Notices by Modern Industrial (modernindustrial@mastodon.club), page 32

I think someone broke the knob off of the weather machine.

I mean, my wife and I are ideal candidates for Immigration. Advanced degrees, good health, fluent English speakers, long careers still ahead of us.

And the immigration process still a) cost $K's and b) would have failed unless we already had a job here.

Most immigrants to Canada are like us - worked hard to get here, and significant contributors right out of the gate. The blanket opposition to immigration - plus increased skepticism with greater numbers - mystifies me.

Opposition to immigration increases as Canadians find out the actual number of immigrants: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4619762

They note that there are about 30% of respondents always against, and the same amount always for. This shift is about 9% of the rest when they discover actual immigration is .7% of pop instead of .4%

I had to pass a battery of tests assessing education, health, fluency, etc - and entry was *still* dependent on having a job in Canada.

#cdnpol

@keithzg In their mild defense, industrial software breaks pretty easily.

I can't imagine being an opinion columnist. Needing to have opinions on everything, write thousands of words a week about, then get constantly attacked by randos on the internet.

Seriously, 90% of my columns would be "Y'all need to chill out."

@cognish Saw this the other day on birdsite, felt very real

@ink_slinger lol couldn't find my eyeroll emojis

Just a friendly reminder that you're great, and I'm glad you're here.

Happy Friday!

@instajelly Good luck! You'll be great!

@thurloat That's really interesting. Lack of accountability obviously a negative, but I really appreciated the level of esteem given to CA Government workers. In the US, it's the opposite, so we end up with slow DMVs, paying for the police department with traffic tickets, and using bake sales to cover the cost of textbooks.

But the US hasn't often used the power of the government purse to help support employment in odd parts of the country, either.

@thurloat "Americanized justice" - ouch.

What a ridiculous vulnerability. Do you think anyone in government will be held accountable?

"America, I said quietly, just like that. What is it? The sweepings of every country including our own. Isn't that true? That's a fact."

-from Ulysses, James Joyce