Comments on: I, Rule (part II) http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2006/01/i-rule-part-ii The Fruit of Knowledge Digest: Now in weblog technology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Aether http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2006/01/i-rule-part-ii#comment-793 Aether Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:53:41 +0000 http://pixcapacitor.com/blog/2006/01/i-rule-part-ii/#comment-793 Have you ever read <i> The Giver</i>? Have you ever read The Giver?

]]> By: Alacaeriel http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2006/01/i-rule-part-ii#comment-791 Alacaeriel Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:37:48 +0000 http://pixcapacitor.com/blog/2006/01/i-rule-part-ii/#comment-791 might one ask about the service of being a fluffer? I know a little about working in nursing homes. It might as well have been community service. The pay was crap. The upside of it would be vastly improved patience in the people who did the work. Nothing improves one's patience like asking an old lady if she wants tea or coffee and have her babble on about anything *except* tea or coffee... And an idealistic society may need armed forces to protect itself from other, not-so-idealistic societies. Just a thought. might one ask about the service of being a fluffer?

I know a little about working in nursing homes. It might as well have been community service. The pay was crap. The upside of it would be vastly improved patience in the people who did the work. Nothing improves one’s patience like asking an old lady if she wants tea or coffee and have her babble on about anything *except* tea or coffee…

And an idealistic society may need armed forces to protect itself from other, not-so-idealistic societies. Just a thought.

]]> By: Ex_cal http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2006/01/i-rule-part-ii#comment-790 Ex_cal Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:44:56 +0000 http://pixcapacitor.com/blog/2006/01/i-rule-part-ii/#comment-790 Ooooh so many problems with this! 1) An idealistic society has an armed forces? Oh woe... WOE! 2) It takes a TEST to decide what one can do? Well what happens if someone deliberately attempts to skew the test in the way of their chosen carreer? Or is stressed out and therefore performs worse on the test than they would've? And that'd imply only the stupid people get to do the menial tasks, therefore creating a job elite! Tsk. Ooooh so many problems with this!

1) An idealistic society has an armed forces? Oh woe… WOE!

2) It takes a TEST to decide what one can do? Well what happens if someone deliberately attempts to skew the test in the way of their chosen carreer? Or is stressed out and therefore performs worse on the test than they would’ve? And that’d imply only the stupid people get to do the menial tasks, therefore creating a job elite!

Tsk.

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