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by jmye 3y ago
At the risk of you refusing to answer yet another direct question to soapbox about irrelevant anecdata: why do you think your major matters?
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by jmye 3y ago
I consistently found the opposite - I did alter some past titles, but moving from a management role to a lead/senior IC role opened up opportunities (I ended up not taking them). It also potentially eases transitions between industries
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by jmye 3y ago
If you’re willing to take a pay cut* or a title cut, it’s still not a particularly tough market, even with what’s seemed like worse job postings and… stringent ATS requirements (at least in data-adjacent roles). Aside from that, I’ve worked
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by jmye 3y ago
You didn’t answer GP’s question - you just made a needlessly inflammatory comment suggesting anyone with a non-STEM degree is an “artist”. This is patently false, and an absolutely absurd thing to suggest baselessly. What specific percent
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by jmye 3y ago
Why is it that you think the major on your university degree matters?
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by jmye 3y ago
Did I miss something in OP’s comment? It doesn’t read as if it’s about ethics, so much as qualitative decision making. It seems as though you’re responding to an argument that I don’t think was made. I’m also unclear what tax money has to d
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by jmye 3y ago
> I could imagine some kind of warm water tube system that takes heat from a heat exchanger on your chest and transports it to your hands and feet, and is pumped by the action of walking. Not sure if that’s been tried before. I feel like
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by jmye 3y ago
But you can’t argue that a one off really sad rich person has meaning. Nor can you argue that that’s a common occurrence that wouldn’t immediately be lost in the noise. I’m also unconvinced that obesity is caused by “the economic policies t
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by jmye 3y ago
I don’t think GDP is meant to be used on a personal level to measure happiness, nor do I think anyone is suggesting that as a valid use.
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by jmye 3y ago
This is a weird question. Are you genuinely confused by why someone might want dining options, or is there a statement waiting to be made?
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by jmye 3y ago
“ She wants to find a place to be comfy and write some SQL scripts, analysis, and data modeling here and there, where she will be both happy and useful. Pay is not a priority.” None of this suggests senior level skill to me, whatever title
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by jmye 3y ago
Sure, and I think that would definitely be relevant to a different kind/level of analyst. Sounds like OP’s mom would be more than covered by knowing how to google “Postgres function for whatever ”. I think for most SQL-only analysts,
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by jmye 3y ago
The difference would be irrelevant, based on OP’s description. She ought to be able to plug into literally any SQL dialect if she’s doing junior/mid-level analyst work.
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by jmye 3y ago
> how many lives have been destroyed by the mere existence of reddit and twitch, and by extension the human trafficking they help to support? Do externalities not exist, or is the platform (and somehow, whomever leads YC) solely and comp
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by jmye 3y ago
I find that answer hand-wavey. Which YC company has impacted any specific person’s life more directly than, say, Philip Brailsford? I also think pretending you weren’t making a comparison is absurd - why post about the evils of big companie
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by jmye 3y ago
Do you think one has a meaningful impact? I think the implication is that on an individual level neither matters, and that suggesting, on social media, people stop traveling to prevent climate change is both ridiculous and harmful to anyone
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by jmye 3y ago
Does YC? Or are you just irrelevantly musing? Or is this where we pretend that leading YC is even vaguely similar to being a rogue cop, in terms of potential impact on people’s lives?
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by jmye 3y ago
The “ideal” of free speech would uphold everyone being able to speak in whatever manner they choose. If you’re an economic loser as a result, that is not a failure of free speech, that is a failure of society to protect you from free speech
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by jmye 3y ago
So, again, it’s not just that anyone who disagrees and appreciates unlimited PTO is wrong, it’s that they’re actually bad people who only think they’re ok with it to kowtow to authority? You’re using divisive, hyperbolic language to describ
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by jmye 3y ago
What is with calling anyone who disagrees with you a “bootlicker”? Is being an antagonistic jerk needed or helpful to OP? There are numerous posts from people with differing experiences than yours, none of which boil down to “authority good
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by jmye 3y ago
It means that over a long reporting career, there’s no reason, whatsoever, to believe she’s either lying or twisting things. Being a contrarian for kicks or as a personality is boring: if you want to make an accusation, make it.
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by jmye 3y ago
Kara Swisher is a person I would generally believe about tech news. Seems weird to suggest she’s lying or flatly incorrect based on supposition.
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by jmye 3y ago
Vague inertia from journalists and celebrities who don’t want to rebuild follower counts on a new platform? That’s all I’ve got.
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by jmye 3y ago
> But he's still there, so the organization may just feel his idiosyncrasies are worth it. Alternately, he’s solely there because the HR requirements are onerous and take time, and he has dramatically misunderstood his importance
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by jmye 3y ago
I feel like, completely anecdotally, Disney+ is a pretty big factor, here. Maybe not in it being so much lower, but I get a free subscription to the service through something else, so I have no motivation to go see Marvel/Star Wars&#x2
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by jmye 3y ago
? Sometimes people enjoy reading a story (especially in a magazine like the Atlantic). Everything written isn’t done solely to convey one sentence worth of facts, and that doesn’t make it about anyone’s ego.
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by jmye 3y ago
Boiling wealth down to solely luck or family is a wild leap, and I’m not sure how you’d support it with actual evidence. Counter examples are trivial. I’m also still not clear why money is a bad tool for acquiring luxury resources. We’re no
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Both.
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by jmye 3y ago
I think the article’s advice to think about and notice phrasing is good: we should all be aware of the words we use, and how they sound. But I think your suggestions mirror my experience in actually getting the person to do the thing. The o
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by jmye 3y ago
> 99% of people […] Sure, McDonalds has sold like, a trillion hamburgers and a local started restaurant does like 100 covers a night. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t packed and that the reservations don’t go instantly, as soon as they

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