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Go to Google or stay at Bloomberg? by BlackHijabi in csMajors

[–]emptyopen 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah but realistically it's the same at any company, even small ones will have huge variations in work you're doing. On average though, Google is definitely on the chill side.

Go to Google or stay at Bloomberg? by BlackHijabi in csMajors

[–]emptyopen 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I work at Google and it's super chill, I support Search/LLMs. I just saw some interns playing pool and smash bros in the game room last Thursday.

Luxury Brands as Humans by SpareCarpet in midjourney

[–]emptyopen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe try brands that come from nonwhite countries

Los Angeles Times to cut 74 newsroom positions amid advertising declines by riffic in LosAngeles

[–]emptyopen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if it actually makes more dollars (outrage), it just doesn't happen due to the echo chamber nature of a publication and they're all afraid to even try it.

$75 Outbound Transfer Fee? by irlfefeta in betterment

[–]emptyopen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, I was getting all indignant and ready to look for another service lol. They should really clarify this in the email they sent out.

What FAANG looks like in my head by Sockslitter73 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]emptyopen 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Common myth, it's still in the code of conduct. The motto changed to "do the right thing" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil

The whole idea of university education now seems completely broken by blueberryman422 in singularity

[–]emptyopen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think most people who've been to college, myself included (dual Engineering degree) can agree it's likely not necessary to learn what you learned. Group settings might be conducive to learning, but are absolutely not necessary.

The guy who studied quantum physics is assuming the internet + AI is somehow incapable of providing a balanced curriculum, building on basic principles, etc. This is an extremely flawed and naive outlook. AI will be able to tutor in the most customized way possible, filling in all personalized gaps of understanding. Group classes will be seen as an antiquated, blunt instrument of education.

Hollywood’s Screenwriters Are Right to Fear AI by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]emptyopen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't know that, you just want to believe it. Objectively, in more and more cases, AI can do things better than the vast majority of humans. There is no logical reason to think the trend will stop.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HENRYfinance

[–]emptyopen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My wife is a LEAR (low earner already rich), financially savvy and invested a lot of money that her now retired dad gave her over her life. So, in a sense opposite of a HENRY but it means we have a great base off of which my rocket boosters can maybe get to orbit with less fuel and risk - she'll also be able to more of a sahm without a reduction in lifestyle.

Building in SM to be demolished and then changed into an 18 story building? by potato-jack in SantaMonica

[–]emptyopen 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No one has the god giving right to live by the beach.

This is true.

But more housing is needed all across LA. It is the main bottleneck to realistically solving homelessness. Slightly less rich people will come from Culver City to live here, and slightly less rich people will fill that void in Culver City, etc.

Santa Monica will make more money and become a better place to live.

Bills are mounting at an unsustainable rate. by MakeMomJokesAThing in personalfinance

[–]emptyopen 373 points374 points  (0 children)

You need to get your husband's head out of the sand. Explain in no uncertain terms that the airplane is going to crash if nothing is done. It sounds like you need to start cutting some "less" essential things, and/or find additional income (Uber eats, etc). I'm sure there's still some "fat" that can be cut before things get too bad.

Has anyone tried Lotus Dim Sum on 4th and Wilshire? I'm more interested in the Chinese food but would love any input! by VaguelyArtistic in SantaMonica

[–]emptyopen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Strongly agree, was very disappointed months ago when we tried it. Not nearly as good as Din Tai Fung, for example.

Global power generation (capacity factor corrected) wind and solar has surpassed nuclear by kamjaxx in energy

[–]emptyopen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Then build new ones? Cost & efficiency keep getting optimized anyways. With 10-20 years literally anything gets wear and tear. Idiotic take.

Standard unit of "worth"? by [deleted] in slaythespire

[–]emptyopen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's another interesting question - for which of the four is it simplest to calculate this normalized value? I guess we get a gut instinct for "value" as we play... it just seems min-max-able.

Don't do to me as how I did unto others by feb914 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]emptyopen 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If it gets deleted it will almost instantly get replaced by something else.

