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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Police who refuse to identify themselves and carry no markings used against an administration's political opponents sure sounds like something everyone should be opposed to, no matter their political camp. If someone thinks that's
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Maybe you aren't from the US -- there's a long history of systemic racism here, The protests that are happening across our nation are in response to those systemic issues, particularly how policing and race interact. Race, therefo
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Is that a problem? Those landlords and banks have collateral -- the properties and mortgages themselves. I care a lot more about housing from a "how well does it house humans" perspective than a "how well does it generate inc
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
What? Yes, there absolutely are companies that give 1 worker 1 vote. There is a company model called a worker coop that gives each worker one share in the company. They are in many industries, from video games (e.g. Motion Twin) to massive
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Some companies are democracies. There's nothing that requires a company to be an autocracy, it's just culturally normal (and maybe more efficient when it comes to decision making).
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Practically, the things that people are advocating for with defunding are things like stopping paid administrative leave for cops under investigation, cutting pensions and rehire rates for cops who use excessive force, require cops to be li
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I'm heartened by city council members Tammy Morales in Seattle, Nury Martinez in LA, and Steve Fletcher in Minneapolis who are all seriously discussing significantly defunding or disbanding their police departments. While we've ha
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Or, at the absolute minimum, fire them.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Ok, how do you select the things to research without bias?
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
One of those groups has access to military hardware, live ammunition, and legal (or cultural) protections from prosecution. It's dangerously to boil down the arguments from both sides and say, "Look, these two things are the same!
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
There's no such thing as unbiased news coverage. Any news outlet has more stories to report than they have capacity to report. They must exhibit some bias to control for what they show. (Or, alternatively, I guess they could just rando
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Ah yes, the twin rebuttals of, "it's worse somewhere else, so workers shouldn't complain" and "it's not their problem to care about systemic issues". No matter how bad it is elsewhere, Facebook employees h
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
A bit later they run the tape back frame by frame and determined the fire definitely didn't come from the flare stack. (Though in realtime it happens so fast they weren't sure.)
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
VR can trigger reflexive behaviors in people, e.g. trying to avoid an incoming projectile, putting their hands up to protect their face, stepping back from a high place. Many folks can get deep suspension of disbelief from just text. Many f
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
For games specifically designed with VR in mind? Yes, the experience is dramatically different. For many people, the suspension of disbelief is there, and you absolutely feel present in the space. Good VR titles force you to move many mor
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
It's not clear what you are implying? Because from where I'm standing, it sure looks like authoritarianism to me.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
What? Depression changed who I was. Anxiety changed who I was. I didn't lose who I was as a result of medication, I regained what I had lost.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
This is dangerously wrong. I went way too long before trying an antidepressant because I was worried I'd lose who I was, that I'd face social stigma, and that I was somehow cheating. Turns out they've made me more expressive,
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I'll bite. That percentage represents a million people in the US. It also doesn't represent the number of people who may experience shortened lifespans due to damage to their lungs or other organs. Also, the comment suggests that
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I've dealt with depression and anxiety for many years. I just want to tell anyone who happens to read this: it's ok to ask for help, it's ok to go to therapy, it's ok to use antidepressants. Find the tools that work for
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Why not? Addiction is basically an illness, whose causes are broad, and breaking an addiction requires a lot of support.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
> Forcing someone to work for those who do not contribute to society is theft. This is a terrible way to think about a functioning society. Taxes are not theft, and we absolutely should be supporting those who do not 'contribute to
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
I am too, you'll find me at the local Socialist meetups, but there's no way I'd consider Rogan progressive.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Most leftists I know consider Rogan to skew conservative. (And Biden is hardly Left, so that might not be the best yardstick.)
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Health insurance is a benefit, paying for equipment necessary to do the job isn't. I agree that health care shouldn't be tied to employment, but saying a company shouldn't buy you e.g. a laptop, desk, chair, and space to work
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Your plumber is not an employee. Your plumber should be paying for the tools of their employees, yes. If you are an independent contractor, a company should pay your rate. If you are an employee the company should pay for the equipment need
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
It's unlikely in bigger companies that have pay bands per job level. It's probably cheaper to pay the additional token amount than figure out how to adjust those pay bands down to cover only the people impacted.
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Not anymore, this administration did away with that deduction in 2017 if you are an employee. Unless you are a contractor, business owner, or otherwise self employed you cannot deduct a home office. https://www.forbes.com/si
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
As someone who was on a AAA team making a game on Lumberyard, I'd caution against it. The tooling, support, and community just aren't there (and it doesn't seem like Amazon is investing much in making it happen.)
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by Pfhreak 6y ago
Comparing a fraud ring from Nigeria to the entire working population of Nigeria is not a good look.

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