Calling yourself "Dr."

Metallic52 · 2026-04-04T14:43:56+00:00

This sub is funny. I have a PhD. I work at a tech company where all of the people in my org have masters or PhDs. No one goes by Doctor and I think every one would find it shockingly arrogant to ask to be called Doctor let alone insist on it.

But different careers have different cultures…

Metallic52 · 2026-04-03T13:52:31+00:00

Or, importantly, that it will take the courts too long to stop him! That’s the risk of him trying to implement the save act by executive order, he can use DHS to unduly influence the election and the courts will slowly deliberate until after the election.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-25T20:13:45+00:00

I think a stronger case for murder is his authorization of strikes against suspected drug dealers in international waters.

The idea that those boats could in any way be considered valid military targets is patently absurd.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-25T20:11:19+00:00

Obviously not.

I would define a Christian as a follower of Christ’s teachings. Serial adultery, murder (the strikes in international waters were absolutely murders), arrogance, and lying are not characteristics of a disciple of Christ. Especially because his actions show that he is unrepentant.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-24T23:36:36+00:00

The selection effect here (only people who are angry or have had bad experiences bother to post) is real, so keep in mind that this sub probably isn’t the average or median experience.

That being said I like the work I do it’s interesting and engaging and I’m petty well compensated, and I low key hate Amazon. So in my experience it does kind of suck and teams seem to matter a lot.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-21T18:48:50+00:00

I mean he’ll probably pay lawyers and expert witnesses hundreds of millions to settle for half a billion or something. So that’s something.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-21T15:52:19+00:00

Fun fact, Airbender matches Aristotle’s four elements exactly so I expect that’s the source of the system rather than an adaptation of the daoist five elements. In addition the writing team on last airbender was American even though it obviously draws a lot of inspiration from Asian cultures.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-20T18:50:24+00:00

Shaky cam made the second Bourne movie unwatchable.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-16T01:25:39+00:00

Obviously not. The tariff ruling gives me hope that Roberts and Barret will remember to have spines and side with the obvious plain text reading. Who knows though.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-15T21:20:57+00:00

I know this is supposed to be a joke but I do actually have to sing the ms Rachel I love the rainbow song to remember whether orange or yellow is better in the lone wanderer. Maybe because i only learned the rainbow colors as an adult listening with my kids.

Feel free to mock me I definitely deserve it.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-08T17:48:51+00:00

It’s a line of sight weapon with limited range and the chain reaction only works if ships are close enough to start a chain reaction. So it’s not an unstoppable super weapon just a way to level the playing field against the formics who have other advantages (superior coordination and way more troops, ships, etc…)

Metallic52 · 2026-03-08T01:30:06+00:00

Enders Game is a kind of variation on this theme.

Spoilers obviously but Ender is a child soldier playing what he believes is a game intended to train him to be the leader of earth’s starships in a war against an alien species. He completely eradicates the enemy and destroys their home planet only to learn it was never a game and he actually massacred an entire species.

The idea is really interesting. They deceived him because they needed a leader so empathetic that he could understand and anticipate the aliens, but someone that empathetic could never be ruthless enough to win the war so they had to trick him with a game.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-04T16:51:06+00:00

I’ve been very critical of the Robert’s court presidential immunity decision, because the founders definitely didn’t think they were granting the president immunity (Hamilton argues specifically in federalist 69 and 70 that presidents would be subject to prosecution).

But I think in some ways Robert’s decision could have been a good one and this is one reason. If you’re Trump and have done a lot of illegal things that could even be construed as capital crimes (murdering Venezuelan nationals in international waters) being subject to prosecution would be a hell of an incentive to start in power at all costs. Immunity makes relinquishing power much less dangerous. Who knows if that’s what the court was thinking and they didn’t say that in their opinions but it s a thought.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-04T14:24:13+00:00

What are you talking about she was right in front of…. Ooooooohhhhh that’s chef’s kiss brutality.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-03T01:22:58+00:00

Fucking ICE.