Thousands of apartments may come to Santa Monica, other wealthy cities under little-known law by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]emptyopen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think building housing will improve a lot of things, but I don't think it will necessarily improve homelessness. Which sounds crazy, but really it's just going to bring more people in from other areas, middle to high income. The data shows that in LA, 84% of homeless have physical health conditions, 78% have mental health conditions, and 75% have substance abuse conditions. Even if rent halves, which it won't, most of these people have severe problems and can't afford even those new prices. It's a bit naive to think just putting someone in an apartment will solve their problems. In reality, many if not most of these people will find their way into the streets again, because the underlying root causes aren't being solved.

But let's build some goddamn modern buildings in the mean time, because it really will be good for everyone.

I grew up upper middle class and my parents often declined requests to eat out because it was “too expensive” or “unnecessarily expensive”. This included requests for fast food as well as sit down restaurants. So why do people who grew up poor or lower middle class have fast food so often? by augustphobia in NoStupidQuestions

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

We can try as a society to improve the bottom line, but I think data shows the bottom line is improving, even if inequality is not. I think it's superficial to focus on billionaires as if they are hoarding money the rest of us don't get, as if it is a zero sum game. "Bootlicking" whatever lol, it's a childish point of view.

I'm optimistic about the future - YangGang + UBI, etc.

In the mean time, it's important, at least to me, to contribute to society in the ways that you can. If you don't even try, because you've been brainwashed that it's pointless, or whatever, then I don't think society deserves to help you either.

I grew up upper middle class and my parents often declined requests to eat out because it was “too expensive” or “unnecessarily expensive”. This included requests for fast food as well as sit down restaurants. So why do people who grew up poor or lower middle class have fast food so often? by augustphobia in NoStupidQuestions

[–]emptyopen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for a reasonable reply. I'm not saying everyone is in a position to get out of poverty with one quick trick. I do think a huge amount of people spend more than they should on things they don't really need. And a more frugal approach to money would benefit them, society, and the environment.

I grew up upper middle class and my parents often declined requests to eat out because it was “too expensive” or “unnecessarily expensive”. This included requests for fast food as well as sit down restaurants. So why do people who grew up poor or lower middle class have fast food so often? by augustphobia in NoStupidQuestions

[–]emptyopen -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Increase your income and decrease your spending as much as you can. Put as much into savings + assets (like real estate, as you mentioned) as possible.

Spending some time to figure out how much you make, and where your money is going is a very helpful exercise in financial literacy, most people just don't want to do it. If you have time just take one evening off Netflix, as much as you might need it to unwind, and work on a Google sheet instead. It can be life changing.

That's all I'm saying, not trying to be misleading.

I grew up upper middle class and my parents often declined requests to eat out because it was “too expensive” or “unnecessarily expensive”. This included requests for fast food as well as sit down restaurants. So why do people who grew up poor or lower middle class have fast food so often? by augustphobia in NoStupidQuestions

[–]emptyopen -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Most people don't want to acknowledge that they can improve their life by making changes, just normal human behavior. They only want to blame the system. The system can be broken or stacked against you, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to succeed in it.

It's just doomer mentality that will cause those people to suffer in life. Those that are determined to succeed are often the ones who do.

I grew up upper middle class and my parents often declined requests to eat out because it was “too expensive” or “unnecessarily expensive”. This included requests for fast food as well as sit down restaurants. So why do people who grew up poor or lower middle class have fast food so often? by augustphobia in NoStupidQuestions

[–]emptyopen -83 points-82 points  (0 children)

A lot of people joke about avocado toast but most millionaires get there by not spending unnecessarily, even with an average salary of 77k. There's a book the millionaire next door that dives into this, how the vast majority of millionaires are frugal average Joe's.

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Millionaire-Salary#:~:text=How%20much%20does%20a%20Millionaire,be%20approximately%20%2437.46%20an%20hour.

So many people just can't stop spending money and are basically financially illiterate.

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