anemoiac

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by anemoiac 5y ago
I don’t think the experience you describe is universal. Plenty of developers have both reasonable work-life balance and fair compensation (I think?).
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by anemoiac 5y ago
You could make the same argument about sharecropping in the Jim Crow South. For the gig economy to actually "fight inequality," it would have to ultimately lead to reduced inequality. I've heard plenty of arguments that gig w
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by anemoiac 5y ago
> Oh lord, being “forced” to provide work in order to receive the work of others I didn't write the comment you responded to, but I don't think its author was advocating for the mythical "free lunch." I read their com
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by anemoiac 5y ago
Thought this was satire until I kept reading and realized you were serious...
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by anemoiac 5y ago
Meanwhile, Americans are apparently happier than ever! Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27949658
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by anemoiac 5y ago
This is my go-to pair as well.
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by anemoiac 5y ago
Why people “decide” to do this sort of work? Oh, I don’t know, probably the same reasons people “decide” to be poor.
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by anemoiac 5y ago
Do you really think that the reason we don't have 13 hour workweeks is that "people choose not to structure their lives that way?"
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by anemoiac 5y ago
This little write-up says next to nothing. If you want to engage with a critique of David Graeber's work on 'Bullshit Jobs,' you might as well skip to the paper linked at the bottom of this column - https://journal
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by anemoiac 5y ago
Do you think shameless self-promotion has always been as culturally acceptable as it seems to be today (in American culture, let’s say)?
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by anemoiac 5y ago
To be fair, there are just as many books and “investment gurus” out there trying to convince you that you can beat the market if you follow their advice. Your “rule” might seem obvious for those who already implement it, but it’s actually
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by anemoiac 5y ago
Maybe we should think about building a society that’s less financially cutthroat. I’m not in the financial position of the potential restaurant workers discussed in the article, but I can’t imagine wanting to work in a typical chain restaur
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by anemoiac 6y ago
What makes antifa fascist?
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by anemoiac 6y ago
Is anyone born into this position happier than 99% of everyone who’s ever lived?
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by anemoiac 6y ago
This is what we used for reading & translating long passages in my American high school’s Spanish 5/AP Spanish course. I don’t have much to compare it to, but it seemed like a good choice at the time.
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by anemoiac 6y ago
I’m not sure this is true. New ideas/movements/inventions frequently come from people working together.
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by anemoiac 6y ago
This assumes all factors relevant to success can be observed and measured, at least to the extent that they might be deemed reasonably equivalent between two people. That doesn’t seem possible in the real world, whose complexity can hardly
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by anemoiac 6y ago
Plenty of discussion here about the consequences of shrinking populations (given contemporary societal paradigms), but I don’t see any discussion regarding the consequences of growing (or even static) populations amidst increasing global de
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by anemoiac 6y ago
My point wasn't that we should gather all of the world's poor and disenfranchised together and hold a giant pity party, it was that being honest with people about the reality of the (unfair) status quo is better than trying to man
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by anemoiac 6y ago
> tell someone that if they work hard, they have a chance is less likely to induce despair in my opinion and experience than telling them that their efforts are meaningless because every part of society is arrayed against them, the odds
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by anemoiac 6y ago
I don't understand why you can't tell the hypothetical young, poor student both 'A' and 'B.' In fact, not doing so seems a bit manipulative (regardless of your intentions). A potential consequence of perpetuall
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by anemoiac 6y ago
I think it may be helpful to invert the framing of your question - you allude to spending economic resources to protect biodiversity, but aren't we actually talking about spending biodiversity (and other natural resources) to gain econ
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by anemoiac 6y ago
Part of this problem, as I (a non-expert) see it, is that so-called mainstream economists tend to operate within a specific paradigm that imbues a certain perspective toward the subjects of their analysis. Accompanying that perspective are
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by anemoiac 6y ago
It’s based on some estimate of sustainable consumption, i.e. the earth can sustainably support everyone if their average footprint is “1 earth.” Any higher level of consumption is unsustainable. I’ve seen multiple variations on this concept
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by anemoiac 6y ago
Can you offer any reading on the subject of Greenwald’s credibility?
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by anemoiac 6y ago
Perhaps this may come off sounding a little too “no true Scotsman”-y for HN, but I have to shake my head and chuckle quietly to myself whenever I hear about a “left wing” multi billion dollar corporation. Additionally, divisiveness is not i
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by anemoiac 6y ago
Thanks for this! While the provided clip offers some widely applicable advice which transcends music, it’s also a nice gateway to a pleasant 45 minute documentary.
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by anemoiac 6y ago
How do you know the OP’s situation has nothing to do with their dad’s predicament? Do you realize that social mobility differs tremendously across nations? In many societies, it is not nearly as easy to escape poverty as you seem to imply.
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by anemoiac 6y ago
The US, where many visiting the site will undoubtedly be living already, has a questionable human rights record.
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by anemoiac 6y ago
With regard to those questioning the general integrity of such a large, heterogeneous system as the US electoral process, I don’t think the relevant question is “Is there any reason to believe that some amount of voter fraud may have occur

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