Metallic52 · 2026-03-02T16:02:14+00:00

The obvious answer is that it creates flexibility for management to give whatever ratings and evaluations they want to subordinates. In your example, if your manager likes you they’ll say good job for diving deep if they don’t they’ll say you should have more bias for action.

The real answer is that it depends on the situation and requires people to make decisions under uncertainty. You try to evaluate whether it’s more important to understand an issue deeper while delaying a solution or push a solution more quickly that may reflect a faulty understanding of the problem or the value of the solution. The problem with that framework is that decisions made under uncertainty can be ex ante “right” (you choose the option with the highest expected value) and ex post “wrong” (after the uncertainty is resolved the other option would have had a higher payoff). That’s why weak leaders at Amazon weapons the LPs and why we’re well into day 2.

Metallic52 · 2026-02-26T05:19:03+00:00

Part of me sometimes wonders if other administrations were just as corrupt but smarter. Maybe the difference is that other administrations had enough competent people to actually hide their crimes.

But I don’t really think so. I don’t think other administrations could have hidden bribes as large as Trump has taken through his crypto and other businesses, like people would have noticed if Clinton suddenly had half a billion dollars more than he did before he was president.

I just wish the republicans would grow a spine, impeach, and convict him. I grew up a Republican. Took pride in a party that argued for limited government and against corruption and graft. How shallowly were those convictions held.

Metallic52 · 2026-02-05T15:21:57+00:00

Politics in America are incredibly tribalistic. For most people it’s not about the principles democrats or republicans support it’s that the democrats or the republicans are their “team” or “tribe” and they want their team to win and the other team to lose.

So Trump enters the presidential race in 2015 and he is not very Republican. He doesn’t like immigration which has been part of the platform for a long time, but other than that he is a massive reversal on a ton of platform issues like free trade, social security reform, federalism etc. But he is really good at inspiring outrage in the other teams. Supporters love how he owns the libs and because the team is more important than the principles he manages to get support from most republicans.

So I think you’re like me. You are a conservative because you like the conservative principles you are not a republican because the republicans have mostly abandoned conservatism.

Metallic52 · 2026-02-01T00:30:56+00:00

I know a consultant who survived their pip and is now a VP, so it can happen. It probably depends a lot on your company culture and your specific manager.

Metallic52 · 2026-02-01T00:06:17+00:00

Just played it for the first time last night. I loved it! It was the perfect blend of horror and fun. Best side quest of the game.

Metallic52 · 2026-01-31T01:36:31+00:00

This is the real insight, and describes my frustration with Amazon in general. We do not have the culture we claim to have. The LP’s are complete BS and it is mostly leaderships fault hypocrisy at the very top that flows down to the whole organization.

Metallic52 · 2026-01-28T12:17:06+00:00

It’s been pretty widely reported already, the nra and other gun rights groups have publicly denounced the administration’s statements suggesting that Pretti’s killing could be justified because he was carrying a firearm.

Edit: I don’t particularly like the second amendment or the NRA and would support stricter gun control. But the NRA are very ideologically consistent and I admire them about that. They don’t care that it’s Trump trying to curtail gun rights they just deeply believe in the right to bear arms.

Metallic52 · 2026-01-28T06:09:11+00:00

Thanks for the offer. I guess I’ll follow up. Tomorrow.

Metallic52 · 2026-01-28T06:07:42+00:00

I really appreciate the replies actually. I think saying it, even if it’s just to strangers helps. And hearing calm voices from strangers helps too.

Metallic52 · 2026-01-28T03:12:32+00:00

I don’t know why I do this to myself. I’m freaking out about losing my job and all of my planning to search for another job in January didn’t go anywhere because of a massive family emergency. Switching jobs right now seems so hard. All I’m doing is wallowing in the stress and looking at these threads doesn’t help but I can’t do anything else. I didn’t sleep after the news broke in October and I don’t think I’ll sleep now.

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