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by 40acres 7y ago
In general I agree with you, but I do believe that there are certain jobs that a majority of Americans simply will not consider. While there is definitely some xenophobic reasons behind this, I think the bulk of it can be explained in econo
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Like truck driving, there are many gaps and shortages in the U.S economy that are prime opportunities for immigrants to fill. Either because a majority in some way stigmatize the work, or the pay is too low, etc. It's sad to see that i
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by 40acres 7y ago
Today libraries would be decried as socialist, when in fact they are a public good. The idea of a public good is malleable, so perhaps the way for left leaning policy makers to advance certain types of legislation is through re-branding as
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by 40acres 7y ago
Slavery by another name. Think of all the perverse incentives that come along with the ability to access prison labor -- an ever present need for a robust population (a.k.a locking minorities up), lax regulation in terms of various labor la
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by 40acres 7y ago
This is peak #LateStakeCapitalism, no fault to GoFundMe but these campaigns are such like something out of a YA dystopian novel. Slowly but surely I do believe American's are becoming more comfortable with the idea of free healthcare,
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by 40acres 7y ago
I understand your point but must say it's 100% unhelpful, facts on the ground is that suicide rates among young people are up. Are kids faking some sense of doom and gloom to get likes on Instagram? Sure. But I doubt these kids are wil
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by 40acres 7y ago
I work with a lot of folks over 40, the two things I've seen that make me doubt ageism studies -- especially in tech, is that older engineers on average seem less likely to consider new technologies, and older engineers are more concer
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I consider this a bad faith argument so I’ll just leave you with this. Just yesterday the Supreme Court ruled against a prosecutor who repeatedly ruled out black people from jury selection, it was found this prosecutor on average asked whit
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by 40acres 7y ago
This is a straw man and you know it. The line between police harassment and brutality is very thin. All marginalized communities are asking for is equal treatment under the law.
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When looking at the major police brutality cases over the past few years you will notice that there is a disproportionate amount of force used by police relative to the threat. Eric Garner was accused of selling illegal cigarettes, was this
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by 40acres 7y ago
As a minority I'm conflicted. Many urban areas have tensions between minorities and police, thousands of people face police harassment every year over minor infractions. On the other hand, as services like Nextdoor illustrate, many nei
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by 40acres 7y ago
UBI is not politically feasible in America, realistically I can only see it working in a very homogeneous country (religious, ethnic, language, etc.). Those who want UBI in America should redirect their focus on an expansion of the Earned I
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by 40acres 7y ago
Given a time frame of 5 years from today, what's the best type of account to store funds for a down payment on a house? 5 years seems like a long enough time frame to place in the market, albeit not at a 90/10 split favoring stock
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by 40acres 7y ago
I'll recommend: Data Structures and Algorithms in Python by Goodrich et. all, they've also done this series in Java and C++ but I am only familiar with the Python version. It has a great balance in terms of covering everything you
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by 40acres 7y ago
Anyone with expertise care to chime in regarding possible causes? I recently finished a WWII documentary and the first few installments of Hardcore History's look into Imperial Japan. The Japanese seem like an "intense" (for
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by 40acres 7y ago
I was in Hawaii last month and had an interesting chat with a former Boeing engineer. He was involved with ramping up the South Carolina plant which built the Dreamliner. I asked him if he would fly Boeing right now and he also said that he
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by 40acres 7y ago
I think Big Tech has enough clout to make a dent in the housing woes of large coastal cities. The cost of moving away from California is too high for Google, using it's political capital to advocate for housing is a great way to force
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by 40acres 7y ago
I thought Xi was smarter than this. Between this and his inability to end tarriff escalation with Trump, Xi is looking vulnerable on foreign policy.
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by 40acres 7y ago
Pretty surprised to hear this to be honest, did your wife feel the same way? Any complications during the birth of afterwards?
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by 40acres 7y ago
Agree that LeetCode style questions aren't the best way to interview candidates but with "infrastructure as code" ruling DevOps shouldn't your Ops people also be expected to code? Does not seem to be an unreasonable assu
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by 40acres 7y ago
There should be more was for people to build credit within our financial system, this along with some recent efforts by the bigger institutions to incorporate factors like utility bills are a nice step forward.
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by 40acres 7y ago
I heard someone describe this as the "capstone" vs "conerstone" model. Previous generations got married and had kids much earlier, and built their lives off of that cornerstone. When it comes to me personally and my peer
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My mother, dad, aunts, etc. all immigrated to the US in a period of about 5 years. They all settled in Brooklyn and a few even lived in the same apartment complex. Growing up the extended family was HUGE and someone new was over every Sunda
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by 40acres 7y ago
The major breakthrough would be rescheduling marijuana from a schedule I drug to schedule II or higher (out of 5). The main difference between schedule I and the others is that schedule I drugs are believed to not only have a high potentina
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by 40acres 7y ago
The ideal worker in today's economy is "T" shaped ('shallow' knowledge in many areas, deep in a specific area) with the ability to move the "fulcrum" of that "T" based on market needs. The class
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I think this is a poor take. Since Bork, anti-trust regulation has been an afterthought in Washington. The fact that DOJ, the same agency that bloodied Microsoft, is looking in another big tech company is very big news. DOJ lawyers aren&#x2
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I have run similar workshops and find that kids this age respond to technology that they can "program" in the broader sense. Setting up a microboard with LED lights that they can change via manipulation of switches or simple progr
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by 40acres 7y ago
I don't think piracy will come back as streaming becomes more segregated, people generally will go with the legitimate market over illegal means as long as the fiction is under a certain level. Most Americans would rather pay an extra
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Outside of a autocratic, centralized economy I would wager that it's natural for an economy to "find new work" for labor. The fact that we have increased automation does not mean that the labor force should shrink along with
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Yes, and for good reason. NYC had a high crime rate in the 80s and 90s, once I was able to have my own day to day autonomy (mid teens, mid 2000s) the city was much safer. I understand the push for crime reduction policies, lots of minoritie

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