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TheConversationUS , 5 hours ago to histodons

Can we tackle #climatechange without fully believing in it? The medical history of germ theory gives hope that we can.

Many people -- even doctors -- in the 19th century were germ skeptics: they just didn't believe these new theories of tiny, invisible germs that could cause disease, whatever scientists said. But these doctors adopted public health measures because they worked, and reduced deadly diseases like cholera and tuberculosis.
https://theconversation.com/can-humanity-address-climate-change-without-believing-it-230936
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MarkRNay , 3 hours ago

@bonno @TheConversationUS @histodons it’s worse than that. We subsidize the criminals to an enormous degree

TheVulgarTongue , 2 months ago to histodons

WINDER. Transportation for life. The blowen has napped a winder for a lift; the wench is transported for life for stealing in a shop.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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MarkRNay , 2 months ago

@TheVulgarTongue @histodons but what do they mean by “transportation”?

MarkRNay , 2 months ago

@lbheuschkel @TheVulgarTongue @histodons wow

chog9 , 3 months ago to disabilityjustice

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MarkRNay , 3 months ago

@pernia @blackmastodon @chronicillness @disability @disabilityjustice @histodons @mecfs @mutualaid @chog9 @MutualAidVisibility @Owl juvenile rap lingo

JustCodeCulture , 8 months ago to histodons

A bit ironic given this is disseminated over the Internet...

The Internet would be far better if giant corporations didn't control platforms & endlessly surveille & profile & do so very unequally--to me that largely is a capitalism, governance & regulatory failure--power & control of infrastructure.

@histodons @sociology @anthropology #internet #web #networking #tech #technology #history

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/home-internet-landline-amazon-smartphone/676070/

MarkRNay , 8 months ago

@peterbrown @curmudgeonaf @JustCodeCulture @histodons @sociology @anthropology what changed?