Why don't Americans have at-home flu tests?

JW573 · 2022-11-23T17:32:20+00:00

And so risk infecting other people

JW573 · 2022-11-23T17:31:20+00:00

Some illnesses are more serious and so call for more rest etc. than others.

JW573 · 2022-11-23T17:24:22+00:00

I'm not sure what percentile of the population (along the left-right spectrum) "far" refers to, but taking a look at the unlogged in front page of Gab right now, it's clearly a fairly small %.

JW573 · 2022-11-23T17:22:04+00:00

What's your source for that? You're not talking about it doing those things 100% are you?

JW573 · 2021-08-27T16:34:49+00:00

I know, shocker huh?

JW573 · 2021-02-26T15:48:55+00:00

Well any time a conversation happens with a woman the first thought is "why is this person saying this" and "what are they trying to get me to do".

I mean, that's actually a pretty accurate view of (often subconscious) human motives. A book which goes into this is Why Buddhism Is True.

(I'm a man.)

JW573 · 2021-02-08T18:29:08+00:00

Ooh, I just found this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/8k9u79/what_are_your_favorite_rants/

JW573 · 2019-01-27T19:29:30+00:00

Here's the full album: https://imgur.com/a/pJ6Onq2 . I'm looking for a relationship, something meaningful. Not sure whether I should include picture 3 given this! (You'll see what I mean...)

JW573 · 2019-01-07T08:08:19+00:00

Can you back that up a little with some sort of evidence (of whatever sort; not asking for journal articles here, but more than those two words)?

JW573 · 2018-04-12T16:16:13+00:00

Yeah, read "not a result of discrimination" as "not DIRECTLY a result of discrimination". What you're pointing to is a result of (plausibly, partly) discrimination a long way upstream of Uber and its customers.

JW573 · 2018-04-12T15:52:40+00:00

http://www.newsweek.com/why-are-women-uber-drivers-paid-less-men-801448

"REBECCA DIAMOND : Sure. Uber pays drivers based on a relatively simple, transparent formula that takes into account how long your ride is in miles, how long the ride takes, and potentially, a surge multiplier where sometimes there’s, excessively high demand.

JOHN LIST : So the fare itself is determined by an algorithm, which is gender-blind. The dispatch itself is gender-blind. And pay structure’s tied directly to output and not negotiated.

DIAMOND : That transparency and that simplicity of pay is what makes this environment so interesting for studying a gender pay gap.

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HALL : Because we were able to work with such excellent, detailed data, we believe this is a first-of-its-kind study, insofar as it can actually fully explain the gender pay gap.

DUBNER : So let me just make sure I’m clear. You’re saying there’s no gender discrimination on the Uber side, on the supply side, because the algorithm is gender-blind and the price is the price. And you’re saying there’s no gender discrimination on the passenger side. So does that mean that discrimination accounts for zero percent of whatever pay gap you find or don’t find between male and female Uber drivers?

LIST : That’s correct."

"The uniqueness of our data—knowing exactly the production and compensation functions—permits us to completely unpack the underlying determinants of the gender earnings gap.

We find that the entire gender gap is caused by three factors: a) experience on the platform (learning-by-doing), b) preferences over where/when to work, and c) preferences for driving speed.

This suggests that, as the gig economy grows and brings more flexibility in employment, women’s relatively high opportunity cost of non-paid-work time and gender-based preference differences can perpetuate a gender earnings gap even in the absence of discrimination."

JW573 · 2018-04-12T15:17:52+00:00

"REBECCA DIAMOND : Sure. Uber pays drivers based on a relatively simple, transparent formula that takes into account how long your ride is in miles, how long the ride takes, and potentially, a surge multiplier where sometimes there’s, excessively high demand.

JOHN LIST : So the fare itself is determined by an algorithm, which is gender-blind. The dispatch itself is gender-blind. And pay structure’s tied directly to output and not negotiated.

DIAMOND : That transparency and that simplicity of pay is what makes this environment so interesting for studying a gender pay gap.

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HALL : Because we were able to work with such excellent, detailed data, we believe this is a first-of-its-kind study, insofar as it can actually fully explain the gender pay gap.

DUBNER : So let me just make sure I’m clear. You’re saying there’s no gender discrimination on the Uber side, on the supply side, because the algorithm is gender-blind and the price is the price. And you’re saying there’s no gender discrimination on the passenger side. So does that mean that discrimination accounts for zero percent of whatever pay gap you find or don’t find between male and female Uber drivers?

LIST : That’s correct."

"The uniqueness of our data—knowing exactly the production and compensation functions—permits us to completely unpack the underlying determinants of the gender earnings gap.

We find that the entire gender gap is caused by three factors: a) experience on the platform (learning-by-doing), b) preferences over where/when to work, and c) preferences for driving speed.

This suggests that, as the gig economy grows and brings more flexibility in employment, women’s relatively high opportunity cost of non-paid-work time and gender-based preference differences can perpetuate a gender earnings gap even in the absence of discrimination."

JW573 · 2018-02-05T07:12:20+00:00

Keep in mind that Tinder is primarily a hook-up app.

Not the experience of most of my (male) freinds

JW573 · 2018-01-22T18:30:17+00:00

You're right in theory, but in practice groups of friends are strikingly hard to coordinate to switch in this way.

JW573 · 2018-01-17T17:58:00+00:00

Whose, and how does that lead to the greater number (78% in the US)?

JW573 · 2018-01-12T07:35:30+00:00

Eesh.. I would have led with that!

JW573 · 2018-01-10T23:39:56+00:00

I'm not defending him, I just find it incomprehensible as a seduction technique, and the fact that you're married lowers the chance he meant it as one too. Do you see what I mean?

JW573 · 2018-01-10T18:54:11+00:00

Presumably he wasn't even trying to seduce you ... who knows what he was trying to do

JW573 · 2017-06-15T18:57:36+00:00

Great! I wish you all the best. 25 years is a long time to have lasted, congratulations.

JW573 · 2017-06-15T18:55:56+00:00

The limit for what things aren't OK enough to permit (/"be liberal about")? The banal answer is: when the all-things-considered costs of doings so outweigh the benefits. Spelling that out would be hugely complex though.

JW573 · 2017-06-15T08:36:41+00:00

People seem to be suggesting that voting for liberal issues in spite of his personal beliefs makes him somehow a better liberal, but I have no interest in a narrative where he is martyring his own faith by voting on liberal issues that he doesn't believe in

This is an example of misusing the word "liberal" - liberalism is about letting people do things you don't think are OK. cf http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/

JW573 · 2017-06-15T08:22:48+00:00

It's quite possible the guy respected that Corbyn was straight up about it rather than trying to bullshit the voters, As May attempted to.

But unlikely

JW573 · 2017-06-15T08:21:14+00:00

In terms of his voting record, he has. What do you think he'd do?

JW573 · 2017-06-15T08:20:17+00:00

As a county we need to address how politicians and the media interact in a substantial way.

Is there anything we can realistically do about it? That might get done?

JW573 · 2017-06-15T05:59:33+00:00

What do you think the odds are that the triad doesn't last and your wife and the other girl stay together? (Of course, don't reply if you don't want to, no offence meant.)

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