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Do you expect INEC officials to depend only on salaries?



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This is not going to be a popular answer but after months of meditation I realized the sad truth. Nobody is going to like this but it is true. It could change your life, if you only grasp the sheer magnitude of it. I expect a lot of downvotes.

First though, let’s understand that humans are nothing more than one of thousands of different species on this planet. We, like a bird or a fish or a dog, live here for a period of time and then pass away. But unlike all other species, we are distinct in one thing: We contemplate our reason for being and deduce that there must be reason behind it. Think about it, does a monkey ever ask, “Why am I here?” Does a whale ask “What is my purpose?” Does a goat think “Have I succeeded, am I happy?” NO! No other species dwells on such things. They live their lives moment to moment. They do not plan their meals, they do not set their clocks and create their schedules, overbooking their time, so that they are constantly rushed. Only humans do these things. But why?

It is because humans and humans alone are intelligent enough to believe that there must be more. There must be reason for this. There must be a purpose. And that’s where we are wrong. Now here’s a strong statement that is true: Everything about you , your sense of humor, your intelligence, your creativity, your compassion, your motivation; all of what makes you YOU, will be forgotten within 2 generations of your death. Your children will remember your love, and maybe your grandchildren but after them, you will only be a picture on a wall, or a name in the annals of history. But what makes you who you are, distinct and unique, will be forgotten forever. Just like all other species. Sad.

Think about the most famous people you can. Alexander the Great, Jesus, Hitler, Ghandi…What were they like? Were they rude? Were they fun to hang out with? Were they happy or depressing? Nobody today really knows. They only live on in name and only because they were hugely popular – either famous or infamous. Nearly every single human who has lived and died is forgotten forever and you will most likely be one of them. That’s a fact!

So what’s our purpose? So many people want to know “What is my purpose in life?” The truth is, your purpose is merely to pro-create to ensure the survival of the human species into the future. In the same way all other species pro-create to ensure the survival of their species. To ensure that their genetic codes go on. Because if you don’t pro-create then all that remains of you will be lost with your death. And your life, as important as you’ve convinced yourself it was, was pointless.

The harsh reality is this, in the grand scope of things, most of our contributions are totally meaningless. Do you think that in 1000 years someone will talk about that App you wrote? Or that excel spreadsheet you filled out? Or that business you ran? Will your name even be remembered? In most cases it will not be and we will disappear from all of history and be completely forgotten like so many before us.

So what’s the point then? Why even go on?

The point is this. You are here for a very short period of time and the fact that you are here is an invaluable gift. So if there is stuff that’s hurting you; a bad job, a bad relationship, debt, stress… walk away from it. Don’t let things destroy this precious gift. And don’t buy into the lie that sitting behind a computer for 8 hours a day for a paycheck is going to fulfill you. It won’t. That’s a system built on lies. If there is something you want to do then do it before it is too late. Do it now!

Life will fly by and before you know it, you will be at the end of it. Don’t get to the end saying “I wish I had done this or that. I wish I had seen this. I wish…..

Do it when you can! Before it’s too late. Because life is a gift that can be taken from you at any moment. Treasure it and enjoy it!

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-most-powerful-tip

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German machines!

Japanese quality!

As you know, Japanese cars are good, and so are German cars? But which ones are better?

If you were given a choice to pick between a German or a Japanese car, which one would you choose?

Japan is known for high quality products. Germany is known for powerful, strong and durable products. When it comes to automobiles, the same is true.

Are German cars preferred to Japanese cars? Are Japanese cars better then German cars.

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Well it happened to my best friend. He was accepted as a developer on a new Startup, and he had to be there at 9:00 in the morning for the first day, because they had prepared a meeting with him, on-boarding and signing the contract details. He actually went there 2–3 hours late, and they asked him:

“Why you didn’t come at 9? “

He replied:
“Why what happened at 9? “

Source: https://www.quora.com/Have-you-ever-been-fired-on-the-first-day-of-work


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At least, transparency is a good thing.



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What non-English language will be most useful for my child to know in 20-30 years?
French? German? Arabic? Chinese? Spanish? Something else?

Why?

I'm going to disagree with all the answers for Mandarin. The reasons given for Mandarin are basically correct, and by no means will it be a bad language to learn.

However...

While a very large number of people speak Mandarin, those people are mostly in China. Of all the countries in the world, Mandarin is only an official language in China, Taiwan and Singapore. English is the most common foreign language in China, and is also an official language in the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong. Also, while Asia will likely remain the most populous region on the planet through the next century, the percentage of the world's population found there will drop, because of growth in Africa, and, to a far lesser extent, in Latin America and the Caribbean.

French is the official language in 32 countries, 21 of which are in Africa.

Arabic is the official language in 24 countries, 12 of which are in Africa.

Spanish is the official language in 22 countries, 20 of which are in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Portuguese is the official language in 10 countries, 6 of which are in Africa, and 1 of which is Brazil.

Unless my goal were to specifically work in China, I'd focus on these languages, in this order.

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-non-English-language-will-be-most-useful-for-my-child-to-know-in-20-30-years


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How can you apologize without actually saying the words "I'm sorry" or being apologetic?


I like this question because saying "I'm sorry" is one of the worst possible ways to apologize. Saying "I'm sorry" is lame. Of course you're sorry.

Proper apologies should have as many of the following elements as possible:
Admit responsibility.
Explain why what you did was wrong.
Demonstrate that you understand the impact on the person you harmed.
Detail how you are going (try) to fix what you did wrong.
Ask if there's anything else you can do. (Never ask for forgiveness. That's their business.)

For example, if you let your dog poop in your neighbor's yard . . .

Allowing my dog to poop in your yard was wrong. It was careless of me. I don't like it that you had to choose between leaving Agamemnon's poop in your yard or cleaning it up yourself. In the future, I'm going to keep track of what Agamemnon is doing and carry poopy bags so I can clean up after him. Is there anything else I can do to make this right?


Proper apologies do not include counter accusations. Get your side of things cleaned up first before you worry about their side.

It just occured to me--the question might mean "how can I apologize without admitting responsibility." If that's the case, you can't. That wouldn't be an apology. That's called trying to make yourself feel better without accepting responsibility.



Source: https://www.quora.com/How-can-you-apologize-without-actually-saying-the-words-Im-sorry-or-being-apologetic

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10 Reasons Why Guys Often Say Ladies Have Nothing But $ex To Offer


It is now a common scene to see how guys trash ladies both online and offline. Female bashing has become a norm that people no longer see anything good in our ladies whose bad sides outweighs the good sides.


Sometimes, even as a guy, I shed tears when guys often imply that ladies only have five minutes bleeping to offer them and that just a few of them can truly help to their dreams come true (I think this assertion is true to a reasonable extent).


