_l4lu

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   by _l4lu 5y ago

   Thank you for holding up a mirror, dang! Being publicly called out came as a bit of shock and really got me thinking. The comment above really isn't me. Or rather, it is clearly me (since I posted it), but I don't want it to be.
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   by _l4lu 5y ago

   This attitude is very common with software engineers and I find it baffling. Is it some kind of inferiority complex? I doubt Warren Buffett worries that he is overpaid and demands to be woken up in the middle of the night for some self-fl
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   by _l4lu 5y ago

   Sure, security is a good idea, but how far do you want to escalate it? If you visit a higher-end store or a bank in Latin America or the Caribbean you'll likely see a security guard or two with a shotgun. I'm not anti-gun, but I
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   by _l4lu 5y ago

   In summary, we should replace one impossible and nebulous goal ("infinite growth") with another ("post-scarcity society"). Human societies seem to be organized around chasing dangling carrots like these as a method to s