In fact, the Consumer Price Index has always been a political artifact! Read more in Thomas Stapleford's enjoyable and excellently-named history THE COST OF LIVING IN AMERICA.
Help! Is there anyone who can explain to me what the cultural significance of the phrase "Carl seinem Gretchen" might be in Vienna in about 1870? I understand what the words mean, but there’s some cultural reference I’m missing, I think.
Training lunch break & watching vids as a brain palate cleanser of sorts. I found this fascinating. Such parenting supports weren't available 20 yrs ago. It's wonderful to see #autism#parenting#pda communities offering validation, support & education. This video reminded me of a time I visited my sister when my niece was a baby. She couldn't stop playing w/a toy that was frustrating her, she cried every time she hit it but kept doing it. #cognitivepsychology https://youtu.be/1ozg_e2XHvI?si=c_CebRLvpPZMvjOr
For example, 45-50 min sessions are definitely not enough for my ND clients.. it's difficult 😕 it means slower paced processing which in our profit based system means more expensive for them... but they know I understand the way giving All the context and exploring All the possibilities and finding All the words for their feelings can be what is therapeutic for them. To have a witness to their way of existing ✨️🥰✨️
@criitz@worldnews I'm gonna start by debunking the myth that Israel is invulnerable because they have nuclear weapons. Since they have so many conventional precision weapons pointed at Israel, without nuclear weapons Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran are still able to take out strategic targets: missile launchers, AA weapons, radar, runways, facilities in important bases, etc. In addition to this, they can use the strategy even against protected locations like these powerplants striking them with barrages that first use a bunch of cheap projectiles like drones to break the air defense then get a bunch of conventional strikes through depriving Israel of electricity. They can also do this to other facilities like water treatment, forcing military logistics to shift to providing food and water for civilians. note that none of this has the domestic and international consequences of using nuclear weapons. Now something to know about Israel is that they're not able to do without these amenities and they require extremely high morale to be willing to fight since they live in a giant strip mall.
It's really a shame just how many anti-capitalists are out there spending their time and their voice trying to predict just how soon #capitalism will fail. It's already failed! I am more anti-capitalist than most, but I do not see capitalism going anywhere anytime soon. There is nothing wrong with being a realist.
I come across so many articles online where the pipe dreams of anti-capitalists are really no different than all the tone deaf articles that #capitalism will save the world. There is so much bad writing online. It is my belief that is why #academics need to worry less about publications and see blogging as a public service.
After a few dollars occasionally trickling in from sales of my ebooks over the years, I suddenly received a $111 payment from Amazon. Turns out it's for SEVEN YEARS of tiny ebook sales in the US store, which finally added up to over $100 Australian and thus was paid (with the non-US stores they seem instead to pay in dribs and drabs).
Anyway that should be depressing, but as it was unexpected was a pleasant surprise. What should I spend my $111 on?