time to get the sca folks involved. lol

it really says something that the western world is so much less – the united states in particular only had 28% of its women in stem as recently as 2011

they wouldn’t be able to do shit if we didn’t enable them to do it; point the anger at the right place.

it reaches a tragic and ludicrous level when you have to convince a young parent that their child can’t survive on school cafeteria food alone for several months in order to buy another iphone to replace a broken one instead of buying an $100 android.

it’s easy to understand if you grew up in this country under similar circumstances.

when i was young, i remember feeling that my family was superior over every one else in my neighborhood because we traded in a car for an x386 w internet access and nobody else had any computers nor internet access, and the behavior of the others because of it reinforced that feeling for me. i imagine that owning the newest iphone is the modern day equivalent.

i used to lol at them too; but ever since switching to working at a community service non-profit, where they’re the primary clientele; i’ve learned that they’re the overwhelming majority of this country’s working poor.

the social workers have to employ bizarre tactics to get them to re-prioritize keeping food on the table over the social stigma of using android – the fake temu iphones have been a godsend in this regard.

That’s the big question, cause I doubt there’s going to be huge demand for phones that cost a couple of grand in this economy.

if the people i know who who place maintaining iphone ownership above being able to afford rent or food are any indication; apple will be fine no matter what the economy is like.

– and a family. Lol

i’ve learned to dread seeing this on my fur babies; but i suppose it’s part of the deal of having these wonderful creatures in your life.

barefoot and in the snow!

and uphill both ways!!!

lol

whomever coined the term:

one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter

should be dragged out and shot for egregious examples like this.

that’s the reason why i don’t rack anything anymore. lol

I was offering a plausible explanation that could address @vogi@piefed’s confusion about your downvotes and the narrative I was referring to was the one that @[email protected] was sharing.

It seems that the two of us are in closer alignment on this question than you and @[email protected]

… meta, google, palantir, tormentnexus, etc, offer a chance at a better life for them and their families.

not when compared to their colleagues.

it has to start somewhere because the system, as it currently is, is not sustainable.

either we start it ourselves in the way that’s the most beneficial to us or nature will force it upon us and it doesn’t care if it’s helps or hurt us.

i can speak from experience on this: merely having a faang company on your resume will always work to your benefit and these people are making a lot more money than any of us ever will – there’s no reason to pity these people and never believe that you and they are on the same playing field.

it’s a narrative that supports capital and gives people who dgaf cover; hence the votes.

yes, the poor faang software engineers could possibly find another job. lol

i love these down votes against pointing out the irrationality of the narrative that you must uppend your entire life to stop being an asshole.

and that’s despite the common knowledge that there’s a better chance at higher pay if you switch jobs. lol

same and i’m ashamed to admit that it was after the second time that the democrats publicly shafted him in 2020 instead of the first time in 2016.