To be candid from the statistical point of view, with the rate at which guys air their views and opinions about our ladies, one can jump to conclusion that good girls are now going to extinct or good girls are like needles in the ocean which are very rare to find. However, good ladies have now become a treasure and a rare gem that when you find one, you have to give testimony of it in your church.

I will try as much as possible not to sound harsh before they tag me a misogynist, because I know that many detest the truth. Though it may come as bashing but I expect the ladies to sieve the bashing and pick the sense in it


10 Reasons Why Guys Often Say Ladies Have Nothing But s*x To Offer


1. They Are So Much Concerned About Receiving than Giving
No matter how we try to embellish this, it will not change the fact that it doesn’t make any sense. The notion that ladies are naturally meant to be at the receiving end, has made many misuse this assertion. No guy will appreciate a lady who wants to milk him dry or wants him for only financial assistance and doesn’t care about his personal feelings or his happenings. These kinds of ladies have nothing to offer than milk you dry and in some cases compensate you with what they have under their skirts


2. Because They Cannot Be Relied On
The materialistic ladies are mostly double dealer. They hardly keep on a guy as their boyfriend even if the guy give them heaven and earth, they will still look elsewhere for something they don’t really need because they are confused set of beings
This reminds me of a lady in my villa. Her boyfriend did all he could to ensure that the lady was contended (got her a well furnished apartment, and always sent allowances for feeding and her upkeep). On a fateful day, he paid her a surprise visit only to catch a dude bleeping her in the same room he secured for her. He got mad and sent her packing out of the apartment. All these yeye friends of hers supported her and blamed the guy, saying he act like someone who did what no guy has done before


3. Because They See s*x As An Investment
Ladies who see s*x as investment have nothing to offer in relationship. This is why you see many of them crying after a breakup that the guy betrayed their trust despite how much they have invested in the relationship. Ask them what they have invested and they will say, afterall they allowed him get under their skirts. She will finally conclude that all guys are the same.


4. Because They Are ingrates
Those who do request gifts, money and whatnot are hardly appreciative. This is because, whatever guys give them, they will compare with what other guys have been giving them. They will be like, I don’t know Makinde is very stingy. Imagine he gave me a hand bag of N45,000 as my Christmas gift, while Tunde emptied his account and even borrowed from his friend just to commemorate my birthday.
Personally, I feel that doing your fellow guys a great favour, is like an investment while doing a great favour is seen as your bound duty. This notion has made many of them become ingrates.


5. Because They Don’t Help Our Dreams Come True
In recent time, I have started venturing and conditioning my mind on productive things that will make me become a messiah to many, rather than give myself unnecessary worries on ladies who will claim they truly love me, and the same lady will start acting weird the moment a guy using Peugeot 504 swags her. If they want to insult me that I’m stingy, at least, I still have my meagre cash with me.


6. Because They Force Guys To Make Solemn Promises Before Opening Their Legs
To some ladies, what they have inbetween their legs, is their shops, therefore, they use as manipulative measures to coerce guys into making solemn promises such as renting shops for them, paying their school fees, buying new generation electronic gadgets and many more. When a lady puts you in such a tight condition, this is an indication that she has nothing but five minutes pleasure to offer.


7. Because They are Lazy
To the average Nigerian lady out there, a man must lavish money on her to be taken serious or seen as impressive. Men are tiredlessly working their asses out there, hustling to better their lives, while most of these ladies just rest their asses at home waiting for a wealthy man to come and date or marry them so that their hustle will end, yet they fight for feminism. Lazy girl have nothing to offer but five minutes pleasure


8. Their Looks Is Their Utmost Priority
Many ladies work more on improving on their looks than their characters, or venture into things that will make them INDEPENDENT. These kinds of ladies have nothing to offer guys than kitty-cat


9. Because Many Of Them Don’t Take To Correction
I detest ladies who have the habit of “if a guy truly loves me, he should be able to cope with my flaws or he should take a walk out of the relationship”. These kinds of ladies are always right on their own part, therefore, they won’t take to correction no matter what. They have nothing to offer but s*x


10. feel free to add the last one


Source: http://www.omolove.co/2017/01/10-reasons-why-guys-often-say-ladies.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+omolove%2FGzqE+%28Omolove%29

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When were you circumcised? And what is your nationality?

No. Absolutely not. Wanna know what's even worse? I’m a female.

I was born in Mali and FGM (female genital mutilation) is still practiced there. Both my clitoris and labia minora were cut And this happened when I was still an infant. When I touch where my clitoris would've been, I can't really feel anything. It makes me sad that I won't be able to feel as much pleasure as most females. However, I can still reach orgasm, which I'm very thankful for since most FGM victims have a difficult sex life.

Growing up I never noticed anything until I started seeing the female anatomy and realized mine looked a lot different. I eventually talked to my mom and she said she never agreed to it, which makes me feel better knowing she wasn't behind the idea. My fear now is that most guys I'll get intimate with will judge how it looks or be creeped out by it.

I'm so angry that someone can actually do this, especially to children, and be okay with it. FGM is disgusting and needs to be outlawed. People die from the complications and it can lead to many problems later on in their lives. It's believed that a female that’s circumcised will not be promiscuous. But why would you care about her sexual life? It's just all ignorance that needs to be addressed.

Please look up FGM and become more educated about it if you're already not. Just by getting to know more about it will help.

**I'm against any type of circumcism regardless of the gender unless they give consent! So please don't comment trying to tell me what my opinion about it is.**

I’d also like to say that people commenting that FGM isn't circumcision, you're wrong , it actually is!

Source: https://www.quora.com/Are-you-happy-that-you-were-circumcised-Why

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When it comes to university degrees, the demand is low and the supply is too high... That's why many graduates are redundant.

Why were my ID documents rejected?


Answer:

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“If the US president started a fistfight, what would the Secret Service do?
As in, in public, the president threw the first punch at a citizen, and a fight ensued.”

Assuming that the presidential press pool is there (as it should be; they follow the President wherever he goes when he leaves the White House), and it is clear that it is the POTUS who threw the first punch in a situation where self-defense is not an issue, the Secret Service will jump in and separate the POTUS, dragging him away exactly as they would if he'd been the one attacked. Another part of the Secret Service detail would detain the victim (violently, if he was belligerent prior to the incident and/or if he punched back), and take him into custody, passing him on to local or federal authorities for possible prosecution.

IF the victim fought back, there might be charges pressed for assault, particularly if he was belligerent prior to the attack (i.e. running off his mouth in order to incite a fight with the POTUS). If the attack was 'unprovoked', chances are that there will be no charges, or maybe misdemeanor charges based on the victim's actions during the ensuing fight.

