therealgranton

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by therealgranton 7y ago
Correct. Maker spaces are the loss leader for the services provided. They survive on donations and class costs. Really sad to see, but not unbelievably so.
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by therealgranton 7y ago
Wasn't trying to get fired, frankly. I made up to $40/hr there at 20 yo. My boss was black, too. It was in the South, so it was more of a bad fact of life and treated as such by management. I agree with you, though. Nowadays, I wo
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by therealgranton 7y ago
I think we're in violent agreement. My apologies.
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by therealgranton 7y ago
I apologise for assuming anything about you. Sincerely. I just wanted to remind people how vitriolic real racism can be, even in just day-to-day interactions. The "racism discussion" keeps being skimmed on by these sorts of articl
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by therealgranton 7y ago
That's nowhere near "the extent of 'racism' in our society at this point". You must be from a pretty affluent area if you believe racism is a non-issue. Racism is fucking disgusting, coming from a white dude. I&#x27
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by therealgranton 7y ago
No. Full stop. Your initial comment suggested that choosing to join the military implied that a long-drawn out death due to radiation poisoning was "a choice", as its written. Now you're trying to deflect and act like I'
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by therealgranton 7y ago
Of course they had a choice to join. But romanticism of the military is (thankfully) starting to die out, much like the people forced to die as part of a radiation cleanup. Most people join the military at a young age, when their brains are