Interesting Links for 22-04-2022

[andrewducker]

1. Only 26-40% of Scottish people in ICU with Covid are there because of Covid

(tags:pandemic uk scotland )

2. Students with Dark Triad traits don't feel responsible for their own learning, making them more likely to cheat

(tags:psychology academia responsibility )

3. Why I'm picking trans* rights over Harry Potter

(tags:jkrowling LGBT transgender harrypotter )

4. Bees! Get! Jetlag!

(tags:bees time video ViaDrCross )

5. Government's cost of living work group has not met for six months

(tags:conservatives UK government poverty )

Comments

[rhythmaning]

I wish I could say I'm surprised that the government's cost of living group hadn't met for six months but I'm not.

Jeez!

[andrewducker]

It's as if they don't care. Who knew?

[dewline]

2. Someday - maybe someone's already said it! - one of these people is going come out and say that they do believe sociopathy to be a form of legitimate superiority over others.

3. For some reason or other, those books never really got my attention beyond just noticing their existence, and their popularity in those days before Rowling revealed her worse aspects. I cannot help but think I dodged a cultural "bullet" there.

5. It's not being swamped. It's apathy behind this.

[andrewducker]

5) Yeah, they clearly don't care.

3) I enjoyed the HP books. I think they're fun, albeit with issues. I got very into them, and I don't regret that. I just don't value any work of fiction above the anguish caused to real people.

1) Someone on a reality TV show basically said something similar. She *liked* holding a grudge and judging people.