Please explain this to me

[LDAHL]

Babies and kids can be replaced using generally-unskilled labor.

Adults represent a substantial investment in education and training, and are expensive to replace.

Until they hit retirement, then onto the ice floe with them.

If we view life valuation of any given clump of cells in strictly utilitarian terms, I think we would need to look beyond the investment in training. Is an associate professor of gender studies worth more than an electrical engineer if we need to start tossing people out of the lifeboat? Expensive training isn’t necessarily valuable training. I can think of HVAC techs or butchers I would value over a PhD in musicology if it came to a choice.

[bae]

Is an associate professor of gender studies worth more than an electrical engineer if we need to start tossing people out of the lifeboat?

This is why I have tried to master a wide range of skills over the decades, and own several of my own lifeboats.

[LDAHL]

This is why I have tried to master a wide range of skills over the decades, and own several of my own lifeboats.

Just be sure you put to sea before the commissars begin allocating spaces.

[frugal-one]

The instances of children sickening are very rare, less than 100 nationwide the last I heard, with 3 deaths. But you know, even to avoid one death we have to trash our economy. But hey, so what if the economy suffers and children, already overrepresented amongst the poor, suffer more. It's quantity not quality of life that counts. I am guessing you are also anti-abortion.

You haven’t a clue. And, you guess wrong.

[iris lilies]

Here's a few questions I've pondered.

Why do you saute onions first when they will go into a dish that is going to cook anyway.

Why do celebrities who most likely are well set with millions and millions endorse cheesy products. Like William Shatner, former Commander of the Starship Enterprise promoting CPAP cleaning machines machines, or Joe Namoth selling reverse mortgages, or Alex Trebek and life insurance.

Is forcing some businesses and public areas closed due to CV-19 risk really against the constitution, or is that just something the protesters totally fabricate.

now on to Roger’s important questions:

1) As an onion lover I would say that sautéing onions releases their sugars and heightens their taste in a way that other cooking does not. . Not sure, just a guess.

2) I think your premise is entirely wrong about William Shatner realizing he’s endorsing a cheesy product. I’m not sure William Shatner has standards of taste, he is cast as a bit of a figure of fun over the years anyway and I don’t think he minds that because as long as his name is in the spotlight he doesn’t care how it is in the spotlight. Also you assume he has money but who knows what his real balance sheet looks like, so many of these people are idiots about spending their money.

3) Only the Supreme Court decide what is against the constitution but I would think there’s plenty of case law that supports closing businesses due to public health risk. I suppose it could be argued is it really a health risk?

Edited to say: Roger and I are not involved, really! The dictation software is so stupid and I don’t check it carefully.

[jp1]

now on to Roger’s important questions:

1) I’m your lover ...

I think we just learned something really surprising about a couple of our members!

[iris lilies]

I think we just learned something really surprising about a couple of our members!

Ha ha. Poor Roger. No we are not involved, the dictation software screwed up what I meant to say!

[Teacher Terry]

IL too funny ��!!

[jp1]

Ha ha. Poor Roger. No we are not involved, the dictation software screwed up what I meant to say!

That dictation software! It’s just as crazy as autocorrect for us Typers... 😜

[happystuff]

ROFLOL.