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You're trying to assign logic to a situation where there isn't any. The person was pre-disposed to jumping, you say. Why would they think it's reasonable to co
by GotURsolution3 10y ago
You're trying to assign logic to a situation where there isn't any.
The person was pre-disposed to jumping, you say. Why would they think it's reasonable to consider alternatives? People can be very single-minded.
For low-skill workers, a job with shit pay can be all they have. It's quite common to think "I must do well here cause I can't get another job. I'm not $random_bs_reason_they_cant_see_through."
Add on the stress of an environment like Amazon, which is pushing people for no reason other than generating money (the faster Amazon is the more people think Amazon is magical, the more they spend at Amazon).
The implosion of our system will be due to this ridiculous fetish with fiscal success. It's become the only marker that matters. We care so little for each other, thinking someone else is taking care of people with mental illness, not realizing the system that does that is often too expensive or too broke to do anything. BUT HEY THE STOCK IS UP AND 20 COMPANIES WERE DECLARED UNICORNS!
We're reaching the point where it's things like this that will begin to crack that facade. This is an important opening for useful conversation. But we'll probably just debate JS frameworks, instead of the reality that our social safety is a complete joke. Objectivism or gtfo!
Upvote/downvote. Doesn't matter. This is a throwaway. I don't have any need for imaginary internet points.
- maverick_iceman 10y ago>Upvote/downvote. Doesn't matter. This is a throwaway. I don't have any need for imaginary internet points. Yet it mattered enough for you to write the last line.
- GotURsolution3 10y agoWhat mattered was letting people know their efforts will be in vain. I'm a believer in emotionally honest communication. That's what mattered by writing it. That's different than looking for upvotes/downvotes. But sure, the first answer you landed on was probably right. Cause you're smart.
- phailhaus 10y ago> I don't have any need for imaginary internet points. Haha, this is so rich, because you seem to care enough to make a throwaway and not link it to your real account.
- GotURsolution3 10y agoI don't have a "real account". Not caring about accumulating points and not caring to be involved in a discussion at all are separate ideas. I have no obligation to link my identity to the data collection schemes. I use multiple VPN services to, FWIW :) That maybe could have been implied by use of a throwaway and explicitly stating disinterest in points. I'd rather focus on the ideas and conversations. Upvote/downvote leads to watered down groupthink. "I'm too lazy to think up something, so I'll just quickly upvote/retweet what sounds closest to what I'm thinking." The point of the sentence was to let people who are going to reach for it know that no long term status will be valued by either choice. It's only going to improve visibility in this conversation and cease being valuable after. Since some of these things matter to people, I'm up front about it. Logging out now! Never to post with this name from this IP again!