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> That said, it'd be an interesting project, even if the metrics would be a complete nightmare; am I more pro- environmental regulation than I am pro- gun contr

by com2kid 14y ago

> That said, it'd be an interesting project, even if the metrics would be a complete nightmare; am I more pro- environmental regulation than I am pro- gun control? How do you rate Company X lobbying for Bill Y on a scale of Things I Don't Like?. I suppose you'd have to go down a machine learning path for individuals, maybe starting with presenting alternatives for whatever thing you're interested in spending money on, a la the plain English terms of service site that was set up a year or two ago (that I've lost the URL for) and building a profile from there. It is even more complicated than that. What about some company that uses a Chinese factory that is known to employ workers under 18? Evil[1] right? Well sure, unless you dig in to the numbers and find out that the company mandates no under age workers in their portion of the factory. [1] See discussion below, definitions of evil vary!

count 14y ago
What's wrong with workers under 18? I had 3 different jobs before I turned 18. Unskilled factory labor seems like a great fit for the teenage crowd. Hell, in the US, there isn't even a minimum age limit for farm labor[1], and the minimum age for non-farm labor is 14, with anybody over 16 being allowed to work unlimited/full-time hours[2]. [1]http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/agriculturalemployment.htm http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/agriculturalemployme... [2]http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/agerequirements.htm http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/agerequirements.htm
- com2kid 14y ago
  > What's wrong with workers under 18? I had 3 different jobs before I turned 18. Unskilled factory labor seems like a great fit for the teenage crowd. A lot of people disagree with it and want to spend their money accordingly. Many of these issues are subjective, I fully agree that it often isn't black and white.
  - sliverstorm 14y ago
    Right, so what you need is a slider. What's the cutoff age. 18? 16? 12? Of course, that's a distraction. I worked for the government when I was twelve, but I only worked an hour or two a week.
  - count 14y ago
    But does those same people spend their money accordingly in the US? Refuse to shop or eat at a restaurant that has teenage wait staff?

by com2kid 14y ago

count 14y ago

What's wrong with workers under 18? I had 3 different jobs before I turned 18. Unskilled factory labor seems like a great fit for the teenage crowd. Hell, in the US, there isn't even a minimum age limit for farm labor[1], and the minimum age for non-farm labor is 14, with anybody over 16 being allowed to work unlimited/full-time hours[2]. [1]http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/agriculturalemployment.htm http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/agriculturalemployme... [2]http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/agerequirements.htm http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/agerequirements.htm

com2kid 14y ago
> What's wrong with workers under 18? I had 3 different jobs before I turned 18. Unskilled factory labor seems like a great fit for the teenage crowd. A lot of people disagree with it and want to spend their money accordingly. Many of these issues are subjective, I fully agree that it often isn't black and white.
- sliverstorm 14y ago
  Right, so what you need is a slider. What's the cutoff age. 18? 16? 12? Of course, that's a distraction. I worked for the government when I was twelve, but I only worked an hour or two a week.
- count 14y ago
  But does those same people spend their money accordingly in the US? Refuse to shop or eat at a restaurant that has teenage wait staff?