morugin

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by morugin 8y ago
nat-werk-z
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by morugin 9y ago
but Django is so integrated...
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by morugin 9y ago
I have read like 1/3 of the comments but its interesting that the most interesting problem of everything we are talking about was only noticed by a non-programmer (so far). Everything that was talked about in the comments all hinge on
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by morugin 9y ago
I grew up poor. A common sentiment among my peers about math was "I will never use this". No teacher ever corrected this sentiment. Teachers and parents alike seemed to accept that the kids were not able to succeed academically. T
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by morugin 9y ago
I've wondered how it would be to train someone using an apprenticeship model. I read some posts here by people who took a pay cut to become bootcamp instructors (for a season or two). A lot of them mentioned the satisfaction they got b
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by morugin 9y ago
That's how human morality works unfortunately. capitalism: "an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state." meritocracy: &q
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by morugin 9y ago
It's a complex issue but I think one of the main points from the opposition is that with increased wages will come decreased rates of employment. I think this point really becomes an issue for people who believe that "if you work
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by morugin 9y ago
> The poorest member of that society would live like a king from our present day world. You forget things such as: meaningful work, respect from society, crime, cultural differences between the poor and the rich, interclass upward mobil
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by morugin 9y ago
Not that it was intended, but I focused on two points of this post. "I know that a lot of people in tech are really, actually trying to make the world a better place". OP made some incorrect assumptions, but I think this one is
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by morugin 9y ago
Hm, that's a side of gaming that is foreign to most people who call themselves "gamers" (even casual gamers). A game like starcraft is much more complex (by orders of magnitude) than chess, a game with a respected intelligenc
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by morugin 9y ago
Note the assumption that intellectual distinction is native. That is an assumption that is counter to the American assumption that any man can become anything he wants given the effort and desire. The people who want and try to earn a phd w
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by morugin 10y ago
I couldn't have put it any better. "The freedom to try stuff". People who provide that opportunity.
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by morugin 10y ago
The way I understand it, wealth is a part of the protestant work ethic. God blesses the chosen with wealth, therefore you work hard to have wealth (because you want to be a chosen one). Max Weber, right?