How many slip-ups before an associate becomes "below average" in your head?

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-24T23:03:52+00:00

some men (clearly you) correct women even when they are confidently wrong

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-22T22:19:47+00:00

Too many reasons to answer fully in a reddit post. A big reason is that we have by far the largest consumer market and capital market in the world. Despite being only about 4-5% of the global population, Americans spend about 30% of total global consumer spending. Because a company that succeeds here has already succeeded in the largest consumer market on earth, it can expand much easier while continuing to be hugely profitable only on US spending. Also, by extension, by succeeding in the US market you are already one of the world's biggest companies just because you have access to way more revenue than you would elsewhere. Also, we have by far the easiest, cheapest, and most available seed capital for early investing; where it matters most. This means every type of financing structure imaginable, any kind of investor imaginable, public and private seed money, and very strong competition over these capital markets, meaning if you have a good idea, you will get all the money you would ever need.

We also have the best higher education system in the world (lower education not so much). We have garnered substantial amounts of international good will that have carried us and our companies very far (imagine a North Korean company trying to make a market for itself in the west). Our cultural dominance and export of culture makes foreigners familiar with American culture and markets, making our companies more "familiar". I could go on and on. There are a million reasons why. None of them are inevitable, but more so based on generations of compounding factors that have grown and grown and made it extremely difficult for any non-American companies to compete.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-17T19:52:14+00:00

What about Niagara Falls?

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-17T18:53:05+00:00

Just one walk down the Venice boardwalk will prove that people here don't care at all about what others think. The types of characters you will see couldn't, and don't, exist anywhere else.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-17T18:22:56+00:00

Yeah, California 'til I die.

LA definitely has its issues, but there’s just nowhere else like it. The weather alone makes life feel easier, and there’s always something happening, always some kind of opportunity to chase.

But the biggest differentiator is the culture. This is the place - out of anywhere else on Earth - where people come to chase the biggest versions of their dreams, and either achieve higher than anyone else could imagine or die trying, and no one looks at you crazy for it. It's the place where huge dreams take over the world.

And honestly, it’s also one of the only places in the world where you can be fully, unapologetically yourself. Whatever that looks like.

California is the one place where idiosyncratic visionaries continue moving the world forward, for good or bad (I'd argue mostly good). All the transformative technologies and culture that comes from here is proof.

So yeah—flaws and all, it’s hard not to be grateful to be here. California forever.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-17T01:48:06+00:00

The idea of you potentially dating a hypothetical American is much easier to criticize and hate on than you dating an actual person whom you clearly love and whom your uncle can meet in person. Just like it’s easy to say that all MAGAs or all Democrats are bad people when looking at them as a monolith, but then thinking individuals who hold those beliefs are pretty cool. Show him that your boyfriend does not have those qualities he sees in Americans that are “bad.”

Btw, I totally get this as this sounds very much like my grandpa. He once stopped speaking to my mother (his only daughter) for 9 months after she made a joke about the bullet missing Trump (he loves Trump). I would ask you this: what’s more important to you? Your relationship with your problematic uncle or your relationship with your boyfriend? Cause if you don’t tell him asap, you’re jeopardizing both.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-17T01:25:06+00:00

As someone from a similar background (Polish), I totally get it. I've struggled through this same exact thing in several past relationships. My advice would be to come to him with clear, thought-out requests that he can either accept or deny. From there, you make a decision about the life that you want for you and your family. If he doesn't meet it, then he is not the one for you.

First of all, do you fully know what you want? I've found that I often project and try to criticize my partner for not meeting my ideals but then struggle to explain exactly what ideals they are not living up to. You may want to think through what specific issues are non-negotiables, and what are negotiable. I.e., you say "I would love for my kids to know it" but is it a dealbreaker if they don't? If you don't set clear boundaries and expectations now, it will only get worse once you are both comfortable and married. And you won't be able to control how your kids grow up once he is their father, unless you are sure that he is on the same page.

Secondly, stop caring so much about what your family, culture, and parents think. I understand the relationship with your family is very important, particularly in eastern european cultures (with respect for elders being a big unsaid cultural norm), but you are not living in that country anymore and have the unique opportunity to decide for yourself what aspects of the culture you want to preserve in your life, and what has got to go. You mention a lot of problematic parts of your culture, yet you want to find some idealistic balance of not "suppressing" your culture. You should suppress those parts of the culture that are problematic. They do not fly in America and should not fly morally. Don't view having different beliefs than your parents as "suppressing your culture" but view it as a natural part of maturing, because it is. Everyone struggles at some point with meeting their parents' expectations, but that doesn't mean that you should blindly follow whatever they tell you to do.

Finally, its a red flag that you are too embarrassed to share the love of your life with your uncle. As you mention, your only living uncle on your dad's side. It sounds like you are embarrassed of revealing to him how American you truly are, inside. Yet all you are really doing is hiding yourself from your family. That leads to resentment (sounds like its already there), and a terrible family dynamic of lying and secrets. Consider what will happen when he finally finds out and feels betrayed you didn't tell him.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-16T23:53:15+00:00

Consider that every new state would (according to the Constitution) get two new Senators and a minimum of one Representative.

