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whatthehey

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15. Lets look at the inverse and see how insulting it is...

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 03:22 PM

Mar 2015

To know what's going on and not be part of the problem, you have to have a criminal record, hang out with meth users, and be poorly educated; you know, like normal working people....

Putting it that way would get a well-deserved hide.

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If you live near a Whole Foods [View all] Recursion Mar 2015 OP

I'm kicking and recommending this short list... hunter Mar 2015 #1

The worldwide cutoff income for "the 1%" is like $24K Recursion Mar 2015 #3

Yes. I think I live in a "gritty" neighborhood because... hunter Mar 2015 #4

Who hates TED talks? Oktober Mar 2015 #2

That's an interesting list. LWolf Mar 2015 #5

I think between the ex military ex husband and daughter in law with the meth problem, bettyellen Mar 2015 #6

For tptb, LWolf Mar 2015 #9

Treating education like a big corporate business is loathsome. hunter Mar 2015 #13

Yes. LWolf Mar 2015 #16

I'm less of the problem than some smug TED asshole preaching to 1%ers. nt Dreamer Tatum Mar 2015 #7

Wealth privilege gollygee Mar 2015 #8

Including the location of a Whole Foods is a strange critera Revanchist Mar 2015 #10

I agree. Perhaps *shopping* mostly at Whole Foods would be a better marker. Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #11

I haven't been there in awhile either Revanchist Mar 2015 #12

Sorta depends on the bulk item. Beans are generally cheaper by the bag in other stores Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #18

i find those who do mostly shop in whole foods to be out of touch , by that i mean those who do most JI7 Mar 2015 #14

Lets look at the inverse and see how insulting it is... whatthehey Mar 2015 #15

Good point. Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #19

The problem with his talk is that all of his points apply to himself, yet he preachs as if they Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #17