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Delonix , in Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits

What a shit hole

WIIHAPPYFEW , (edited ) in Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits
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looking at the appalled faces of onlookers after chucking a Molotov into the old downtown orphanage

“Heh… triggered much? OWNED, perhaps?” smuglord

pearsaltchocolatebar ,

Don’t you have homework you should be doing?

WIIHAPPYFEW ,
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Is it not clear that the pov guy is in the wrong or smth

Did you think it’s just some apathetic edgepost

Adkml , in Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits

Continuing to prove that if anything the stereotypes about how cruel and stupid the south is might be understating it.

some_guy , in Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits
baggins , in Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits
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Child workers or child care workers?

It sounds pretty scummy whatever one it is.

RobotToaster OP ,
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First-term state Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs, who sponsored the child labor measure and owns Smoothie King franchises across the Deep South, said he filed the bill in part because children want to work without having to take lunch breaks. He questioned why Louisiana has the requirement while other states where he owns Smoothie King locations, such as Mississippi, don’t have them, and criticized people who have questioned the bill’s purpose.

“The wording is ‘We’re here to harm children.’ Give me a break," he said. "These are young adults.”

jlow ,

Such a civilised country, I too wish I could work 24h without breaks for our capitalist overlords.

pearsaltchocolatebar ,

I’m weird in that I prefer to not take a lunch brake if it means I get to leave an hour early. But, I don’t eat lunch, so that’s probably part of it.

Spacehooks , in Maybe bullshit doesn’t make the art grow profounder after all

I had a huge argument with art curator over how a wall a black is not art. Got in face about how if it’s that easy I should just do it. I’m like bruh I did it in My room as a child. Modern art is soo pathetic.

Yerbouti ,

I mean, if that’s the example you’re going for… It’s actually quite easy to imitate Van Gogh, yet everyone has a reproduction somewhere at home. The fact that it’s easy to imitate doesn’t make it less artistic. If your vision of good art is photorealistic paintings, maybe you should open your mind about it. Have you actually been to some contemporary art exhibitions? I’m not saying you have to like everything but there’s some amazing work being done by passionate people. Generalisation like “modern art is pathetic” doesn’t seem to indicated a real understanding of art and intentions.

KillerTofu ,

Like the guy who pooped on a tile and had it made into production and then tiled a room with it? Or who made a machine that eats and generates human like feces? Or the dirt room exhibit which is just a room in a building full of dirt?

I get they are trying to express themselves but that doesn’t make it inherently profound.

Yerbouti ,

This like saying “hip-hop suck’s because insert douchebag rapper here___ exist.” It clearly shows a lack of understanding of the nature and intentions of art, and it usually comes from people who never never actually even tried to understand it. Being cynical is easy, taking interest in something requires an intellectual effort, which is a thing that seems to be unpopular in modern society. Some people are just better off with ticktock I guess.

ech ,

Nothing is inherently profound.

teft ,
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Replication is relatively easy. Origination of a new art style is not. It’s the same reason why anyone could make a Jackson Pollock painting but it won’t be a jackson pollock.

Spacehooks ,

I get to go to some contemporary art museums for work. Just another example, the creepy sounds, videos, and installations are just horror show stuff. Like I think the people who made it need mental help and I queue in a line to see it which makes me feel worst. I want to be inspired by art to do better not feel like crap afterwards or feel scammed. Never understood intention in art. I don’t want a backstory. It should speak for itself.

Yerbouti ,

Well I actually made a career of what you call “creepy sounds”, lol. It’s called electroacoustic music. Once you take more then a few seconds to listen to it, the “horror” impression quickly goes away.

Refusing to do any intellectual effort is what led to some young people limiting their cinema experience to marvel movies. I mean, it’s basically visual fast-food, fun from time to time but there’s so much more to discover. I get that it might not be your bag, but spitting on every contemporary artist’s work because you don’t like it is way too closed-mind. I personally don’t care about anime, never have, but I get that some people are into it and don’t need to say they’re all stupid. I’m actually sure I would find some amazing things if had time to look into it. Maybe I will someday. I suggest you look into modern artist. Ai Weiwei is a good start for example.