However, IF the victim did NOT fight back, he will be released after a basic investigation (maybe charged with public disturbance if he 'provoked' the attack... in which case he'll be held longer), and he can press charges of assault against the POTUS, along with filing what will be a media circus of a civil lawsuit.

Regardless of how it happened, the POTUS will have to get himself a lawyer. Local authorities will assume jurisdiction over the fistfight, and through the POTUS's lawyer, make arrangements to interview the POTUS.

The POTUS will never be paraded in handcuffs; everything will take place through his lawyers.

Chances are very good that IF the case ever sees the light of day, the POTUS will eventually plead to misdemeanor assault - "eventually" being the operative word - and may even face impeachment in congress, particularly if congress is hostile (i.e. controlled by the "other" party).

Whatever happens, the media on both sides of the aisle will be very happy.


Source: https://www.quora.com/If-the-US-president-started-a-fistfight-what-would-the-Secret-Service-do

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A professor also had their life cut short. These people are animals!


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I am well versed in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and I tried to take on C++, because one of my friends suggested it to me. I tried it, and it is overwhelmingly confusing! How can I improve my C++ coding skills? Please help!


Answer:

You have asked, "Why is C++ Hard?" Learning programming from the top down can make C++ harder to learn. Familiarity with languages such as Python, JavaScript, Visual Basic, Java, C#, and Ruby on Rails can give you an incomplete picture of software development. When those languages and others like them are your only introduction to writing code, C++ will be hard.

C++ is not in the same class. C++ is unique and special, like C. That uniqueness, that special nature makes it harder to pick up and apply.

Easy and Quick
The main purpose of Python, JavaScript, Visual Basic, Java, C#, Ruby and languages like them is to do one thing. Save the programmer time writing code and create an end result with as less fuss and difficulty as possible. A working program done fast is more important in those languages than a rigorous software development process. You can add structure, but the core of those languages is such that additional structure is optional.

Many languages are designed, on purpose, to be easy and quick.

Please read more here: https://www.quora.com/Why-is-C++-so-hard

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How would you explain to a child why it's okay to kill a pig but not a human or a stray dog?

I’ve never felt bad about eating meat and that hasn't changed, yet I can't find any explanation that would make sense to me and I can’t stop thinking about it. I honestly have no idea what I would say.

(Changed the question from eating to kiling because that was originally what I had in mind)



Answer:


I’m appalled by the amount of answers stating that there is no difference between killing a human and a pig.

So do you really (really) think the same punishment should apply to a driver that ran over a dog than to one that ran over a human?

You really couldn’t explain your child why spraying insecticide on a cockroach nest and using chemical weapons on a village are very different things?

You really couldn’t explain your child why it’s OK to cut down a tree to make furniture (leaving several birds homeless for a while and possibly killing several others) and it’s not OK to demolish your neighbor’s house because you need its raw materials?

The reason it’s worse to kill a human being than to kill an animal of another species is that instinctively it “feels” that way, and that should be enough of an answer - you should generally trust your moral instincts.

The ultimate reason is evolution: you share way more genes with another human than with a pig. Killing a human would prevent those genes from passing on to the next generation, and would thus hinder the survival of those genes. That’s also the reason why you (and after a fashion most mammals, as far as I know) care more for a close relative than for a stranger.

But that ultimate reason doesn’t really matter: people have known that it’s OK to kill a pig but not a human way before the mechanism of evolution was discovered. It feels that way, and for good reason.


Source: https://www.quora.com/How-would-you-explain-to-a-child-why-its-okay-to-kill-a-pig-but-not-a-human-or-a-stray-dog

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Why or why not?

Not at all.

Think about what causes intimidation. It's a lack of confidence in yourself when faced with someone who you think is better/smarter/stronger/.... If you're confident in who you are and what you've accomplished, then there's no fear or intimidation when faced with someone who is better than you.

If you're lucky enough to get a PhD, work on interesting research problems, and work in the same community as the top people in your field, then you have to come to grips with your own limitations. You have to accept the fact that no matter how good you are, or how much better you can get with age and experience and hard work, there will always be those who are better than you, smarter, faster, more creative or knowledgeable than you. It's just the way the world works.

Chances are you're not the next Stephen Hawking, or Linus Pauling, Newton, Tesla or DaVinci. Even they had to contend with contemporaries who were often better, faster, or luckier. So you have to manage that ego. Otherwise, you'd just go nuts. I've been lucky enough to work in a community with some truly exceptional people, and I'm happy to call some of the smartest people I've ever met my friends and colleagues. But if I constantly compared myself and competed with them, I would literally be a complete mess.


So my point is that by the time you get to be a professor, chances are you've already known and worked with some of the best minds on the planet, minds that force to you accept your own limitations on a daily basis. I've met, taught, and mentored some exceptionally intelligent students. And certainly a number of them have been smarter than me, some much smarter. But we're confident in what we've accomplished and who we are, and just hope that these great students with huge potential can have the same luck that we've had, and fulfill their potential.


(EDIT): I have to say I am very surprised by the # of views and votes this answer has received. I had no idea this question was of such interest to students and Quora users in general. Still puzzled as to why it's so interesting.

Source: https://www.quora.com/Are-professors-intimidated-by-intelligent-students

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Reality and Science

Most people, of course, believe that there is a reality. Do you want to know what that reality is? Scientific evidence says what it is, but in my just finished chapter on the Scientific View of Reality, the bottom line is that Science doesn’t really know. To see how Science doesn’t know, let’s just look at one concept over the years — gravity.

Aristotle’s worldview was predominant for almost 2000 years — the earth was the center of the universe and things tended to fall toward the center of the universe. Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler, however, showed that the earth wasn’t even the center of our solar system, much less the universe.

Next came Newton’s law of universal gravitation which stated matter attracts matter in the force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. This is still what most of us believe about gravity today although that view has been obsolete since Einstein came up with General Relativity.

General Relativity says that gravity is essentially warped spacetime so any massive object generates a gravitational field by warping the geometry of the surrounding spacetime. Einstein generated his theory about 100 years ago but scientists are now changing their theories about things as fast as every 25 years.

Modern physicists are trying to generate a theory of everything by reconciling the four forces of nature. These theories are all over the place and are constantly changing but the latest idea about gravity is that it’s a particle called a graviton.

If you’d like to know more about how science cannot explain reality, then listen to The Great Courses course entitled “Science Wars: What Scientists Know and How They Know It” by Professor Steven L. Goldman. He has the same conclusion that science probably can never know reality but then of course, tries to justify what they do know.

The bottom line is that science progresses by first making some assumptions that seem logical and that seem to describe the real world. Then someone develops a theory that seems to explain and predict what is known and observed. Someone comes along later, however, and shows that the basic assumptions behind the current theory are no longer valid and they need to be replaced. Someone else then comes up with new assumptions and a new theory and if it predicts well, then the new assumptions/theory becomes the new standard for reality — until it too is replaced eventually.


