Global_Liberty

Business is morally dubious and absolute truth does not exist which is frustrating, but I lack the patience for bench research though recognize its much greater value. We are all exploited at work, but at least you have decent hours, labor protections, and I hope societal value.

Florida is a state of extremes. I love the warm, wet climate and the food/smells it produces, but it's even more superficial and transitory than the West Coast you know.

I am writing this from onboard a flight Europe. I appreciate your social cohesion (yes, even in the France of greves et manifestations), food quality, public transit, and historic city centers. I know France quite well and while I love Normandy and Paris, the weather and family draw me to PACA and Aquitaine. Since I debate retiring to France, how do you find life there compared to what you have witnessed of the United States?

Public schools are locally managed and every school board is different, but gifted programs are common in Canada and the US. Children are screened early, tested, and put in dedicated classes. I was moved to a different school that had a segregated group of classrooms at age eight. My children's school has gifted classes so they could stay starting at seven. Since you are past this age, what leads you to such an interest if you don't mind me asking?

The least energy intense communities are dense communities.

This is a step in the right direction.

IQ tests are largely worthless, so I wouldn't take one formally.

Sorry about your school experience. Being placed in a gifted program allowed me to make friends with similar people.

I am envious of your career in the sciences. I foolishly pursued business, and while it has been financially rewarding, I am left with a sense of emptiness.

My job and residence in Florida require me to follow the news to avoid the nonsense inflicted by populist leaders, but I spend my free time in nature or traveling like you.

It is nice to connect to someone online with a similar experience.

This mirrors my experience.

I was determined to have an IQ of 139 at age eight by a school psychologist. I was educated in a special program, attended an Ivy League university in the US, finished graduate school in the top 1% of my class, and work a well compensated job I dislike and will leave shortly.

To answer the main question, I find it isolating and a bit scary right now, but also stress-relieving.

I cannot connect with the average person though I really like some for their kindness. This is because I have a different lived experience. I consume different media. I don't have their problems (money, vices, romantic instability, political agitation). I dislike how populism and hatred are rising, and am concerned that we are ignoring real issues (climate change, deficit spending, pollution) for fake ones (immigrants, "woke" culture, crime). At the same time, I wealthy by any objective standard, don't have to work, and follow most medical guidelines (little exercise due to work schedule) so weigh an appropriate amount and am in good health.

I will acquire the book you recommend. My read French is decent. I have thought little about my IQ and perhaps should.

I had the same issue with the secure boot in bios when I switched a computer to Linux Mint a few weeks ago, but it's been smooth other than that.

No chance of a fair trial now.

Votes should be anonymous.

This is the first step toward monetizing Lemmy for multinationals.

My spouse doesn't really care and trusts me. We've been together for almost two decades, and they know I'm a meticulous cheapskate who has never missed a payment.

I track our net worth monthly and update them at that point, but have to force the issue. I'm their financial advisor/family office in their eyes.

I take the lead given my two finance degrees and interest. I go through our budget with my spouse and they sign off or propose changes every December. I pay bills. I compete our taxes.

Our money has been communal since before we married. We have each supported the other financially as we obtained further education. We discuss larger spends and otherwise buy little relative to most in this country. One of our shared values is that our money is for security and to invest to break free of working.

I sincerely hope this is the last time I read about Liz Truss and she just disappears into the sands of history.