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by slumpt_ 4y ago
I could have perhaps more delicately put my assessment that there are facets to poverty you appear to gloss over, either willingly or not. Can you address the first two paragraphs originally posted? You were upset with the third and opted t
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by slumpt_ 4y ago
> People can quit Uber/Lyft whenever. Indentured servitude cannot be quit. This implies they have viable alternate choices (setting aside the obvious other option, unemployment or being houseless). It may be that Uber/Lyft are
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by slumpt_ 4y ago
Free will and choice suppose one's back isn't against a wall with respect to bills, a roof over one's head, medical or mental issues affecting either of the aforementioned. That we went from "I have no job at all and am
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by slumpt_ 4y ago
Regulatory counterweight I think may attribute outsized influence to the regressive state. I can't imagine the abortion ruling is going to have any impact on how California ever conducts itself, e.g. Even in the event of a federal ban
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by slumpt_ 4y ago
It is so disappointing seeing you be downvoted for sentiments like this. The neurodivergent and unempathetic nature of this forum really rears its head from time to time.
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by slumpt_ 4y ago
Hackernews in general can be quite callous towards poverty.
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by slumpt_ 4y ago
Such is the consequence of a housing crisis and the downstream homelessness, despair, and of course mental illness. Don't give someone a roof and a toilet and they may just find any old place to go!
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
This is really evil shit.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
This definitely sounds like a rough experience for the kids, practically and socially.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
In the US’ defense, the response of many countries - including and perhaps foremost China - were botched. They were actively suppressing information about the virus early on when it could have significantly helped other countries prepare fo
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
Not disagreeing with you. I think it’s not an either/or situation. Nor do I think it’s specifically the fault of consumers themselves. It is the environment of social norms we’ve created. Wastefulness is for all intents and purposes ju
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
> It’s not the problem in itself, but it highlights an aspect of consumer psychology that really damages the planet and probably our mental health too.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
Mobile phone culture is really disturbing in this regard. The amount of annual-upgrade-onto-the-next shit with devices that can last years and years. It’s not the problem in itself, but it highlights an aspect of consumer psychology that re
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
No pushback here, I’m moreso suggesting that length is not intrinsically the enemy. I would much rather be debugging or wrangling a long functional component with duplication than a messed up or poor abstraction that’s leaked out elsewhere
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
It’s possible there are things you are still learning, or context you are missing. You sound still early career enough that the years will likely mellow you out and teach you to better appreciate the ups and downs of building things fast. Y
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
Holy edits! The internet is exhausted with you, dude. With people with no scientific background to speak of misreading and mischaracterizing the conclusions of an abundance of the medical community. Trying to convince you why giving a shit
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
Yes. I’m aware. Context is everything, and the scientific community does not deem this concern catastrophic. I invite you to visit that website (patriots…) if you want to see some spectacular bullshit.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/myocarditis-coronavirus-va... “patriots.win” was a solid red flag.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
Also not trivial, given the legitimate hunger and compulsion someone with an overeating problem may have after suffering with it for years. So yes, not an explicit time dedication, but you’re being pedantic at that point and the practical r
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
I’m often surprised how long folks can go without understanding the real floor in living conditions a lot of Americans are faced with. I think it’s an empathy gap, but I don’t know how to fix it. Maybe folks need to volunteer in shelters mo
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
I disagree that it’s a relevant comparison, but kudos for the wit regardless.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
I’m helping the dude improve his writing with a short and minimally critical comment. Hall monitor elsewhere.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
Yes, I’m aware that nonsense can be introduced into our lexicon by a sufficiently large population of people misusing meaningful phrases.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
raises the question* Begs the question has a specific meaning. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
[citation needed] They actively suppress awareness of the event.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
A lot of folks don’t agree with those restrictions either. If a child is accompanied by their lawful guardian, I see no reason they shouldn’t be able to use any of the above.
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
HN has often had a decent contingent of first-generation Chinese immigrants / present Chinese citizens that are happy to defend policies that really don’t make sense in a framework defined with Western values. I’m not surprised. Sad? A
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
Write once run everywhere has really become a reality with Electron in a practical sense that wasn’t ever quite as real before. A lot of mudslinging about performance but for a devoted team it’s very possible to build a solid web app. Love
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
Fifteen years of industry experience and a top uni Master’s and I can assure you leetcode doesn’t predict anything reliably. It predicts how much time they spent solving leetcode, and biases towards recent graduates. If you’re hiring senior
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by slumpt_ 5y ago
Fortunately for all the productive engineers out there, solving leetcode reflects absolutely nothing about how much they know their fundamentals or “stuff.”

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