Spacehooks ,

Maybe your right. I was there for few minutes, confused, and left. I know humans are easily influenced so it’s possible I could not have given it a chance given the Half the things in the museum was ready to be in The Ring. So I can go in next time with a different mentallity, What’s the expected human response ?

Checking out Wei Wei in under a minute. Fountain of light, love it. The other samples totally lost me. Forever bicycle is impressive but induces anxiety. Sunflower seeds is an example of something I take issue calling itself “Art”. It’s painted seeds leveled to appear like carpet. What intellectual effort am I missing?

Yerbouti ,

Well that’s refreshing! Thanks for reading my reply and having an open-mind about it! I get that contemporary is not for everyone, but I think most people can be surprised if they just gave it a chance. Lot’s of great (and bad, of course) artists out there. Glad you look at Ai Weiwei’s work. If you get past first impressions and look behind the surface, you’ll see that he never does anything without a reason. Sunflower is an interesting example: it’s not a painting but 100 million (!) porcelain sunflower seeds scattered on the musuem’s floor. Each hand painted if you can believe that. Sunflower seeds are a important symbol in China, and Weiwei is a fierce critic of China’s political regime (pretty much all of his works are about it, he actually went to jail for it). I’ll let you make what you want of this but I think there’s more then meets the eye to this specific work. Cheers

ech ,

Arguing with people that something “isn’t art” is what’s pathetic. Art is subjective. Maybe let people enjoy what they enjoy instead of being a massive bellend about it

Spacehooks ,

I don’t care someone likes a accent wall. My issue is no one deserves a pat on the back for something people do regularly. Do something special if you want to be remembered for your art. More upset with the people who enable this. I met way better artists in college that won’t ever get thier dreams come true and this dude gets “famous” Tragedy is the only wat to describe this.

Boomkop3 , in Maybe bullshit doesn’t make the art grow profounder after all

“study finds subjective experiences are not absolute and universal”

Thanks, Sherlock

frankenswine , in Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow

Nice! All my G-Funk and Drill shit still in

threeganzi , in Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow

So no more playing DJ Screw in my convertible during my roadtrip in Chechnya.

mikyopii , in Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow
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You playing music too fast? Believe it or not jail.

Playing too slow? Jail. Under-BPM, over-BPM.

We have the best musicians in the world… because of jail.

FarFarAway , in Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow

I’m not sure this actually does what he wants it to do. Im assuming, he wants to hear only cultural music but…

I mean at 110 bpm they still get Wannabe by the Spice Girls and Dr Feelgood by Motley Crew, I’m a Slave 4 U by Britney, some Public Enemy and Daft Punk, and I’m Coming Out by Diana Ross.

At 80, they still get Gangstas Paradise by Coolio, some Matchbox 20, Radiohead, Judas Priest, and TLC…and Doin Time by Sublime, which is appropriate, I guess.

It’s not like all pop music has one tempo…

dantheclamman OP ,
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Coolio, the traditional Chechen artist

lorkano , in Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow

LOL. Just sell slowed down music there then, to be exactly 116 per minute. Then people will create apps that will use API to make music play faster depending on title. Futile efforts that will only affect publicly played music which nobody listens

TheAnonymouseJoker , in Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow
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USA bans Palestinians from the right to life.

Now that could make for a great headline, CNN. Go ahead, but Joe Biden could get your head sliced for it.

ivanafterall ,
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That would be an odd headline choice for a story about a new law regulating music tempo in Chechnya.

MxM111 , in Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow

No! Not the disco!!! Not like that!

RobotToaster ,
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They’re going to make a panic at the disco

metaStatic , in Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow

it's not music, it's sound art

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