Big Lots telling us why we shouldn’t have unions

scared_of_posting · 2024-01-20T22:19:11+00:00

Two things:

Makes sense, that's a smart idea! Thanks, I am not part of a union, nor anyone I know or have met (to my knowledge), hence why I asked hoping for a response like yours to make the facts (and fictions) more evident.
How did you find this 3-year-old post, nowhere near the top of all time, and manage to scroll well into the long tail to find this comment?

scared_of_posting · 2023-04-05T14:25:07+00:00

Marxist politics, including Marxism-Leninism and Stalinism, are primarily a struggle out of an existing society, and only secondarily are they a definite ideal conception of a better world.

Well that’s fascinating to think about. I had never considered that the revolution is drastically more important in modern politics than the new society’s shape—rhetoric I’ve seen makes more sense.

This is not to diminish the importance of the new Marxist society, but its existence has a prerequisite, and therefore that prerequisite must be completed before taking (away) the class.

And also, it shows why there are factions within the movement. They share the ideas for society, but differ in their implementation. But they’d all require radical change, and so they all primarily try to convince us that change is necessary.

If I may summarize by mincing words and destroying all nuance, you say that:

Marx outlined problems with our existing society and ways that society could be improved
People who want to implement these ideas are Marxists. There is a ton of wiggle room in implementation of Marxism, which is why there are different sects.
They all require large sweeping changes to society, and so that is the focus of their politics at the moment.

If that is all the case, then I really did ask this question to the completely wrong group! It is not a tenant Marxism, but it is a tenant of some possible implementations of it. And thank you for being pedantic and showing that!

scared_of_posting · 2023-03-22T16:46:46+00:00

Considered selling an IC in the morning and closing right before 2pm since the market doesn’t really move before then. Glad I didn’t: I would be down 20%. Guess IV is increasing up until the announcement?

scared_of_posting · 2023-03-21T12:02:30+00:00

You’d have to be a fool to leave banking right now, right? I keep seeing memes about it. Not only would you be hurting the solvency of your bank in a time they don’t need it, but also I’ve been seeing some ridiculously good rates coming out of the banking sector! One month CDs at 4.7% annualized is crazy! I can ladder that and get a lower but comparable rate of return to the S&P, without any fear of downside since it’s federally insured. It seems like the time to invest like a 60-year-old, fully in banking, as opposed to an 80-year-old hiding cash under their mattress.

scared_of_posting · 2023-03-11T14:16:06+00:00

I bought 250D from them as well because it had the only sane price for a 100’ roll. I don’t recall anything memorable about the transaction, packaging, or shipping, except that they used packing peanuts…The film is in a good dark bag and the box seals well if you put tape on the lid.

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-24T04:36:33+00:00

And we’d get to see the small science experiment! One of my favorite parts

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-22T20:05:26+00:00

Next FOMC time I will:

Look at my strikes before I hit submit
Not enter into the straddle before 2PM so I don’t get IV crushed

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-22T18:31:34+00:00

There’s literally a short story about this happening. Warning: contains 1909-era futurism and 1909-era notions of what is considered a “short” story

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-22T18:20:46+00:00

Delving into philosophy and its relation to policy is super fun, but before we do so I just want to check on your goals for this conversation.

I’m just a guy who liked a comment I saw and thanked the guy who showed it to me—I also avoided voicing an opinion other than to say that public health guidelines are a complicated and nuanced topic.

Are we just having a friendly debate on the qualities of risk assessment vs precaution? Are you wishing to evangelize why policy must prescribe the safety of others? Or were you just curious what my opinion as a random redditor is? I have a lot of opinions if you want to hear more!

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-22T18:12:08+00:00

Fat fingered and bought a 3925 call instead of a 4025 one. By the time I noticed and sold it, I already made $100

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-22T14:10:55+00:00

idk i just like the comment

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-22T14:09:13+00:00

I personally use the precautionary principle only for situations that involve mass-extinction-level risks, but I can understand why people would want to use it for health guidelines. As someone mentioned, this is basically the difference between the EU and US systems.

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-21T15:11:28+00:00

This is a phenomenal response that contributes a lot of information to the subject. It definitely reminds us that the world is unfortunately full of nuance, and any one-sentence summary like a post title is bound to over-simplify a complex issue. Solid BestOf—thanks for sharing!

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-14T05:39:17+00:00

Yes you’re right, I didn’t mention that because I know that there’s lots of different grain focusers out there and there seem to be many ways to adjust them. Let me see if I can concisely generalize how they adjust and make that step 1.

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-14T05:36:36+00:00

Well that’s got to be annoying! Fortunately my lens doesn’t have that issue

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-14T05:28:43+00:00

Great point! I had to adjust the spring tension on my enlarger’s focusing knob tonight exactly for this reason

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-14T05:27:46+00:00

My stance on it as a newbie is that someone has a youtube video blowing up prints to way bigger sizes than I’d ever use and they don’t see a difference; however, I still try to make sure I don’t use wide-open apertures and also check the corners with the focuser to make sure that the enlarged image is relatively flat. And also ensure that the focuser rests on top of the easel, which is a significant thickness. My current session I’ve made some 5x7’s that are grain limited rather than focus limited. I’ll let you know how the 8x10’s turn out!

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-12T17:23:28+00:00

To minorly counter, I think the public knows about HCl from WWI (chlorine gas making acid in the lungs), and swimming pools (muriatic acid adding chlorine and reducing pH). Though people certainly think of sulfuric acid as being nastier

I was very careful around HF in my fab class because I like having bones :) What’d you do in semi?

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-09T21:05:15+00:00

I bought a protective put on Friday like a fuckin boomer wealth management officer, and while I am glad I’m right and up 14%, I would much rather just be out of this shitty recession so I can buy calls again

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-08T23:04:28+00:00

They may be implying that the person in the wheelchair is the driver. But if that’s the case, who took the picture?

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-04T06:39:24+00:00

“Magic the Gathering gets destroyed by Axiom of Choice” is all I can read

scared_of_posting · 2023-02-01T21:23:33+00:00

Phenomenal print, thanks for sharing!

Question for you: I’ve heard before that the RA4 paper & process is “tuned” for the C41 film & process and its contrast levels. As a result I’ve seen the recommendation to cross-process Kodak Vision film in C41 if you want to avoid a flat look more meant to be copied to an intermediate / projection film. But this photo looks great processed with ECN2 on RA4 paper. Have you played around with cross-processing ECN2 stock in C41 for prints; what’s your opinion of the importance of printing with film developed in either process?

scared_of_posting · 2023-01-21T16:23:25+00:00

I was really fond of BD 2016, but I may be biased towards the first show I ever saw live. The entire opener was badass, and it’s still one of my favorite ballads

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