DC1350

Reddit doesn’t use algorithmic curation (or pretends not to?) but it’s one of the most polarized sites I’ve ever used. Blaming machine learning or misinformation is just a comforting and easy way to dismiss real problems.

> critics warning that it would make shopping a less sociable experience

This is a good thing. Small talk with cashiers who can’t walk away is borderline harassment

> The time I was asked to use my “female approach”

This stuff is why a lot of diversity recruiting makes no sense to me. There are lots of good arguments in favour of targeting under represented groups (social justice, discovering talented people who get missed with traditional methods, willing to accept lower wages, less likely to unionize, etc) but the idea that women or Black people are useful because they “think differently” just seems offensive.

This assumes that the nonprofit has the same goals as the donor so it’s not always true. Maybe that would be covered by the umbrella organization bit, but sometimes there’s no organization that cares so donors need to leverage existing ones to fund what they want.

Do low income families rent houses in the suburban parts of the bay? I’m curious if these people are actually poor or if it’s a situation where a lot of them are accidental real estate millionaires who just don’t want to move away

I don’t understand how it’s even possible for the Bay Area to have non-homeless poor people.

Redditors are not real people

Landlords of colour are truly inspiring

If you don’t like the book just don’t read it

What about this one?

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Der-Giftpilz-by-Ernst-Hiemer-English...

I can buy a children’s book written by literal Nazis that was created to teach kids why Jews are bad and how to recognize them.

I can’t buy a Dr. Seuss book about the zoo because there’s a mildly offensive picture of a Chinese person.

Really?

eBay still sells Mein Kampf. Banning books is stupid.

If everyone was perfectly equal in every way except appearance, then it would just be the most attractive men forming harems instead of the most wealthy.

The unfortunate reality of sexual freedom is that most men would never be freely chosen for casual sex. The only reason they historically got laid was because of social and economic pressure against women. I don’t think it’s possible to have both gender equality and large scale monogamy.

The point is that every woman can easily find casual sex so opting out is a choice.

The obvious reason is that in a perfectly efficient sexual market the biggest stud has sex with all the women. Most men are unattractive so they don’t get to participate in casual sex. Instagram and Tinder mean there’s no such thing as just settling with what’s available anymore.

I’m interested in seeing what kind of research gets released once we find out how cheap it is to make bug patties from harvesting locust swarms.

Sicko mode

I don’t think this is true. I personally think of it as “going sicko mode”, and it’s the difference between writing as fast as I can for 2 hours straight during an exam, and putting in half as much effort during an entire work day. I can think way harder under pressure. One of the most influential things anyone ever said to me was pointing out how much slower I am during normal work than a high pressure situation. I could write 1000 words in the time between waking up and getting out of bed if I could go sicko mode at will.

Ok, thanks! I didn’t know you could use the device with a disabled account.

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I don’t have an iOS device. Could you be prevented from using the phone or internet, getting an Uber, or accessing your banking info because of this? Is it possible for somebody to get stranded if they don’t have a vehicle or any other phone? This seems like all sorts of horrible things could happen if you were travelling when you got locked out.

I can see why. Some people think it’s wrong not to include diverse characters, and others think it’s wrong to speak for other races (ex. colour matching voice actors to their characters). If you’re a white person who wants to write a book then I think you just need to accept that a handful of crazy people are going to get angry no matter what you do.

Asians are considered "white-adjacent" by some types of people, which is just woke for "Honorary Aryans"

Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous

This is what every child learns when they’re taught how to write an essay for the first time

It’s really cruel to talk about how important barbers and haircuts in a thread full of guys who are insecure about their hair.

How many unqualified board members does it take before paying qualified men to take estrogen shots saves the company money? A good board can be worth billions

Changing the way the fund managers look is the easiest way to project a progressive image without actually doing anything meaningful. It’s great for the brand.

> Just pick some random suitably intersectional people and the overall competence of the board won't likely change much

Why don’t you think it would change? If you select from random people then of course it would be worse. A good chef can come from anywhere but that doesn’t make everyone a good chef.. Maybe we should select Olympic athletes randomly too since Olympic training is a form of class supremacy

In the future your boss will assign work by auctioning JIRA tickets off to the team with a price ceiling set by freelancers on the LinkedIn marketplace. Payment will be through a bounty system. Salary is such an outdated payment structure

I don’t really get how this is possible. They should be able to take out a loan against the property to pay for any expenses, and just sell it at the end to pay off debts if they need to once this is over. They’re upset about lost income but not really struggling... Their net worth is just as high as a renter with a few hundred thousand in the bank. I would have a hard time feeling sorry for somebody in that position

> working-class landlords

lol