b3an
@b3an@lemmy.world
He/Him (CIS Male) 🏳️🌈|🌍| ♻️
- Comment on U.S. Employee engagement sinks to 10-year low 6 days ago:
“What if I can’t have gluten, sugar, or anything ‘meat’; surely you’ll reward all your employees equally, right boss?”
- Comment on The cost of college in USA makes no sense anymore 1 week ago:
Same, but likely you can demonstrate knowledge and understanding. We have some support from India, and it’s like… really hit or miss. One guy might know a lot (then leaves to better paying job). Otherwise with the low salary the quality is barely acceptable. Difficulty communicating, and often simple computer tasks are still elusive. So if you have and can demonstrate good knowledge and experience of the technologies, you can get a foot in the door.
Never ever stop self-educating in your field.
- Comment on The cost of college in USA makes no sense anymore 1 week ago:
Have to chime in. I never completed my CS degree because it got too expensive, and I have natural aptitude for computers. I ended up having to work to survive before I could even get the degree. Literally if I hadn’t taken loans at the time I would have been on the streets. I’m sure it’s harder now than when I did it in 2006.
The degree may have kept me from better jobs, but I kept applying out of my league because I have EXPERIENCE and KNOWLEDGE which you can’t fake. Someone eventually gave me a chance. Now I work there full time with benefits and I still never finished my degree. It was years of struggling. I even re-trained in medicine at the time and still had trouble getting PAID.
So my original like 40ishK is now 60K, and no degree. Cool! Right? That was only for 2-3 years of school. If it had actually been affordable instead of a pig slaughter for cash, I would have got the degree.
Hindsight, it was good experience learning in college. Not worth the cost though. Especially if you can’t finish. The majority of the money went to tuition, required multi-$100 books, gym fees (forced to every student), parking fee which didn’t guarantee parking availability, and many many other nickel-dime expenses they strong arm students over (fees). I didn’t have time to work as a full time student so whatever was left, went to rent. Food. Electric.
It’s very hard to do this without support from family, and inflation and everything else is worse today. So yeah.
Learn from my experiences if you can. Maybe it can all be worth it for me, if someone does just that. Bless you all and your journeys.
- Comment on Did Apple kill iTunes for windows? 3 weeks ago:
iTunes and such wasn’t working with accounts using self provided safety keys. I finally got Apple Music and iCloud in Windows 11, then promptly installed Cider. It’s not perfect but I can scrobble stuff and it still has lots of features
- Comment on This Op Shop seems to have ordered their secondhand books by colour for some reason 5 weeks ago:
Ah there is a logic within the madness. Does this make me mad too, or was I crazy to begin with. He cries because he does not know.
- Comment on This Op Shop seems to have ordered their secondhand books by colour for some reason 5 weeks ago:
Maybe they’ll further alphabetize it after sorting by color… hahah right. What a mess
- Comment on 1+1= 1 month ago:
Sweetie 🍯
- Comment on Two of the best VR games ever just launched, and you need to play them – my favorite Meta Quest 3 games and apps for October 2024 2 months ago:
Batman: Arkham Shadow Vendetta Forever
- Comment on I bought a freeze dryer so you don't have to [1:00:14] 2 months ago:
Not sure I can commit to an hour of this but I’m curious why shouldn’t someone, per the video?
- Comment on Volkswagen to shut three factories, axe jobs and cut pay by 10%, says union 2 months ago:
- Comment on Volkswagen to shut three factories, axe jobs and cut pay by 10%, says union 2 months ago:
So what is going on really? On the one hand we have this action in Germany. What has caused it in the first place?
Second, how does this factor in with EV? Meaning, how is the entire industry doing so poorly when we are in the cusp of EV world and battery tech and smart grids.
So frustrating. I kind of want a general overview. For example I’m aware of the EV pressure with China for example. But then with the changes is regulatory, how haven’t companies like Volkswagen not side-stepped to adapt?
I’m probably oversimplifying, don’t throw things. I’m trying to grasp the big picture.
- Comment on Probably 2 months ago:
At first I thought that was part of the transcription too and my brain was trying to make some sense of it. And for some reason threw at me:
San…Di…Ma…s High School football rules!
- Comment on Day 92 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 2 months ago:
Space Engineers. 👩🚀🛠️
There was just dropped an update, and those come only like every six months and thus are big ones. Also next week is their anniversary I think, and they teased something is coming.
