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Uh, no. I think they're identifying her for what she is. Immature. She's coming from a perspective where the world owes her a fulfilling career. Mature people think about changing themselves, not blaming their situation.

That's why I said "being at Google" not Google itself.

Again, she's looking at things from a very immature perspective, that of life owing her a fulfilling career without actually doing what she's claiming to be doing. Introspecting.

Here's why I think it's such a frustrating article... It's ultimately an immature sentiment expressed by an immature person enclosed in a veneer of maturity.

The subtle thing here is that she's blaming being at Google for her lack of fulfillment when a mature person would look inward first. I'd bet dollars to donuts that a similar thing happened to her ex-boyfriend. No rationale, vague sentiments, very little actual introspection, except what might make her happy.

Real maturity is about character, finding how to be a better person and not what the world can do for you.

That said, I'm sure she'll go far in life. I sincerely hope she lerans to improve herself as a person in order that she can be a fulfilled human being.

There's another alternative. You can change laws so that student loans will be dischargeable via bankruptcy. It's not popular yet, but more stories like this and that's a much more likely path. Libertarians on the right and Socialists on the left both agree on this one.

First, about half of people that go to college don't graduate in 6 years. That means the asset isn't upgraded but the costs and loans still live on. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/02/27/college_co...

Second, the very idea that college "upgrades" the asset is specious at best. http://www.amazon.com/Academically-Adrift-Limited-Learning-C...

Third, people with degrees do earn more, but remember that they actually take four years or more off. That's 4 years of taxes and raises that the government doesn't get. Given wages in a lot of non-degree jobs that don't require degrees (public employee unions and public safety work come to mind), this is not an insignificant amount.

love the concept. a couple of comments:

1. I would love to post my gear there (I have a bunch of high-end Canon L lenses), but there's no faq or anything about how I'm protected in case my equipment gets dropped by the person I rent to. What happens, for example, if my equipment gets stolen?

2. How do I get paid? Is it a bank deposit? Cash? Bitcoins?

If you want more listings, you should make the process of lending easy and safe.

Austrian economists will beg to differ.

The problem with those studies is that it's cherry-picking economists. Who cares about concensus? The measuring stick should be how correctly they can predict future events.

Economists are no different than the prophets of old. Everyone claims to be speaking the truth. What's sad is that they live off the 1 correct prediction while disregarding the 20 that they completely failed on.

The field simply is not a science. It has no predictive value.

i'd be interested in a similar salary survey in austin...

"...the costs will be substantial..."

This is an article of faith for the green crowd. I and many others are skeptical of such a claim, especially when temperatures have dropped despite higher emissions the past 10 years.

It sounds like they see it as a way to get money into paypal. That is, it's no different than a bank deposit. In other words, an easy way to transfer BTC->USD ("funding instrument"). What they'll then do is dump the BTC they get on the market.

Not a bad idea, but it seems they're thinking too small.

if, say a government created a time machine and figured out that this is the major form of currency in the future, to bring prosperity to the past much quicker.

So the poor get disability and welfare. The rich get bailouts and subsidies. Guess who comes out behind?

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The "loss of confidence" part, I don't see why that shouldn't be taken into account. If a candidate can't recover from failing, they're not likely going to do the same when they fail in their job. It also may indicate that the candidate is not teachable if they can't understand or have a hard time with your hint. Hints are a good way to progress an interview.

Horrific story with what happens when you cross slavery and the holocost. That said, don't be so sure we're much better. Here's North Korea's perspective of what we're like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NMr2VrhmFI