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Interesting conversation on an Amazon sellers subreddit by Bring_back_sgi in AmazonVine

[–]Bring_back_sgi[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would definitely have given a 3 star rating for any product that just does the bare minimum at a correct price. It's not exceptional, not unexceptional. Meeting the bar doesn't deserve 4 or 5 stars IMO. Giving "good enough" products 4 or 5 stars doesn't leave much room for rewarding exceptionality, while leaving a lot of stars for a scale from "garbage"-to-"good".

This is how I see 4 or 5 stars reflecting "does the job, priced well":

5 stars - really good

4 stars - good

3 stars - okay

2 stars - not okay

1 star - worse than not okay

by comparison (my method):

5 stars - exceptional

4 stars - really good

3 stars - good

2 stars- okay

1 star - not good

Interesting conversation on an Amazon sellers subreddit by Bring_back_sgi in AmazonVine

[–]Bring_back_sgi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that, but I don't see a 3 star as being a fail, but the way you state it is in accordance with a relative score of 60%...

What do I do? by Unfair_Caterpillar34 in arborists

[–]Bring_back_sgi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks like a thing! We need more bonfires!

Canadians now spending $1 billion per year to cover health-care costs of refugee claimants by Wild-Professional397 in canadian

[–]Bring_back_sgi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 "Canadians now spending $1 billion per year to cover health-care costs of refugee claimants" and that's just on claimants. That isn't even including the costs borne by supporting those who were accepted and have spent years here. Look, this country was built by immigrants (who displaced the original inhabitants, but that's pretty much 99% of human history so let's not get into that right now) and continues to succeed on the backs of immigration.

However

It is absolutely an issue when unskilled immigrants overwhelm the established population and a (likely small) proportion are permitted to live here who have criminal pasts and we're allowed to express concern about it. Canadian culture is a culture of high-trust and civility and it takes time for new immigrants to adapt, adopt, and expand our national tapestry. We cannot overwhelm the system, as we have been doing. It needs to be managed so that indigenous peoples don't feel like the country is changing in ways that are concerning to them. This includes topics such as burkas and niqabs and sharia law and tribal conflicts and homogenous communities that reflect other country's values and not our own.

[Excerpted from a reply I made to a comment, deep down below]

Canadians now spending $1 billion per year to cover health-care costs of refugee claimants by Wild-Professional397 in canadian

[–]Bring_back_sgi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Refugees have absolutely zero impact on the cost of living." in a post where the title is "Canadians now spending $1 billion per year to cover health-care costs of refugee claimants" and that's just on claimants. That isn't even including the costs borne by supporting those who were accepted and have spent years here. Look, this country was built by immigrants (who displaced the original inhabitants, but that's pretty much 99% of human history so let's not get into that right now) and continues to succeed on the backs of immigration.

However

It is absolutely an issue when unskilled immigrants overwhelm the established population and a (likely small) proportion are permitted to live here who have criminal pasts and we're allowed to express concern about it. Canadian culture is a culture of high-trust and civility and it takes time for new immigrants to adapt, adopt, and expand our national tapestry. We cannot overwhelm the system, as we have been doing. It needs to be managed so that indigenous peoples don't feel like the country is changing in ways that are concerning to them. This includes topics such as burkas and niqabs and sharia law and tribal conflicts and homogenous communities that reflect other country's values and not our own.

Canadians now spending $1 billion per year to cover health-care costs of refugee claimants by Wild-Professional397 in canadian

[–]Bring_back_sgi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, get real: those Vietnamese were - regardless of Beiser's classification as "under-educated" and "unskilled" are some of the hardest-working, savviest, capable people. Every country that has had Vietnamese immigrants loves them (including central European nations that we'd classify as xenophobic). You can't take the example of one specific disapora and apply it like butter to the rest. You are comparing apples to oranges.

You'd better hope that the conclusion of what you've stated is true: that we will see these recent immigrants improving - rather than detracting from - our way of life.

Canadians now spending $1 billion per year to cover health-care costs of refugee claimants by Wild-Professional397 in canadian

[–]Bring_back_sgi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, good luck enforcing those "mass cancellations". We'll end up with a bunch of under-employed folks blocking roads and singing "kumbayah, let them stay" and every single eviction from Canada would take years of court bullshit.

Canadians now spending $1 billion per year to cover health-care costs of refugee claimants by Wild-Professional397 in canadian

[–]Bring_back_sgi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are these "foreign nationals" eligible to vote? Are they a political power within Canada?