Source: http://www.vantharp.com/Tharps-Thoughts/820_1_11_2017.html


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Yes, the snake is dead and that's why they can do this.



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My wife and I had 12 children over the course of 15 1/2 years. Today, our oldest is 37 and our youngest is 22. I have always had a very prosperous job and enough money to give my kids almost anything. But my wife and I decided not to.

I will share with you the things that we did, but first let me tell you the results: All 12 of my children have college degrees (or are in school), and we as parents did not pay for it. Most have graduate degrees. Those who are married have wonderful spouses with the same ethics and college degrees, too. We have 18 grandchildren who are learning the same things that our kids learned—self respect, gratitude, and a desire to give back to society.

We raised our family in Utah, Florida, and California; my wife and I now live in Colorado. In March, we will have been married 40 years. I attribute the love between us as a part of our success with the children. They see a stable home life with a commitment that does not have compromises.

Here’s what we did right (we got plenty wrong, too, but that’s another list):
Chores
• Kids had to perform chores from age 3. A 3-year-old does not clean toilets very well but by the time he is 4, it’s a reasonably good job.
• They got allowances based on how they did the chores for the week.
• We had the children wash their own clothes by the time they turned 8. We assigned them a wash day.
• When they started reading, they had to make dinner by reading a recipe. They also had to learn to double a recipe.
• The boys and girls had to learn to sew.
Study time
Education was very important in our family.
• We had study time from 6 to 8pm every week day. No television, computer, games, or other activities until the two hours were up. If they had no homework, then they read books. For those too young to be in school, we had someone read books to them. After the two hours, they could do whatever they wanted as long as they were in by curfew.
• All the kids were required to take every Advanced Placement class there was. We did not let entrance scores be an impediment. We went to the school and demanded our kids be let in. Then we, as parents, spent the time to ensure they had the understanding to pass the class. After the first child, the school learned that we kept our promise that the kids could handle the AP classes.
• If children would come home and say that a teacher hated them or was not fair, our response was that you need to find a way to get along. You need find a way to learn the material because in real life, you may have a boss that does not like you. We would not enable children to “blame” the teacher for not learning, but place the responsibility for learning the material back on the child. Of course, we were alongside them for two hours of study a day, for them to ask for help anytime.
Picky eaters not allowed
• We all ate dinner and breakfast together. Breakfast was at 5:15am and then the children had to do chores before school. Dinner was at 5:30pm.
• More broadly, food was interesting. We wanted a balanced diet, but hated it when we were young and parents made us eat all our food. Sometimes we were full and just did not want to eat anymore. Our rule was to give the kids the food they hated most first (usually vegetables) and then they got the next type of food. They did not have to eat it and could leave the table. If later they complained they were hungry, we would get out that food they did not want to eat, warm it up in the microwave, and provide it to them. Again, they did not have to eat it. But they got no other food until the next meal unless they ate it.
• We did not have snacks between meals. We always had the four food groups (meat, dairy, grain, fruits and vegetables) and nearly always had dessert of some kind. To this day, our kids are not afraid to try different foods, and have no allergies to foods. They try all kinds of new foods and eat only until they are full. Not one of our kids is even a little bit heavy. They are thin, athletic, and very healthy. With 12 kids, you would think that at least one would have some food allergies or food special needs. (I am not a doctor.)
Extracurriculars
• All kids had to play some kind of sport. They got to choose, but choosing none was not an option. We started them in grade school. We did not care if it was swimming, football, baseball, fencing, tennis, etc. and did not care if they chose to change sports. But they had to play something.
• All kids had to be in some kind of club: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, history, drama, etc.
• They were required to provide community service. We would volunteer within our community and at church. For Eagle Scout projects, we would have the entire family help. Once we collected old clothes and took them to Mexico and passed them out. The kids saw what life was like for many families and how their collections made them so happy and made a difference.
Independence
• When the kids turned 16, we bought each a car. The first one learned what that meant. As the tow truck pulled a once “new” car into the driveway, my oldest proclaimed: “Dad, it is a wreck!” I said, “Yes, but a 1965 Mustang fastback wreck. Here are the repair manuals. Tools are in the garage. I will pay for every part, but will not pay for LABOR.” Eleven months later, the car had a rebuilt engine, rebuilt transmission, newly upholstered interior, a new suspension system, and a new coat of paint. My daughter (yes, it was my daughter) had one of the hottest cars at high school. And her pride that she built it was beyond imaginable. (As a side note, none of my kids ever got a ticket for speeding, even though no car had less than 450 horsepower.)
• We as parents allowed kids to make mistakes. Five years before the 16th birthday and their “new” car gift, they had to help out with our family cars. Once I asked my son, Samuel, to change the oil and asked if he needed help or instruction. “No, Dad, I can do it.” An hour later, he came in and said, “Dad, does it take 18 quarts of oil to change the oil?” I asked where did he put 18 quarts of oil when normally only five were needed. His response: “That big screw on top at the front of the engine.” I said “You mean the radiator?” Well, he did not get into trouble for filling the radiator with oil. He had to drain it, we bought a radiator flush, put in new radiator fluid, and then he had to change the real oil. We did not ground him or give him any punishment for doing it “wrong.” We let the lesson be the teaching tool. Our children are not afraid to try something new. They were trained that if they do something wrong they will not get punished. It often cost us more money, but we were raising kids, not saving money.
• The kids each got their own computer, but had to build it. I bought the processor, memory, power supply, case, keyboard, hard drive, motherboard, and mouse. They had to put it together and load the software on. This started when they were 12.
• We let the children make their own choices, but limited. For example, do you want to go to bed now or clean your room? Rarely, did we give directives that were one way, unless it dealt with living the agreed-upon family rules. This let the child feel that she had some control over life.
In it together
• We required the children to help each other. When a fifth grader is required to read 30 minutes a day, and a first grader is required to be read to 30 minutes a day, have one sit next to the other and read. Those in high school calculus tutored those in algebra or grade-school math.
• We assigned an older child to a younger child to teach them and help them accomplish their weekly chores.
• We let the children be a part of making the family rules. For example, the kids wanted the rule that no toys were allowed in the family room. The toys had to stay either in the bedroom or playroom. In addition to their chores, they had to all clean their bedroom every day (or just keep it clean in the first place). These were rules that the children wanted. We gave them a chance each month to amend or create new rules. Mom and Dad had veto power of course.
• We tried to be always consistent. If they had to study two hours every night, we did not make an exception to it. Curfew was 10pm during school nights and midnight on non-school nights. There were no exceptions to the rules.
Vacation policy
• We would take family vacations every summer for two or three weeks. We could afford a hotel, or cruise, but did not choose those options. We went camping and backpacking. If it rained, then we would figure out how to backpack in the rain and survive. We would set up a base camp at a site with five or six tents, and I would take all kids age 6 or older on a three- to five-day backpack trip. My wife would stay with the little ones. Remember, for 15 years, she was either pregnant or just had a baby. My kids and I hiked across the Grand Canyon, to the top of Mount Whitney, across the Continental Divide, across Yosemite.
• We would send kids via airplane to relatives in Europe or across the US for two or three weeks at a time. We started this when they were in kindergarten. It would take special treatment for the airlines to take a 5-year-old alone on the plane and required people on the other end to have special documentation. We only sent the kids if they wanted to go. However, with the younger ones seeing the older ones travel, they wanted to go. The kids learned from an early age that we, as parents, were always there for them, but would let them grow their own wings and fly.
Money and materialism
• Even though we have sufficient money, we have not helped the children buy homes, pay for education, pay for weddings (yes, we do not pay for weddings either). We have provided extensive information on how to do it or how to buy rental units and use equity to grow wealth. We do not “give” things to our children but we give them information and teach them “how” to do things. We have helped them with contacts in corporations, but they have to do the interviews and “earn” the jobs.
• We give birthday and Christmas presents to the kids. We would play Santa Claus but as they got older, and would ask about it, we would not lie. We would say it is a game we play and it is fun. We did and do have lists for items that each child would like for presents. Then everyone can see what they want. With the internet, it is easy to send such lists around to the children and grandchildren. Still, homemade gifts are often the favorite of all.
The real world
• We loved the children regardless of what they did. But would not prevent consequences of any of their actions. We let them suffer consequences and would not try to mitigate the consequences because we saw them suffering. We would cry and be sad, but would not do anything to reduce the consequences of their actions.
We were and are not our kids’ best friends. We were their parents.


