You're lucky then. For me there was at least a double digit percentage of just plain racism.
Photo of black man walking: "ANYBODY KNOW WHO THIS IS?!"
Car broken into: "I BET IT WAS THAT MEXICAN".
Absolutely vile place. Boomers talking to other boomers with no filter, an HOA board given a social platform.
societal pressure shouldn't ever be used to pressure someone in or out of a career in that way. I'm sorry for your mom
before anyone immediately smashes "downvote" and comes here arms raised, "AI" includes ML, as in models specifically trained for this, and models have been around for 20+ years. AI != LLMs
My Hyundai EV is honestly very great, I got the kona
So your first bit, "Why is it cool to shit on a 4 year science degree", your example says why I found it sad that she gave up on her science degree. The opposite of "shitting on a 4 year science degree"
If you're upset about wasted potential -> becoming a nurse, then you missed the point of my entire comment and went right to your own conclusions. If you're upset that a career like a chemist (or a doctor, or a lawyer) require more training and pay better than nurses then you need to take it up with society as a whole. I'm talking about my friend who gave up on a much higher salary and strong career prospects to be a housewife and went with rural culture approved choice of being a nurse, and how gender norms were a non-zero part of her decision.
Point out where I said either of those things.
That makes me so freaking sad, and the MLM just proves that they know they want something more, but are limited now in how they can. They can always go back to school, but that's near impossible while you have kids still at home, let alone the cost of it. MLMs take such advantage of that wanting to be successful and proud of what you do, while at the same time siphoning what little you have out of your household.
I had one friend in college who was going to be a scientist of some sort, chemistry I think. She pushed really hard until year 3 or so and then fell in love and decided to drop out, and then went to a 2 year school years later to become a nurse. So much potential immediately wasted. I can't pretend to know her exact motivations, but it always made me sad.
And hey, ton of respect for nurses, but anyone from the rural America knows that it's a thankless job that they are taken advantage of, and it's specifically because it's a "fallback" career that is "acceptable" for women with families.
I think that's what makes me sad. Fuck gender stereotypes, go be a scientist if that's your dream, don't fall into what everyone expects that you'll do.
You are free to have your own instance, as I see that you do, and say whatever you like there.
Everyone else is free to defederate or block you. No one is required to listen to you.
Feel free to make your own edgy memes community and gain a following, you are not owed other people's communities.
Wow, can't have a stupid joke like this without dozens of people grandstanding here. This is what fuels conservatives, people calling out how you should feel horrible for chuckling at a stupid joke. Virtue signalling only encourages people to leave liberal groups because they feel stifled, so thr group becomes even more insular as people leave.
Everyone here is taking this way way way too seriously. It's a dumb joke. Laugh or don't, and move on.
but nextdoor is happy to keep racism alive, it's the bread and butter