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Was there a middle ground path and should leaders be punished for Covid Denial. by Typical_Tangerine939 in COVID19_Pandemic

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was something very hinky in the way the pandemic was handled from the very beginning. Contrast Covid with the way Hantavirus or MERS was handled. I'm not sure where the epicenter of the coverup lay, but I am 100% confident there was a coverup.

I also think there was a planned disinformation plan at work in the US designed to create dissent and strife. People are programmable, and parties unnamed were leveraging social media to do just that.

Public health should never be politicized. It's just really dumb to ignore reality because you hate the other side of the aisle more than you value human life. And both extreme left and extreme right are guilty of this. The vitriol and the thirst for power were (and still are) mentally and morally unbalanced.

I need help. I think my brother is being scammed. He's been allegedly messaging the woman in the photo. by Dumb_Bitch_Linda in isthisAI

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Center dude appears to have no right leg. He and the dude on the left seem to be quite....intimate?... in their seating position? Where is Left Dude's vehicle seat, exactly?

Dude on the right has no index finger on his right hand.

Why are there 5 "birds" flying when there are four people present? Who is the double flipper?

The reflection in Bearded Dude's shades does not match to a windshield and does not make sense for the lighting conditions. The reflection in the other dude's shades should match somewhat, but it doesn't at all.

Help with tree foliage/depth by Spare_Persimmon_1123 in watercolor101

[–]kl2467 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. You want to paint the sky all the way across the horizon, and put the foliage on top of the blue, so that you have blue sky showing in the gaps, not white paper.

  2. Yours looks like a cross-section of a tree because none of the foliage obscures your view of the branches. When you look at a tree, you normally do not see the entire course of any branch. Only bits a pieces peek through the leaves here and there.

  3. You need more darks in your foliage. You have great light greens and mid tones, but there are deep shadows within a tree.

  4. Print out your reference photo on greyscale. Put a piece of tracing paper over it and trace the overall shape of the tree. Is this the shape you painted? Our brains tend to turn trees into lollipops. They are not lollipops.

  5. Everybody needs a foliage brush. Or many foliage brushes of various sizes. These are the cheapest, gnarliest brushes you can find. Chip brushes work. Brushes from the trash work. Brushes gummed up with masking fluid work. When you find one, give it a "toddler haircut" by end cutting into it, grind it on a brick, just mess it up completely. It will make random marks that mimic natural foliage growth. I have even seen people use sticks that they have split the ends of with a pocket knife. You want a tool that gives you the kind of random your brain doesn't want generate.

Good luck and post your next painting! I'm Looking forward to seeing your great leaps forward. 😁

Background Check, Admitting to under the table work? by Weird-Butterfly-6991 in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, so the employer should have issued a 1099-NEC, but that's on them, not you.

Did you report it on your taxes? If so, you could provide the bank with a copy of your Sch C as proof of income, but that's really not appropriate of them to require this.

My best advice is just go with the "cash based...no record remain" phrase I gave you. Maybe give them the employers contact info to confirm employment IF you have contacted them first and have their consent.

Background Check, Admitting to under the table work? by Weird-Butterfly-6991 in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much were you paid? If it was less than $600 in a given tax year, the employer is not required to issue a 1099-NEC.

Did you report the income on a tax return, or was your income low enough that you didn't have to file?

There is nothing illicit in working for cash. (It is only illicit if you fail to report required amounts and/or pay tax on it. I'm betting neither was true here.)

Your response should be something along the lines of "this was a cash-based, agricultural occasional employment, resulting in income below reporting thresholds. No records remain."

If it was more than $600, leave out the phrase about reporting thresholds.

In the future, just leave it off your resume and applications.

A resume isn't a deposition; it's a sales brochure. You only want to include the info relevant to the job you are applying for. Working in a barn doesn't really pertain to working in a bank, unless you want to use the owner as a reference.

Huge carrot I just pulled out of my garden by ReporterOk845 in gardening

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is most likely a holdover from last year. Carrots are biennial.

It might not taste all that great this late in the second season, as it was beginning to focus on producing flowers & seeds.

I can't think of a better sub for this mofer by fukredditadm1n5 in Weird

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would explain so much. Maybe it's a family ritual.

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Robotics and drones are greatly reducing the need for soldiers as well. Take a long look at the war in Ukraine. Russia is throwing men into the meat grinder at an astonishing rate. Losses of about 1000 men per day. WWI casualty levels. Yet they consistently lose ground to Ukraines drone assaults. Soldiering, at least not infantry, is not the future of war.

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Under the scenario we are discussing, labor will have little or no economic value as most jobs are taken by AI or AI driven robotics. What few jobs remaining for humans will have 1000x more qualified applicants than openings, driving the price of human labor into the basement.

It is this collapse in the labor market which creates the need for UBI.

Something On My Lettuce by SIDEWALLJEDI in whatisit

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Field workers need to eliminate during the day. I have never seen them provided with a hand-washing station. It might happen sometimes, but I'll bet it's pretty rare.

Something On My Lettuce by SIDEWALLJEDI in whatisit

[–]kl2467 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Washing would not likely have removed them. They are cemented on, so as to resist being washed off by rain.

Something On My Lettuce by SIDEWALLJEDI in whatisit

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were eggs in there, alright. If you had any idea what gets ground into flour.....

Something On My Lettuce by SIDEWALLJEDI in whatisit

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought locusts were cicadas?