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I get text messages from the FBI on occasion. I also get them from the CIA. More frequently, the Internal Revenue Service texts me and leaves me a detailed message explaining why the FBI and CIA are after me.

Apparently, my tax professional has improperly filed my taxes. Now I am in danger of going to jail! The only way to save myself from doing time behind bars is to text back my bank account information and credit card numbers.

If you are getting text messages from the FBI, the CIA or the IRS you're more than likely being phished. It's a scam. Does your text say the FBI seized money and you could get a share of the money if you send a prepaid shopping card? That one went around for awhile. Also, the famous malware with the FBI warning or “ransomware” type virus which locked up computers last season. Once that file was opened, it demanded a ransom to unlock your frozen computer. I don't know if this worked via text message, though. Don't call the number back. Block them and delete.

Believe me, if you're in trouble with the FBI they are going to knock on (or knock down) your door without warning. They aren't going to send you a text message.

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The Ten Most Important Aspects of Reinventing Your Life

I wanted to write the book that 20 years ago I wish I had read.
That ten years ago I wish I had read.
That five years ago I wish I had read.
That yesterday I wanted to read.
So today I published it. “Reinvent Yourself.”
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When I turned 40, a friend of mine threw a birthday dinner for me. He invited all his friends. I knew none of them.
So on my 40th birthday I was basically by myself, with people I didn’t know, doing nothing in my life that I had ever wanted to do for the prior 40 years. I hated my life.
And, as usual, I was going broke, getting divorced, and scared out of my mind.
Anti-depressants didn’t work for me so I gave up on them. Meditation didn’t work. I couldn’t keep my mind from racing all the time.
I had nobody to talk to. Nobody to turn to. I was lonely and scared and wish I had just one person I could love and say, “Help me.”
Why was this happening to me AGAIN? What didn’t I know about reinventing myself so I could finally get “started”?
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I had so many passions as a kid. So many dreams of what I could mold my adult life into.
But first…always “but first…” and those firsts turned out to be distant seconds.
“But first I need to make money.” “But first I need a family.” “But first I need this certificate, or goal achieved, or person to like me and validate me.”
Or “But now I’m too old.” Or “Now I failed too much.” Or “Now the world is against me.” Or “I don’t have the right credentials.”
But first…
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People ask me, “Do you ever get embarrassed revealing so much personal stuff?”
I would be embarrassed if I didn’t reveal personal things in each article.
When I talk to people, I want them to reveal to me also. So who am I to ask a hard question if I don’t come forward and answer them first.
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I’ve spent the past six years asking a lot of hard questions. I ask them to the people I meet. To the books I read. To myself.
I’ve reinvented my career 14 times. I’ve gone from barely making ends meet doing things I hated, to loving the work I do now every single day.
After talking to hundreds of people and reading probably 2,000 books trying to figure out how people reinvent their lives to achieve their dreams, I wrote the book I wish I had read in the very beginning.
This is my biggest book. And you don’t have to read it. I’ll summarize right here the basics of what I’ve learned.
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First, the world is changing. It’s not a good thing or a bad thing. But your life is going to change with it.
94% of the 15 million jobs created in the past eight years are either part-time or freelance.
The job landscape is changing. Corporatism, which ruled the world for 100 years, is ending.
Technology and necessity have taken each industry, destroyed it, and then created 1,000 new and different ways to succeed in it.
Understanding what is new in the world is the LAST step in reinvention though.
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TEN key aspects of Reinvention:

A) Reinvention is a Habit.
Every day we are reinventing. A river doesn’t stay still. Every time you step into it, it’s a different river.
You and I are that river. We either move forward or we freeze like ice.

B) The One Takeaway.
From every one you meet, learn one thing. You don’t need to learn two. Learn one thing that fascinates you.
You’ll learn and make use of 1000s of things year. And your set of knowledge will be unique.
Everything I read or listened to or asked or learned, I said, “how does this bring me forward in my own reinvention”. I answered that question and put each item in my book.

C) Meaning.
Victor Frankl talks about it in his classic “Man’s Search for Meaning”. Dan Ariely talks about it in his recent book, “Payoff”.
Meaning is the building blocks for motivation.
Spend an hour, spend a day, spend a month – write down the things that give you meaning.
Are you an artist? Do you want to help people. Do you want to have as much freedom in your life as possible?
What is the “meaning” that can drive you forward today. That can help you survive the worst circumstances (as both Frankl and Ariely have).

D) Contagious.
Everything in life is contagious.
Who you are with, the words you hear and read, the things you see, the things you seek out to learn.
Make sure you are infected with the secret special super man virus that propels you each day to live a better life than the day before.
I was taking to Mike Massimino, who has been into outer space on two missions, including fixing the Hubble telescope.
He told me that among his ten classmates at MIT, four became astronauts. The odds of this are billions to one.
This is not luck. This is how you create luck.

