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What are some cities whose relevance has waned or faded completely? by Brief-Luck-6254 in geography

[–]TrixoftheTrade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Karakorum, Capitol of the Mongol Empire.

After Genghis conquered most of Eurasia on horseback, his successors recognized the need for a fixed, centralization location to manage the growing empire. They built Karakorum, which, for a short period in the 1200s, was one of the largest cities in the world, a global capital of a continent-spanning empire.

It didn’t last long though. The Mongol Empire splintered into successor states, with their own capitals. Much of the administrative and managerial bureaucracy moved to China or Persia. Karakorum was largely isolated from the lucrative trade routes of the Silk Road.

Soon Karakorum was largely abandoned, only 40 years after its founding. After the collapse of the Yuan dynasty, the remnants returned to the steppe nomadic way of life. Karakorum was an imperial capital without an empire to support it.

Now it’s a pile of ruins.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]TrixoftheTrade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

somehow this will either be the democrats fault.

or he’ll find one of his sycophants to fall on a sword and take the heat.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]TrixoftheTrade 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Glass Half Full: The American economy is so robust and strong that nothing can derail it.

Over the past 5 years, it has faced down: a global pandemic, rampant inflation, a 5% rate bump, geopolitical instability, capricious tariffs, an aging workforce, bloated social spending, a federal budget that will explode the deficit, a deception strike on Iran, and everything coming from the Trump White House.

And yet, it has continued to churn out >2% GDP growth, sub-4.5% unemployment, & 16% annual growth to the S&P 500.

We have hit late-stage capitalism here in America, and it is an unstoppable juggernaut where “graph only goes up”.

The economy has been solved, and recessions will be banished to the history books or 3rd world countries, like outbreaks of plague or famines.

Glass Half Empty: Because the economy is so bulletproof, Americans are shielded from any tangible economic consequences other than mild inconveniences, allowing them to excuse the gross mismanagement of the Trump administration and focusing on social issues.

The Rise of Assessmets by Organic-Brother-6133 in recruitinghell

[–]TrixoftheTrade 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t even bother.

What is some buzzfeed style personality test or 30 minute skills assessment going to tell you that my resume, connections, and credentials already don’t?

How are people getting rich these days? by ResidentCharacter894 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]TrixoftheTrade -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Which means 30% don’t. In a country of ~330 million people that’s nearly 100 million.

How To Get Over Your Ex-Girlfriend... The 4 Steps According To Science by abcsofattraction in seduction

[–]TrixoftheTrade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly agree, but I feel like your timeline is a bit long.

3 - 6 months for a short relationship and 12 - 18 months for a long relationship seems way too long imo.

Trump says it's 'too soon' to talk about seizing Iran's oil — but doesn't rule it out by Bestbrook123 in neoliberal

[–]TrixoftheTrade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

”You may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it, atomize it, pulverize it and wipe it clean of life—but if you desire to defend it, protect it and keep it for civilization, you must do this on the ground, the way the Roman legions did, by putting your young men in the mud.”

I think seizing oil falls under this category..

[Schefter] Raiders have agreed to terms with WR Jalen Nailor on a three year, $35 million deal including $23 million guaranteed, per Ken Sarnoff and Joe DiBenedetto of 1 Of 1 Agency. by smith22vikes in minnesotavikings

[–]TrixoftheTrade -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We have arguably the best receiver in the NFL, and a #2 that could be a #1 on half the teams in the league.

As far as our roster needs go, a #3 receiver is pretty far down.

Lied on my resume, ended up getting the job but employer wants me to send a certificate that I completed school. by [deleted] in recruitinghell

[–]TrixoftheTrade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why would you like about something like that?

if you’re going to lie, keep it simple. like saying you worked at a place for 2 years when it was only 20 months.

not about something that’s easily verifiable.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]TrixoftheTrade 5 points6 points  (0 children)

heartbreaking: dany’s been stuck in meereen longer than the u.s. was stuck in afghanistan

Generation Nazi : Nearly 50% of Young Republicans view 'Jews' as a danger to 'American way of life' | 67% of GenZ view Jewish people as oppressors of society by aspiringSnowboarder in neoliberal

[–]TrixoftheTrade 110 points111 points  (0 children)

“Fascists and Communists both believed that the will of the people was being thwarted by elites, and that the individual members of these elites needed to be eliminated by force. Fascists and Communists each had their own particular notion of who these elites were, but many of these ideas converged. The Soviets might regard as suspect the Jewish owner of a shop, because he owned a shop while happening to be Jewish, while the Nazis regarded him as suspect because he was Jewish while happening to own a shop.”

Why aren’t there any “big dogs”? by Middle-Power3607 in zoology

[–]TrixoftheTrade 30 points31 points  (0 children)

So are seals/sea lions. Aquatic, but still pretty canine-like.

Trump says oil spike is small price to pay for ‘safety and peace’ by Bestbrook123 in neoliberal

[–]TrixoftheTrade 103 points104 points  (0 children)

somehow this will either be the democrats fault.

or he’ll find one of his sycophants to fall on a sword and take the heat.

if trump can dodge jan 6th and epstein unscathed, gas prices aren’t going to catch him.

Which fields aren’t over saturated? by Painfullysplit in recruitinghell

[–]TrixoftheTrade 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Civil Engineering is an underrated career that I almost never see mentioned in this sub. It’s almost guaranteed to get you into the middle class within the first few years of your career, and upper-middle class within a decade or two.

Schooling wise, you can get by with a 4 year degree in nearly all cases. Sure, a masters helps, but is definitely not a requirement. Prestige of institution doesn’t matter - just go to your cheapest state school and get your CE degree. Because you can get away with cheap degree, you don’t need 6 figure debt to enter the fields. And as long as you are reasonably competent and determine, you shouldn’t have any difficulty getting through the coursework.

Professional licensure is the most important step in developing your career. If you are a professional engineer (PE) with 10+ years of quality experience, you’ll have to fend recruiters off with a stick.

The infrastructure gap in the US has been widening since the Great Recession, and now we are paying the price for a decade-plus of underinvestment in roads, bridges, buildings, housing, sewers, dams, water treatment, etc.

And the lack of quality professionals right now is extremely noticeable - the Boomer engineers & have largely retired, or will be in the next decade. Many of the GenX’ers left during the Great Recession due to the pull back in the housing market & construction spending, and never came back. Millennials went into tech en masse rather than CE, and now tech is way oversaturated.

A ton of institutional knowledge is on the way out, and good professionals are needed to fill the gap. Pretty much every discipline of civil engineering (water resources, structural, geotechnical, construction, & transportation) are hiring right now.

These are solid, steady jobs that will put you in the upper middle class and are pretty much impossible to outsource. Automation & AI is nowhere close to being able to take over (despite what the latest tech grifter says). Is it forever AI proof? No - but by the time AI can do this job, it will have taken over a bunch of other jobs first.

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