Quote from: JWags85 on Today at 11:45:46 AMDid something specifically spur this thought?
Of course they don't NEED it. But humans have desired jewelry, in nearly every culture and geography since the beginning of time. And I'm sure you know that countless animal species seek out and adorn themselves and their habitats with pretty jewelry or baubles.
Its an easy angle because people like to use personal vanity or expensive belongings as convenient targets for complaining about human consumption and the environment, but as someone who is works with a couple NGOs on sustainability/environmental impact (thus sees the data/studies and interface with people whose experience goes across many industries/raw materials)...if you eliminated all gem (whether diamond or other precious stones) and gold/silver mining tomorrow...it wouldn't even make a dent on the most pressing environmental hazards of resource extraction/mining.
Quote from: #UnleashJosh on Today at 03:07:02 PMYes, this has zero to do with why college is a scam now.
Thanks though.
Quote from: #UnleashJosh on Today at 03:10:52 PMYup, totally not a scam. Books that cost $400 each, with a new version out every year, that you need, so no 2nd hand.
40k Tuition per year. But you can take out a loan that you'll be paying off for the next 30 years. At 18, you make that decision.
Room and board exploded, another loan for that.
Oh and BTW, https://educationdata.org/college-enrollment-statistics Everyone now GOES to college. Around 2012, it was basically just another four years of high school, now grad school is the real college. Oh btw, another 20k per year...
Just a bit out of touch here sultan. But that doesn't shock anyone.
Quote from: Tarragona on February 21, 2026, 09:52:36 AMThat article is misleading a bit.
https://x.com/rosschaifetz/status/2025048187451388111?s=46
Barry Evans (VCU) started the fight. The other 2 things were common basketball plays with bad timing. Down 16 with 1 second left, VCU tried to steal the ball and take a shot while everyone else had stopped playing. Often a coach would tell the players to back off. He didn't.
So, trapped on the sidelines at half court, he steals the ball, and he gets a soft low body bump tap foul from Avila if foul worthy at all. Normal basketball plays. Questionable timing and location.
This angle here shows Evans running upand shoving a player from behind:
https://x.com/jwarren332/status/2025031901757444135?s=46
Josh Schertz still has some of his sneaky top national 100 junior tennis speed.
The mentioned previous year fight was fans in the stands as VCU had a player from Saint Louis on their team. He brought a lot of family and friends. There was a lot of trash talk that eventually turned physical.
Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on Today at 03:33:35 PMOn the absolute requirement for accountability after all this rather than the Biden & Obama approach to letting it all go:
https://archive.li/x8vv5
Quote from: Billy Hoyle on February 21, 2026, 02:01:42 PMWes Miller finding a way to save his job?
Quote from: #UnleashJosh on Today at 03:27:49 PMYawn. Remember, all these regimes come crashing down in the end. Trump will be gone, but thousands of others will face consequences.
Nuremberg 2.0
Quote from: Jay Bee on Today at 02:48:16 PMBlood on her hands!
Quote from: Jay Bee on Today at 02:48:16 PMBlood on her hands!
Quote from: The Sultan on Today at 12:53:43 PMIt's clearly not a scam overall. Some colleges can be scams.
But yes, there are deep flaws throughout our educational system.
Quote from: The Sultan on Today at 12:26:34 PMhttps://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/education-and-income.html
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