an economist friend of mine studied the effects of the responsible paternity law in CR that became effective in 2001. when you give birth you can declare the name of the other parent of a child. if that other parent wants to challenge this, it triggers a mandatory DNA test. if the test is positive they have to pay child support but get no visitation rights. turns out the second order effects have been enormous! today I'm trying to find his dissertation.
i have google news alerts for some names, and there’s always a stranger with the same name who’s like a small town rugby coach or a librarian in canada, and i love following their antics in the local news outlets.
i need to reorganize my workspace again because there's something infinitely sad about be looking at my unfinished creative projects and unread books, while on the 2nd meeting of the day with the same vendor
@lzg closest we have right now is before posting it, choosing “followers only” per post. That makes the post unboostable and only your followers can see and reply.
the worst part of genocide is now. but the second worst part is after 20-30 years when sooo many assholes will say to your face "there was no genocide" and netanyahu gets turned into an inoffensive grandpa who gets gushing obituaries in big newspapers. people will try to make you feel like you're exaggerating the horror, this old crazy person, like you didn't SEE IT. like you didn't see the mass graves.
@lzg Me too, but I'm 90% sure it is just bad posture and hunching forward at my computer. The times of day when I'm laying down flat and worrying about the genocide are actually good rest for my shoulder and neck muscles.