eh sounds like all these people’s lives are significantly better. Also, it sounds like we aren’t shipping oil all the way across the world to be refined into gas nearly as much if we are getting directly from Texas. I could even imagine this being co2 net positive
interesting, I will take a look. Granted, I would still imagine that it is not the same type of censorship that the PRC is pushing. In the states, I can still talk badly about the government and trump, in particular, that is in no way the case in China.
interesting, i would actually be in favor of that on FB and other mainstream social networks and I would not consider that censorship in the traditional sense.
I have been kicking this idea of a news subreddit with paid contributors who are vetted. Essentially a news lobsters.rs. My main thought is that changing the news industry seems hard given all the broken incentives, but changing the way we discuss news to be less hive mind-y should be easier. Outside accounts would be unable to upvote/downvote/submit only read. I was initially imagining that grad-students could use the platform to make money while in school. Patreon would be used to collect a donation and money would be distributed equally. Accounts below a certain level of monthly karma would be audited. The accounts on the subreddit would be badged with their specialization (international politics, US domestic politics, economics etc.) similar to quora.
This could even be made off reddit using lobste.rs source code as it’s open source, thoughts?
The problem is the students are being educated and may not be aware of PRCs views on Taiwan or on the two countries histories.
Also, learning a language is more than memorizing phrases it’s important for the students to be exposed US/UKs (target demographic) context, which this does.
This is exactly the right answer. Big brother, surveillance state, police state, etc. the list goes on and on.
This startup is for us citizens. Students should be taught English in the way it’s spoken in the states; not some China-ok’d version. Taking a step back, the whole idea of a Chinese company teaching English primarily for US citizens is smelly to begin with. Sounds like all future students should stay away.
I tend to agree, but I actually don’t think peace is prerequisite. The internet was designed during the Cold War and was designed in a way to be resilient to massive fallout of the network (nuke safe). While, I do agree that if the establishment is not pleased with the openness of the internet they will attempt to regulated/censor it more heavily, but I think it’s too late. Attempts to regulate the internet would be met with massive resistance. Maybe, I am just slightly delusional about how much people care though, especially considering net neutrality in the states
Hrm, there was an graph in the article that visualizes just what you are looking for. If you look at the graph you can see P&G is doing fine relative to the other companies discussed, but they are steadily losing GDP percentage. And as someone who works at one of these so mentioned micro brands that is attempting to distrust P&G stranglehold I can see that we are starting to get some serious traction
While I don’t disagree with your sentiment; I would love for you to elaborate a bit and be more specific instead of painting such broad strokes without breaking down examples. It will help the next reader, particularly readers with little context, parse the message. Otherwise this comment will be read, nodded at, and forgotten
This may be a silly, but I have been kicking around this idea of creating a politics based lobste.rs of sorts; the users would need to go through a vetting process to be able to contribute. Possibly even crazier; users would need to go through some further vetting process to discuss a particular topic. Maybe this is already solve-able via Reddit, but i would prefer it to be off reddit. Any thoughts? There seems to be no place for very well informed and educated individuals to discuss politics that is publicly accessible imo and something like this could address that.
haha these are all valid points from a non-californians perspective. I just laugh because as someone who lives in SF and visits SD regularly the homeless issue pales in comparison. My experience with homelessness in SD is that they will generally leave you alone, that is not the case in SF. I have had rotting milk thrown on me on my way to work before.. not a fun time. Also in terms of pricing, SD pales in comparison. So from a bay area perspective, the homelessness and the price become sorta moot points. And yes, california by and large is made for cars. The only place that I have heard people being able to be carless is SF (berkeley/oakland to a lesser extent), so for californians having a car in SD is not unexpected.
I had the exact same thoughts; I grew up in California, went to school here, and now work here. You can claw the Pacific Ocean from my dead, penniless hands. The vast majority of my network seems to feel similarly, even those that did not grow up here. There is a constant saying that’s get thrown around in my company at least: “I will retire in San Diego”. To us:
Seattle is too dreary, slightly too white.
Austin is way too white and you are still in Texas (state politics don’t sound like a feels good)
New York is too crowded, but in my network this is the obvious next choice: we are told stories in sf that the homelessness is better, techies are in demand and treated well, dating is better for men.
LA is where a lot of my network wants to be but companies aren’t growth oriented, we would be stuck in traffic more of our lives, which is why a lot of us left jobs in the valley. My network is primarily techies 24-32 years old, so I’d imagine “growth oriented” may mean less to us in 5-10 years.
Of course this all anecdotal but still relevant and indicative that a certain portion of people who live in California (even transplants) will not just live any where.
No he isn’t. I agree with him that there is something interesting about the fact that he refers to democrats specifically and conservatives generally. It gives us some insight into his/her bias. It exemplifies some of the broad strokes that are being painted. All conservatives think X because all conservatives, whether fiscally or socially, have the same beliefs. Their anecdata is also highly questionable and presented as a legitimate source of information.
Yup, why does the tech scene suck though ...the vast majority in the scene there will underpay you. The companies tend to be larger, slower moving with offices in office parks. SB has some potential but has yet to get the company traction I have been hoping. UCSB engineering grad school is one of the best in the countries yet all the talent flees to the bay.
The original commenter is someone who has lived a long period of time in California. I grew up in SoCal and SF is too cold for me. I did not even own a pair of long pants before moving to the bay. I am actively trying to move down to SoCal but the tech scene is ass. And yes, the vast majority of the world is off limits. You can rip the California coast out of cold dead, penniless fingers
Ok, the driver is still being held responsible, which is correct. Sure the braking system failed but the driver was supposed to be there to correct the situation. This the right decision. If the car was fully autonomous then i would agree with you.
I get that you are emotional but that is a baseless statement. It sounds like your opinion is formed by headlines, which are intended to evoke an emotional response. Please go educate yourself.
What makes me think that the US will give me a framework to enact change? They already do. You can freely discuss what you are currently discussing because of this framework. You are currently using it. Enjoy it, don't take it for granted
you seem to be very defensive of China's human right violations. I took a peek at your comments and you aren't doing a good job of hiding it. Either way, to address your point; people have raised concern. The vast majority of US citizens want the country to pull out of the unending war and steps are being made to do so. Chinese citizens have less power to enact change and spread awareness. Not an apt comparison in the slightest. I would love for you to respond to some of the other replies and see how you rationalize this to yourself.
That’s true. Americans need to be more informed about what they are voting on, but that is something we can change. Also, given the Chinese government’s love for internet censorship, it is not without basis to believe that non-Chinese governments will have more censored internet if their internet is relying on Chinese telecom. At least in the current world you can speak freely to spread awareness and enact change even if it is opposing the US government.
that’s a fair grievance. At least in the current world you can raise those concerns publicly without being censored. You can raise awareness and organize individuals to enact change. I fear that given chinas love for internet censorship that would not be the case if your government gets too cozy with Chinese telecom.