I think another thing that isn’t being talked about with these layoffs, which would call for more unionization and policy making, is that “AI” is taking over these jobs.
Also when companies merge, there are “redundant” employees. So like the recent Microsoft layoffs, those were going to happen.
I know a few schools in my area tried to institute zero tolerance no phones rule and the screaming from parents was loud enough that they gave up. One of the big sticking points was because of school shootings. Another was that schools have been bad about getting kids on the bus, that kids are getting lost or even ending up in bus depots at the end of the day.
Adding to it, the treatment of their employees is horrendous and very low paying.
Don’t forget to include gerrymandering
Worse. It’s part of the school to prison pipeline. So they are basically going to remove the right to vote from these students in the future.
The one I’m interested in is the “mini” reactors. They can build them in a fraction of the time. And from what I’ve read they appear to generally be “safer”, but it’s always hard to tell with all the bullshit we all get peddled.
I’m all for renewables and had hoped they’d have been more implemented by now, but here we are…
Isn’t sales in general down across most sectors? This is them placing blame somewhere it really doesn’t belong. Did some bigots decide not to shop there? Maybe. But most of those people didn’t shop there anyways. Walmarts dominate the areas and is the go to for those people.
And the time commitment. I have been having to work more time than ever before just to maintain. I would love to have a dog but I know I don’t have the time to properly care for one