/ot/ - off-topic

>>2601421
again with the Indian immigrants, it's like there's nowhere on earth you can escape them anymore, mass deportation is seriously needed

>>2601421
You may get accused of racebaiting but I think you make some good points. However, it's not like Canada has been completely terrible about honoring its treaties with First Nations either (at least recently), which is actually a big part of the problem when it comes to Canadian academia. The treaties are set up to give tribes a lot of autonomy and a lot of government subsidies, which hasn't worked out well since the Canadian government can't really intervene much in the way the communities are managed, there's a lot of corruption, drama between hereditary/elected chiefs, drama between environmental groups who don't want oil pipelines and similar on Native land while the tribes often do want the pipelines but get 'outvoted' by outside activists in the public eye, and generally issues with how remote treaty land tends to be and how that cuts First Nations people off from educational opportunities and modern infrastructure. It's hard to solve the aforementioned issues without the government violating treaties and tribal autonomy, and no one wants to have a conversation about revisiting the agreements because it would be seen as colonialist, so the next best thing is stupid and pointless political correctness theatre like land acknowledgements.

Canada takes it so far too, when you fly Air Canada they have a safety video which has a land acknowledgment 'we are flying over unceded stolen land' or whatever like lmao now it even applies to air space? But I think part of it just comes from the general helplessness to do anything. There's a huge guilt complex about past mistreatment of indigenous people that, in part, can't be resolved because Canadian culture is less shameless than many other cultures about just proudly taking things over by force and force-converting the previous inhabitants to their culture. But a lot of the indigenous people themselves, when you actually meet them, will tell you that they would prefer for the government to intervene and modernize their communities. The modern academic/political take insists that indigenous people have their own ways of knowing and doing things which are actually better than the modern Western way of doing things, so all the modern Western academics and politicians don't want to impose modernity on treaty land. It's just a kind of unwinnable situation made worse by Canada's insistence on being a 'mosaic, nPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>2601421
So when the Aino people are described as the indigenous people of Japan, that's anti-white how?
It's all positioned relative to the power of Western colonisers but then later applied to less pale colonisers like the Chinese. This is why Italians and Irish weren't considered white for a time. It's why someone considered non-white in the US may be white back in Venezuela or Brazil. It's a flexible term based on who has the power in a colonised country.
Having your government invite a tonne of immigrants in because importing workers makes them more cash than investing in education and skills training of tax payers is not anti-white, it's neoliberalism. By all means, fight back against it but you're grossly misunderstanding your enemy if you fall for the white replacement BS. Unless you're just mad that you're not getting to shit up other people's country like you complain about them shitting up yours.

>>2601438
The big unspoken thing about the Maori in New Zealand is that modern Maori culture, the whole Maori cultural Renaissance, was created by white elites. It's become self sustaining now but it's revival was very top down and artificial, it never needed to happen. Half way through the 20th century Maoris were very heavily assimilated into white culture. They were Christian, they loved country music and most are mixed with white people already. They had very little actual ethnic grievances. We were once considered the gold standard in race relations, but quickly it's becoming something similar to the US.

The Maori language functionally went extinct and the New Zealand government in the 1970s basically funded a Frankenstein styled revival of it, based on a certain dialect. Some East Coast Maoris will talk about how it sounds nothing like the Maori they used to hear as kids from their grandparents. That government creation is now put everywhere as the Maori language and forced into all aspects of New Zealand life. The whole "treaty" thing is based on a 1973 parliament act, yet they lie and say it's our national foundation that we have to honor.

I know it's the same in Australia, many of those Aboriginal spot painting styles were basically created by an Australian art teacher trying to get Aboriginal kids into art (Geoffery Bardon). If you read any description of the Aboriginal "Dreamtime", you immediately know weirdo white hippies had their hand in the concept. White anthropologists have a long history of lying about tribal societies to shill their politics. Margaret Mead, and an early anthropologist, lied about Samoa being a sex positive utopia. Samoans just found her annoying and told her what she wanted to hear so she'd fuck off lol.

Indigenous culture has been transmogrified by white leftist elites to use as a bludgeon against other whites. Stripped of cannibalism, patriarchy, polygamy, and embedded with a feel-good romanticism of dreamtimes and kumbayas, it's a white culture. It's like how token blacks behave in white movies.

>>2601448
NTA but I presume her point was that people who are currently considered 'white' who are indigenous to certain places are not considered indigenous nor considered to have 'rights' to the places they're indigenous to in Europe, compared to the indigenous groups everywhere else (who are considered non-white). It's true that the term 'white' is shifting/relative and seems to basically denote whoever is considered to be part of the hegemonic culture but that doesn't change the fact that modern academia does not consider whoever is currently labeled 'white' indigenous to wherever they are indigenous to in the way that other groups are considered indigenous, or granted the same leeway. Meanwhile there are plenty of cultures all over the world who have been given a free pass for colonialism or imperialism simply because their cultures don't express any shame about it at all and are proud of it. Importing workers is neoliberalism too, but that doesn't mean there isn't a double standard in academia about who 'gets' to be considered 'native' to somewhere.

