Regarding old letters, if someone from my past reached out unexpectedly I would think they want something other than just returning my letters. I would not be offended but I would decline their offer because I've learned that its best to leave the past in the past.
“ If an old acquaintance offered to return all the old letters of yours in their possession, would you feel offended? Intrigued? Indifferent?”. I would never return a letter. It seems mildly insulting. If it was someone I was in touch with or would like to reconnect, I might scan and email to them (or mail if necessary) with a note. If i didn’t care about the person, put in recycling bin.
I agree with Torres, I prefer Hispanic and have never heard any of my acquaintances use the term Latinx. But I think that the people that are promoting the use of Latinx are attempting to address the gender specific nature of Spanish (which does not conform to the current progressive gender agenda) and to also undermine what they view as the patriarchal nature of Hispanic culture. It is not referring to a group by their preferred name, it is correcting their misapprehension about how they ought to refer to themselves. But I assume that the 57% in the poll that had no preference are part of the vast majority that never use any of the terms because when they speak about heritage, they refer to their actual cultural roots in a specific country. Hispanics are only a group because the media and politicians think that they are.
Frederick Taylor's scientific management and his use of time and motion studies evolved into methods management and is a standard part of improving operating efficiencies. One of the drawbacks has been that the periodic presence of someone or something doing measurement tended to alter the method of work and skew the results. People behave differently when they know they are being watched. Amazon continuously tracking all activity solves this problem because it is a part of the normal environment. Used correctly it can support development of safe and efficient work environment and methods. Used poorly, it is an ineffective, intrusive, and insulting substitute for good supervision and management.
I would never return correspondence. If I found an interesting exchange that I thought would be fun to revisit, I would share it in a new letter and reminisce. If there was a photo included, I would copy it and send it along too. Otherwise, it gets saved for future review or pitched. I am also currently going through my archives and thinning them, knowing that some of the memories that are triggered will now fade permanently, since I won't see that document again. And knowing that future historians will bemoan the lack of material in researching me (hey, I might have a notable descendant!) I would want the same from people to whom I have written. I wouldn't want a generic document dump of unreviewed stuff but I would assume the offer was genuinely intended to be considerate.
We recently moved and I found myself going through boxes of old letters. I kept quite a few, but I made a point to keep at least one or two from folks who mean a lot to me, some of whom are dead, because I wanted that bit of handwriting. The thought that they physically sat down, hand to page, pen in hand gives me a small part of them even after they are long gone. We don’t get that with electronic messages.
Among the drawbacks of ranked choice voting was that it might “break down party discipline.” I think I’d put that one on the other side of the ledger.
Regarding old letters, if someone from my past reached out unexpectedly I would think they want something other than just returning my letters. I would not be offended but I would decline their offer because I've learned that its best to leave the past in the past.
In related news (in re: the polls), saw my first ad attacking Irvin on Words With Friends this morning.
“ If an old acquaintance offered to return all the old letters of yours in their possession, would you feel offended? Intrigued? Indifferent?”. I would never return a letter. It seems mildly insulting. If it was someone I was in touch with or would like to reconnect, I might scan and email to them (or mail if necessary) with a note. If i didn’t care about the person, put in recycling bin.
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I agree with Torres, I prefer Hispanic and have never heard any of my acquaintances use the term Latinx. But I think that the people that are promoting the use of Latinx are attempting to address the gender specific nature of Spanish (which does not conform to the current progressive gender agenda) and to also undermine what they view as the patriarchal nature of Hispanic culture. It is not referring to a group by their preferred name, it is correcting their misapprehension about how they ought to refer to themselves. But I assume that the 57% in the poll that had no preference are part of the vast majority that never use any of the terms because when they speak about heritage, they refer to their actual cultural roots in a specific country. Hispanics are only a group because the media and politicians think that they are.
Frederick Taylor's scientific management and his use of time and motion studies evolved into methods management and is a standard part of improving operating efficiencies. One of the drawbacks has been that the periodic presence of someone or something doing measurement tended to alter the method of work and skew the results. People behave differently when they know they are being watched. Amazon continuously tracking all activity solves this problem because it is a part of the normal environment. Used correctly it can support development of safe and efficient work environment and methods. Used poorly, it is an ineffective, intrusive, and insulting substitute for good supervision and management.
Completely agree with Eric on recall elections. They are a terrible idea and incredibly wasteful in practice. Regular elections are sufficient.
I would never return correspondence. If I found an interesting exchange that I thought would be fun to revisit, I would share it in a new letter and reminisce. If there was a photo included, I would copy it and send it along too. Otherwise, it gets saved for future review or pitched. I am also currently going through my archives and thinning them, knowing that some of the memories that are triggered will now fade permanently, since I won't see that document again. And knowing that future historians will bemoan the lack of material in researching me (hey, I might have a notable descendant!) I would want the same from people to whom I have written. I wouldn't want a generic document dump of unreviewed stuff but I would assume the offer was genuinely intended to be considerate.
We recently moved and I found myself going through boxes of old letters. I kept quite a few, but I made a point to keep at least one or two from folks who mean a lot to me, some of whom are dead, because I wanted that bit of handwriting. The thought that they physically sat down, hand to page, pen in hand gives me a small part of them even after they are long gone. We don’t get that with electronic messages.
Ranked-choice voting sounds right for the 1st District.