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by bumby 2y ago
I think the OPs point was: If we are only surveying a portion of the sky at a time and a faster asteroid spends less time traversing that portion, the likelihood of detection is lower.
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by bumby 2y ago
Society norms definitely shift. My point is that that change is generally the result of a highly dynamic and complicated process, rather than pointing to a single cause.
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by bumby 2y ago
> restructure our work such that the majority of people work no more than 20 hours a week I think this is highly unlikely in the US, given how much we as a society prize economic productivity. Another alternative is to make parents a pr
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by bumby 2y ago
Even if they have changed, I seriously doubt you can distill something complex like societal interactions and norms down to a simple one-variable model like the introduction of pensions.
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by bumby 2y ago
Just a nit, but there’s a big difference between establishing a social norm and establishing a legally protected right.
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by bumby 2y ago
That is one part of child rearing. Granting that may the the bulk and most important part early in life, it hardly encapsulates all of child rearing. Just because one aspect is disproportionate doesn’t mean raising a child as a whole needs
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by bumby 2y ago
> the times without insurance and pensions children where the ones who cared for you when you get old and so people depended on their kids and it logically makes sense that they would show extreme care for them growing up This has been
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by bumby 2y ago
Sure. After reading both accounts, it came across to me that the founder with the baby was being overly sensitive and chose to steer into the least favorable interpretation. We should strive to be polite but we shouldn't avoid confront
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by bumby 2y ago
She's advocating for childcare in the workplace. From the article: > If you really want to make a difference for parents, offer on-site childcare.
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by bumby 2y ago
Do you think this is how it's always been in China or do you think this is a response to how their attitudes towards children have changed? The US tends to have a very individualistic outlook compared to many other societies, so I thin
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by bumby 2y ago
> the latter would make me very uncomfortable Genuine question, but why would this make you feel uncomfortable? > needs to be handled with extreme tact and consideration. Did you think they acted without tact? By the authors own acc
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by bumby 2y ago
> who are statistically very unlikely to be birthing parents. This is an odd framing unless you are expecting people to be birthing at a conference. To the OP’s point, there’s no reason someone who birthed a child should shoulder a disp
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by bumby 2y ago
I think the question comes down to what is reasonable accommodation. As others have said, allowing you to bring your child to the conference seems reasonable. As does asking you to step outside when your child becomes a distraction. In the
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by bumby 2y ago
Do parents not expect other parents to act with consideration to other members of society? I believe the fundamental principle remains the same in either instance. Whether or not I have a disability does not change my mind about whether peo
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by bumby 2y ago
Analogies are often useful to remove the emotional charge of a discussion (like those related to parenting) to try and pin down more rational principles.
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by bumby 2y ago
I think society, in general, is fairly considerate of parents. But it also means, in certain contexts, parents need to be considerate of the rest of society. If your kid is being inconsiderate at a professional event, or church, or a movie
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by bumby 2y ago
Imagine a medical conference about new treatments for allergies. Now imagine if one of the attendees had a never ending sneezing/coughing fit. Would it not be reasonable to ask that person to step outside to avoid distraction? I don&#x
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by bumby 2y ago
It can be both miraculous and ordinary. Miraculous in that we have no idea (really) how life/consciousness comes into being and ordinary enough that billions of people do it.
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by bumby 2y ago
The problem is it leaves the entire interpretation of what is or is not a distraction up to the mother. The founder obviously thought the baby was being distracting enough to (politely) ask her to step outside. I've been at professiona
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by bumby 2y ago
> They become that way because they lack the finances to control their lives, Yes, autonomy seems to be a fundamental aspect of well-being. > I guarantee you those unemployed people would start feeling engaged again. I'm always
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by bumby 2y ago
> How do we tell if the cause is the shitty grind of constant rejection from jobs, or the shitty grind of life with very little money? You could study the well-being of those with relatively low-paying "grind" jobs but whose j
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by bumby 2y ago
No offense, but while you're lambasting "garbage social conditioning" your perspective also reads as something from anti-work propaganda. Just look at how you contrast "productive work" and "leisure" with
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by bumby 2y ago
I think there are at least some studies that show one aspect of well-being is feeling like you are a valued member of your society. You can be a relatively poor grandparent who is valued by your contributions to your family, or a volunteer,
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by bumby 2y ago
Of course. It's a bologna sandwich in log form.
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by bumby 2y ago
Just to play devils advocate, I think part of what the OP may be saying is that our intelligence is mapped to our survival. From that perspective, animals can be more intelligent than a 2 year old. A stray cat is infinitely more capable of
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by bumby 2y ago
Fair enough
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by bumby 2y ago
You’re right, I wasn’t making any comment on your point.
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by bumby 2y ago
Isn't all law* outside of natural laws essentially an agreed upon framework of convenience? Sovereignty itself only works in consensus (see the failures of the sovereign citizen movement in the US). *I'm deliberately side-stepping
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by bumby 2y ago
> I would say the USA is the main major country that gets the _most_ things wrong. I would like to hear you expound on this.
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by bumby 2y ago
Where someone works != where someone lives. If I work remotely for a SV firm, I don’t necessarily have to be paid SV wages. I’m proposing Manhattan restaurants should not be subsidized by taxpayers when they don’t pay a livable wage in orde

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