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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There was no need to ever improve upon THIS⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s really interesting that I agree with you, but so many people insist that they’re new and fancy tools are somehow making their lives significantly better. And obviously it’s an opinion question, it’s not like they’re lying, but I just don’t see the value that many of them do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Right, and we should protect them by passing laws penalizing companies from such shitty software. Cuz the average person can’t access the source code.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Might wanna get that return shipment prepped, my insomniac friends out there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any way the average American can insulate themselves from the AI bubble bursting?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course a massive stock market collapse would affect regular non-investing Americans. When companies go out of business, when inflation kicks into high gear, that affects entire communities.

  But exactly how, that’s the question. If you know the answer to how, then you can easily prepare for it. Still, pretending that it won’t hurt you because you’re poor seems to be at odds with the past.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any way the average American can insulate themselves from the AI bubble bursting?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would say Japan never recovered. The yen is weak, the cost of living is skyrocketing, and Japanese people have said in large-scale national polls that they struggle more to make ends meet than they ever have. Also, the rich are getting richer, and there are far fewer permanent jobs than there were two decades ago.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any way the average American can insulate themselves from the AI bubble bursting?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Here, OP is asking about their situation even if they have almost no investments. In other words, they’re asking about the downturn on the national and global economy, and how that could make their life bad. Since it obviously can (through, for example, job loss or difficulty obtaining groceries), then some amount of preparation might be reasonable.

  Another good question is what to do if you have medium-size investments and you don’t want to see them tank. That’s what you are talking about.

  “That was never real money anyway.” Rich people sometimes say that, but everyone else knows you’re wrong. We save a percent of our paycheck every month to make sure we have money for retirement. We all wish we had guaranteed benefits, but that system was scrapped by greedy rich assholes decades ago, so now we are gambling that our savings will increase, because if they don’t, we’ll be working until the day we die… So if we feel like that money is real, maybe we’re right.

  And if you feel like the money isn’t real, can you give it to us? Couldn’t hurt, after all, because it’s all fake.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Insuranace is a joke⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s basically untrue. If a building is rotten and full of mold, then it might have to be torn down before anything new could be created. Then it might have negative value, but the property itself could still have a lot of value.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Insuranace is a joke⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So it sounds like your insurance company is trying to game the system. This isn’t necessarily a problem with insurance as a concept, it’s just something that happens because private companies are greedy m************.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does the GOP think “ANTIFA” is bad?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So look. That’s like asking why people are not Libertarians. A name is just a name. Everyone knows this. Actions matter a lot more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I disagree. Standards exist so you don’t waste money on things you already own. As long as the package is clear about what it contains.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨photopea.com now locks out users blocking ads⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The garbage took itself out. I love how that works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what's a good answer to placate the c-suite if you're accused of lacking motivation and being unfriendly?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ask them for evidence. Rather, ask your union rep to ask them for evidence.

  But don’t get all “brutal honesty” on me. You can always truthfully talk about wanting to earn your paycheck or get through each day in a smooth and productive fashion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do companies always need to grow?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That is a myth. The law is actually far more complicated, at least in the U.S., and presumably elsewhere too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why can't we have a static vintage web?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Except we do, in so many ways. I think one simple example is RSS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do companies always need to grow?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think you can avoid it in a capitalist system, though. The capitalists are greedy, that being the whole point of their position, so they will always want more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do companies always need to grow?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Exceptt that case is not nearly as clear-cut as people pretend it is. Actually a company boss has a ton of flexibility in how they run their company and spend money because nobody knows the future.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has this ever happened to you?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I say get it while you can, you don’t turn your back on love, no no no. -Janis Joplin

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the most offensive word I can use that isn't a slur?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The short answer is, “because history”. Like most words, although this often feels like a non-answer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New EA Owners Hoping AI Will Cut Costs And Boost Profits, It's Claimed⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well yeah, if they cook the books like Private Equity always does, they can suck some profit out of it while destroying the company. And then later blame it on AI, why not? … Shit, the New York Times and the Washington Post would probably roll with that story.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you think of any now?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a definitional question, though, is it not? I don’t think any facts actually changed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You call them hallucinations, the rest of us call them errors. But you don’t want to call them errors because then someone might inconveniently ask you what the error rate is, and you definitely can’t have that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox consoles are getting a price bump. Again.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  These systems at these prices, once you stop gaming, you really can’t imagine getting back into it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is all personal preference. There is no issue to discuss here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon asks out a friend⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I have not seen the evidence you’ve seen. Maybe your social circle is particularly fucked up? Maybe mine is luckily less judgmental? … What you described is common for college and early twenties, in my experience, and less so after that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon asks out a friend⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually this kind of thing happens often enough. The exact words vary, but if people live in low population locations, wait a decade and you’ll be surprised at who gets together.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon asks out a friend⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Except that circumstances change. So you might feel that now, or for most people, but you don’t need to make it a vow, because who knows what the future will bring.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨THIS JUST IN: FBI suspects Kirk was likely targeted, more info to come⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The “nearby woods” have been secured, lol. Yeah, you do that. Watch out for the deer and bears and shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too soon?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s always interesting when they use expressions like, god-given rights. That’s not how it works. A right, in the US, is a privilege that has stronger legal protections. That’s all. It’s definitely not given by anyone other than the US government.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too soon?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not religious. He won’t even get those. And not many thoughts, either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Time to bash Americans again⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I would have said the two words are different by perspective. An “expat” is talking about where you’re from. An “immigrant” is talking about where you are. Also, if you start talking about 2nd generation immigrants, then “expat” can’t be used at all, which means it is narrower in scope, too.