Musk on Mars

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  1. bisco

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    what if you can't work?
     
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    I never heard that Jesus was literate. Ever heard of the book of Jesus?
    Google says he probably wasn't literate, but no one really knows.
     
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    In ancient times, literacy was a special skill that few possessed. Those who knew how to write were called, "scribes."
     
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    Today scribes are low cost typists for high priced MDs who don't like to chart.
     
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    I like Musk...regardless who he votes for...and I don't own an EV either.
     
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    "In ancient times, literacy was a special skill that few possessed" 100% accurate. What is not stated but might be inferred by readers is that transition to literacy was ancient or nearly so. That would be incorrect:

    Literacy - Our World in Data

    If readers or listeners conclude more than what was stated, they are literate but not extremely so.

    In a nice way this forms the basis for all non-fiction writing I guess, because readers inject 'themselves' into text and have rich emotional experiences.

    In a not nice way, it opens vast areas for political persuasion.
     
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    Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of men?
    Elon knows. *maniacal laughter*
     
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    Afghanistan I was kind of expecting. :(

    What's up with Algeria? Do they run men out of school there?
     
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    My unsupported speculation is that Algerian men emigrate but do not bring ladies with them. Having met several in US in food-service industry. N=useless.

    By that chart, Costa Rica seems odd as it is more a stay-at-home country. Being extraordinarily lovely and 'helpful government' and non militarized and all that good stuff.
     
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    Tons & tons of USA expats in Costa rica.
     
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    So true, @hill Good stuff I cited above is an incomplete list of reasons for 120 thousands having gone. Most buy into gated communities, Escazu etc.

    The 8 Best Places To Live In Costa Rica For Expats

    And miss the best of it :unsure:

    I share a similar dream, but for logistics and finance. Telling stories about biology at UCR and OTS would be a pleasant end game. Could happen, but unrelated to global literacy, or whatever this thread is to cover.
     
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    telling stories around the campfire on mars, now that's my idea of retirement!

    watch
     
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    since follow up admonitions talk about taking care of Orphans and widows, yes of course there are many exceptions to the general rule.
     
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    Literacy between different ethnicities were often low, although not so with young Jewish male children.

    Ancient Jewish Education – AMIT

    Typically this issue is promulgated by those that want to do so - to discredit scripture, although that's not to in any way suggest that that is why it is was brought up here in this situation

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    MOSTLY false?

    What can they NOT read?
    Their name?
    The High School they went to?
    Words like 'satisfactorily' or 'completed?'

    SLOW CLAP for Politifact.....
     
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    Were those questions?

    If so, why did you avoid linking to the answers?
     
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    The bruise was visible beneath his DOGE hat, and the Tesla CEO was eventually asked about what happened.

    "I was just horsing around with Little X and I said, 'Go ahead, punch me in the face,'" Musk told reporters.

    "And he did. It turns out that even a five-year-old punching you in the face," Musk said ...​

    He is teaching his son to be as abusive as Musk's father was to him as described in:
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    I read the book.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    My dad, a World War II vet - never taught me to defend - & so it took several bad beatings to get the hang of (defense) it. High school wrestling & college Judo helped a lot too. It's a mean nasty violent world out there. Not to justify bad parenting by any stretch. Find a balance in everything
    What musk discovered through DOGE was that none of the special interests want to give up their piece of the pie. Better to sink the entire country via bankruptcy. Yes, the many interests know all too well how to fight defensively as well as offensively.
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    My Dad was a B-29 tail gunner and later Silver Star as a Korean War line company commander. He did spank me once because I loved to play with matches. But nothing else. It was bullies in elementary and high school that taught me a life long hatred for them.

    I would have been and am perfectly OK with sending kids to martial arts training. Like teaching them to swim or drown proofing, this does not imply it is OK to be a bully. Rather it is a skill needed for when you come across one.

    As for "DOGE", Elon has realized the "Big Beautiful Bill" completely negates the abusive, small change, a mote, he and his team have tried to to correct. It definitely did not follow his "anti Employee Handbook" that led to Tesla's success. So which approach works:
    • Arbitrary firing of new employees regardless of what work they are doing?
    • "Big Beautiful Bill" that completely wipes out the savings of abusive DOGE firings?
    Bob Wilson