slumpt_

18 ms·

151.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
I gotta say, reading your post takes away some of my hope too. jfc
152.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
utopia for the wealthy god help you if youre poor
153.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Yep. Different rules and semantics for the rich.
154.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Funny word, shortchanged. “Amazon stole 61.7M in tips from their own drivers.” That’s better.
155.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Apple wants nothing to do with the future of the web. FTFY APPS APPS APPS
156.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Society is great... ...if you’re a well compensated tech worker having gourmet lunch delivered by benefit-less contractors paid slave wages.
157.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
100% this. Too many folks gulped Pinker’s nonsense without further inspection because it suited their priors.
158.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Nor are your assertions facts because you keep repeating them. It appears we are at an impasse. In the meantime, I and the vast majority of people will carry on using Homebrew without labeling it as loaded with “spyware” - whether you agree
159.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Pointing out Debian as your counter example is so silly. Yes, HackerNews community member, but we’re talking about software in aggregate amongst products people out in the world use not just your favorite Linux distros. Analytics are ve
160.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Every. Single. Product. Everyone. Tracks behaviors to improve the product. It’s table stakes. Often without a disclaimer! Welcome to the internet. Be upset about it if you must but it is not equivalent to “spyware.”
161.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Analytics aren’t “spyware.” Remove the tinfoil hat, dude.
162.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
This, 100% You are not your career
163.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Thank you for posting this. It’s pretty heinous that you’re being downvoted for this. Lot of work ahead of us, it seems
164.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Yep. Same. Tired of posts like that being flagged, and then derided by the mods here as problematic for highlighting plain realities. We cannot bend to the misinformation from China or any corrupt world government.
165.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
I suggest you look up the definition of a concentration camp. Slaughter need not be part of the intention. Nor was it a claim I made. Nor does it make it any less heinous.
166.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Documenting the atrocities of their government doesn’t necessarily have to be propaganda. I would want the atrocities of the US documented all the same. Hold corrupt leadership accountable, always.
167.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
You explicitly went to bat for the CCP regarding their treatment of Taiwan some time ago. That you are pro-CCP is fine just be transparent about it. And yes, there are camps and yes, those camps are hurting people psychologically / phy
168.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Given their treatment of Uighurs, yes - there is an element of evil. It’s not as if the governments of the world are immune to this - the US has been involved in a long history of heinous acts and China is no different.
169.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Considering same here. 300k valley salary ready to leave the valley and make maybe 100k in a country that isn’t fucked.
170.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
That they show up on a site of otherwise reasonably intelligent readers (HN) baffles me most.
171.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Progress is not a straight line, and many things can get better or worse for different subsets of people. This is a generalization that does more harm than good as it minimizes the real trouble people may be facing today or in the near futu
172.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
I suppose this is one way to make it clear you haven't studied the history of collective action.
173.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Please read a history book. This is horrendously ill-informed based on the history of what collective action has accomplished in the US.
174.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
> Why allow yourself to be divided and conquered? Most are convinced they are “special” or otherwise immune from anything that would warrant union representation. At least until they maybe sustain an injury that makes them less productiv
175.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
And so we tread on, repeating history, justified by subtle semantic arguments on the internet. Humans are disappointing, though I am encouraged by the abundance of others calling this out the same.
176.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
I’d say the true nature of death isn’t something we gain insight into the older we are, either.
177.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
They reached out to me about an interview that didn’t go hot for me at a startup out here. It was rather unprofessional, whether or not it was orchestrated by the startup. If I want to talk to a recruiter I’ll talk to one, and I definitely
178.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
If you didn’t take a pay cut going in, you were underpaid to start. Or you were very junior, so the disparity is narrower. There are no competitively paid senior+ swes that keep their comp going to a startup. Full stop. Illiquid equity make
179.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
I trust you are smart enough to be well aware of the kind of bias you are bringing to the table with this judgement, in addition to some plain inaccuracies (actual startups - not AirBnB years deep into its lifecycle where the equity being d
180.
by slumpt_ 6y ago
Most do not become wealthy or even approximate “rich.” Most are simply made whole after years of being underpaid. Looking at successful exits (the ones you hear about) as your indicator of the market state is lopsided and inaccurate. I have

More ›