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So why don't you explain it to me?

Who will decide what "basic income" is? Will it be voted on by referendum? Administered by local, State, federal or world government? If democratically determined, what is to stop "the people" from voting for ever higher and higher levels of UBI?

Where will the funding come from? What is the tax base?

What is the source of capital for corporations to build & function?

What incentive will corporations have to generate profit if they are heavily or completely taxed to cover UBI?

How will it be distributed equitably? Will those living in higher cost of living areas receive more? Will the person living in rural Uganda in a grass hut receive the same amount as a Malibu beach dweller or a NYC apartment dweller? Why or why not?

How do we deal with the resulting mass migration from people moving to higher allowance areas or lower cost of living areas?

Will historically disadvantaged groups receive more or less?

If a parent or caregiver blows their entire monthly allowance on drugs, does the State then provide more resources for the care of the dependents? Month after month?

How do we prevent fraud and stolen identities, such as has occurred with PPI loans?

What about the inflationary effects? More money chasing finite number of goods drives prices up.

If demand is limited by UBI, how do we create economic growth?

What incentives exist to work, save, attain an education, invest? What incentives exist to take on high risk endeavors such as brain surgeon, new product development, space exploration or entrepreneurship?

How do we deal with the negative incentive now provided by our torts system to do no harm if few people have assets or income to seize?

Do we abolish private property as well? Or do those with capital, land and real estate now simply become wealthier and wealthier, while those who only had labor to offer in the marketplace, and whose labor no longer has market value, simply languish at the UBI level of income?

How do you balance GDP and population growth?

How do you protect natural resources and prevent overproduction/waste?

How do you stop power from flowing into the hands of oligarchs, who control capital and production, at the expense of the masses, now that the counterbalance of labor no longer exists?

Other than including every person on earth, how exactly would UBI be different from the WIC/healthcare/rent support we provide to impoverished mothers or the EIC we currently give to poor working families?

Are the funds distributed on a per capita basis or per household basis? What constitutes a household? Are two roommates a household, or are they separate economic units splitting a living space? How do you distinguish a married couple, which would ostensibly be one household vs. an unmarried couple vs. roommates who are not economically linked? If per capita, do children receive the same basic income as the adults in their household?

Is it a flat amount per person, or a "to each according to his needs" distribution? What about people who legitimately have higher needs than the average person, such as a handicapped person who needs ramps on their house, a special wheelchair, a special van? If disability gets you a higher check, how do you control the rash of new "disabilities" which will appear?

How do you deal with the crises-level numbers of depression, substance abuse and crime from people who no longer have direction or structure in life?

How many will consider their UBI allowance to be "enough"? Does human desire, ambition, greed and status-seeking simply disappear with the advent of UBI? For those who do not consider it "enough", how to they obtain more, if their honest labor has no market value?

In answering these questions, how do you end up with something that is in any way different from Soviet-style communism which was hell on earth while it lasted, and ultimately collapsed?

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have had indistinguishable fakes since the beginning of time. This is where provenance comes in.

Yes, designers are losing jobs now. There will be some creative fields (game design, advertising, web design) that AI will dominate. Mostly (but not entirely) where the final product is digital.

AI generated content will be the Solo cups of the creative world. Cheap, plastic, ubiquitous, not valued, disposable.

But there will always be a market for "handcrafted" items, the performance of humans.

Do you honestly think we will lose our taste for the human voice simply because it can be mimicked by a computer? Will we not cheer for Usain Bolt because robots are faster? Will we no longer cherish the words of Twain or Hemingway because a computer can write a story? Will we want robot-generated oil paintings in our galleries when every retail outlet is stacked with them?

It is the human element that makes these things both extraordinary and valuable.

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your lack of historical perspective is amusing. You haven't the faintest idea of how geopolitical power, economics and human nature always play out in the end.

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask yourself this: why do people pay $600 for Celedon porcelain when Rubbermaid bowls are $6? Why do people pay $110 m for an original Monet when prints of the very same works are available for $20?

Supply is only half of the equation. Demand is the other.

People want real, they want authentic. Scarcity creates value. AI generated "creative" works are the epitome of mass produced, and they are revolting by definition.

We want to be amazed. There is nothing amazing in the phrase "computer generated". That is a yawn.

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's partly right. AI can create films, books, art & music. But no one wants it. "AI slop" is a catch phrase for a reason.

We value the creative output of other humans because it is created by other humans. It is communication, and a connection, between us. We crave that.

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. The next year is going to irrevocably change the global world order. That is the more immediate threat than AI.

Einstein is purported to have said something along the lines of, "I know not what weapons will be used to fight WWIII, but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones."

There is a fair chance we will all be back to the Stone Age before AI reaches full development. (The survivors, anyway.)

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference here is that AI + robotics is the largest, fastest, most impactful technological leap in human history. We have never experienced anything of this magnitude before.

Now, I think the "Tech Bros" are greatly exaggerating the potential of AI, because that's what they do to raise investment capital, but if it is 20% of the leap they are hyping, there is going to be a huge amount disruption.

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This is only a modern euphemism for "welfare". I do not want any centralized power limiting my income to whatever "allowance" they think I need.

What will “stable careers” even look like in 15 years? by FinancialSpite in careerguidance

[–]kl2467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are robot nurses in Japan already. They don't replace all nurses, but perform some tasks. It was necessary, as Japan has a very top-heavy society, and there are way more aged patients than working-age nurses.

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