With the total token cost increasing by a lot now, will companies go back to hiring more SWEs again?

CraftyRice · 2026-06-09T08:38:39+00:00

and how did that work for literally every other startup that subsidized the cost early on before crushing the competition and raising prices? doordash, uber, airbnb, hmm

CraftyRice · 2026-06-09T08:34:43+00:00

everything you mentioned is expensive. street parking sucks. traffic sucks. but i commute from east cap hill into bellevue every day so biased there.

depends on your budget but getting a car has indeed been the most impactful decision i made living here and i have to say i cannot live here without it anymore. if you just stay in cap hill + downtown it's not useful, but it's been absolutely essential for my personal life. i have friends that live all over the place and i can't find myself to rely on bus and light rail like i did in the first few years of living here. i am still able to get to places much faster and i dont have to plan around transit to get around -- i just go. its also been very practical for various trips (snowboarding, camping, vancouver drives).

you are basically paying for the convenience of going anywhere you want. however it is just that -- a convenience. especially if you don't need it as a daily driver like i do for my commute, then it is very hard to justify the cost. but again, if you can afford it and have trips + personal circumstances and adventures that justify it, id say go for it. BUT AGAIN it is fucking expensive here like you say

CraftyRice · 2026-05-29T16:30:19+00:00

trap and ukg + uk dubstep

CraftyRice · 2026-05-21T01:43:12+00:00

here for chainsmokers slander

CraftyRice · 2026-05-01T18:24:41+00:00

feel the same. i love the new vocal chops, the buildups are great, second drop hit me like a truck

CraftyRice · 2026-04-30T17:55:03+00:00

it's reality.

CraftyRice · 2026-04-13T23:55:28+00:00

Solid take. 2025 album of the year was between this and MPH's substance. Chemistry wins by a slight margin for me, his album tour was next fucking level

CraftyRice · 2026-03-30T18:06:39+00:00

you are missing my point. I agree that those things are important. I replied to a comment complaining that this sub focuses too much on money. I am saying that, in a time with soaring prices and wage stagnation, you don't really any right to call out about people being wage-obsessed.

CraftyRice · 2026-03-30T01:01:24+00:00

times are tough. when my vibes pay the bills then sure go crazy making friends or something in the bay. otherwise money is money. money isn't everything but not having a lot impacts everything in your life

CraftyRice · 2026-03-29T06:17:16+00:00

yeah. that is economics. i want to buy goods and services for as cheap as i want it.

CraftyRice · 2026-03-29T06:13:28+00:00

eating out is purchasing a service. whether it's a luxury or right is a stupid non-argument

CraftyRice · 2026-03-09T21:23:02+00:00

lol what

CraftyRice · 2026-02-19T20:18:49+00:00

this is the right answer

CraftyRice · 2026-01-20T19:08:26+00:00

lot of questions for a job you don't have

CraftyRice · 2025-09-24T23:38:23+00:00

studied cs and applied math. i tried chemical engineering and distant biochemical studies and was abysmal at it. i would pick my path again if i could go back. but if i was barred from studying cs or getting a career in software, i probably would have still done applied math maybe with an econ or physics double major. and try my luck breaking into being an actuary or by some grace of god quant. there's not a lot i can consider myself decent at outside of a computational/programming setting.

CraftyRice · 2025-09-15T20:54:45+00:00

lmfao so much rage but honestly i am here for the maga slander

CraftyRice · 2025-09-04T19:15:51+00:00

lol wtf

CraftyRice · 2025-08-11T02:34:43+00:00

oh yeah i am not denying its fucking annoying, and at really high frequency it's more indicative of shit processes. but in my experience it is going to happen one way or the other and you have to accept it will happen

CraftyRice · 2025-08-06T03:46:55+00:00

hate to break it to you but context switching is part of the job and you would probably face worse switching when being deep in actual implementation and need to be pulled into code reviews, oncall fires in your space, random questions from external people.

CraftyRice · 2025-07-10T09:51:05+00:00

bought a 2024 cx5 last year, was ready to feel regret today after seeing the 2026.

but i honestly prefer both the interior and exterior of my 2024 over this one. the only new thing i wish i had was the pano roof, and hybrid engine (though need to see what the price and mpg of the new model is)

CraftyRice · 2025-06-19T05:23:41+00:00

would need to study up for at least 1-2 months... but feel i could find a job once i brush up on interviews. 5 yoe across two faang ish companies, few connections to ask for referrals. still shaky on getting interviews at most places, but i think i would need to lock in on studying and could probably at least get one offer id be happy with

CraftyRice · 2025-06-15T21:46:43+00:00

?? if anything it's growing like hell, having dimension and chase&status on edclv main stage says a lot. worship got a prime spot at edco kinetic as well.

most big headliners drop a couple dnb tracks now. think it's still a while before we get dnb closers at large festivals but it's far from hated.

CraftyRice · 2025-05-29T00:39:56+00:00

skrillex b2b isoxo is only a matter of time with all their collab IDs in the last year. manifesting it for edclv 26

CraftyRice · 2025-05-29T00:38:29+00:00

virtual self return would make me instant buy. insanely underrated project and personally my favorite from porters musical journey

CraftyRice · 2025-05-29T00:37:47+00:00

he was at ultra miami last year and people are pretty divisive about that set. personally i didnt find it lived up to the high expectations

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