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meetingthrower
5y ago
Correct - depending how the chat is started, a non-imessage number cannot be added. I think it has to do with having one number of the group that is apple id based and not phone number based. So it is not about the color, but literally abou
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Oh the kids were cool about it, they just started new chats with sms messages from the beginning. But why should they be forced to compensate for that dark pattern? User unfriendliness for sake of selling phones.
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5y ago
Yes, but I can run Whatsapp on Android.
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5y ago
I hear you, but I have been a consultant for very large companies (even mutual insurance cos, with basically zero profit motive), and at the end of they day they will make decisions for the company and not for the person. As in, we got the
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5y ago
Totally agreed. I once gave an ultra long notice because I was going to grad school in six months. I was part of the mass layoffs the next week. Best lesson I ever learned.
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5y ago
One of my biggest regrets is not getting a Kozmo messenger bag from dotcom 1.
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5y ago
Both are basically plug and play now with places like fidelity or vanguard. Zero admin fee for mine.
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meetingthrower
5y ago
Actually Solo 401k lets you put away just as much if not more, and has a Roth option. But both are worth considering for sure.
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5y ago
If you have it as an LLC, any profits will pass through to you through your schedule C, and you will be taxed at regular income tax rates. Your accountant will help. But tax optimization can REALLY matter, and as a small business you have
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Yes, and I think you will find that those slots cover most of the rich white male population present at Harvard...
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Not at all. I'm just saying this is something I can get away with easily, and that if I was a black guy wearing the same hoodie and jeans, I have to believe it would probably be harder. Structure supports me even though I didn't d
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5y ago
Yes all of the above but have certainly done it all over the world (American), so having different language actually helps as it establishes you as a traveler. With or without kids. Point above on white privilege is that I think it would b
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This is actually how I explain white privilege to my kids. Whenever we travel and need to go, I waltz into the nearest 5 star hotel and just march to the restroom. If it's in the morning, I usually grab a free cup of coffee too.
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I started a management consulting job during pandemic, and quickly realized that this Big 4 firm did nothing but meetings. I had my assistant color code any non client meeting with more than 10 people. Very quickly I got 15-20 hours a week