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Small-Scale Question Sunday for December 21, 2025

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

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So there's pretty much zero excuse to ever be unemployed if you are able-bodied.

This is Problematic as a form of UBE since it’s physically ableist.

There’s also disparate impact implications in its mental ableism: the rugged individualism and Protestant work ethic in requiring people to work for pay; the focus on punctuality, rigid schedules, and the commoditization of time. As summarized by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, these are aspects and assumptions of white culture that oppress People of Color.