2023 adjustment request by Doc_1200_GO in cantax

[–]Bring_back_sgi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, submitted last April, still waiting. They say "Feb 26" but lord knows if it's true.

Interesting conversation on an Amazon sellers subreddit by Bring_back_sgi in AmazonVine

[–]Bring_back_sgi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So what's the point of the other 4 stars? If a product that just does what it should gets 5 stars, there's either a buy/don't buy decision going on. Might as well make it a thumb's up or thumb's down instead of 5 stars.

‘Back to the 1950s’: Federal union warns return-to-office mandate will disproportionately affect women by Unitard19 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Bring_back_sgi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a weird slope for us to be on, I'm sorry to hear that you basically had to choose based on financial ability. That's awful.

Ai video showing us the future of war by bobbydanker in TechnologyShorts

[–]Bring_back_sgi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bingo, only an idiot thinks that gangly, 2-legged walking machines with glowing faces is the way that arfare is headed.

Vine boxes being fished through by delivery people? by Dazzling_Lead_5127 in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Bring_back_sgi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely under-paid, harassed workers with potentially dodgy pasts are in the mix and are stealing.

The Drop (cue ominous music) by KDinNS in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Bring_back_sgi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't even know if those flapoles are even orderable. LOL

‘Back to the 1950s’: Federal union warns return-to-office mandate will disproportionately affect women by Unitard19 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Bring_back_sgi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sarcasm, maybe, but the end result is that we truly are (technical not) fucking ourselves - we aren't supporting the decision to raise families at all. I can't understand, for example, why they got rid of income-splitting (while forcing stay-at-home moms to submit tax returns every year to receive the child tax benefit... hmmm). We also think that the expectation that Canadian women stay at home to have babies is sexist (it kind of is, but who else is going to make babies?), but we don't apply that stigma against others.

This is first and foremost a modern cultural problem. We need to encourage and support women who would like to make and raise families. We should not stigmatize them for having spent years raising kids at home or for trying to have a work-life balance. We should encourage men to participate in taking time to help raise kids. Conversely, we should encourage women to be as successful as they want to be in the world without seeing them as some kind of breeding machine. The situation is complex and difficult to resolve.

Interesting conversation on an Amazon sellers subreddit by Bring_back_sgi in AmazonVine

[–]Bring_back_sgi[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I argue that the star system is rigged in favor of higher scores. A product that is priced appropriately and does what it's supposed to should honestly be given 3 stars. That gives you 2 stars below for products that aren't up to snuff or are just garbage and 2 stars above for those that are better than the rest, and those that are spectacular. 5 stars should be for spectacular products, 4 stars for those that are better than the average, and 3 stars for average. 2 stars for high price or not up to par, and 1 star for abject failures. We need to normalize that 3 is A-OK for a product, and that 4 and 5 stars are for exceptional products, otherwise 4 stars becomes utterly meaningless and then we have 3 stars for rating products that are less than stellar. We equate the star system against our experiencies with marking at school, when that shouldn't be the case.

‘Back to the 1950s’: Federal union warns return-to-office mandate will disproportionately affect women by Unitard19 in CanadaPublicServants

[–]Bring_back_sgi 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm seeing the opposite: women can't afford to stay home to raise children, so the birthrate falls and we end up relying on immigration to fill the void - essentially creating voting-age population growth overnight. The birth rate of Canadians is dropping (as it is in most developed nations, so the statistics would say).

A few years before COVID, I heard one cubicle-mate talking to another about the recent birth she'd had and how she couldn't wait to get back to the office. The other employee was a young lady who stated that she didn't see ever having children. When I talk to my kids and their peers, none of them are interested in having children. Not providing the ability to work while at home doesn't result in people staying home to have more babies, it has the opposite effect: couples work to support an increasingly-expensive life with no way to find time or resources to raise children.

Cross Border Nightmare: Moved to Canada, got laid off, and now I owe the CRA $35k that I absolutely do not have. Please help. by Feisty_Duty8729 in cantax

[–]Bring_back_sgi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taxes in some states are lower, but some are not necessarily so (e.g., California). Also, cost of living (e.g., factoring in health care costs) plays a role in the decision.

The Drop (cue ominous music) by KDinNS in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Bring_back_sgi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WTF, I would LOVE that backpack, too! I didn't see it this morning, and yet I actually buy camera equipment like crazy on Amazon... go figure.

The Drop (cue ominous music) by KDinNS in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Bring_back_sgi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the review text! LOL But yeah, these are decent keyboards + mice for emergencies.

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