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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Because those cookies are cleared when the tab is closed and most of the major ad networks (Google, Amazon) forget who you are when that happens. Why worry about it?
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Wow, so you're fine with hurting creators who just happen to be drowning in a competitive marketplace? People who don't say those words exist, but you won't find them very easily. There's a reason for that.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
These issues happen despite all those things. You can bet that Google has that and more in place. Just like in aerospace engineering, things go wrong when dozens of failures happen across the critical path, not any individual piece.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
For the same reason Alphabet named their division Google Health. The brand has baggage but people do trust it to be a world leader in AI and big data (which is what you want from health-tech, right?)
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
In the event of a stroke, you can hardly take the time to shop around the local hospital market, compare prices and review scores.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
These comments crop up regularly on outage posts. There's probably some psychological bias that explains it but I can't remember... I think the last time Google went down there were comments blaming it on Summer Interns :)
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Yup, I totally agree. There's also a good chance this total breakdown in culture is partly a symptom of parenting being demonized.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Brexit party? Extreme far right?
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Why would you admit you're anti free speech?
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
The observed differences is due to choices like having babies and choosing different career paths, but for the same job it's objectively illegal to pay female workers less. The feminists argue by taking the average of all wages, and of
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
The distinction doesn't really matter though, does it? Makes no different if it's Googlers as opposed to Google itself.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
I have to say, I'm kind of creeped out by union dues. It just feels less about workers helping themselves and more like some workers creating a new power structure and job roles that they can enjoy.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
It might apply to 99% who have specific requirements, but the vast majority of internet companies need more. Deployments, N+1 redundancy, HA etc... are all valuable, even if some resources are going to waste.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Yubikey is complicated?
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
I don't consent to being ugly, but we don't let children get plastic surgery. Poor self esteem is directly linked to mental health, just like gender dysphoria.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Russia isn't a threat to the US. Foreign policy maybe, but not existential like China.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
If it's unattainable then the country with the strongest propaganda (like China) will come out on top.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
This is why the Space Force is unironically a great idea.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
It's less about communication, and more about not hating my job. I'm slowly coming to the conclusion I'd rather work in a bakery or something than WFH as a programmer, because I'd at least be around people.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Being aware that it's happening as an enthusiast and being aware as an Average Joe are very different. We're not having this conversation much in society right now. Defending against fifth generational warfare explicitly requires
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
China is engaging in fifth generational warfare (information, hacking, economics) against the US. How can you win a war if you don't even know it's happening?
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
I want the option, because one day my mind might change if I have a family, but right now I absolutely hate WFH as a new-grad. I feel like I've learned almost nothing since March (or if I have, it's taken way too long).
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
The media is institutionally biased against Google and Facebook because they are 'direct competitors' in their heads. Don't get me wrong, there are issues with Big Tech, but I don't believe the news industry's colla
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Preaching to the choir here. I already know the data you've just listed. My point still stands.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Because it's not true. There is a glut of closeted libertarians in silicon valley. You can't just say it's a geographical issue. Pushing workers out the door for their political and moral beliefs is definitely abusive in a su
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
It's not a good solution, but no. We don't allow children to have sex until they're 16, or drink until 18, for valid reason. This is the same situation. Which is that they're not mentally developed enough to consent to t
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
But even puberty blockers cause development issues in children. We are talking about permanent damage for something that might actually be temporary. Why not just let them decide at 18?
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
lol you have a twisted view of capitalism if you think it's about abusing workers
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
Conversion therapy basically pseudoscience mixed with a bit of brainwashing and physical violence. I don't believe that is what Amazon is banning here.
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by throwaway53453 6y ago
That's if you assume the majority of employees agree. Most either don't care or are scared to speak out.

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