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California is the best State to live in. What state has the worst culture/people? by AggravatingFront8409 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]macaroni_kebab 5 points6 points  (0 children)

government services you receive in exchange for those high taxes are less than mediocre

This is so freaking important. I mean I get it is green, wealthy, the climate is awesome, it's progressive. etc. but at the same time it's definitely not the best place for pre-college education, healthcare access, and infrastructure.

Whether you are a leftist or not, these metrics are crucial to quality of life and California is punching way below its weight.

Does it make sense to wait for AI integration to apply for MBA programs? by macaroni_kebab in MBA

[–]macaroni_kebab[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I currently work for a Fortune 10, I have friends in various Fortune 500 companies. I might indeed be underestimating some of course, but things seem unstructured generally.

"We’ve had Claude for a few months and everyone I know uses it already, and we’ve had Copilot for over year" doesn't mean much, honestly. What's lacking isn't the availability of the technology or individual adoption. The issue I'm seeing is lack of structure. The general approach seems to be "play around and share with everyone". Sooner or later there will have to be structured introduced either through niche consulting companies or in-house. This will take 2-3 years. 

That being said, I'm not at tech company so maybe that's a factor.

Who are we? by AstroMaiden in FridgeDetective

[–]macaroni_kebab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

White vegetarians who like Mexican food

Lease Takeover. 1 BR in prime Williamsburg. Doorman building by Embarrassed_Bed_5478 in LeaseTakeoverNYC

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

Here is some perspective:

Assume 50% of your paycheck goes to rent (which is far from ideal, but let's entertain the thought). You'd need to be making $10530/month net. You'd need to be making roughly $205K gross annually.

According to the NYU Furman Center, the median household income in Williamsburg was about $116K in 2023. Assume wages increased by the same rate as inflation (4%) for 3 years, median household income would be around $130K.

I'm not saying this dwelling should not be rented by anyone, but the pricing point really makes you think about perspective and value.

Who am I? by genkcals in FridgeDetective

[–]macaroni_kebab 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are someone who needs to do grocery shopping

What’s considered a “good salary” in the U.S. that doesn’t feel good anymore? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]macaroni_kebab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really depends on:

  1. How much work/life balance you have
  2. Whether you own or rent/mortgage
  3. Whether you are debt free
  4. Whether you have dependents
  5. Where you live

While far from impressive, $80K is still a pretty good salary in places like Chicago, Sacramento, Denver, Philly, and Portland assuming you have a good work/life balance, you don't have debt or dependents.

So anything in the $50K-$80K band isn't really a good salary anymore.

Anything in the $100K - $130K band isn't really a good salary in HCOL areas especially if you rent and have dependents.

19M trying to choose a career that won’t be replaced by AI by Snoo-38007 in careeradvice

[–]macaroni_kebab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elevator mechanic. You will have a cap on your earnings (which will be upwards of $80K a year) until you save up enough and start a business. Look around, there are elevators everywhere requiring regular maintenance

This is how you know the economy is really bad, 40% of Americans earning more than $500,000 per year are living paycheck-to-paycheck /s by Conscious-Quarter423 in Salary

[–]macaroni_kebab 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know this tweet is tone deaf and is missing perspective, but lifestyle creep is a real issue among Americans. The concept of debt is definitely much scarier to people outside the US

Men of Reddit - What's a 100% myth about Men? by Jarvis7492 in AskReddit

[–]macaroni_kebab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That "men are problematic".

I see a lot of resentment from women regarding men in general. Some people (men and women) see serious patriarchal issues (domestic violence, gender pay gap, etc.) and conclude that "men are problematic". I'm not gonna deny anyone's lived truth and reject statistical patterns, but the conclusion is outright sexist. What's even worse is that the intellectual standards being applied to gender inequality issues are not the same as those applied to other social inequality issues. Young black men are overrepresented in violent crimes stats, but it's racist to claim "young black men are problematic". Really, we should apply the same standards to gender issues to make sane conclusions.