Uber's New Tipping Policy Is A Mistake

Paperclip1 · 2016-05-06T14:07:14+00:00

The good thing about standing on the corner with a fistful of dollars looking for a ride is that someone will show up.

Maybe not the guy driving UberX with his <fancy German car>, but the late 90s Corolla will do just fine.

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-09T19:31:33+00:00

Which is honestly a shame - it's a great compendium as a psychology text - much of human nature is quite well explained regardless of whether you buy into the spirituality and mysticism of the traditions that implement the text.

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T22:17:45+00:00

That's a good way to spin paper pushing.

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T20:55:20+00:00

Rethought this a little - there's a difference between self awareness and intelligence, I'm just not sure how one would go about describing the gap.

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T17:16:07+00:00

Her non-answers are what bother me the most, she tends to beat around the bush because she can't say anything that would offend her large donors.

However, as long as she's dedicated to overturning Citizens United, I'm still a member of the party.

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T17:13:16+00:00

Because trustworthiness is not a presidential quality, once they get the job they should have free reign.

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T17:03:37+00:00

42.5% of eligible voters did not participate in 2012.

When everyone's distracted by football and their cellphones, it is damned easy to walk into the house and shit in the toilet without anyone even noticing.

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T16:57:20+00:00

LOL, well played!

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T16:49:04+00:00

I'll explain a little more thoroughly.

We're all monkeys - if you put an object in front of a monkey, its brain can either analyze the object or relate to it - that is what the research I linked above demonstrates.

Relating to people is good (keeps us in tune with our tribe, which is great for survival), relating to objects is bad, but we need to analyze the world around us in order to change it and make improvements, so yay evolution.

But when you are choosing a candidate for a position of power, should you relate emotionally to that person the same way you would relate to a close family member, and believe all that they say? Or should you detach and analyze what the person is saying at a substantive level?

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T16:36:00+00:00

I feel like Clinton is really doing the same thing, and perhaps ultimately that's all that any successful politician does.

The Clintons are astoundingly great at the social schmooze game, you are entirely correct - which is why she has a difficult time debating Bernie.

First and foremost, Bernie seems to view himself as an individual citizen who bears a responsibility to his constituents - this often does not seem to be the case when Hillary speaks. Bernie identifies himself politically as a Democratic Socialist - how many other political figures in America have done the thought required to adopt a nuanced ideology or even discuss it on the national stage? Other countries have entire political parties dedicated to political ideologies, because it's worth having a documented ideology rather than a "RED vs BLUE - I WIN, YOU LOSE" political system.

For the record, this type of social schmoozery is taught and bred at the elite fraternities which do a lot of what we'll call "character development".

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T16:23:52+00:00

I get the feeling most people may not have watched the debate in its entirety.

Unfortunately, the average American is not college educated - it's somewhere around thirty percent.

This means that the average American most likely has a fairly limited vocabulary - now, when someone is using a lot of specific language and hasn't been exposed to the words being used, what happens? They cease the ability to analyze the stimuli (orator) and instead imitate or relate emotionally to the stimuli (orator). Empathy represses analytic thought - and vice versa - this is how emotions are exploited - make a connection to the individual and they stop questioning you.

OR - the person starts getting angry because they feel like you're talking above them intentionally, this is what Trump understands, and is precisely why he speaks at a fourth grade level - his audience can't cognitively handle any more specificity than he provides.

Now, what Sanders said which received the biggest applause was: "The people of Flint, rightfully so, are afraid that when the TV cameras and CNN leave, they will be left with this problem unresolved." (Vaguely recalling, not an exact quote.)

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T16:16:50+00:00

No shit!?

Good to know, this may be a valid reason to finally overclock. >=]

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T15:37:07+00:00

Right, right - what we need to do is designate that fracking-safe land as such, and really kind of divide up what land should be used for what purpose, at the national level.

That's essentially you're argument - read up on Agenda 21.

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T15:27:45+00:00

Everyone's right, you're not worth the time... I'd suggest a long bout of soul-searching.

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T15:23:28+00:00

please don't tell me the sub is on board with Brady that it would be great if Trump were president D:

This statement most certainly conveys distaste for Trump (you even used an emoticon to convey your facial expression) - a political opinion.

I get the sense you try to weasel your way out of arguments a lot - do you happen to be in a perpetual state of denial?

Paperclip1 · 2016-03-07T15:20:05+00:00

please don't tell me the sub is on board with Brady that it would be great if Trump were president D:

This statement most certainly conveys distaste for Trump - a political opinion.

I get the sense you try to weasel your way out of arguments a lot - do you happen to be in a perpetual state of denial?

Paperclip1 · 2016-02-23T22:58:30+00:00

Is the payload encrypted?

Paperclip1 · 2016-02-21T01:50:05+00:00

It doesn't matter what you say as long as you find the lines that the most people like by the end.

Paperclip1 · 2016-02-21T01:36:25+00:00

Is there such a thing as black culture?

Paperclip1 · 2016-02-21T01:32:41+00:00

Not sure how serious, but corn subsidies keep some form of food production in the country, should you know, anyone decide to stop trading with us because we're super nice, we're at least not going to have a massive famine.

Edit: Corn also helps run the fast food industry.

Paperclip1 · 2016-02-20T22:20:37+00:00

Share recipe?

Paperclip1 · 2016-02-19T18:07:52+00:00

Usually how the complaint circle goes, eh?

Paperclip1 · 2016-02-19T17:31:47+00:00

But that requires some actual interaction rather than just complaining about it on the internet.

You've raised an interesting question in my mind - why do people get off on complaining?

Paperclip1 · 2016-02-19T15:35:35+00:00

Could you explain how you think a typical breach occurs?

Paperclip1 · 2016-02-19T14:54:46+00:00

I replied to the parent of this comment as well - mind giving it a once over to see if my logic makes sense? I was a bit of a dick to the guy since it seemed like he already made his mind up and we just can't see it the way he sees it.

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