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"My landlord hasn't lowered rent, but to incentivize us to stay he replaced our washing machine and upgraded some stuff around the property."

So what he should have been doing anyway. Amazing.

You're assuming this technology actually works, when in practice it engages in more racial profiling than the also-racist human police force.

Just because we're currently well paid doesn't mean we wouldn't benefit from a union

I found it very slick and cool-looking but not really conducive to absorbing information.

This is a great point. It's not (necessarily) that Americans are just inherently money-hungry; we just have to be because we live in a system that is really callous and unmerciful compared to other places in the world.

Yes? If you work with it every day you forget how obtuse and opaque programming can be. Most normal people barely understand basic consumer electronics.

Fromsoft is a great example of how you don't HAVE to make cheap, lowest common denominator shit and you can still be really successful. But it takes a lot more work and arguably a genius at the helm (Miyazaki) so we're going to keep seeing most companies take the cheap route.

I would guess in the first case, they confiscate your stuff and detain you, and in the second case, they dont give a fuck

It sounds like you need some perspective. You have more wealth than nearly everyone else on Earth. What more do you want?

Just curious, what sort of source would you expect for that? An article from Manager's Monthly about tips on tricking your employees to do free work?