When you asked if they could do those things “correctly,” I didn’t think you meant for an entire season as a laborer. I thought you were asking if they could perform the task once without mistakes.

Being able to do something, and being willing to do it for other people for minimum wage are two very different things.

They’re going to put age verification on pirating too!?

“completely degrading” - sounds like an oxymoron… “degraded” means it’s partially functioning, not completely working but not completely broken either.

Some of them might know how to use a torrent client though.

If they have a few hours of training in sure a brain surgeon, rocket scientist, or quantum scientist could do any of those things. Lots of educated people understand that the narrow focus of their education doesn’t make them good at everything else too. Unfortunately not all educated people understand that, though, and it seems like the over-confident ones get a lot more attentive.

Even with rockets, you can test with unmanned launches. You don’t really get “practice rounds” like that with brain surgery.

You seem to be shifting the goal posts. None of the articles your linked to are about deficiencies in the ADA - in fact, your first link says this about it:

This act was so influential in improving challenges experienced by PWDs that its anniversary is celebrated annually through Disability Pride parades; these parades are typically held in large cities such as New York City and Chicago.

I never claimed America does more for disabled people than other countries. There are a lot of ways that we fall short. But when it comes to the ADA, it exceeds everything I’ve seen in foreign countries, and I’m proud of it.

I also understand that Denmark has laws that require a certain level of accessibility in public buildings. I never denied that, but I still maintain that their requirements are not equivalent to the ADA. So for, they seem to be inferior.

This article makes it sound like Denmark does, on occasion, flip the bird to disabled people. Can you share any counter-evidence that shows Denmark has a law that’s equivalent to the ADA?

The core issue is political and structural. Responsibility for disability policy is spread across multiple ministries with no coordination, long-term vision, or accountability mechanisms. People with disabilities and their families navigate a patchwork system that often fails to meet even basic needs.

This affects every aspect of daily life. Healthcare access remains unequal. Public transport and housing are not fully accessible. Participation in cultural and democratic life, including voting, is limited for too many. Even Denmark’s emergency preparedness plans overlook people with disabilities, leaving those who rely on electricity, medicine, or personal assistance uncertain about how they would manage during a crisis.

edf-feph.org/…/denmark-must-do-better-for-people-…

Your attitude is off putting, by the way. I’m glad most people I’ve met in Europe are more pleasant than you’re being.

True, but ignoring those old buildings, how many countries in Europe and Asia have laws like the ADA for new buildings? And sidewalks?