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i-sam

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i-sam··on Technical Skills Are Overrated. Focus on Your Attitude
> He demonstrated a knowledge of Amazon’s business and history and explained how he would put in any energy necessary to be a successful part of the company.

I really can't do that if I was him, because it means I have to lie.

Latest news I read about amazon is that they were banned from lobbying in the EU parlement for refusing to answer to allegations regarding their labor practices.

i-sam··on The creator economy can't rely on Patreon
Personally YouTube is ruined for me because of sponsorships. It just became advertisement packaged as content.

I understand from an economical perspective why people do it, but I can't shake the feeling that the content is just an excuse and the ad is the meat of the content.

i-sam··on Tens of thousands protest in Germany against the rise of the far right
Being an immigrant is not walking in anyone's home. It's signing a social contract on the terms of the receiving country. You are talking about extraction of value as if the immigrants are paying taxes and adding value to their country of origin which is false. The issue that Europe is having is that the "economy" benefits a few, the metrics are skewed towards the ultra rich and whenever that happens immigrants are accused of being the issue.
i-sam··on Live record of being fired from Cloudflare during a redundancy plan [video]
This is a genuine question. Why would I risk joining big tech at this point ?