D) Ideas are Currency.
Someone asked me earlier today: “How do I reinvent if I am starting with no money.”
Let me tell you something: Almost every time I have ever had to reinvent, I started with nothing.
I get out the waiter’s pad and I start writing ideas. I exercise the idea muscle every day. I become an idea machine. I use those ideas to help other people, to build my network, to write articles that further my sense of meaning.
The person with ideas will meet the person with money when the idea person is going up and the money person is going down.
Ideas have saved me from bankruptcy on five different occasions.

E) What are your five?
I write every day. I do something for my podcast every day. I think about investing every day. But there are other things I want to reinvent in.
I think to myself every day: I want to learn to be a better writer today than I was yesterday. I want to be a better podcaster than I was yesterday. And so on.
I used the techniques described here to try and get better at the above three things each day.
And then the next two, which are currently giving meaning to my life, and which drive me forward each day.
I don’t think about ANYTHING ELSE. Otherwise, it’s too scattered.
But, who knows, the sea of the world changes and next year will be a different five. That’s reinvention.
Ultimately, I want to be a better person than I was yesterday. Change doesn’t happen with a vote. Change happens only inside of you.

F) Perseverance.
Angela Duckworth, in her excellent book, “Grit” talks about the difference between the high IQ kids and the ones who eventually succeed. It’ not about intelligence. It;s about how they overcome a setback and keep going
Carol Dweck talks about this in her book, “Mindset”.
Ice Cube talks about this in the movie, “Straight outta Compton”.
Dan Harris talks about this in his book, “10% Happier” when he describes a drug-induced panic attack on live television and how he came back from it.
Tim Ferriss talks about it in “Tools of the Titans” when he describes his one-time feelings of suicide and how he continually bounced back.
Brian Koppelman talks about it when he described to me how he wanted to leave the music business but he had to figure out how to start from scratch in the movie business. “Write what fascinates you” he told me.
But it’s not about writing. Do what fascinates you and no matter how many times you are pushed back by the bullies of life, you will be able to pick up and work your way around them.
The bullies stay stuck and negative. You’ll forget about them and find the shiny objects in life that were so fascinating you couldn’t stop.

G) Do the Unexpected.
I watched Pamela Sisson create the cover for my book. She put about 100 books in front of her. I would say, “That looks good” and point at a book.
That would mean she was not going to do it. “It has to be new. It has to be unexpected.”
Magnus Carlsen won the recent World Championship Chess match only by making the moves nobody else would expect.
Pope Francis doesn’t live in the palace in Vatican City. He lives…in a studio apartment down the street. And makes phone calls to random letter writers.
Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, Elon Musk, kept saying: what has nobody done that I can now do. Elon Musk, up against NASA and every world government, learned from books how to build a spaceship.
The Unexpected is the God of Reinvention. It’

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Nigerians with high IQs - but often used in wrong things.



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There are literally hundreds - possibly thousands of languages out there.
All but a few are used either very rarely, or not at all.

Some were designed to be useless (Brainfuck, Whitespace - which are intentionally almost impossible to write code in) - some were made for theoretical purposes only (subleq - the simplest programming language possible which only has one instruction) - some were interesting ideas but of little to no use (Befunge is a two-dimensional programming language). Some are for extreme niche applications (NQC is only used for programming Lego robots!).

Some have aged so badly that they are confined to very small, dying niches - you probably shouldn’t bother learning APL, Snobol or COBOL. BASIC has also kinda gone the way of the Dodo too.

Honestly, you have to look at the tasks you want to undertake - or the career path you intend to follow - and pick the few languages that seem most useful.

Most programmers will (at some time) need to make a webpage - so JavaScript makes good sense for nearly everyone. If you plan to write games, then C++ and C# would be important to you. If you’re making web servers then you’ll need PHP (I feel very sad when I say that - PHP is horrible!) If you want to contribute to the Linux kernel - then you’ll need to know C. If you want to get into banking and accountancy - then maybe you DO want to learn COBOL, but certainly Java should be on your short-list. Python is a good language to learn if you want to put code together quickly, but execution speed is unimportant.

There is a reason why there are hundred of programming languages…the world actually NEEDS the capabilities of at least half of them.

But it all depends on what you’re going to be working on.

If you NEVER want to work on web servers - then by all means avoid PHP like the plague.
If you don’t see yourself ever writing high performance code - probably don’t bother with C++ because it’s *so* complicated.

If you’re never going to be a 3D graphics engineer - you probably won’t ever need GLSL and/or HLSL.

If you’re never going to work on projects for the US military - by all means skip Ada.

As a working programmer, I probably know 10 languages well enough to sit down and start coding without looking at a book: C, C++, C#, GLSL, HLSL, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Java…at least a few more. I’ve learned at least 30 languages over my 40 year career - typically only just well enough to get some particular job done…some that I was once good at (Pascal, Ada, FORTRAN, Algol-60, various assembly-languages) I’m so far out of practice that I’d have to re-learn them!

So expect to get good at learning new languages - you’ll be doing that quite often. I can probably pick up enough of a language to write code in just a few days…but to get good at it takes much longer.

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-programming-languages-are-a-waste-of-time-to-learn

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A man cleaning out his mother’s house after she passed in North Canton, OH, found a foot locker with baby human skeletal remains in it. After several months of testing, it came back that they were children of the mother, possibly twins. They have no idea how long ago they died. They’re not sure if they were stillborn. The remains show no signs of injury, but that does not rule out foul play. With her being deceased, and no one else knew about them, they have nothing to go on.

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Clearly, there is a lot of disagreement here.

For my part, I don’t get offended by civilians having and using a wide variety of military surplus or “military-style” gear. If you didn’t serve, then in my opinion you should not wear most of the uniform items, current issue or not (except for special circumstances, such as reenactments), but most military equipment, legally purchased at surplus stores, doesn’t offend me. Military equipment is sometimes the leading edge of technology in the field (and, sometimes, is really really far behind … just look at the miserable experience of early 20th century soldiers in extreme weather, especially cold weather), or is particularly well suited to certain roles. Backpacks are one of the areas where the military has been studying and implementing field-based changes to the equipment for decades. It makes sense to me to use that expertise, regardless of prior (or current) service status.

Another area where military tech has made huge advancements is in footwear. Military boots are much better than they were in the early 20th century, and are generally quite comfortable and useful for activities like hiking. I wouldn’t recommend buying a pair of Corcoran® Jump Boots unless you have a military requirement to have them, but most other military boots are really awesome for a wide variety of tasks.
Also, both base layer and outerwear are areas where the military has made (or inspired) significant advances. Both polypropylene long underwear as well as GORE-TEX® outerwear (such as is present in the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System) are top-notch wear, and it makes sense to me to take advantage of the military’s experience in this area, especially if you hunt, camp, or backpack in cold weather.

