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HobbitFoot

@ HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club

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2周前

Please help me under stand my spouse's gift and their hurt
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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前
Even if OP is autistic, it is still an issue that I can see being a problem. OP and his in laws have fundamentally different ideas on what good gifts are. Also, OP has shown an ability to interpret emotions being displayed, possibly better than the neurotypical family members.

2周前

What's the oldest website that's still alive that you've found?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前

https://zorotl.com/

The official page for the alien in the "I'm Blue" music video.

2周前

Do you feel like your profile is an identity of you?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前

It is a reflection of my identity, but not something which fully defines it.

2周前

How do you respond to unwanted advice?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前

I would need to evaluate it based on its merits. I'm in an industry where people are supposed to speak up if they see work being performed incorrectly.

2周前

Native Americans?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前

I don't think there is some big extermination plan for America and Australia.

There wasn't, but that doesn't mean that an extermination policy didn't exist.

The original American colonies were generally kept in a state of benign neglect with management of the colonies generally being a local affair. This generally meant that the colonists were the ones to make decisions on how to interact with the native population. Generally, this meant war between the natives and colonizers as a way to free up land for the next wave of colonizers to immigrate.

After a while, the British government tried to enact greater control over its colonies, including the Proclamation Line of 1763 which banned colonization beyond the Appalachian Mountains. This ban was routinely ignored be American colonists and was a reason cited for American independence.

As for why extermination over domination, there are two main reasons. For the northern colonies, the land did well in acting as a sink for European overpopulation. A lot of economic and political migration started at the time of American colonization and it was considered easier to move than try to create more liberal conditions at home. For the southern colonies, it was generally not seen as worth it to enslave the local population over importing slaves from Africa. It was easier to keep people in bondage in an unfamiliar land than it was to enslave the local populace.

By the time that the UK was starting to consider colonizing Australia, there were some laws on the books to protect indigenous populations. However, to expedite colonization, the colonizing government in Australia had the local aboriginals declared as non-civilized, which left the continent as terra nullus, or unclaimed territory.

2周前

Native Americans?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前

It is important to note that Spanish colonization and English colonization had very different strategies. Spanish colonization tended to replace the existing power structures with their own, which typically preserved the native population even if they were demoted to being second class citizens. In contrast, English colonization was a more a form of genocide combined with a settler colonization of free and enslaved persons. There are few tribes east of the Mississippi that are federally recognized and many tribes were forcibly relocated by English and later American government forces.

And I don't know how it was in South America, but North America saw a collapse of civilization near first contact which shaped English colonization. There were several Native American civilizations with complex urban forms which collapsed by the time there was contact with English/American settlers. A few remained like the Iroquois and Cherokee, but there was seen to be an overall regression which settlers took as a sign from God that they should settle those lands instead.

2周前

Native Americans?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前

Native American is seen as different from first people equivalent from Mexico who moved to the USA. Also, the native peoples in the USA on formerly Mexican territory generally have some of the strongest native rights out of the various tribes in the USA along with some of the best sourced hereditary records.

And there is a recognition of movement across the border. Guadalupe, Arizona was founded because a people from a Yaqui tribe from the Sonoran state in Mexico fled the Diaz led Mexican government to Arizona.

2周前

What's your professional deformation?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前

Professionally, my ethics dictate that I speak up and force a change whenever I see any action that can lead to a catastrophic failure. This didn't make someone popular.

2周前

What's a non-traditional candle scent you would like?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前

Wrong kind of access point...

2周前

How far back in time could you go with your skills?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 2周前

I'm a structural engineer. I might not have all the materials needed, but I could probably still design old masonry structures if needed.

3周前

Anyone here have an opinion on Dr. John Delony and his show? Same question can be asked for his boss Dave Ramsey.

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 3周前

I feel like Ramsay's benefit is helping people who have issues operating in the American financial system a path to solvency. His advice is horrible to people who can control their spending and debt, but it works for those with issues treating money as a number.

3周前

Are yall okay with this sub turning into some AI led corporate icebreaker?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 3周前

What else would it be?

3周前

Have you had any family members cut you off for not voting for who they voted for?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 3周前

Yes. Politics has divided part of my family deeply.

3周前

are there any street tips you all can share?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 3周前

Don't stop or talk when people are trying to talk to you in a public place, especially if you're in a foreign country.

3周前

In the US we have Breast Cancer Awarnes month and a bunch of others. All we do is throw money at a problem and hope it goes away How come the Gov don't take care of people from starving?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 3周前

Some people want to talk about the rich, but it is also important to talk about the rest of the people voting for it.

There is a deep cultural mindset in a lot of conservative parts of the country where you're only really supposed to take care of your own people. In countries with established ethnic groups, it is easy for the state to assume that the default person is within the dominant ethnic group's kith, or very extended family. That assumption isn't the case in the USA.

So, there may be an expectation that you support your kith or extended family, but it doesn't map to a state because there are several ethnic groups, especially when you take into account that the acceptance of white as one group only came about recently. Therefore, the competing kiths don't want an equalizimg economic playing field that a welfare state can provide. So, those systems don't get built.

Also, somewhat tied into it, there is a lot of shame if a person has to go out of their kith for aid, like welfare or Medicaid. So, people will act as if they are not on those programs because of the shame. Worse, government agencies will make sure that using government welfare is known. For instance, a lot of school districts will have different ways of processing students on subsidized lunch programs over those that pay full price and parents won't sign up for the subsidized system because of the shame.

3周前

What industry could benefit from more of their technology being open source, but the solutions are either not there or seriously lacking?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 3周前

Transportation engineering.

While design is performed by a mix of public and private entities, most of the end clients are governments and they could have software developed and made free for use by their consultants.

3周前

Do you think Trump will fall because of the new Epstein emails?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 3周前

It makes the existing situation worse for Trump. It could be the straw that breaks the camel's back or another scandal to add to the pile.

3周前

What is your own personal meaning of life?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 3周前

Close enough. Which is why I think having a "purpose" is bullshit.

3周前

I feel like I derive so much of my identity from my past, and its just weighing me down at this point. How do I drop it?

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HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club 3周前

How do you want to define yourself? Who do you want to be a decade from now? Do you have goals?

If you can start to define your future self, you can define your present self as trying to target your future self. You can also change your definitions over time; after all you choose them.