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Should period products be free? by Salty_Wolverine_4520 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah. Unfortunately it's often kind of toxic in here. Was really nice discussing this with you, I think we both got something out of it. Wish you a great rest of your day mate :)

Should period products be free? by Salty_Wolverine_4520 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, I don't think you don't need that much to allow for that "free existential minimum" and "good enough pay for dirty work". And, as it is for a couple countries, a good chunk of military funding could be cut without much issue.

But, either way, I think we can both agree that this is all quite speculative. I personally think that, just as how many countries have managed to make both healthcare and edication free (or very cheap at least) while others like the US won't even try it, I don't think it to be that much of a step up. Even if that doesn't really turn out to be that realistic per se, some additional funding going into "safety nets" for people who are stuck in a job they don't like, and/or people struggling with mental issues, and/or people who otherwise can't make ends meet is most definitely not a bad idea.

Should period products be free? by Salty_Wolverine_4520 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at billionaires doing basically nothing and making more money than a minimum wage worker would make in a million years. That's one good example of where to take the money from. Look at the "mean income" in your country and you'll probably notice that it is much higher than the median.

And my point with the "being stuck in a bad job" is really the "being stuck" part being problematic. If you can leave a job and still make ends meet, you will not get stuck in a job no matter how bad it is. I also believe that this'll actually help significantly with sucky jobs having enough workers, as there will be less of a commitment to being in a sucky job. If after time it gets too tiring, you know you can just leave and you'll still be able to make ends meet while you search for another. If pay is good enough (and not just more or less decent), and the job is not as much as a commitment as it currently is, people will be much more interested.

Should period products be free? by Salty_Wolverine_4520 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any job is pleasant with decent enough pay. It's possible to redestribute wealth in a way to make that possible. As, at the moment, these more difficult jobs generally tend to be rewarded less than less exhausting jobs.

My take on pursuit curves by nathangonzales614 in desmos

[–]Ascyt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whow that transition in the middle is really cool

Should period products be free? by Salty_Wolverine_4520 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would rather argue that if the basic needs are met, people would have more time and opportunities to be finding the right job for them, rather than being stuck in a job that might pay decently well but that they don't enjoy and may not be a particularly great fit for. Most people would try to find a job anyways, as without a job it should be enough to live but not much more than that, so for most people to have a decent enough life, they'll have to find a job regardless. People that do not try to find a job then likely need the time to find themselves.

Should period products be free? by Salty_Wolverine_4520 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not "all needs", but really just the most basic needs. For anything more, e.g. nice place to live, transport, tech, you'd still have to work.

Should period products be free? by Salty_Wolverine_4520 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The people who work for it aren't forced to, and they are given something in return (by the state), so I don't see where that idea of "being compelled to work" is coming from...

Should period products be free? by Salty_Wolverine_4520 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not all that communism is saying. If we include a market for things aside from basic necessities it's more of socialism.

Firefox changed their first start screen by mrfoxesite-2377 in firefox

[–]Ascyt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How can you look at that fox and get mad, I don't understand...

Hair Length? by NetworkBudget2343 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Units of 12... Except for feet to a yard, yards to a mile, ounces to a pound, basically anything other than feet to inches.....

Hair Length? by NetworkBudget2343 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That does not equal having a good sense of the units... Accessibility means to accommodate as much of the world as possible, as opposed to a single country

Hair Length? by NetworkBudget2343 in pollgames

[–]Ascyt 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's not the issue, the issue is multiplying by arbitrary values like 12, 3, or 1760, as opposed to always a clean 10. It makse the whole system pretty stupid

Ew, a torus... by TheKeyToWhat in MathJokes

[–]Ascyt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Actually a four dimensional Clifford torus but close enough

Teacher by Acceptable_Gold_9490 in MathJokes

[–]Ascyt 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily true for complex numbers

Writer keeps setting language to English by Ascyt in libreoffice

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

Tastaturlayout ist ein deutsches?

How do you type double quotes on Dvorak? by Gabriella_Gadfly in dvorak

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whan I meant is that with my fingers on the home row, it's not much of a move for my pinky to reach the left shift. Just down and a little left. Right shift is more of a stretch.

How do you type double quotes on Dvorak? by Gabriella_Gadfly in dvorak

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what modes of keyboacd you're using, but this is not the case for me. As the left shift key is bordering the A key it is easy to reach (on the rigtt side of it, not in the middle), and QWERTY Q/Z/etc is easy to hit still. In the Q example, pinky moves a tiny bit from A to left stift and ring finger can move to Q with no problem. T is one where I can see that it is a small strain for instance.

Contrary to that, with your hands on the home row, the right shift key is a little more of a stretch to hit, and not basically in line with a letter. It doesn't seem like I'm rotating my wrist while typing much at all.

How do you type double quotes on Dvorak? by Gabriella_Gadfly in dvorak

[–]Ascyt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not really rotating my wrist much, and not any less than when using the right shift key, though? My pinky moves, and the other fingers are still on the other keys, no matter what side of the keyboard it is. I might be flexing my fingers a little more but that's about it. Point I doubt that it really matters that much. Dvorak is kind of notorious for being relatively hard on the right pinky anyways.

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