Anyway, it keeps alive that child in me who played with LEGOS, except now as an adult I get the simulation of the environment and the brutal laws of physics like gravity and energy/fuel, and logistics, automation, etc. Mods make it even more expansive and customizable.
It’s the one game I come back to over and over again through the last decade. I take breaks of course, months at a time even. But I never stop wanting to play with Space LEGOS!
- Comment on Day 92 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 2 months ago:
It would be fun to watch you, by I totally understand. I don’t stream because I play only one game really and it’s so nerdy. Ahaha
- Comment on Day 92 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 2 months ago:
Does this guy stream stuff or just post?
- Comment on Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you' 3 months ago:
Yeah… it’s also a new law in California is it not? Kill shot? Hahahaha. Right. Who wrote this headline xD
- Comment on CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% 3 months ago:
Existential crisis: Activated
- Comment on CEO Pay Has Risen 1,085% Since 1978, But for Workers? Just 24% 3 months ago:
So we should be paid what, 3x more? Or am I too reductive? I’m trying to understand how much we SHOULD be getting then (in 2020 btw), and now more actually, as shit got expensive af thru Covid and is still lingering today.
- Comment on Just a reminder... 3 months ago:
Those things still apply to robots too.
- Comment on One car accident, endless spam calls 4 months ago:
Tell me if you find something ever. 🫶🙈🤜🤛
- Comment on Day 43 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 4 months ago:
Enjoy this round through my friend, and don’t forget your Kokiri Forest roots and the Deku Wisdom.
- Comment on Day 43 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots 4 months ago:
This is my favorite game like ever. Top ten at least. I love seeing that this is your comfort food of gaming 🥰
- Comment on I remember a time where you would get multiple results from a search with no scrolling 5 months ago:
The IMDb is there at the top. Just Under the white YouTube box. It tells the rating. But if you click it goes to the IMDb page for it
- Comment on Is it generally safe to walk through a field of cows? 6 months ago:
I love this post. Thanks for sharing all that!
- Comment on Style + Ease 6 months ago:
Toupeeus Donaldis Submarinus
- Comment on Student Debt Has Reached $1.3 Trillion, compared to just $243 billion in 2003 6 months ago:
I’ve been saying this too. Even praised Biden for what he has done. There is so much more to do though. Simply removing the debt (still should be done) won’t address the deeper issue of colleges and loan providers gouging students every possible way they can. Year after year tuition and book prices go up, value and quality goes down.
- Comment on Something from the old days 6 months ago:
Convert me papal papi!
- Comment on Is it just me or do Lemmy communities tend to skew left wing? Why might this be? 7 months ago:
Mitch McConnell, Manchin, Shkrelli, Ben Shapiro… I suppose you have a point.
- Comment on Is it just me or do Lemmy communities tend to skew left wing? Why might this be? 7 months ago:
Education.
No for real, a lot of right-wing thinking comes from just parroting disinformation and being in their own echo chamber circles.
Educated people are more likely to ‘lean left’. Why?:
Environment: Higher education institutions often emphasize critical thinking, questioning of traditional norms, and exposure to diverse perspectives. This can lead individuals to adopt more progressive or liberal views.
Diversity: College and university settings are typically more diverse, exposing students to different cultures, ideas, and lifestyles.
Rationalism: Educated individuals may place a higher value on scientific reasoning and empirical evidence, which can align more with policies and positions typically associated with the left, such as support for climate change action and public health initiatives.
Perspective: Higher education can lead to an understanding of economic inequality and systemic issues. Educated individuals might support policies aimed at reducing inequality and improving social welfare.
Career: Many educated individuals work in fields such as academia, healthcare, and social services, where left-leaning values like equity, public good, and social justice are prevalent.
Generational: Younger generations, who are more likely to be college-educated today than in the past, tend to have more progressive views on social issues, such as LGBTQ+ rights and racial equality.
- Comment on Study finds 1/4 of bosses hoped Return to Office would make staff quit 7 months ago:
I have the opposite problem. When I work at the office so much time is spent ‘harmonizing’ with the other workers, I get a lot less done on those days than if I had worked from home and was able to focus on my tasks.
But some people can also listen to heavy metal while working, whereas I prefer silence. 😁
