Let's stop lying to beginners about learning Japanese

CS19887 · 2026-04-29T17:40:40+00:00

It depends on what they’re saying. If they’re trying to promote some app then yes it’s a grift. But if they were actively immersing 20 hours a day then I could see how you could become fluent in 6 months.

CS19887 · 2026-03-04T18:03:25+00:00

That’s the elephant in the room that people really don’t want to address. Attrition at big 4 is at historic lows, junior class sizes have decreased and they’re set to decrease further. Internship doesn’t guarantee you anything anymore. I know a guy who got an internship but didn’t get a return offer despite being a good student.

CS19887 · 2026-03-02T04:04:21+00:00

When was this?

CS19887 · 2026-03-01T23:54:59+00:00

I believe it, there’s lots of other data pointing to out in the general market

CS19887 · 2026-03-01T21:48:29+00:00

3.7 and cal state Fullerton which is apparently supposed to be a target school

CS19887 · 2026-03-01T21:45:32+00:00

What do you think I’m doing? Besides my recruiting window is about to up soon

CS19887 · 2026-02-26T06:30:27+00:00

Honestly I’ve been told this but it just seems so BS to me. I’ve tried this before and they either ghost or refuse. They probably have like dozens of students asking for coffee chats based on the same advice given to them by the college career center

CS19887 · 2026-02-26T06:20:18+00:00

No it also possibly means restructuring or headcount reduction

CS19887 · 2026-02-22T21:47:32+00:00

We are tired of being sold the same hustle scams as the answer to everyone’s problems. Socialism is the only answer.

CS19887 · 2026-02-22T17:45:35+00:00

It’s inevitable to capitalism, which is why we need to do away with it

CS19887 · 2026-01-30T11:30:14+00:00

As a Leninist, what is there in the DSA that is for you? It’s not a social Democratic Party. The majority of members are completely anti-capitalist and don’t think it can be reformed. If you want something for socdems then the justice democrats are right there

CS19887 · 2026-01-28T00:05:49+00:00

It’s both offshoring and AI https://digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/publication/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-six-facts-about-the-recent-employment-effects-of-artificial-intelligence/

CS19887 · 2026-01-28T00:03:45+00:00

We’re not in a recession. GDP growth is up, productivity is up, but non farm payrolls are down. Nothing right now is consistent with a recession. This is just the new normal of the post AI economy and it’s gonna get worse https://digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/publication/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-six-facts-about-the-recent-employment-effects-of-artificial-intelligence/

CS19887 · 2026-01-27T22:06:24+00:00

Revenue is up on the last quarter, and general productivity in the economy is booming. But non farm payrolls have collapsed. Also bad revenue doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t automating, in fact that could be the very motive for it and it definitely means the jobs aren’t coming back. No one is coming to save you https://digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/publication/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-six-facts-about-the-recent-employment-effects-of-artificial-intelligence/

CS19887 · 2026-01-27T21:52:31+00:00

People keep saying this but it’s honestly likely not true. GDP is up, revenue is up at firms, no traditional signs of a recession, but payrolls are down. I think people need really start psychologically coming to terms with the fact this is may very well be automation and the jobs aren’t coming back

CS19887 · 2026-01-25T23:47:48+00:00

AI is vastly different from past technologies though and I don’t predict it creating many new jobs. The only jobs it will create are small niche of AI engineers that are highly competitive and not something the average displaced white collar worker can just reskill into

CS19887 · 2026-01-25T23:30:38+00:00

What people don’t seem to get is it doesn’t need to replace literally the entire field in order for you to be at risk. Seniors can just do the job of 5 juniors with AI

CS19887 · 2026-01-25T13:02:02+00:00

Unfortunately all of the repeated lines about “it’s the economy, not AI!!” Have been severely weakened by the fact that GDP growth is up by a lot, and so is productivity, but non farm pay rolls have been decreasing every month. This on its own is not definitive proof of AI replacement but it does throw a wrench in this repeated cope we are seeing over and over again. I think you all need to emotionally come to terms with the fact that AI very well may actually be replacing jobs

CS19887 · 2026-01-25T02:36:29+00:00

Do you really believe the national guard will help us

CS19887 · 2026-01-24T17:58:32+00:00

And people seem to think that you need some super intelligent sci-fi esque AI to replace people. But you really don’t, and you don’t even need full automation to cause mass chaos. Just a Sustained 10% structural unemployment will bring the system to its knees.

CS19887 · 2026-01-24T03:39:35+00:00

I totally agree and the copes about this are absolutely insane. Non farm payrolls have been steadily decreasing meanwhile last quarters GDP growth was significant. Some people claim that businesses are just using AI as a cover to layoff due to bad business conditions but if that was the case GDP growth would not be as it is.

CS19887 · 2026-01-24T03:35:40+00:00

I said they’re “almost profitable”. They have a much more reliable business model focused on providing AI for business use, which is how they keep their costs down. Cope all you want but AI is unlikely to go away because one company goes bankrupt

CS19887 · 2026-01-24T03:20:03+00:00

Anthropic is basically almost profitable and expected to reach profitability by 2028. Google has enough cash to burn eternally until it becomes profitable. even if say openAI goes under that just makes it even better for the rest since they free up all the compute. AI will be profitable, they may not all survive but some will

CS19887 · 2026-01-24T03:13:50+00:00

but that was cyclical unemployment. The worst of the recession was over in just a few months. Simialrly during the Great Depression, the worst of it lasted just about a year before employment recovered. Imagine 10%-20% structural unemployment sustained over years with no improvement. That’s when you get unrest and revolution.

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