yvan-eht-nioj

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by yvan-eht-nioj 1mo ago
Is this the same majority of people who seem happy for social media companies to shape their realities?
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by yvan-eht-nioj 1y ago
The rise of dual income households increases total household income, allowing couples to qualify for larger mortgages. As more buyers can service bigger debts, demand for housing at higher prices rises. The increase in borrowing capacity ge
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by yvan-eht-nioj 1y ago
As a wage earner, this delights me. The rise of the dual income household led to the rise of the dual income mortgage, which has been catastrophic for housing affordability.
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by yvan-eht-nioj 2y ago
I wonder if FLNKS is able to provide a detailed record of where their funding is coming from.
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by yvan-eht-nioj 2y ago
I’ve often wondered similarly about Islamic codes which prohibit the eating of sentient pigs and dogs; perhaps the ancients knew that calling them “dirty” was the only practical way to protect them from the mouths of the masses.
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by yvan-eht-nioj 3y ago
“Is dishonesty OK if it financially benefits the company?” How would a high IQ candidate answer this question?
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by yvan-eht-nioj 3y ago
The manager was using the question in an attempt to determine whether someone was a liar, not a quiz on workplace protocol. A well-developed code of personal ethics might not matter in the context of burger-flipping, but jobs requiring a hi
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by yvan-eht-nioj 3y ago
The question is hypothetical rather than practical, and in many roles (civil service, accountancy, law) demonstrated principles are a fundamental requirement. The premise of the manager's hypothetical question was to determine whether
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by yvan-eht-nioj 3y ago
I suppose it depends if you believe in principle over pragmatism. Personally, for me the amount is irrelevant; action and intent is what matters, so in some contexts $0.02 would absolutely matter to me.
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by yvan-eht-nioj 3y ago
Or, someone might also have a sense of karmic justice, whereby $0.02 is the same as $200 in the ethical context of returning a lost object to its owner. The manager sounds like they'd be happy to steal your wages, as long as it was &qu
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by yvan-eht-nioj 3y ago
But don’t social norms change over time? It was once normal to burn witches and keep slaves. Does that mean witch-burning was a good decision because it carried the weight of social consensus?
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by yvan-eht-nioj 3y ago
Who gets to decide what a socially desirable norm is? And what happens to those who don't comply?
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by yvan-eht-nioj 3y ago
If being bound by tight social norms is the key to bringing birth rates above replacement level, then Japan’s population should be skyrocketing. The factors behind population decline are multifaceted, complex and vary from country to countr
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by yvan-eht-nioj 3y ago
I would posit that public pressure on politicians to support an ally in trouble does indeed constitute a form of 'friendship', if that pressure is enough to provoke action.
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by yvan-eht-nioj 4y ago
I remember being in Tokyo station at rush hour and seeing a sea of beige/pastels and white shirts, with the odd pop of bright colour (usually another tourist) - exactly as you mentioned, but in the form of a microcosm. I also remember
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by yvan-eht-nioj 4y ago
"...more people own homes than at any other point in history..." I'm not sure about elsewhere, but rates of home ownership in Australia have declined since the 1980's [1], neatly coinciding with a decline of interest rat
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by yvan-eht-nioj 6y ago
The bill has bipartisan support with the stated goal of improving the quality of journalism, which is a cornerstone of functional democracy. Public trust in the media is paramount, which is undermined when media organisations can only compe
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by yvan-eht-nioj 6y ago
Someone only "kinda wanting" to do cocaine is indicative of a non-addictive personality, therefore use of cocaine is of minimal risk for these individuals. From my understanding, this is most people. Addiction is the problem, not
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by yvan-eht-nioj 7y ago
The problem is that they’ve trapped businesses in with proprietary file formats, and are now using that to bend everyone over a barrel and hold them hostage. You want to move to Affinity? Good luck when your corporate client requires you to