My only advice there would be 1) never, ever wear unit patches you didn’t serve with, and 2) don’t display any rank insignia. The rank insignia, in particular, are a calling card; in essence, you are saying “I was (or am) a (whatever rank insignia you display).” While I understand the argument that perhaps displaying them is merely a sign of esteem, I respectfully disagree. If you didn’t serve with the unit, don’t display the crest.



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My 14-year-old son watches dirty videos on YouTube. What should I do?

I will answer by paraphrasing Bill Gates. When asked if he was worried about how the internet gives his kids access to inappropriate materials, he gave what I consider the most intelligent response.

“I prefer to talk to him about it. If there is something he wants to find, he will learn about it eventually, either thanks to a magazine, a classmate, etc.”

Obviously I'm paraphrasing him, but I think this is such an obviously superior course of action that frequently escapes parents.

By talking to him about his activities, you can better understand why he is interested in what he watches. The accessibility of the internet is an incredible gift since it will foster the curiosity of children. It is your job not to deprive him of it, but show him how to best use it.

Hope that helps.

Edit:

With all the answers I've written I would have never guessed 14 years old watching dirty videos was the one to get the attention


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Take this from a tourist-turn-resident.

1. Don't trust the Americans when it comes to the attractiveness of tourist traps

After being in New York for almost four years now, I have come to share my opinion with the locals on how boring and annoying Times Square is. However, anyone who has never been to New York loves being here - and you should never take the locals' word on how boring or tourist-trap-y a place is. It might not be a daily excitement for the people who have been here for a long time, but it is iconic and you'd probably kick yourself later if you don't go. Enjoy it, and enjoy it all - Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Empire State Building...do avoid Port Authority though. That place is a mess.

2. Don't downplay the locals' opinion when it comes to the potential dangers of said tourist traps

On the flip side, do trust the locals on what to be careful about at these places. The Times Square costumed-hagglers, the no-restroom-New-Years-Eve-Times-Square, the exorbitant price of New York Water Taxi, the fake taxi at JFK Airport, the long lines at Empire State Building and Rockefeller Tower... Locals have been here long enough for the disillusionment to set in, and while not being excited about tourist traps might be a downside, knowing the potential problems of these places is the upside. Trust locals on this, and ask them about it.

3. Don't compare your country to the US. Ever.

USA, USA, USA - the Americans think their country is top-notch and the best in everything, even when they don't say it or say otherwise. The teachers who complain about how the US ranks 27th in Mathematics will still feel disgruntled when you appear to share your disbelief at the wreck that is the Common Core. Americans are especially touchy about this, so keep your opinions to yourself. If this is a short trip, I think it would be natural - even with all the mess the USA is still an amazing place, and it will be easy to be awed by this wonderful country. Except if you're Canadian, or from the Scandinavian countries. Don't judge.

4. Don't display opinion about sports - especially "American" sports

There is one thing that many Americans are even more passionate about than their patriotic pride and that's their sports. Don't be annoyed about how "football" seems more like handegg (goodness gracious, that over-sized olive pit is in no way a "ball"!), or how the real football is played with 11 players on each side and a real spherical ball. Don't say things like "soccer is football actually". Don't show the weird face when Americans go overboard about hockey, baseball, basketball or the Super Bowl. Do not even mention that baseball, the favourite pastime of America, originated from a street game in Britain called the diamond.

5. Don't feel annoyed about tips

I never tip in my country, waitresses and waiters where I'm from get paid enough and you should only tip when you're being treated especially well! That's what I thought fresh off the boat (the A380 probably floats if you force it to I suppose.) In the US, the issue is a bit muddled - servers are not paid comfortably to live without tips in most places, and yet people still hold to the notion that tips are gifts. At the same time, it is generally expected that you tip regardless as well. Trust me when I say Americans are slowly realising the conundrum and working on it, but for now as a tourist just tip 15% or more.

6. Don't discuss race/gender issues or happenings

Americans are especially proud about how open-minded and diverse their society is, and for good reason, even when troubles persist. Just avoid talking too much about this issue if you can to avoid stepping on any toes. Don't say anything with the word Trump, wall, Cruz, Muslims, Syrians.

7. Ditto on politics, especially policies about immigration, military spending, healthcare, gun control and race/gender.

Unless you know that your host/companions are open-minded, peaceful orators, do not discuss politics, especially the aforementioned issues. At all. With the exception of the beautiful people on Parks and Recreation, people with differing political opinions in America hate each others guts - and they might hate you too if you don't agree with them on some opinions. On the flip side, if you do, they might take it that their opponents are even more wrong "because the world agrees with them", and worst case scenario parade you around as an unwilling supporter. I've been through this. You don't want this.

8. Don't look at or show opinion about obese Americans

In your country, fat people might be shunned, and obesity is widely accepted as a health problem. In America, there's an odd duality of "love your image" and "skinny is good". Being vocal about folks in Wal-Mart will almost certainly earn you looks - you're either a bigot or a superficial hater. Don't say that "I'm not hating the person, I just think being fat is a serious health issue". Just be mum about it.

9. Don't assume the "stupid American" stereotype

Last but not least, don't assume Americans are stupid. They might know more about your country than you think, and with all the troubles in number 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, you might be discouraged from even talking to them. Just talk to Americans, don't assume anything about their intelligence, and avoid those touchy waters. The majority of Americans love to talk, and once they've decided that you act with respect and friendliness, you'll oft be surprised. Once you're comfortable enough, you may allow yourself to touch 5, 6, 7 and
8.

Still avoid sports though. Even the most open-minded professor I know turns into a hardcore Patriots fan when cornered.

Edit: deleted the upvote beg thanks to encouragement from the comment :3 brightens my day considerably XD

Source: https://www.quora.com/What-should-I-absolutely-not-do-when-visiting-the-USA

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I know a gentleman who owns a plush car. He likes driving and he gives lifts to only beautiful women.

If a man begs him for a lift, he won’t agree unless it’s a pretty lady.

One day, his car broke down while on an express road. The pretty girl in his car simply got out, waved down another car, and left in the car. She didn’t even think of offering any help to the man who was generous enough to lift her free.

The man was perplexed. He needed help. Some men around the area rallied to him, and helped him push the car. The car engine was started. He was happy as he sped off.

Lesson: Help women with a lift, but don’t ignore men also. You do things for women free because you want to win their love, and women are good at taking advantage of such stupid generosity. In most cases, you end up being a loser in relationships with women because the only benefit you gain in most cases is to sleep with them. No other advantage whatsoever.

When the car breaks down, only men would help you push it.

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Don't get angry just yet. What I want to know is the bad sides of otherwise praised-for-everything country. I'm moving to Melbourne in a month and I would like to prepare myself as well as I can for any unpleasant surprises.