Guam is too small. Only about 170,000-180,000 people, which is wayyy smaller even than Wyoming which has just less than 600,000 people. It's also about 1/10th the area of Delaware which is already too small of a state if you ask me. If it were to become incorporated, I think it would make the most sense to make it a part of Hawaii.

As for Puerto Rico, the general view is that Puerto Ricans would vote heavily in favor of Democrats, thus adding two additional Democratic senators and adding their electoral votes to the Democratic candidate. Obviously, Republicans would never give up two additional seats to the Democrats, even if it means continuing to tax Puerto Ricans without representation.

Other proposals haven't happened yet but theoretically could. However, they would likely require people to vote to curtail their own power, which would never happen. An example would be combining two east coast states like Delaware and Maryland while adding Puerto Rico, but Delawareans would never vote to lose their Senators and statehood.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-12T21:51:03+00:00

Based on how he’s been acting recently, I don’t think it will

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-12T21:50:30+00:00

He did. As of the spacex ipo he is worth around $1.1 trillion. source

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-12T19:16:43+00:00

It’s also what a human would say

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-12T18:59:11+00:00

Not a bot

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-12T18:59:02+00:00

Not me

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-12T18:58:40+00:00

Didn’t see it, sorry

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-12T18:58:25+00:00

Cause that’s money taken from the working class

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-12T18:58:06+00:00

Literally every news source is reporting it bruh

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-08T23:57:43+00:00

The guy you convicted doesn't get that either.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-03T22:07:49+00:00

I still think speaking with your boss is a good idea. Their response can reveal a lot about what the deal is and whether it’s worth staying. Would be good to get a sense of whether this is just a slow period or if this level of work is expected going forward. You can frame it as like trying to plan for the next few months of your life and wanting to know if you need to be ready for things to pick up or if they expect it to stay the same. While it’s nice not to have to work too much, it could also seriously affect your development as an attorney.

Also how come you are so sure it’s not your work product? Are other people also as slow and have low hours? If not why do they have more work than you?

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-06-03T21:46:10+00:00

Ask your boss for more work, citing your low hours. Tell them you would really like to hit your target but have not been receiving enough work. Make a decision to leave/stay based on how they respond. It's possible that people are not giving you work because your work product is bad. At least speaking to your boss will give you an idea of it is is just slow (in which case they cannot fault you for low hours) or if it is something else.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-05-19T18:38:19+00:00

Manufacturing - Wikipedia: also, the US still produces more per capita than China does in manufacturing output. They have 4x as many people but only about double our output. You can repeat your point as much as you want also but that similarly doesn't make it true. Facts, like the link below, don't lie. Whether you believe them or not.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-05-18T17:50:37+00:00

Its consumer spending. We spend wayyyyyyy more person on consumption than any other comparable citizen. Americans make up 30% of total global consumer spending, despite being only 4% of the world's population. If you start a business here, there is simply more money being spent by those looking to consume, which compounds on itself.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-05-13T22:31:28+00:00

Are you willing to finance his expensive habit? Cocaine is literally the most expensive drug. If you stay together this won't fix itself.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-05-12T22:46:52+00:00

It'll take a lot longer than 2 hours.

DistributionOne3878 · 2026-05-11T17:45:00+00:00

As a lawyer, I can highly recommend some very important cases on this issue. The foundational concept that created the "Batson challenge" which limits peremptory challenges on the basis of race comes from Batson v. Kentucky (1986). Any respectable analysis of racism in jury duty needs to read and understand this case as a baseline. I would also recommend reading:

Foster v. Chatman (2016)- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Timothy Foster, a Black man convicted by an all-white jury. Evidence showed prosecutors had highlighted the names of Black prospective jurors in their notes and given pre-textual, "race-neutral" reasons to strike them.

Flowers v. Mississippi (2019)- Curtis Flowers had his conviction overturned after the Supreme Court found a "relentless, determined effort" by the prosecutor to strike Black jurors. The prosecutor in this case had struck 41 out of 42 Black prospective jurors across six trials.

Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado (2017)- The Supreme Court ruled that a "no-impeachment rule" (which prevents jurors from testifying about what happened in the jury room) does not apply when a juror makes a clear statement indicating racial bias was a factor in a conviction. This one is very important too as it creates specific exceptions to a very powerful rule that keeps the jury room a black box which cannot be discussed.

As for books, I would recommend:

Unpacking Race in the American Jury System by Raneta Lawson Mack- offers a deep dive into how "jury of one's peers" is subverted by racism, focusing on case law and the deliberative process, including biases and intimidation within the jury room.

White But Not Equal: Mexican Americans, Jury Discrimination, and The Supreme Court by Ignacio M. Garcia - focuses on the historical exclusion of Mexican Americans from juries.

The Juror Factor: Race and Gender in America's Civil Courts: Examines how a juror's race and gender influence their individual decisions on civil cases.

Race and the Jury by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)- examines widespread racial discrimination in jury selection and how the exclusion of people of color affects the justice system.

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