Some children need choke collars
blarghly
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I mean, we can tell that the things that people can make with magic are limited. Hence why the Weasleys live in a cramped house that seems to not fall over only because of magic while the Malfoys live in a mansion. So we end up with the same problem as the normal world - resources and skilled labor are limited, and therefore large groups of humans must figure out some way to distribute them.
Now, it seems like magic is a great productivity enhancer, hence why (to my knowledge) we never see a severely impoverished wizard who can't, for example, afford food or shelter. So the wizarding world appears to be, more or less, post scarcity, and any wizard who wants to live a simple life in the forest is presumably free to do so. But then, presumably, they also wouldn't much be part of the wizarding world in general and we would therefore never see them in the books.
But why wouldn't many wizards do this? Why is it never discussed as a serious possibility? Well for the same reason why very few people in the real world live in off-the-grid homesteads where the grow all their own food. Most people enjoy the luxuries of a society which works together. Yes, you can grow your own carrots in a garden, but it is much easier and more convenient to go somewhere and just pick them up off a shelf. But in order to enjoy this luxury which was created by others' labor, you must also contribute so that others may enjoy similar luxuries - ie, get a job.
Of course, some people really like growing their own carrots, and would be fine living on a homestead. But you run into a further problem, which is that very few other people want that. They want to enjoy a butter beer at the pub or to watch a quidditch match or to live in a house that isn't about to fall over except by magic. And since the amount of labor needed to enjoy such luxuries is very reasonable, and because everyone else in society is out enjoying these luxuries, almost everyone feels compelled to get a job so that they don't miss out and can have a robust and vibrant social circle.
Probably because the standard textbook formulae are good enough to teach the curriculum to the students, and trying to teach something extra complex to a bunch of 14 year olds for a marginal object-level improvement isn't worth it. Presumably potions class doesn't teach you specific potions formulae, but rather teaches you the techniques and underlying concepts of potions so you can go to potions college with a firm grasp of the fundamentals.
My agenda:
- Freak out. I was not prepared for this.
- Find all the best experts to help me figure this shit out. Why is there so much malaria???
- Probably get coup'd within a week because I do not understand the complex and cutthroat dynamics of maintaining political power and spent all my time trying to solve object level problems.
Right. Dunno why people think those last two things "don't count". The point of this advice is that it scales to where ever you are at.
Acceptable? I mean, if it's what you've got it's what you eat. But if you're an adult who cares about their health and this is what you're eating every day... it looks both sad and unhealthy. It isn't what I would accept for myself if I were able to choose what I was eating.
The annoying thing is that people seem to think they need to have so many things to make a meal. You have pear juice and apple sauce and a sandwich and a pickle... you can just make and eat a sandwich and it would be tastier and more nutritionally complete, assuming it is a large sandwich with lots of protein and veggies. Or just pack yourself a bowl of soup (again, with lots of protein and veggies) that you meal prepped earlier and pop it in the microwave. Then drink water.
Autistic people need to not eat trash diets, too. It isn't bullying to tell someone that their eating habits will lead them to poor health
Problem being - average is pretty shit
Life's a lot of work when you could just be dead instead
Sounds like a great split! I'm looking forward to transitioning this summer from a rock climbing / calisthenics + kettlebell split into a climbing / bodybuilding split. Looking forward to beefing up my joints and looking good without a shirt on again!
Right but you didn't say that. You said "you voted for this", as if Americans are some monolithic bloc with equal responsibility for the current state of affairs. If you tell me that I, an American, deserve the current administration because I voted for it, you are just completely, literally wrong. I, and 75 million other people, voted for Harris.
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Hot take: this has nothing to do with modern society. This is a universal in all societies. People naturally praise and admire those with more status, beauty, and resources. If you don't intrinsically understand this, you are probably on the spectrum. Which, of course you are. You're on Lemmy.