Forget French, the federal NDP doesn't speak Québec gersande.com/blog/forget-...

This! Struggling (however little) means I am constantly learning, reinforcing neural pathways, finding new patterns. I’m also committing the codebase to my brain so I can think through it holistically and improve things.
The chatbot can’t do that BECAUSE IT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND SEMANTICS

losing opportunities to understand their ideas and opinions every time they force the French....feels like something the NDP can't afford to give up right now

curious who each ndp candidate is imagining when they think of the audience they're addressing

I think being unable to respond to "what was your first job?" in FR—and the massive, massive eyeroll to being asked to respond in FR—makes me (sadly!) think there is very minimal trying. If the NDP thinks competence in FR + EN matters...this ain't it.

appreciate that ndp thinks french is important but giving each candidate the best opportunity to express themselves well AND be understood in real time is MORE important imo

"we need......ugh........" "we can......ugh....."
- translators doing their best 😭

"...Aladdin -- which is a controversial movie..." lmaooo

this is attempt to force candidates to speak in french for specific questions is honestly such an interesting approach. pros - speaking french, cons - the translators are struggling to do their jobs and communicate accurately

"we need to show ppl that it's okay to give others a hand up" so true Rob, hope ndp is taking note

Avi impatient af to say not that much lol

Tony starting us off on a good note by talking why ndp & election system sucks, yum

yes love the emphasis on supporting nurses! crucial part of our health systems being totally neglected

"fav city?" everyone actually has to say Montreal bc it's true

Tamille with the most engaged response on the question of French

"working on my en français" obsessed with that, bringing it to real life forrre suuure

saying i need to learn french better thrice in 5 mins 😂😂

saying idk how i'll support Indigenous communities is an embarrassing take. "i'll listen and take action" as if ppl haven't been talking about this for ages

assuming it's bc the candidates are hard to understand

the french to english translation is roughhhhh lmao

watching ndp debate tn lol

hate island, they're literally being tortured in there #loveislandUSA

the girls girl discourse is getting so warped this year, last i checked that involved trying to understand your friends #loveislandUSA

lmfao the only gender neutral label, spouse is right there #queerultimatum

i hope marita and ashley find the love the kind of partnership they're looking for in other ppl #queerultimatum

i think this is going to be really tough for everyone to go back and watch #queerultimatum

i'm tired of watching danya spin this whole thing

dayna accusing haley of manipulation wtf

pilar's reflections on how difficult it is to navigate the world without much support from your parents...i wish we prioritized socializing kids with caring adults who aren't their parents

okay i'm starting a thread this time for final 3 episodes #queerultimatum