lurch (he/him)

It was probably an entertaining exaggeration, but I don’t like how the term is being diluted by overuse. If a mosquito bites me, it’s a terrorist. Got a stone in your shoe? Believe it or not: Terrorist.

The term has serious legal consequences in many countries, therefore we should make sure people don’t forget what its true meaning is.

wow, that is easy to get wrong

In my region this is handled really well by schools. Parents don’t need to worry about anything. Don’t they do that in your region?

There are people who proud themselves in kicking puppies and more would come forward if they felt it’s acceptable.

It’s still pretty bad, but they recruited jannies recently and it seems to have a small effect.

Without the increase in sick days, the German economy could have grown by around 0.5% in 2023, instead of retracting by 0.3%

that’s not true: The system when and how Germans had to call in sick had changed 2 times due COVID, which affected the numbers.

it’s not good for summaries. often gets important bits wrong, like embedded instructions that can’t be summarized.