jacluley

I think the internet/social media/tv have exposed this new generation and the last generation to many more minority groups than ever before. So many of the past generations hid people away when they were slightly different. It is fascinatingly disturbing.

Only semi-related, but I listened to a podcast by Radiolab about blind people and how they get isolated because people want to do everything for them instead of letting them fail and learn. It was mostly about echolocation, which is used by a very very minuscule section of the blind community, but it was interesting at least to hear their theories of why the blind community is so unemployed and isolated.

You can't when your mouth is full of dirt.

And space you paid for. I get what you mean, but it actually saves them a bit of fuel when you do this. :) so you're doing them a favor.