Deme

Do you need a job to live? If not, then you’re free to refuse such hierarchies. But most of us do need a job to live, and so the choice you claim to exist doesn’t really exist.

10 feet (3 meters) per hop?

Looked up that Rana dalmatina (known for its long and high jumps) can do jumps up to two meters in length.

You’ll never believe what they’re called

And then everybody clapped.

Reminded me if Yuri Knorozov

They better remember (their place)

We keep letting it happen, despite knowing exactly what could be done to stop it. The meme is about excuses made in order to not change things at the wider level, not the murderous intent or lack thereof of whoever ends up doing this all too frequent ritual.

The other patches of light are cities. Lightning isn’t as grainy looking. The exposure time of the shot is short so the image doesn’t blur as the station moves, so the chances are stacked against getting two flashes in the one image.

I am not a slave or a starving medieval peasant, therefore I should be happy to waste my life in an office generating shareholder value. Got it.