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I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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// If anything, from that perspective, it's the taking of the term "American" by one country to the exclusion of others and then denying the existence of the single continent from which their own name is derived what can seem "culturally imperialistic". You have a very imperial hispanic perspective as far as I can tell. The natives in present-day Canada didn't know if South America was even there or who the Incans we…

> Your description of North and South America being 'America' is the imposition of hispanic imperialism on Anglo-America and the natives. I don't find this acceptable as that is unjust. This first sentence seems unintelligible. You had already agreed that the Anglosphere saw America as a single continent. Here's your quote: > Only out of ignorance of where they landed, and what it was. As we learned more this evolved…

//You had already agreed that the Anglosphere saw America as a single continent. Here's your quote:

That was a misreading. That was not the Anglosphere that saw it as a single continent. That was the hispanic imperialists. They declared it what it was in their mind.

//The Spanish Empire no longer exists.

Yes, but Latin American imperialism still exists. Whenever their views are imposed upon others, such as others that live here as well. I am in the US and British / German origin myself, and feel we have the right to self-government and our own choices. We shouldn't have Latin America's perspectives forced on us like this, they already did this to the natives, and are now forcing their view of 'America' on sovereign nations that are from a different cultural background.

//You respect their own denomination, rightly so, but then you don't do the same for hispanoamericans.

This is different, I'm not forcing my views on others. I'm saying they are wrong, but I don't go into Spanish speaking venues and impose my view on North vs South America on everyone there.

In fact, my wife is from Latin America and I even speak some Spanish myself. While I stand against cultural imperialism in all forms, I could go around like this on non-Anglosphere, non-English speaking platforms and tell everyone they're wrong, but I would not.

//Then when shown that hispanoamericans continue to use the original meaning of "America":

Yes, original, if we accept Cortez, Pizarro, and Columbus's definition. But that's all it is. The imperialist view.

//I've pretty much lost hope of you being able to see your double-standard. This is my third attempt.

I think you're reading too much into what I'm saying, trying to trip me up. My stance is clear: the Anglo view is North and South America are two distinct continents. We view a single 'America' as hispanic imperialism attenpting to culturally dominate us since we are in the minority in this part of the world.

The English speaking and native Americans have common cause here.

//I don't find it acceptable nor just for you to say that my people's opinion on what our own continent is "does not matter".

But it doesn't from our perspective. The difference is I'm not approaching English-speaking forums like this one and telling people they are wrong while promoting the imperialist perspective.

//I don't continue to believe you're engaging this conversation in good faith.

I am, you just don't like what I'm saying. Of course many in the Anglosphere feel Hispanic imperialism every day. Our (two of thirty-five) nations among the Americas are already being attacked by endless waves of hispanic immigration, and now we are to adopt their views. I explained it best when I said I could go into Spanish speaking venues, as this is an English speaking one, and argue with people over this too. THAT is imperialism in action. I hope this makes what I've been trying to say clear.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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post #175

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Does each store have multiple managers like that or is this equivalent to someone who manages a region of stores? I've worked fast-food in the past as a run-of-the-mill front line worker and wasn't aware of such a position (although that doesn't mean it doesn't exist). Particularly for the franchisees who own a single store, I'm not sure that is economically viable.

The franchise that owns a single store that is a bit less than what the owner will make (doing a lot of work in the store). Where the company owns the store that is what the top manager makes (from what I can tell the company makes about the same from a franchise or an owned store). Where the franchise owns multiple stores their income depends mostly on how much of the store work they do - but it isn't really possibl…

>Where the company owns the store that is what the top manager makes

This seems to be the minority of instances, though. For example, I looked up McDonalds numbers in 2021 and only about 5% are company owned, with the rest being franchises. I think the original claim could have been worded a bit more clearly by stating those high salaries are for managers of the small percentage of company-owned stores and not necessarily generalizable to most fast food restaurants.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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Covid did none of that. Our idiotic, hysterical reaction to a respiratory virus caused 99% of the fallout. Hysterically blaming the dreaded Covid is part of why things are so fucked. Every single Covid mitigation was exactly the opposite of what a rational society would have done. Good lord. It amazes me that people still buy into the hysterical Covid narrative painted by a bunch of media appointed, politically motiv…

Have you ever given any serious consideration to the possibility that the podcasters and youtubers you've been listening to are in fact lying and manipulating their listeners for profit? When I get invested in a certain belief, I find it useful to ask myself "What would it take for me to change my mind?". It's a helpful tool to catch situations where I've been discounting or ignoring evidence that goes against my bel…

Are you arguing that the publicly available, state sponsored data is a lie? Or just that all the “experts” we were told to listen chose ti ignore that data. Because I’m not following podcasts or fox or whatever trope covidians tell themselves people like me follow. I looked at the data and science. And it looks absolutely nothing like what the idiotic “expert class” told you.

Re: I was a 20-something dethroned dotcom ceo that went to work at mcdonald's (2000)

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post #125

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Herman Pontzer, an anthropology professor, talks quite a bit about a study he did on the calorie needs of people who are highly active on this podcast: https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/examining-energy-evoluti... Spoiler alert: you burn basically the same number of calories per day sitting on your butt as you do being quite physically active.

No, that's wrong. Somebody else burns the same number of calories being active as you do sitting. The article does not compare the the same individuals performing sitting vs. being active. It says that members of hunter-gatherer tribes such as the Hadza on average consume as much energy per day as US-Americans sitting on their butt at home. It says the Hadza's bodies have adapted to perform a more exhausting task wit…

> It says the Hadza's bodies have adapted to perform a more exhausting task with less energy expenditure than US-Americans need.

You're not wrong, but I'd see it as the Americans who've adapted to more recent situations. Not walking ten miles a day is a relatively new phenomenon.

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