charlesu

15 ms·

91.
by charlesu 6y ago
The median home price doesn't mean much in Chicago. Most homes in the desirable neighborhoods are 1BR and 2BR condos and well over $300k or include outrageously high HOAs ($400 - $1K). There are thousands of sub $200k homes in the ci
92.
by charlesu 6y ago
It is not really optional to adopt nephews and nieces when your sibling passes.
93.
by charlesu 6y ago
I don't have kids. Get rid of the schools. I don't have a car. Get rid of the roads. I'm not old. Get rid of social security. I live in a neighborhood with a security force. Get rid of the police department.
94.
by charlesu 6y ago
Why should I care that poor American are better off than poor Venezuelans when discussing poverty?
95.
by charlesu 6y ago
There are many, many non-technical founders. Most jobs at Google and Facebook are not in engineering. A lack of blacks in computer science might explain why the engineering department has only two black employees but how do we explain the s
96.
by charlesu 6y ago
I don't know why you're being down voted. Blacks were purposefully if not explicitly excluded from many economic programs for decades, from the Homestead Act to the GI Bill. Several of their towns and communities we're destro
97.
by charlesu 6y ago
Unless races are all wired differently, I think it's safe to assume that there should probably be equal representation in every single field. Is that your argument?
98.
by charlesu 6y ago
The current climate perpetuates race as something to notice? I'm sorry but was the previous climate different?
99.
by charlesu 6y ago
There's a reply to sentiments like yours in the first few paragraphs of the article. > For years, European and American historians and archaeologists viewed ancient Kush through the lens of their own prejudices and that of the times
100.
by charlesu 6y ago
Stock trading is at an all-time high. Do you think more companies are being created or fewer?
101.
by charlesu 6y ago
As a part-time trader, my social impact has no relationship whatsoever with my profits.
102.
by charlesu 6y ago
What I've noticed about your reply is that you didn't actually mention a policy achievement but a reaction to a perceived change in the country. It doesn't sound like your life is better. It sounds like you're worried ab
103.
by charlesu 6y ago
What are Trump's policy achievements and how have materially improved your life since 2016?
104.
by charlesu 6y ago
At least 40% of the voting population is going to come to another conclusion. Maybe more. This is actually what people want even if we don't understand why. Just two lifetimes ago hundreds of thousands of propertyless young men fought
105.
by charlesu 6y ago
I imagine that black wealth is pretty lumpy. Blacks are underrepresented in white collar professions but overrepresented in elite sports and entertainment. There aren’t too many black small business owners. There’s only been a few decades t
106.
by charlesu 6y ago
These threads appear to be driven by indignation as much as anything I’ve read on reddit, hence my confusion.
107.
by charlesu 6y ago
This thread is a minefield. Any claims about discrimination on race or gender is going to ignite controversy. Why is it OK to talk about this subject despite the fact that it’s in no way relevant to tech? Why is this on HN?
108.
by charlesu 6y ago
HN is weirdly silent about identity politics except for threads like these. Threads about discrimination in tech get a few dozen post, a third of which are to the tune of “does this belong on HN?” But an article about discrimination at a co
109.
by charlesu 6y ago
I sure some people who apply to Caltech apply to Yale, but most people who apply to Yale probably aren’t applying to Caltech. Even if Caltech practiced AA, it would still have very few underrepresented minorities.
110.
by charlesu 6y ago
Median black wealth is 17k and median white wealth is 170k[1]. Were you expecting the difference to be less or more? [1] https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/fiscal-fact/median-value-wea...
111.
by charlesu 6y ago
In the United States, race is a pretty great proxy for wealth.
112.
by charlesu 6y ago
Racism is bullshit. Race is a social construct but it’s definitely has real implications.
113.
by charlesu 6y ago
I notice that people who claim that we can’t talk about the facts rarely present facts. What are these facts that prove that transwomen aren’t women? Show me the data.
114.
by charlesu 6y ago
If you give more people money to buy things, it’s more likely to spur production than raise prices in most cases. If there’s more demand for groceries, it will probably be met with more supply rather than higher prices.
115.
by charlesu 6y ago
Who should do the assimilating? Why?
116.
by charlesu 6y ago
The US government was making treaties with Native American tribes as recently as 1871. One hundred and fifty years ago isn’t long at all. It’s two lifetimes. It’s recent enough for someone to have known someone who was alive then.
117.
by charlesu 6y ago
This is a question without a purpose. Police officers carry guns, have qualified immunity, and can kill people. Are they using excessive -- and in some cases deadly -- force in situations that do not require it? That is the only question th
118.
by charlesu 6y ago
> That's kind of a non-response isn't it? The way things are is always determined by the events that came before. It doesn't mean you've correctly identified the right events. Then name the events. I happen to think t
119.
by charlesu 6y ago
My argument is that history matters. You're welcome to argue otherwise.
120.
by charlesu 6y ago
So he should pay to be treated with dignity at the airport?

More ›