>>2601450
I was aware of a lot of this about Maori culture but it is interesting. I think in Canada there is actually more genuine extant tribal culture for certain tribes but we also have some of the same weird Frankenstein shit like pseudo-reviving languages that never had a writing system with shitty, unreadable romanizations and then renaming all the streets with the weird romanized 'indigenous' names derived from languages few people speak and no one ever wrote in that way. It's weird because Canada has pockets of indigenous culture that are relatively successful and other pockets that are not at all, but no one seems to want to look at why some tribes seem to be able to perpetuate their culture and thrive relative to others. I'm not an expert but I've had friends from both types of reserve and their attitudes toward the reserve are very different, yet when you hear academics talk about it they just act like all Canadian native tribes are the same basically.

>>2599076
Nona thanks for saying this because I want to get back in the workforce and was looking at a big company that I don’t even like. I should find out what a small company is and what a big company is though. Even companies that seem small can be assholes.

>>2601375
Meaning I’m looking for a small company learning to avoid a big company but there are so many…

>>2598883
Seriously? Kek this explains why design looks the way it does and I’m not qualified btw but I can tell.

I’m gonna be an actual neet in a little bit ..

>>2601387
I hope It’s going to be a good time..

Should I let go of this game already and sell it on eBay? Mine is in better condition than this and this one sold for $650 last month. I'm kind of worried this PS2 game market is a bubble that will burst soon.

>>2597604
If you don't play it any longer, then yes.

Do I make dinner or just go to bed/play a game until morning? It's 4:30am and I'd probably wake up my roommates.

>>2597604
as someone who's been in a similar position you could always be a bit of a coward and go halfway, and just sell some of it instead of the complete edition. that way you still get a lot of money.

>>2601372
Go to bed. No video games.

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>>2600562
I'm from QC. Would rather study in English. Would like to be an OR nurse if possible. I'd like the option to move to the US and/or do travel nursing as well. I like the career flexibility and stability that would come with nursing. I'd rather do longer shifts and have more days off too if possible. I don't believe I could move countries as a tech?
>>2600571
I'm very fond of the ocean. I like to wake up early around sunrise. It's very calm. I'd like to try living on the west coast US (SoCal? PNW?) or west coast Canada, or even maritimes, but I believe I'm priced out atm for studies. My hobbies are swimming, reading, driving around, making campfires, ice skating, skiing, ham radio, spending time with people. I'd like to learn to pilot a plane and sail a boat someday. Learn to play basketball too, and rollerblade. I make female friends easily. I'm a very offline person except for here tbh. I like to be 'doing stuff'. I could never handle a desk job. I do my best to take care of myself and make the most of my time.

>>2598541
It definitely doesn't say anything good about their culture or any other immigrant that deliberately self-ghettoizes in this way, but it is (and should be) legal to be picky about roommates and you can't be forced to take anyone as a roommate anyway even if the ad isn't explicit so on the bright side at least they're not wasting people's time by pretending. Most roommate ads I've seen have some highly specific preferences and requirements even if they're usually not racial, like for the type of job the person has, the type of food they eat, etc. If it's actual landlords renting independent apartments it should be (and, AFAIK, is) illegal though but we know the government wouldn't pursue it anyway.

>>2601047
Kek, you sound awesome nonna. You have a place to stay if you want to visit the Oregon coast. (ok ok I'm leaving now)

>>2593223
it's so scary how quick they're to colonizing, i'm sick of them. Never thought I'd be this person, but I'm starting to really hate indians

>>2601425
Realistically almost no one in Canada thought this would happen, like, 10 years ago. My best friends from high school I still keep in touch with are both Punjabi immigrants themselves (2nd gen though) and even they now openly hate Punjabi immigrants and want to end Punjabi immigration. Their parents are turning 'far right' because of anti-immigrant sentiment even though they were 1st gen Indian immigrants themselves. I think people have just been pushed too far. Canada used to be a country where anti-immigrant sentiment was generally low since there were strict immigration requirements and the process was actually enforced, but the last 10 years have completely squandered the lack of tension we had to the point of general sentiment being way more anti-immigrant than even more traditionally conservative countries like the US. Even like 5+ years ago I remember everyone wanting a Nigerian immigrant doctor because they were considered among the best doctors you could get here, but now the Nigerian doctors who are immigrating recently are so bad no one even wants to be their patient, like a total reversal of the previous trend. I know Canada had problems prior to this but it really feels like it all happened so fast, we went from being a culture that appreciated immigration to a culture that despises immigration and it's all because of how horribly mishandled it was by our government over the last decade or so.

