You gotta hand it to short people…
… because they can’t reach it on their own.

#jokeoftheday #dadjokes #heightism

an interesting article on #heightism by Robert Reich.

I do not agree completely, but it is interesting.

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-im-so-short

Why I’m so short

Thoughts about heightism

Robert Reich

I can't stop thinking about this.

First, #heightism is real, if you hadn't noticed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Height_discrimination

The question is whether schools recognizing that it's real should practice it or counter it.

This school is not practicing heightism inadvertently, the way many orgs manifest bias without thinking. It's practicing heightism 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 it recognizes that heightism is real.

Imagine entrenching other forms of #discrimination simply on the ground that they already exist.

@academicchatter

Height discrimination - Wikipedia

England is not too small to be centre of AI regulation, said Rishi Sunak, while extending himelf to his full 170cm, and standing on a box.

#RishiSunak #AI #heightism

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/07/sunak-hopes-to-bring-biden-on-board-for-ai-safety-summit

UK not too small to be centre of AI regulation, says Rishi Sunak

PM uses Washington visit to push Britain as global centre for technology and seek US involvement in safety summit

The Guardian

Actually upon further observation the microphone doesn’t tip down that low in the holder

#Heightism 😜