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You should read The New Jim Crow

Not the state but the companies that run the prisons and those that contract the workers to work at an extremely low wage.

Well damn I'm sorry now I'm curious - a direct quote from what?

Genuinely trying to help - one would generally phrase this as "... makes you stronger".

Betteridge's law here

"We" live in a democracy and our leaders are chosen by "us". You don't get to pick and choose. You are your government assuming you're from any western democracy.

The planet is becoming inhospitable for humans and honestly likely for the best. At least some folks will get rich out of it.

Yeah I'm in a similar boat - these experiences are wildly outside of my experience working on a moderately large, professional codebase on a daily basis.

The article uses Kafkaesque and boy I cannot think of a better way to describe having to prove to platforms your voice is real because it had been stolen at such scale that people assume it is AI.

This is my position as well - people say we need to do things for the planet. Planet will be just fine - it's us who will suffer and honestly it's for the best. Just end this shit

Ha, definitely agree well said :D

I think the biggest thing is most software "engineering" jobs are in no way engineering and are closer to a trade like being a mechanic or (imo) a doctor.

It's fairly rote - you need good judgement and to stay current in latest state of the art but generally speaking you're not researching (nor should you be) cutting edge algorithms or anything.

Add a new button, add some parameters to this analytics call, implement dark mode. These are the things that everyone is doing at their six-figure tech jobs.

No I'm with you, I'm inspired. Let's fight them!

This sounds like exactly the gumption we need to finally get the federal government to represent the common man.

I'll join your revolution! Let's go bud!!!!

We can hope but those types tend to fly in private jets.

I think specific, but not archaic. The written word can be beautiful like any other form of art - it's not only about transmitting information but transmitting emotion. Sorta like a photograph, painting, or song.

I did not go to an Ivy League but many of my classes at an alright school were graded on a curve and so C was average, B/D was one standard deviation above/below, and A/F was two.

Unfortunately "some places" does not include the US federal government.

Maybe in your country but not in the hellhole that is the US.

From your linked Wikipedia articles many corporations including Google were part of that opposite campaign. Exactly the type of people donating untold millions to our legislatures. Had nothing to do with any kind of grassroots pressure.

Then donate millions in campaign contributions to ensure they actually care at all what you think!

I was exactly like this and did exactly the same thing in 2024 and it has been a great weight lifted off of me. I allow news about stuff reported here, Polygon, or my local small-town paper but nothing like NYT (of which I used to read daily).

The biggest criticism I've received is that I am in a privileged position and so I can afford to do so. I think this is probably true but my mental health isn't worth the alternative.

Feels like there's also a connection of being brilliant and thus tortured so they turn to the escape of self medication.

It is, candid definitely does not mean secretive

I believe you two are arguing the same thing. Maybe the poster could have better worded it "general thought among most people is that the USA ..."

Because you are both absolutely right.

Racist technology and a racist plaintiff in two racist states. What could go wrong????

Also make sure you're white!

Unironically why care if this species continues?

We are beyond precedent in so many respects, violence is likely the only way back to a more sane timeline.

If a 1T company struggles do you really think we (the US) wouldn't bail them out just like the banks and the auto industry?