praxis

Well, now that you ask nicely I won’t vote for myself.

Are they correct in being supportive of an amazing athlete? Of course.

I don’t know if I’d say “overcame” but yes. She’s a national hero so I’d expect the press be sympathetic and supportive.

I don’t know what happened. I’m simply saying that withdrawing can have undesirable consequences that can be feared.

I haven’t been following the Olympics this year, or this story, but I would guess there’s fear in the consequences of withdrawing from events, like lo...

And very sweet like wine grapes, I imagine.

Welcome. Let me be the first to offer you a philosophical riddle. What’s the end of infinity?

Not nearly as bad as Stanley but I had a parent that was rather raindeerish so stories like this tend to hit a little too close to home. I bailed half...

Wine is only about 30 proof, you know.

Flight, right? I'm only guessing because I just voted this morning, and I could never resist a curt rhyme.

What to bring to a winning story picnic? :chin: I can make a mean coleslaw salad and a killer grilled teriyaki tri-tip. And wine, there should be lots...

Trumps got a bit of that fancy *Hitler Magic*. His zombie hordes even stormed the nation’s capital for him.

Just one of the first links in a google search: Watching My Child Experience Racism in a Country of Contentment Also offered for your amusement: Impli...

I was expecting hitchhikers and feel a bit cheated. Other than that I appreciate the writing, and much of the subject matter is oddly relatable. It se...

This is silly, as though if a person ‘believes in stereotypes’ they’re slaves to them and can’t distinguish individuals. Stereotyping itself is not th...

@"ssu" doesn’t believe in Santa Clause, the Tooth Fairy, or stereotyping, so this is all just fairytales to him.

Please explain.

Here in 'Merika we have this natural talent called “stereotyping”. With a mere glance we can all but instantly assess a complete stranger. With attrib...

I wrote:

To reiterate an earlier point, the problem isn't applying "pseudoscientific taxonomies", the problem is a marginalized group being taken advantage of....

Yeah, though you could totally throw people off by commenting on your own story. It was entirely contrived, of course.

So you’re saying that it was a dick move to ask what the best story is rather than what “My favorite story is”. That’s a bit harsh, if you asked me. A...

It was so long ago and forgettable, hmm, let me see… something about fake taxes applying to people? Was that it?

Please allow me to rephrase. Your inquiry appears to be pointless. What is the point?

So your inquiry was pointless.

And what, pray tell, are you not applying it to? Human beings. Now that that’s cleared-up, where were we going with that?

So are you a dick if you vote for the best story rather than your favorite story?

I like the way the story skirts the line between the rational and irrational, as well as the merely pragmatic. It reminds me of when I was a kid and t...

Not all practice is good practice, according to *deliberate practice*, because we can practice in ways that reinforce bad habits. Learning from expert...

Personally, I think that I'd only make discouragingly critical comments in a casual competition like this if the story were somehow offensive. I have ...

So what would be a good cause? and would that cause justify the means (Hilter magic)?

That would not be a reasonable response, especially if you're serious about writing, because the voting is being done by a bunch of rando internet foo...

Always best to begin a poll with "Don't be a dick".

Same, except in the story I'm reading she's not a stupid whiny bitch but just getting badly played by the antagonist, and every cringeworthy scene get...

Whichever suffered from gingivitis, perhaps. Kafka was kinda weird about his work, as I recall. Story goes that he burned a lot of it before passing o...

Fun.

Sad story but couldn't help a chuckle or two. I guess that makes me a bad person.

Your wording was awkward, stating “we are influenced by group-think”, because it’s like saying that we’re influenced by social conformity. Social conf...

In Hawaii they call them B-52’s

That is certainly true, yes. If I grew up in the South then perhaps I would enjoy country music, for instance, though if I were so conditioned… I woul...

Well la-di-da, :razz: , but seriously, people are fooled into believing that they enjoy something that they actually don’t enjoy?

I recommend any place that at least knows the meaning of progress, and perhaps on the coast with a temperate climate.

Yeah, publish’m already, it’s Aug 2 somewhere in the world. Doubt mine will get any votes but it may be interesting to see any responses.

I’ve been to Bath but not to bathe.

I won’t bother asking you to support this in any meaningful way. I’ve heard some people claim that the earth is flat. Still confused? The vaccinated n...

You should move to a better quarter.

Okay good, you agree that such demarcations allow or facilitate abuse rather than cause it. If you’re actually interested in solving a problem it’s us...

I’ve been under the impression that gangsta cultcha was pop rather than progressive or regarded as dispensing wisdom, though in some part authenticall...

What exactly do you mean by claiming that people abuse others because of pseudoscientific taxonomies? If I want to abuse or marginalize a group I can ...

People aren't racist because they dislike diversity. They're racist out of ignorance and/or because they know, perhaps not even on a conscious level, ...