webdood90

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by webdood90 7mo ago
I've shifted my mindset to abandon this idea that humanity will survive forever, or that we should strive to live as long as we can. Intelligence is a scarcity and it cannot overcome the majority of people that are incredibly stupid or
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by webdood90 7mo ago
can't imagine getting this riled up over lowercase text. some serious fist-shaking-at-clouds energy. it's meant to convey a casual, laid back tone - it's not that big of a deal.
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by webdood90 8mo ago
Just sounds absolutely miserable to prioritize that way of living that is so car dependent. So many negatives come from it: - pollution - traffic deaths - heat generation from all the infra - inefficient use of space - ugly aesthetic of str
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by webdood90 8mo ago
How many human drivers do you think would pass the bar you're setting? IMO, the bar should be that the technology is a significant improvement over the average performance of human drivers (which I don't think is that hard), not n
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by webdood90 9mo ago
The signal-to-noise ratio is going crazy. How do you stand out when there are 10x as many people trying to make the same buck as you? There is so much garbage being created, it's insane.
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by webdood90 10mo ago
> blue collar work I don't think it's fair to qualify this as blue collar work
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by webdood90 10mo ago
I think that's a fair point.
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by webdood90 10mo ago
Is the discussion about only one particular kind of poor person? The system is a trap to keep people poor. A lot of people make the wrong decisions that keep them there. Can we not talk about that? It doesn't belittle the subset of fol
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by webdood90 10mo ago
I'm not disputing those things happen or that luck plays a big part. I'm commenting on what people have control over. I'm not sure what is compelling you to be so rude to a complete stranger on the internet. I'm here to
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by webdood90 10mo ago
> I wonder why folks who start with roughly the same skills, intelligence and opportunities (and bank account balance!) can nevertheless end up in very different places? I am answering this question. Perhaps you could reply with somethin
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by webdood90 10mo ago
> I wonder why folks who start with roughly the same skills, intelligence and opportunities (and bank account balance!) can nevertheless end up in very different places? I actually think a lot of it comes down to self control. Can you re
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by webdood90 1y ago
There are ~160 million working adults in the US. Jobs numbers being off by 100k in either direction doesn't seem that bad when you consider that.
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by webdood90 1y ago
As exciting as nuclear armageddon, sure.
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by webdood90 2y ago
I would like to offer a review on this article. Naming people and projects single characters makes it difficult to follow the content.
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by webdood90 2y ago
> In 20 years across many companies and thousands of PRs, I’ve never had a reviewer catch a single major bug Good thing reviews aren't just about catching bugs.
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by webdood90 2y ago
Man, if you don't want to deal with the challenges of children, why have kids? I don't lie to myself, I know I couldn't do it and I didn't. Maybe you just don't get to go out for dinner or ride on planes until they
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by webdood90 2y ago
I don't understand the confidence behind this. Is a good economy only based on having a job? Average people are struggling to make ends meet and racking up debt. The gap between pay and the cost of goods has only grown in recent years.
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by webdood90 2y ago
more like unchecked greed to me
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by webdood90 2y ago
I think it's an intellectually dishonest interpretation of my reply
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by webdood90 2y ago
> The vast majority of Americans deserve more money. This is pedantic but I strongly dislike when people say anyone deserves anything. I support an equitable system that allows citizens to move up in economic class (which we don't c
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by webdood90 2y ago
> My wages have increased 30% since 2020, exceeding the 22% inflation I got from that calculator. I don't believe you nobody gets a 30% adjustment without taking a new job or a promotion, and if you did that then it defeats the poin
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by webdood90 2y ago
> There we go again, going by "feelings" rather than the data. do you want to discuss the point or just be a snarky troll about it?
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by webdood90 2y ago
is your buying power the same as it was in 2020? did your wages increase since then to match what it was in 2020? because I know mine didn't and I've not heard of anyone, or seen any data, that says otherwise. 100k in 2020 is 120k
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by webdood90 2y ago
> low unemployment I feel that this is pretty well established as a misleading metric https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0609/what-the-un... > strong consumer spending how does this track against co
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by webdood90 2y ago
This is a great example of the toxic individualism our society suffers from. There is no sense of community or doing what's right for the greater good because people think they always know better.
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by webdood90 2y ago
I briefly worked on the Tracker team until VMWare bought Pivotal. One of the best teams that I have ever worked on that truly cared about the product they were building. While pairing could be exhausting, it built a really incredible cultur
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by webdood90 2y ago
> As the problems become harder ... What percentage of engineers are working on truly hard technical problems? I can only speak from experience but the vast majority of us are doing the same shit with a different name signing the checks.
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by webdood90 2y ago
Capitalism - love it or leave it!
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by webdood90 2y ago
it's possible to make your point without disparaging others that you feel are beneath you
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by webdood90 2y ago
> ... making it pointless to live in a big city with HCOL I don't think most people choose a place to live strictly based on the location of their employer. They enjoy being in a city for its food, entertainment, and accessibility.

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