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Quilotoa

@ Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

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    There are more people moving from America to Ireland than Irish moving to America.

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  • I volunteered - worked in a hospital laboratory in Haiti for three years. I went to help.

  • If you could teach a college class, what would it be?

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  • Regular People History

    Most of taught history is about and from the perspective of politicians, nobles, inventors, explorers, athletes, scientists - in other words, the outliers. I'm fascinated by the historic lives of regular people, a topic that is hard to research as there is little information about them.

  • I wonder if it would be feasible to crowd source mortgages.

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  • I don't know the answer to the first question. It was a Mennonite thing. All members had to be Mennonite or in a Mennonite church (there are lots of non-Mennonites going to Mennonite churches), or connected to a Mennonite organization.That probably helped to keep costs down as we tend to be honest and experienced at community cooperation. I believe the management was hired by one of the Mennontie conferences.

  • We live in one of the best times in the history of humanity, but many are frustrated because the last generation had it better.

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  • Totally. I don't know if it's unique to Lemmy (I'm not on other social medias) or a movement in general, but there seems to be some kind of satisfaction in being able to say how terrible like is. I've lived in a third world country and am a history author. We in the west have it really good in comparison.

  • We live in one of the best times in the history of humanity, but many are frustrated because the last generation had it better.

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  • It has always been like this relatively speaking, in post hunter/gatherer society. Except there was a very small middle class in those days The nobles as compared to the serfs were the same. Except that the serfs hung at the edge of survival whereas we have indoor plumbing, decent shelter, electricity, tv, internet, healthcare, workers rights, and the priviledge of travel.

  • I wonder if it would be feasible to crowd source mortgages.

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  • Not the same, but we had a crowd source house insurance setup. Basically, all the costs of the year were added up and then split between members. It was about half the cost of regular insurance.

  • What's something that is more difficult than it seems?

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  • Teaching (elementary school). It's my third career and definitely the hardest of the three.

  • We live in one of the best times in the history of humanity, but many are frustrated because the last generation had it better.

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  • I said, "one of the best times." There may be .001 % of times that were better than the present. Surely you can't expect to live in the very best time of the 300 000 years of human existence.

  • More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows

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  • I'm not sure, but a quick search says that 192 countries have private institutes of higher education of some kind. So, I'm guessing the answer is yes.

  • We live in one of the best times in the history of humanity, but many are frustrated because the last generation had it better.

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  • Humanity has been around for around 300 000 years. For the first 95 % of that, we were hunter/gatherers - ravaged by disease, tribal wars, accidents, exposed to the elements, no running water, no toilets, no doctors, no electricity, no easy transportation, the average lifespan between 25 and 33 years. For the next 4.5 % the average human was a serf, serf-like or a slave - worked 10 to 12 hours a day, six days a week(or more), no vacation, lived to about 50, had no doctors, no indoor toilet, no indoor water. Water was likely a long distance away and had to be carried by hand to your hovel. Worker’s rights were virtually non-existant. You had intestinal parasites with no health care to relieve you. You were at the whim of the wealthy. Up to half of children didn’t make it to the age of 5. 4 % of women died in childbirth. Women were treated as property. There were no cars, no planes, no electricity, virtually no leisure time. There was minimal heat in winter, no cooling in summer. It is only in the last 0.1 % of our history that we (on average) have had any kind of comfort. We are indeed fortunate to be living now.

  • We live in one of the best times in the history of humanity, but many are frustrated because the last generation had it better.

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  • The point is, you wouldn't because any time before that, the average human worked 10 to 12 hours a day, six days a week, lived to about 50, had no doctors, no indoor toilet, no indoor water. Water was likely a long distance away and had to be carried by hand to your hovel. You were a serf or serf-like or a slave. Worker's rights were virtually non-existant. You had intestinal parasites with no health care to relieve you. You were at the whim of the wealthy. Up to half of children didn't make it to the age of 5. 4 % of women died in childbirth. There were no cars, no planes, no electricity, virtually no leisure time. There was minimal heat in winter, no cooling in summer. We are indeed fortunate to be living now.

  • We live in one of the best times in the history of humanity, but many are frustrated because the last generation had it better.

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  • Starting in the year 1900 and going back 300 000 years, would you trade places with the average human on Earth?

