like it’s some precious commodity.

Senior professor: Your work was instrumental in getting this published, and we think your efforts should be rewarded.

The reward: 👍

I’m a simple man. I see memes trashing Freud, I press like.

Putting energy into recreation is a good thing, a necessary thing.

It matters because, if you give in to their demands, some cats will learn that they only have to annoy you enough to get food, and they will be happy to repeat this at the earliest convenience.

Republicans: The only thing that can make us lose is election interference.

Elon: You have my sword.

Republicans: Wait, no…

This guy peer-reviews.

It’s the “hardworking man” archetype that they all like to impersonate.