Margaret MonteithDec 23, 2022
Josh Sternberg

Dropped the kid off at school on this last school day of the year, and it's 52 degrees outside.

So naturally the conversation between every parent was, "So how about this weather?"

Why are we all are very good at asking the obvious question about weather, but not very good about asking obvious questions across other areas of life?

Like, imagine we asked each other: "So how about the Child Tax Credit getting cut from the omnibus bill...?

Dec 23, 2022 at 1:20pmWeb
Show threadJeffDec 23, 2022
@joshsternberg Because it’s a safe talk. The weather isn’t political. No one casts their vote for rain, and then expects it to rain when more people vote for rain.
Show threadJosh SternbergDec 23, 2022
@JPZ would be interesting to start having idle chit chat with: "so, how about that insurrection?"
Show threadJeffDec 23, 2022
@joshsternberg right! Buuuuut I’d wager a shiny quarter that it wouldn’t be so “idle” 😆
Show threadMargaret MonteithDec 23, 2022
@joshsternberg It’s so upsetting. It made such a clear dent in child poverty and seems like such an obvious win for society, but then again, we live in a society where people assume Space Karen must be smart because he’s rich and poor people must be poor because they’re lazy, as if his wealth and their poverty aren’t related to societal structures and systems, much like the weirdly warm weather is happening for a reason too.