blackrose

Heh, one of the few times I shoplifted as a teenager was from a Walmart. It was from one of the more run-down ones, and it did seem easy.

Not many stores I would've dreamed of doing that in ('twas only teenage hijinks anyway), but it's true when you have a big crappy commercial space where crap is just laying around (Walmart, kmart, Ross, etc.), it really gives the impression that the purveyor doesn't give a crap about their crap.

> fondle-slabs

It's hilarious because it's true.

Ah yes, and you are more likely to injure yourself playing a video game or hitting a parked police car [0] in the past week than you were 10 years ago. Self-harm from inattention is more frequent and more dispersed these days. We should probably only let people play games like Pokemon Go if they're not moving or driving or walking in a street.

But seriously, no one is saying they don't want to "reverse" things. There are just many ways to do that that actually solve the issue (old fashioned going out and getting the bad guys?) that don't diminish our rights.

[0]: https://twitter.com/BaltimorePolice/status/75552242792132608...

I definitely know most people don't make enough to do that, but people like you or me work and plan for doing something like that. Even the author did -- but she's not really proposing any solutions for the un-"privileged" or even proving her "... is bullshit" thesis well. I guess that's the issue.

I'll shoot you an email too, but I'm building a product. I started it 6 months before quitting, and by the time I put in my resignation I had a good amount of users and steady growth that's only continued since.

At first I did some consulting to help with expenses, but eventually I dropped that work so I could focus better on the product. But I also reveled a bit too much in the initial freedom after quitting, and took way longer to get the product to the next stage (which I'm now at) where I've got good features my users will pay for. So now I actually just accepted a salaried job again, as I only saved up enough for <1 year's expenses (definitely save up more :) ).

Overall I've learned more in these past months about business, product development, software development, managing people and finances than I would've in a lifetime working for someone else -- and that was my real goal. So overall it's been a success, and next time I do this I imagine I'll be much more effective.

Was looking for something insightful, but I guess I haven't heard (and bought into) the same stories as the author. I quit my job half a year ago to do the "entrepreneurial lifestyle", but I'm not going around telling everyone to quit their job and be as ostensibly great and care-free as I am.

Of course I'm thankful for my situation, and realize I'm luckier than many Americans, and lucky to live in a prosperous country. But is it really "privilege" to live frugally enough to save up for years, and then quit my job to pursue my passion? Am I not supposed to do that at all? Am I supposed to feel my privilege for having a job? Or computer skills? Or a computer in the first place? Electricity? I don't know where, to the author, the privilege train is supposed to end.

I wish that the immediate reaction by most people to such a thing wasn't something preposterous like "let's cure death before we all die." Death has already arrived, exists for all natural beings on our planet, and has existed for millions of years. We don't need to wait for it to show up with rubber mallets.

I would do the same thing today. Seriously, who wants to spend their mortal life actually watching ads? Do they actually enrich anyone's life?

#brodoyouevengiphy

Product Hunt is really only "democratized" if you know someone who can post to the Featured list. For the rest of us, it's either the obscurity of the "Newest" list, or basically the same exact process as getting covered by someone at TC.

Yes, now if only the government would let me buy that cocaine I want.

What is the point of being this pedantic? He said: in my experience, most of the homeless are not looking for help to find jobs and/or contribute to society in manner that will lead them out of "homelessness."

Let's look again: in my experience, most of the homeless are not looking for help to find jobs

And again: in my experience

In case you missed it: IN MY EXPERIENCE

He then goes on to explain his experience! It's called an anecdote. It doesn't mean it's generalizable. It means it's a data point, like saying a cheeseburger is "good." I don't preface every subjective, anecdotal statement with, "In my personal experience, but without citation or empirical data to back it up." He said all he needed, to where if you're asking for citation, you either lack reading comprehension skills or are just being a dick.

He was obviously being anecdotal. Asking for a citation on it is like asking for a professional food critic's review on a cheeseburger that your friend just ate and said was "really good." It's pedantic and condescending when OP obviously has some experience with the situation based on their profession.

Yes, clearly this man doesn't know more about homeless people than the average person walking the streets of SF! Show me your published peer-reviewed statistics or GTFO. /s

It does some funny things in WebKit for sure. Messes up other JS in Chrome too: https://html.house/edit/ecf7pczv.html