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by asjldkfin 5y ago
And that assumption is based off what?
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
The fact this is at the bottom of the comment pile would suggest your interpretation is unique
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
OP isn't complaining about societal issues; OP is trying to drag a couple just because they have demonstrated some modicum of success and happen to be "white". They literally mentioned nothing about societal issues, except th
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
It's amazing how much bitterness and jealousy can be encapsulated in just one sentence. It's almost poetic.
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
This anecdote supports a theory I've been hearing about affirmative action harming excellent minority candidates. It helps those who would've not made it otherwise, but for those who truly excel and would've made it either wa
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
Referring specifically to Harvard and other Ivys. I have no idea why any public university would consider legacy as a factor. Edit: I think it's a leap to tie legacy admission from 2 generations ago to racism. Because that's attri
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
As private institutions, they can do whatever they want. Race is a special case since it falls under a protected attribute. I don't think there's any grounds for asking them to stop considering legacy.
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
The title needs to be changed. Right now, it implies [name redacted] killed his girlfriend via strangulation when in fact, he allegedly assaulted her.
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
No, companies should treat its employees with well defined policies that are easy to understand, enforce and audit. Treating employees with something as variable and open to interpretation as "empathy" is what causes companies to
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
It's not like Jeff Bezos personally fired him. His direct manager is not working with a trillion dollar market cap.
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
If I'm paying a person $200-$300K to build a house and his wife gets cancer; it doesn't entitle him to keep my money. He gives it back because he didn't do his job. Same principle.
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
which dedicated key?
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by asjldkfin 5y ago
I have the exact same setup as you, moonlander + vimium + vimac. Out of curiousity, how are you binding Vimac? I'm binding it to where the right-shift key should be, and it's worked well, but always curious about alternative setup
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
Every robotics VC holds their breath in anticipation...
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
I never said they can't lobby the government. I said they shouldn't feel entitled. If I'm destitute and I'm at a soup kitchen; I wouldn't complain about the food even if it sucks, because the alternative is to starv
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
What's the alternative? Having people independently decide what humane/ethical/moral means?
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
If you feel like you're not being treated with dignity and respect, then quit the job.
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
Move somewhere else. If you can't find a perfered job in your hometown, you don't force the local company to make a job to your satisfaction, you move to a different part of the country. Why should these people get any other type
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
Sure, change the rules. If you can get everybody to agree to it. But until then, what's legal is legal; and Amazon is within the bounds of the law.
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
I wouldn't either; that's why I don't. Just like how these people, if they don't want to work for Amazon, shouldn't.
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
The problem is that the "justice system" is the only universally agreed upon system. The alternative is everybody upholds their own justice and we have anarchy. If you want to change the justice system, go ahead. But there's
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
If a politician's solution to "making sure people aren't treated like animals" is going after a single company; rather than fixing the system, then they've failed as politicians.
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
Sure, but then why are you still working there if its so terrible?
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
That's a gross exaggeration; Amazon is not even close to being the only company you can work for.
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
But Amazon didn't break any worker protection laws, they're within bounds.
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
I would argue the "justice" system is the best determinant of what's "just" by definition.
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
I kind of empathize with Bezos, there's a certain tone of entitlement to this entire saga. Amazon doesn't own anybody a job, if working conditions are shit (but assuming it's legal), you should quit. If Amazon is your best op
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
That's not the point. The point is that you can stand up for yourself without throwing a fit, because genuine power doesn't come from how angry you can get.
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
Shrugging off insults doesn't equate to being a doormat. If you insult your boss, do you expect him to flip out and lash back at you to prove his status within the company? Or does he just laugh it off and then ask his assistant to mak
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by asjldkfin 6y ago
Sure, people will have instinctual reactions; but if I dangle a naked girl in front of a man, most will get an erection and desire for sex. But even in this fantastical scenario, it doesn't make rape any more tolerable- because we expe

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