Kushia

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Most Australian schools do not have different materials for uniforms. They arrange with a couple of very specific providers to make official uniforms with exact same materials and quality standards. Saying otherwise shows you don't know what you're on about.

They include the logo on most of their stuff including tops and bottoms specifically so that other companies cannot rip off their uniforms and sell inferior products. It's so controlled it's basically a racket in Australia.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not denying bullying won't happen however that's different to peer pressure and the need to fit in, particularly for adolescents. Peer pressure comes from even your own friends and the choices they make independent of anything you do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They still seem like unnecessary garbage though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Uniforms don't just conceal socioeconomic diffences they level the playing field for students, particularly at a venerable age with teenagers. Without uniforms and a dress code, there is more pressure to wear trendy designer clothing every day at school. What actually gets concealed is actual poverty instead, where poorer kids will prioritise work and activities outside school to pay for these items to fit in, leading to poorer academic outcomes and prospects for their futures.

A well-designed uniform and dress code system doesn't allow for variations in material and uniform quality as it specifies exactly what must be used and how the uniforms must look and feel. It also specifies things like accessories, makeup etc that can be worn to further even things out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Then your schools are doing it wrong. Uniforms also typically come with a dress code that forbids excessive jewellery or accessories and they also mandate particular providers and exact material and specifications for the uniforms so there is no variation in material or other qualities.

Most of your points are just based on feelings and anecdotal experience that have no basis in reality when uniforms are properly implemented.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Just FYI but studies say that the poorer a kid is the more likely they are to go out of their way to dress in designer clothes and buy expensive things to hide the fact that they are poor to their peers, and this produces poorer outcomes when it comes to their education as they prioritise paid work and other activities aside from their own education to pay for these things. This leads to poorer academic results and dropping out of school to pursue paid work at the expense of their long-term future.

Self-expression and freedom is great but not in every circumstance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Poorer people (especially kids) tend to over-compensate with buying designer labels to hide the fact that they're poor. This leads to worse outcomes for poorer kids who then prioritize income receiving work over their academic study to pay for these items. It also encourages dropping out of school to work and be cool by wearing the latest threads, neglecting their education for short term gain.

You can't just assume that because kids these days will all be wearing similar styles of clothing that there is no impact in dropping mandatory uniforms from schools. At least mandatory uniforms set a standard that parents must abide by or be forced to explain themselves to authorities when it comes to providing for their children.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Now I know what to use for my push to talk key at least.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

A bomb and a lambo do the same job too but I know which one I'd rather drive.

Also, this doesn't just affect work keyboards bundled with workstations, it affects the entire keyboard industry.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Given the sensitivity of the data in both cases they should have had mandatory 2fa set up. However, the other person is right, there's probably a ton of tech illiterate people using this and they likely saw better security as barriers to entry and making less money.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Joplin with any of the dozen or so sync services it supports out of the box.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

He ate too much organic food with salt in it and got smooth brain.

It's a huge conspiracy that the big seasoning companies don't want you to know.

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