To be fair, it's pretty interesting that Octopussy is churning our $19K merch all these years later

Let's not breeze over that the US system also teaches them to upsell procedures, so there's a good chance he's annoyed partially because he couldn't make a little extra by carving up old lady feet.

They used to have them in the candy dispenser at the Alderney Ferry Terminal

Or a failure of public relations to keep us distracted enough by excess to realize that capitalism is a problem?

Right? It’s too simple to blame it on tech or a pandemic or some other symptom of the larger problem we’re all facing, the economy doesn’t serve anyone but a small sliver of the wealthy. If it’s not ragging on the kids it’s telling people to dress nicer and smile through the pain.

the economy needs to actually provide them with opportunities and a future without saddling them with debt

Universities and colleges operate on the same logic as corporations, constant growth. So telling them that their enrolment should be capped at 1/5 of what it is today to ensure that the students in the room are actually interested in the education is a nonstarter. For the remaining 4/5 th…

Technology and distraction are only half the story. This is what happens when we allow the concept of higher education to be reduced to an employment credential (with a side of partying) and then spend decades making sure the credentials don’t actually secure that employment.

You can’t be “Canada Strong” if it goes out the windows the moment you’re inconvenienced

Remember how “but I want my booze” was a big theme during the initial phase of Covid?

Wonder if he’ll send another family member on tv to cry about how much he loves Canada

How many words, David.