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What is the meaning of "social" in this context? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Main Post: What is the meaning of "social" in this context? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Social housing not means tested? : ireland
Main Post: Social housing not means tested? : ireland
Why is Social Housing not routinely means tested? : tories
Main Post: Why is Social Housing not routinely means tested? : tories
What does it mean if your ex blocks you on social media after a month.
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My ex blocked me on instagram and Snapchat a month after I decided to cut contact with him, and deleted his number and texts. I would also like to add that he has all his other exes on his social media, even the ones who have cheated on him and hurt him on purpose, in fact a week after I cut him off he ended up following the girl he thought he was gonna marry (he was in love with her five years and had broken up with her only a week before he met me) again on instagram when she followed him, but I was the one he blocked. I want to know why people choose to block their exes on social media?
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Your nickname is so fitting.
Also, he's clearly trying to move on from you. You should too.
Why do "leftism" mostly means liberalism and social democracy in real life, but hardcore socialism and communism online?
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I'm from Eastern Europe. Hungary, to be specific. Of course I live in a more conservative area, which is way less progressive than western Europe and the US, so maybe definitions of what's "left" or "right" is different here. My country also had it really bed during Communist tyranny, so it's universally hated. And I want to be straight: I hate communism and socialism too. I still see the horrible economic and cultural effects it had around me every day.
Here, leftism means liberalism, social liberalism and social democracy. No sane person identifies as socialist or communist. Even the left hates communism here, and no one actually advocates for the abolishment of capitalism. Leftists just want varying degrees of stronger welfare policies and cultural progressivism as opposed to the alarmingly high bigotry and nationalism in this region. Even academics, who I see on the internet are usually highly socialists in the US, are liberals and anti communists. I study humanities, and those were highly censored during the communist regime, so humanities academics (literature, art, philosophy, etc...) are highly liberal and oppose both socialism and radical right wing ideologies. Even my most radically left professor is a progressive liberal and not at all a socialist, which I know because we discussed some anti communist contemporary fiction (which is pretty popular here).
So when I joined leftist subreddits, I was surprised how most of them were actual communists and socialists. That is unimaginable where I live. And then these subreddits call liberals and even social democrats right wingers. I've seen people hating in the 3 arrows Iron Front symbol, because the 3rd arrow supposed to be against communism (like all freedom loving person should). They hate the police and want to abolish it. And just believe in a whole other list of things that are considered crazy and unimaginable here, even at leftist spaces. I don't know if is it because my country had communism and is more conservative, or because of some other reasons, but the left looks really different here in Hungary then on Reddit.
Now, are real life leftist usually like that in America and western Europe, or is it just a Reddit thing? How common are communists and socialists over there? If I say I'm a leftist on the west, will people think I'm a liberal or a social democrat, or will they assume I'm a commie? I'm asking it here, because it is one of the very few leftist subreddits I found that isn't communist. And I'm hesitant to call myself a leftist in American online spaces, because they might believe I'm a communist or something.
Top Comment: You have to differentiate between the legacy of communism in the former Eastern Bloc and radicalization online. People from the Western Bloc don't have as much of a visceral association between the Soviets and Socialism because they lack the first-hand experience of it. What you're seeing online however, especially in the spaces you describe, is a highly warped view of the public's opinion. A lot of the more alternative political spaces online are subject to purity spirals, they radicalize each other, they are a haven for people who feel cast out of general society. It's no secret that many of the prominent radical "online activists" are... not doing well, to say it lightly. Often by their description. It's sometimes hard to understand just how outsized their influence in political spaces online is, compared to their actual numbers. That's one of the reasons why it's important to touch grass, to realize what normal people actually think and care about.
Fixing Social Security means raising taxes — and not just on the superrich
Main Post: Fixing Social Security means raising taxes — and not just on the superrich
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If anyone wants to play around with different policy proposals and see how that would actually impact the Social Security trust fund and projected payments, this calculator is super helpful.
It helps visualize how things like eliminating the salary cap will cover 60% of the shortfall, while things like "invest the trust fund in securities" would only cover 6% and "raise the retirement age to 68" would cover 13%.
What is meaning of "wisdom" in modern times. How (social) intelligence is not wisdom ?
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As I am getting older, I don't really understand the difference between (social) intelligence and wisdom. However, I do believe wisdom resides in a space that's a level above intelligence but I fail to see the difference between both. So my question is can you breakdown what Wisdom is in modern times and also how meditation provide help ?
Top Comment: Social intelligence is an oxymoron. There’s your wisdom.