>>2601194
add that futa loving Synthethic Man who HATES MIX RACING SOOO MUCH IT's It's 100% not a fetish, just like his hate for LBGTQ+ just for him to like Dick "Girls".

>>2601219
Pathetic Man on his way to getting fucked by troons kek. Y'know, if troons only went after people like him, I wouldn't mind them as much.

>>2601219
>futa loving
what?

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>>2601170
he reminds me of how SNB3 (creator of the class of 09) resented that his game attracting young girls instead of the edgy moids he probably wanted

>>2601326
Nta but he's openly into futa

>>2593230
I've always wanted to try tiramisu

>>2593252
Make it! It's pretty simple tbh. Tastes absolutely delicious and it's impossible to tell it has eggs in it I was shocked when I made it myself and tasted it. Just follow a true Italian recipe and you'll be alright. The ingredients can be a pain to find but tbh any biscuits and cream cheese work. I use instant coffee instead of espresso.

Good wine and good company

I have been craving this for the last two days. I can't remember the last time I had mashed potatoes omg..

Picrel is better than mcflurry but they both have good textures. Smarties are the best flavour imoas a dairy-free nona, I miss this the most

I will be quitting my job on monday. Got another one in a supermarket that will pay more. I know markets are awful places and my job in the factory is much better in terms of work mates and boss and freedom and no annoying customers, but the pay is not that great and they aren't even paying me right, they own me a third of my salary and I asked for an explanation and got no answers. Everyone says they have this problem, the last boss stole a bunch of things from there cus they own him money and he won't give their equipment back till they pay him. I have no hopes they'll pay me now.

I feel bad for quitting because I like the job and everyone there and I feel like I am letting them down by just leaving for a better pay after saying I'd stay but I basically worked for free, no complaints ever and what I get is 2 thirds of what they promised me after 45 days + "optional" obligatory overtime that is being paid under tha table so the owner can avoid taxes.
I fucking hate the owner, he is a condescending prick that talks to us like we're all ignorant and he is the only intelligent one there cus he's an engineer or whatever, but what infuriates me the most is how he pretends to be this good guy "one of us" though even the other workers can see right through him and some can't stand him and his wife. They are doing so much illegal shit there and I hate that they likely won't ever face the consequences.

My boss apologized today because he thinks I am mad at him for some reason. I think he knows I'll be quitting and believes it's personal.

I'm going to start hardcore job hunting come monday. I'm giving myself one more day to just scream into the void, but please pray for me nonnies. I need medical insurance and money so bad right now. I am sending everyone my positive vibes as well.

>>2601281
Go to the produce department if you can. It’s super chill and the types of customers that talk to you are less crazy than usual.

>>2601293
I'm going to the dairy department because of my previous experience working in cold enviroments, it pays more than the other departments too but I am worried about my future coworkers, I don't understand why supermarkets or any food related service attract so much crazy.

>>2601281
How is this underpayment legal? In my country there are news stories of underpayment and while the penalties are not harsh enough, being a known wage thief is very bad for business.

>>2601253
Elder millennials might as well be gen X tell him his generation ruined the world!!!

>>2601262
he's also a redpill incel fag who hasn't had a gf since high school and says "women get abortion after abortion so they can have careers" and "women shouldn't have careers cuz men should have those jobs" i literally wish he would fuck off and die.

Every guy in my area is so fucking ugly! I'm losing my mind! They all either look like they're too into themselves, are trannys, look like fags, or have somehow hit a wall in their early twenties. And I know it's bad because everytime I use a dating app in another place the men are at least presenting themselves as mutually attractive. But I come back home and boom, fat, poly redditor. Get me out of here!

>>2601270
Ew he sounds like a junkie freak. You should change the locks.

>>2566558
>PROTECT THE DOLLS SHIRT
Tranny chaser kek

Alright its me again with more moids under 30 who are somehow perplexed women are not matching with them when they put zero effort into their appearence I sincerely hope not all young men are cooked like this.

>>2601259
I swear the guy on the right was in my uni class and bailed the hour before a presentation and me and 2 other guys had to scrape together power point slides he should have done and then we got an 87 and he still dropped out and was never to be seen again

>>2601259
there should be a whole thread doxxing rapeapes from dating apps, the duolicious one exists but its way too niche and its not like theres any women on that site to pray on atleast. these 'normie' moids are the most dangerous and make my stomach churn the most, these abscesses with their festering inconquerable penetrative lust trying to mask themselves as softbois desiring cuddles and genuine connection… yuck.

>>2599610
Its just them showing how they see women as property and not people capable of making their own decisions