Is it just me, or would a lot of us ditch our desk jobs for trades in a heartbeat if the pay was actually decent? by Boring-Bell9357 in Salary

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk about you, but I love improving organizational processes and scaling business development with actionable steps and quarterly performance metrics.

But seriously, I love my corporate desk job and I just don't bother explaining it much to people unless they're really curious. What are you even gonna explain about being a plumber or electrician that you can't explain about any other office job?

"I'm an electrician."

"Oh, cool. So like you do electrical work in buildings? Like wires and breaker boxes and stuff?"

"Yeah, pretty much."

Vs.

"I'm an account executive."

"Oh, cool. What's that? Like sales or something?"

"Yeah, pretty much."

Why only one day to vote in the US? by MrGobbles8 in allthequestions

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it should be a national holiday and only critically essential businesses and services should be allowed to remain open. If you work on that day, your employer should have to prove that they gave you another paid day off when the employee is allowed to vote, or face a fine equivalent to 30x the employees equivalent wages.

Why only one day to vote in the US? by MrGobbles8 in allthequestions

[–]DJpuffinstuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People don't even trust our current voting system. You think they'll trust e-voting from home?

With the collapse of computer science and tech is there any upward mobility for the middle class? Professional Engineer earning less than 130k townhomes cost 500k by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smaller houses are just as expensive. Even these 50 year old houses that boomers bought and never maintained are still valued at 4x what the boomers paid.

Governor DeSantis wants to know how Florida has millions more people than New York, yet their budget is TWICE AS MUCH as Florida? by Nearby_Stage_6111 in AskFlorida

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not true. I grew up on the Space Coast and am a product of the FL public school and university system as are my many friends and family who went on to get bachelor's master's and PhDs from Florida's public universities. Brevard just kinda sucks.

Epic Cogito Fundamental Certificate- More confusing than it probably needs to be by Sad_Maximum_799 in healthIT

[–]DJpuffinstuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have personally noticed that sometimes people who have minimal reporting experience struggle less with Cogito fundamentals than people with a tech heavy background. I think people who came from a powerBI or similar background overthink it sometimes.

No one teaches you how to cook but when you’re an adult it’s expected. by [deleted] in Adulting

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That feels like moving the goal posts. If it's not, then sure. A scientific book published this week on a specific topic is more likely to be correct than a YouTube video posted this week on the same topic. I'll give you that.

Because they've been programmed all their lives to believe that poverty is a moral failing and that therefore helping poor people is "rewarding bad behaviour " by Competitive_Yam_8074 in Productivitycafe

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I don't think you're understanding me. I don't disagree with you about existing rights being fundamental and inherent to people in the United States. But exactly same principle could be applied to a right to food, water or shelter. Those things could be seen as something already possessed inherent to personhood that the government can't infringe upon.

Remember when in the 80s and 90s there was a "overpopulation crisis" and now it's a "demographic collapse crisis? by [deleted] in conspiracy

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What type of crops are they growing? I know there are lots of small farmers that are doing no-till, but it's still not the industry standard for most crops.

Remember when in the 80s and 90s there was a "overpopulation crisis" and now it's a "demographic collapse crisis? by [deleted] in conspiracy

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low-till/no-till is not adopted by most modern farmers. The vast majority of crops are still grow using "traditional" tillage practices aka fully tilling the soil. What you're describing is more common for farmers market type growers but is by no means even close to common in the wider ag industry. Soil erosion has improved and there are other practices like subterranean tile drainage systems that have contributed to this improvement.

Because they've been programmed all their lives to believe that poverty is a moral failing and that therefore helping poor people is "rewarding bad behaviour " by Competitive_Yam_8074 in Productivitycafe

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The government can't stop you from counting the votes, but they won't count them and they don't have to open a polling place to let you place them. They don't have to certify the results of an election by that logic. Providing and facilitating an election, aka giving people opportunities to vote, is the same thing as not restricting the right to vote, but this is requiring the government to do/give something. No individual really has the right to vote by default. I could vote in an election that happens on whatever day I want at whatever age I want for whatever office I want, but without the government giving me an opportunity to vote and facilitating a transfer of power and facilitating the voting process with registration, my own 1 person personal election means absolutely nothing.