Disclaimer: I definitely think there are more good things than bad things, and I know my perception of the bad things is subjective to my own experience as a born and raised white Australian.

Some things I think are not great here, macro to micro:

The weather. Can't actually do much about this one. If you like warm places it's probably fine, but Australia has some extremes of temperature, and with global warming it's getting ever more unpredictable. Bushfires are a regular summer threat, and the heat dictates everything from the cost of buildings to the waxy texture of our chocolate, which has additives to stop it melting.

Tall poppy syndrome. (meaning) Valuing a fair go for everyone, hard work and equality can mean that the social consensus is to pull others down to their level. This is visible at every level of Australian society, but especially in the media and in our comedy. We tend to be a very satirical country with lots of mockery of celebrities, politicians, etc.

Anti-intellectualism. Australia is a country that loves sport and food, tourism and the arts… but it isn't so fond of science. This ties in somewhat to the above, but generally as a country there is strong disfavor towards the use of facts and statistics (such as the general skepticism towards global warming) and science tends to get less government funding. Regular public schools do not have much support for gifted children. There is very little encouragement of innovation and new ideas. A lot of people who get science degrees from good universities move to Europe where scientists are treated better.

Insecure National Identity. Maybe it’s because we’ve only been a country for 200 years, or because we are still a British colony, or because our location and vast tracts of land has made us something of a cultural melting pot for Asians and Europeans looking for a new start, but Australia really struggles with identity. Often it seems like we want to be just like America - certainly large American corporations like McDonalds and Nintendo find it beneficial to use us as a testing group for the larger American market. But most Australians will speak derisively of America. Our interest in the British monarchy only really extends to the tabloids and we consider ourselves independent… and yet we voted against becoming a republic, and recently officially started participating in Eurovision. We scoff at the stereotypes of Australians seen overseas, the shrimp on the Barbie, that's not a knife, kangaroo riding g’day mate people does not reflect the majority of Australians. We throw around terms in the media saying something is “UnAustralian”.

We barely know the words of our own national anthem, definitely not more than the first verse. “Australia Day” is celebrated on the day we invaded, colonized and slaughtered the Indigenous people already living here. And more and more the attempt to provide Australia with a strong, proud national identity involves an insecure us vs them rhetoric, where “us” is white Australia. Which brings me to my next point.

Racism. I shouldn’t have buried this so low because it really is, I think, one of the worst things about Australia. It’s only within the last fifty years that there has been push-back against the White Australia Policy. One Nation, a political party that supports that same old white Australia rhetoric, managed to land multiple seats this last election, and Pauline Hanson has been assured of six years in the senate despite the fact that she actively and vocally hates Asians and Muslims and associates with Neo Nazis. The disenfranchisement of the Aboriginal Australians who weren't even classified as human until the 60s and still struggle with deeply entrenched racism today, such as the recent Bill Leaks cartoon controversy. The death of Indigenous languages.

The difficulty Aboriginal land councils have in getting council approval to build on their land grants - it can take over sixty years for a housing project to develop. The Cronulla riots. The amount of Australian comedy that relies on mocking Greek and Italian stereotypes. The high percentage of our lowest paying jobs being staffed by non-whites (nursing and food service especially.) The Islamophobia that is still on the rise that leads women with head coverings or men with turbans to recieve open abuse.

The fear of terrorism. Tony Abbott’s crusade to “stop the boats” and the continuing atrocities at Nauru. Our government breaks international human rights laws daily with its treatment of asylum seekers and refugees. It makes me embarrassed to be an Australian.
Size and population density. Australia is a big country, but not much of that is livable due to arid conditions, so we tend to cluster around cities, particularly on the East coast (Sydney in NSW and Brisbane in QLD). That causes a lot of problems. One is that the government finds they have to meet the needs of very different groups of people - urban groups with access to lots of technology and convenience, who see lots of other people daily and have access to good education and international news, etc. And rural groups who work very hard to eke out a living, do not have access to a lot of conveniences, see less other people (and arent really as exposed to people with different values or cultures).

This is why independent politicians such as Bob Katter get elected. Another problem is that our geography means a lot of technology that relies on lots of people in one space doesn't work as well here - for instance everything from review websites to Bluetooth tags to geolocate lost objects to online dating websites are less effective in Sydney than they are in NYC or Tokyo or London because there are less users overall. This leads me on to my next point:
The Internet. Internet speeds here are dismal. We have recently dropped to 60th in the world for Internet service provision and speed. It is incredibly expensive to get unlimited data, and the new roll-out of the NBN in urban areas is yet to actually produce an increase in speeds. This has a lot to do with population density, again, but what it means is that a lot of Australians do not really use the Internet very much, let alone to its full potential. I often encounter people of all ages who are surprised at the things I can do for them just using my phone and internet (the old “there's an app for that” trick). There’s a wariness towards smart tech though, too, for the kinds of reasons I mentioned in my anti-intellectualism point.

The entertainment industry. Australia really struggles to produce film and television that does well on the global stage. There aren't major animation studios. There’s no Hollywood or Bollywood. Most actors find their big break in the same ongoing soaps - it's a running joke that every Australian celebrity in Hollywood has worked on Neighbors or Home and Away. I work in film, and most people I know in the industry aspire to go work overseas where they feel there are more opportunities. In addition, the Internet limitations mean that it is difficult to freelance long distance in post-production - that is to say, when you’re editing a TV show or film you have to transfer large amounts of data, huge raw files of the footage to work with. So if an Australian wanted to work on an NBC or BBC TV show from the comfort of his or her own office, they would need a much higher overhead due to the data costs, and risk being much slower. (I use this example specifically because it's my field, so I know the most about it.)

Import pricing. We’re far away from everyone else and the government wants things to be made in Australia so that our small economy thrives, so it's understandable to some degree that products from overseas cost so much. This isn't so much of a problem when it comes to, say, food, or mineral resources, as Australia has plenty to offer of its own there. But media, music, technology, video games, makeup… stuff that in which we just aren't strong competitors in the international market? The pricing is coconuts. A US$1000 Apple laptop will cost AUD$3500 here. Most iTunes albums cost $20+. Buying a book in a bookstore will also cost you $20–40. 99c apps are $2.99 in our store. This is a difference that is not solely accounted for by conversion to the Australian dollar.

Cost of living. Okay, so with the health care, social welfare, and high minimum wages, this doesn't cause mass poverty. But our cities are some of the most expensive to live in in the world.

Anyway, that's just a few things mostly off the top of my head! I’m a middle class suburban 28 y/o white person so a lot of these problems don't even affect me directly or often. And I do love my country and the opportunities it's given me, especially since I know other countries have their own problems that might be more difficult to live with. So please take these negatives as honesty rather than condemnation.


Source: https://www.quora.com/Whats-wrong-with-Australia

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