meowfly

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by meowfly 2y ago
CEOs also just don't have the kind of work most of us do. They have tons of latitude to direct their day. They can skip meetings. They have executive assistants that they can offload much of their admin work. If they find themselves to
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by meowfly 2y ago
Maybe the US will end up learning a similar lesson.
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by meowfly 2y ago
In most of Asia doing drugs (aside from the "normal" ones like alcohol and tobacco) is also considered something good people don't do. Here (USA) billionaires microdose acid and take molly in the desert. The culture around dr
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by meowfly 2y ago
I'm middle aged with no kids and a very common question i get is, "who will take care of you when you're old?" How is that not selfish reasoning? People throw around a lot of theories on the low birthrate but for me it&#
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by meowfly 2y ago
> Trying to force a countercultural artistic endeavor into a box created by the International Olympic Committee — the oldest of old-school conservatism I watched a little bit of it and I thought it was fun. Break dancing is exciting to w
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by meowfly 2y ago
I'm confused. Why would they emigrate? You just said "high salaries"? Moreover, China is hardly low regulation. You would get there and then not be able to check your email.
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by meowfly 2y ago
I've kind of wondered if flattening the world isn't the root problem with social media. There are very few people I encounter IRL that I disagree too much with. We do disagree, but everyone kind of understands each other to some d
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by meowfly 2y ago
I think half the problem is the form factor of using it as an auto complete. I might instinctively know what to write, hit tab, and miss what copilot actually wrote isn't what I wanted to write. For example, it might add when you meant
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by meowfly 2y ago
So I mostly agree with you if assigned seating was free. The problem I've had twice is where someone had asked me to trade a paid seat for a worse one to sit with a spouse. Obviously different than a child, but it speaks to something e
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by meowfly 2y ago
What about protein bars? Those are processed foods where they add artificial sugars, protein whey, and artificial coloring.
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by meowfly 2y ago
I agree. McDonalds sold itself as the value option, especially good for families with kids. The current prices are damaging the brand even if it's leading to greater profits now.
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by meowfly 2y ago
Funny. I share your skepticism somewhat but I was thinking about cultured meat as the solution to those problems. I'd imagine no need for antibiotics. Cynically, they probably would still have to bleach the meat or something. Though th
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by meowfly 2y ago
I'm an older DINK and I tell people I think having a kid is like buying a boat. It's a luxury good that has variable returns on happiness. If someone was trying to get me to buy a boat I'd tell them I can't afford it. It
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by meowfly 2y ago
This conversation always goes like this: ---- Person: Diet soda is bad for you Me: It's better than sugar and especially high fructose corn syrup Person: Just drink water ---- Ok... Such a helpful suggestion. We should all just drink w
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by meowfly 2y ago
I've had a script for ADHD meds most of my life. Without them I daydream constantly. My parents thought I had a hearing problem because they would talk to me and I wouldn't know what they said because I was day dreaming. I've
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by meowfly 2y ago
Falun Gong owns a very large anti-China media empire outside of just the Epoch times called New Tang Dynasty TV (NTD). Popular youtuber's like China Uncensored are managed by NTD. Falun Gong also runs Shun Yun that Chinese dance perfor
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by meowfly 2y ago
> weed benefits have been pushed a bit too much too widely lately Totally agree. The entire legalization political momentum started because cannabis has real medical benefits. Early legalization efforts focused on cancer, and AIDS, becau
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by meowfly 2y ago
Yeah. I've always heard this as: make your child a board member and then have them put their money in a Roth. No idea if that's an easy path to an audit
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by meowfly 2y ago
> If the worker in Shanghai had similar economic freedom and rights to workers in the west have then this would not be an issue. You're right. So I guess we are agreeing that the hyper-capitalist system we currently have relies on e
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by meowfly 2y ago
Op is correct though. A CEO of a major US company who makes 1000x the wage of a factory owner in Shanghai who makes 100x the wage on the back of illegal migrant labor (very common) who is working to send money home to support their parents
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by meowfly 2y ago
Moreover, lots of people already feel like they've lost right when they've started. Imagine if you get a degree in the wrong field, like business administration, and find yourself working as a entry level marketing manager making
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by meowfly 2y ago
If you're a young man in your prime without rich parents and you slacked or lack the ability to compete in the job market, unless you are very charismatic, you won't make a particularly interesting partner. 20 years ago your datin
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by meowfly 2y ago
I tell language learners that being brave is the most important way they'll learn. I have friends who have practiced English from a young age in cram schools until college, but they are still too timid to speak it. Despite their excell
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by meowfly 3y ago
The model I'm noticing becoming more popular is a highly skilled US based team lead and exclusively Latam seniors and mids. The reason to have some US devs is that the Latam hires are technically contractors and they need US engineers
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by meowfly 3y ago
I have a theory that a lot of the jobs listed are to prove you tried to find qualified candidates before you hire a developer's friend. In defense of hiring friends: If the referer is considered a trustworthy employee, it's probab
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by meowfly 3y ago
Regarding your first point: I think you are correct. What we are seeing is something akin to a US elephant curve[1] but the chasm is widening to upper middle class professionals, while the trunk is pointing up more sharply. When the US dein
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by meowfly 3y ago
You get below the fold before there is any indication this is normal. The article is basically here is this analysis showing Congress has a conflict of interest with tiktok legislation. But it's really a dog bites man story that Congre
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by meowfly 3y ago
Sure. But that wasn't the intent of the article. Part of being an elected official should be divesting yourself of conflicts of interest, but that isn't US law. These are blue chip stocks and a large part of the S&P 500. You c
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by meowfly 3y ago
This is my issue with the term processed foods. If a food is processed because it has artificial sweeteners and food coloring, it's different then food containing high-fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated fats (which is what the study
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by meowfly 3y ago
No. It is partially true. From the NY Times article: > Some users said on X that they were unable to use the app before placing the call. TikTok told The New York Times that users could swipe right to get rid of the message, which may ha

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