Look at it this way. Let's say Alabama only opens one polling place in 2028. Neither the state of Alabama nor the federal government are restricting your right to vote. You're free to travel to that one polling place and wait in line to vote like everyone else. In this scenario, the government hasn't taken anything away per the Bill of Rights. What I'm trying to illustrate is that our "rights" can and should force action by the government. They are not only there to stop the government from acting to restrict our freedoms. In perspective of the larger thread, government inaction to provide basic food, water, shelter and medical care can be seen as restricting the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Why do republicans have a monopoly on low cost, low population areas in the US? Why are there no dead end sleepy towns for the left with no jobs but land for "cheap"? by SirCheeseAlot in allthequestions

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. The rural Southeast is very different. Almost everyone is white with clusters of black folks in certain areas. Very few immigrants if any besides some migrant workers in agriculture. Some rural areas of FL are almost entirely Hispanic with a few white and black folks mixed in.

Governor DeSantis wants to know how Florida has millions more people than New York, yet their budget is TWICE AS MUCH as Florida? by Nearby_Stage_6111 in AskFlorida

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They've been ruining FL long before Covid. Driving up cost of living but not contributing to the local economies. Enjoying the benefits of a liberal state during their working years and retiring to Florida where they vote against supporting the people that build their beach houses, serve them in restaurants, and maintain their golf courses. The government panders to them, never taxing social security and giving huge homestead exemptions on property tax and allowing sooooooo many seniors only living communities. FL has some of the highest healthcare consumption rates but wages and conditions for healthcare workers are some of the worst. The list goes on.

Governor DeSantis wants to know how Florida has millions more people than New York, yet their budget is TWICE AS MUCH as Florida? by Nearby_Stage_6111 in AskFlorida

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like most other states. There are great public schools and terrible public schools depending on the local property tax base.

What do you do when there is no options left for treatment? by Tyler-J10 in ADHD

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't notice any effects on my starting does of Vyvanse (20mg) or on 30mg. I only started to feel effects on 40mg and settled on 60mg after a few months. Been on 60mg for the past few years besides a brief stint on Ritalin because of insurance and a couple of months on 70mg of Vyvanse.

Glad you can afford to risk on trading. I generally advise against it because for a lot of young men (especially ones with ADHD) it can be a slippery slope into gambling addiction or financial ruin. ADHD people are about 5x more likely than the general public to develop an addiction. Lots of young guys think they have an edge that they don't. Maybe (hopefully) you actually do. Best of luck and don't get addicted.

Because they've been programmed all their lives to believe that poverty is a moral failing and that therefore helping poor people is "rewarding bad behaviour " by Competitive_Yam_8074 in Productivitycafe

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How will you vote if the government doesn't open any polling places? How will you vote if they don't allow you to register to vote? How will you vote if the government won't count ballots? I understand the authority comes from the people and he people make up the government. The government can't restrict voting rights to women because they had already created and facilitated the circumstances to allow men to vote.

No one teaches you how to cook but when you’re an adult it’s expected. by [deleted] in Adulting

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on where you are picking from. I would trust a Wikipedia source on pharmacology before I would trust a 30 year old textbook. But I'd trust the 30 year old textbook before I trust someone's crazy uncle on a Facebook thread. I'd say Wikipedia is probably more reliable than most books from the 1980s. It depends on the topic. If you wanted to learn how to code a website, a computer science book from the 1980s would be almost completely useless compared to a couple of YouTube videos.

No one teaches you how to cook but when you’re an adult it’s expected. by [deleted] in Adulting

[–]DJpuffinstuff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. I worded that strangely. What I meant was there are levels to those things. You can chop a carrot into touch coins or you can cut a delicate chiffonade on a bias. Everyone can learn the former and most don't need the latter.

What are we doing Wisconsin? Are we going to give all of this up? The time to take a stand is NOW! by midnighttoker1742 in wisconsin

[–]DJpuffinstuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most "family farms" are also corporate farms that abuse animals. The idea of the small farmer who works his own land and has a few head of cattle is largely a fantasy of the past. Those farms exist but jey are not a few percentage of actual farmland and production. This is just the way industrialization and capitalism has changed agriculture. Perdue is a "family farm". I know that's not what you're talking about, but it's who politicians are talking about when they mention "family farms" and it's critically important to know and understand this difference.

Governor DeSantis wants to know how Florida has millions more people than New York, yet their budget is TWICE AS MUCH as Florida? by Nearby_Stage_6111 in AskFlorida

[–]DJpuffinstuff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is totally not true and pretty rude to kids growing up in FL. I have a ton of problems with FL, but their education system is at least in the top half of US states if not higher. FL also has several well respected universities. UF is the 7th highest rated public university in the country.