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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Serious question: Does the Chief Diversity Officer include diversity of ideas and experience? Or is it just skin deep like it sounds? Edit: Lots of up and down votes. Why is this question so controversial? I'd like to see an argument a
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Interesting. Have you seen the Afflicted series on Netflix? Do you think they're experiencing a similar thing?
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
I'd be curious to hear HN's thoughts about this in relation to the chronically ill, such as those featured on Netflix's Afflicted series ( https://www.netflix.com/title/80188953 ). > Wi-Fi and electrici
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Good point, prior to 2008 it seemed like everyone was convinced that buying a house was a no brainer and that renting was throwing your money away. Maybe what happened with Detroit helped too.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Something I've been wondering about: Would it be a good or bad idea to tamp down on the whole concept of housing as an investment? It seems fundamentally problematic, but is there any alternative workable system that wouldn't have
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
> (One of the future Trump adviser’s least favorite words? “Politics.”) What's with this unrelated off topic dig? Secondly, what's the point they're trying to make? That Thiel is a hypocrite? If so, you can both hate polit
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
> Rates need to rise but it needs to happen more slowly. How do you know? Serious question: Would anyone realistically have a better idea than the fed about that?
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> It's a contemporary euphemism for "trickle down" Really? Trickle down proponents have co-opted the rising tide aphorism? Ugh.
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A rising tide lifts all boats.
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> "A chatbot called DoNotPay has saved motorists millions in parking fines." Why does this so often get framed as though it is a good thing? Parking fines help regulate limited parking spaces. They're necessary and exist f
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
This sort of hand wringing seems like a distraction from the likelihood that Amazon has moved up the date* in which these jobs will be eliminated. Whether employees are netting out the same or not is going to be moot. If it's similar t
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
> Who on Earth approved this trailer? Ha, if you're surprised about that, check out what they approved here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8J5BWL8oJY
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
The United States, Canada and others are too sprawling and sparse for that. Cars are going to be a fact of life for a very long time yet. As far as helping to solve climate change, cars are part of it, but I wish people paid much more atten
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Yes. There is a bonus to being a woman in this situation, all other things being equal. Silicon Valley did a good bit on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dek5HtNdIHY It's funny because it's true.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
It sucks what happened with them. TED/TEDx talks were awesome and I used to be able to recommended people watch any and all of them. Until I started seeing stuff like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8J5BWL8oJY
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Sadly that extends to everything. Story and emotion trump facts.
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Anyone who has worked at tech companies and has been involved in the hiring process knows the following: The best thing to be right now is a woman engineer. You can easily get hired within the week. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to b
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That probably does play a part but it's a different level than what we're talking about. Its more narrowly about whether people's current interests are being allowed.
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Because that's an inconvenient truth that doesn't fit the oppressor vs oppressed narrative.
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> if people would just let them. People do let them. You can't force what people are interested in and you can't let in that which does not exist. In fact many places in tech give preference to women applicants, because they do
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Being persistent while 3 feet tall will never get you into the NBA. So you find something else to be persistent with. Conversely, being 7 feet tall isn't enough on its own. You still need persistence to get into the NBA. Those born wit
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
I think it is largely about the environment in which people live and kids are raised. Losing energy as we age has always been true. The lizard brain hasn't changed. The environment has changed significantly. The availability of food, e
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
They edited the post after my response. What I responded to was different. So I see how it appears that way.
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Serious question: What would you do if you didn't have to work?
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
This is meant as constructive feedback: You're not thinking clearly if you believe that. Take some time to consider how many people get pulled over every day. Think critically about the odds. Don't make the mistake of thinking tha
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Sadly you're probably right. It woudln't surprise me if it's even further reduced to "So-and-so is anti-women".
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
It's interesting to think about what it'd be like if we could read the tweets or Reddit posts of historical figures from the past. And how that would change people's impression of them, especially considering how social norms
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by thoughtexplorer 8y ago
Here's a good example. This tweet from a respected Dr. is really unfortunate. "But it’s called the Presidential Alert because Trump has a huge ego. And he loves his intruding into our lives without consent." https:/&#x2