> This really ignores that many LGBTQIA+ people face serious housing discrimination as well as increased risk from certain kinds of aggressive behaviour.
This is a really interesting statement. How would someone discriminate against someone who is LGBTQIA+ without knowing that they were or not? LGBTQIA+ is not something that can be recognized right away like skin color.
My comment has nothing to do with the actual issue in contention. I am merely suggesting that people on both sides have their reasons and one side ridiculing the other is inappropriate behavior. I can guarantee you would have a completely different perspective if you actually got to sit down and have a meaningful conversation with people, which hateful tribal politicking you are doing actively hampers.
If preventing future leaks by any means would ensure security for you, your country, and your future generations, would you do whatever it took to make sure it never happened again? I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with it, I'm just saying people that have a knee-jerk reaction to casting a negative perspective on something because "CIA bad" never seem to think what might the world look like without these agencies. I also certainly don't think we're getting the full picture of what transpired from just that quote.
Because there are worse people trying to do worse harm than the US? The real world is a dog eat dog world and if you're not up to snuff, there will always be someone else trying to eat your lunch.
Whether it is stupid or not is an opinion. I don't see the point in ridiculing a group of people who believe that a certain way of life is best for them.
China may be able to crush the regular people thinking there is no way for citizens to fight back but they're wrong. Dejected people will no longer being a productive person in society and possibly harm society by getting into crime.
Most people that are criticizing FG here are either natural born Chinese who are taught to hate them or unknowing westerners that have been swayed by CCP propaganda (I am willing to bet there is some on this very thread). I don't see any valid attacks on here other than ad hominem.
Batshit left opinion: pro-choice conservatives should be killed. Believe me, I've heard dozens of variations on both sides. The difference is the left is overwhelming supported by all of our cultural institutions so there is a bias against the right across the board.
EDIT: As expected, my centrist and realist take that advocates for both sides coming together gets a downvote. I wonder which side that came from :)
Both sides believe they are the moderates and the other are the radicals. Until you zoom out and stop playing tribal politics, you will realize both sides are batshit insane and nothing really matters except being civil to one another and trying to connect with others in ways other than politics.
> My personal opinion is that polarization has pushed both sides to be completely antagonistic towards each other.
Nobody in power is trying to put an end to it. In fact, media and institutions are trying to push the anger and divide further. I think most people realize this and this is why there are so many conspiracies out there as to why things have gotten this bad.
In my opinion, it's too late. Corruption of society of this level CANNOT be fixed. In a perfect world, everyone would chill out and realize they are fighting over what is essentially first world problems. But people have become trained to the point of abandoning reasoning, common sense, and good faith to prop up their tribes. We now have an entire generation that thinks this is all normal. It won't end well and this is exactly what our enemies wanted.
Style and looks is just what it is, a shell. And some people use clothing to augment what they are lacking in their character. And smart people can see through that.
There is no evidence of fraud because our institutions are unwilling to investigate allegations of fraud. If you ask why they aren't willing to investigate fraud, there's an excuse for that. Then, any attempt to audit or secure the election process is shot down with another excuse. Then you start to wonder, how long has this been happening for? No wonder there is zero confidence in this system - it's all corrupt. Then they gaslight people into thinking that the mere discussion of fraud in public is causing people to lose confidence in our democracy. Amazing times we live in.
I think what burns me and a lot of people in this industry out is the fact that you can be a consistent high performer but still feel stuck because landing a new job is so difficult. The whole interview process is so far removed from actual job requirements and the need to be a pro at leetcode problems is soul crushing.
Yes, I agree. My criticism is of the current form of capitalism that is so entrenched that we won't ever seem to escape without some kind of forced reset.
Lots of lawyers and CYA means you can do things that are bad but won't break the law and gives an out for people on online forums to defend you with "but it didn't qualify as legal corruption!".
Well, maybe I should have re-phrased it to "Capitalism with maximizing shareholder value characteristics". Toss human nature on top of that, and you're biased towards "late stage capitalism".
It's an inevitable part of late-stage capitalism, no? Union busting, off-shoring, and imported labor are all needed to prop up the system. Pair this with ever-increasing costs of living and you get a collapsing society. But hey, at least you get cheap goods right?
IMO the trend of loss of jobs to automation or offshoring is unsustainable and we are already seeing the cracks forming in the fabric of society due to it. Maybe that is why some people are trying to "reset" the way the world works.
I'm convinced this model only really works because of the tech visa program. When you have a huge class of people that don't really have a choice between pushing back and keeping their hopes for a green card, you're going to get an environment where collective bargaining no longer works. I have experienced this at the last 3 places I've worked, all large enterprise software companies. There's no going back unfortunately and I feel bad for future generations of tech workers as it's already starting to feel like a bloodbath.
I don't believe any of that "hiring is impossible in the US" BS. What these companies are really saying is they don't want to reduce the workload that results in needing so many extra hires. And of course, once you introduce foreign workers who now make a majority of the workforce, you also break down the ability for workers to collectively bargain.