  • We live in one of the best times in the history of humanity, but many are frustrated because the last generation had it better.

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  • That's the trouble. We feel like we are, but in fact, we are not. Hunger has decreased incredibly over the last decades. Infectious diseases are way down. The standard of living is way up over the last three decades. The tools and technologies available to us are far beyond what former generations even dreamed of. Global conflict deaths are down. The average lifespan has double since 1900.

  • Tankers pass Strait of Hormuz on first day of US blockade, data shows

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  • I misread that as Tankies.

  • What drugs do permit yourself strictly as a treat?

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  • Alcohol - one drink on Friday and one drink on Saturday.

  • More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows

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  • It would be nice if you put the country in the title. The majority of Lemmy users are not American.

  • What do you need reminding of?

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  • What I came into the room for.

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    Christians of Lemmy, how do you feel about the U.S. president posting an Al photo of him as Christ?

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  • Are you asking Christians - followers of the teachings of Christ, or Christians - those who claim the name? The teachings of Christ call for individuals to be humble, peaceful, loving, accepting, selfless, love their enemies, forgiving, non-judgmental, and joyful. As someone who tries to follow Jesus' teachings, I feel sorry for him. He seems to be a very troubled man.

  • “Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz”

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  • So, when the first Chinese ship goes through, what will they do? Attacking it will bring in a whole new issue. And won't this free up Iranian forces to fight elsewhere?

  • Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world
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    How to break bad news with cake.

    www.cbc.ca /arts/how-do-you-break-bad-news-to-someone-you-love-with-this-artists-help-its-a-piece-of-cake-9.7156147
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    Five child soldiers of WW2

    www.mentalfloss.com /history/world-war-ii/children-who-became-soldiers
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Cheng Li-wun: Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/cj94y87k2ljo
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Mexican divers rescue miner trapped underground for 14 days

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/cly9z8w4q55o
  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    We are unconscious when we sleep but conscious when we dream.

  • Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world
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    The Elements of Wisdom. Includes a self-test

    knowablemagazine.org /content/article/mind/2026/what-is-wisdom-can-it-be-taught
  • pics @lemmy.world
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    Lovely spring snow last night.

  • Green Energy @slrpnk.net
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    Solar power in Africa is heating up — thanks in part to chili peppers

    www.cbc.ca /news/science/grid-solar-africa-9.7126087
  • science @lemmy.world
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    "Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds

    arstechnica.com /ai/2026/04/research-finds-ai-users-scarily-willing-to-surrender-their-cognition-to-llms/
  • Lemmy Be Wholesome @lemmy.world
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    Toronto man donates $10 million to expand OCD treatment centre that changed his life

    www.cbc.ca /radio/asithappens/toronto-man-donation-ocd-treatment-ten-million-dollars-9.7102534
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL Antarctica has its own accent.

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antarctic_English
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Houston, we've got a plumbing problem: Artemis II toilet is still on the fritz

    www.cbc.ca /news/science/artemis-ii-toilet-9.7153491
  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Instead of asking women, "Are you expecting," we should ask them, "Are you suspecting?"

  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    'Avoid the honk': Interactive map helps Waterloo students stay away from Canada geese

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/avoid-the-honk-interactive-map-helps-waterloo-students-stay-away-from-canada-geese-9.7151994
  • Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world
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    Cambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c0rx7xzd10xo
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL at one time, people thought that tomatoes were poisonous.

    www.smithsonianmag.com /history/how-the-misrepresentation-of-tomatoes-as-stinking-poison-apples-that-provoked-vomiting-made-people-afraid-of-them-for-more-than-200-years-863735/
  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Humans are obsessed with low probablility. From the rare picture to the rare poker hand to the sports hero, we love low odds.

  • World News @lemmy.world
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    1 crew member rescued, search underway for another as 2 U.S. military jets downed in Iran

    www.cbc.ca /news/world/iran-war-u-s-gulf-states-9.7152750
  • Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world
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    30 dumb criminals and how they got caught

    trivia.cracked.com /image-pictofact-20152-30-of-the-dumbest-criminals-of-all-time
  • Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world
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    A site that gives the location of wind phones around the world. (and an explanation of what they are)

    www.mywindphone.com