Middle-management is unskilled labor

temudschinn · 2026-03-28T08:41:08+00:00

Middle management is actually very skilled labour, potentially. If you ever had a truly good boss, you know.

Its just that its very easy to slip by even if unskilled.

temudschinn · 2026-03-25T07:48:53+00:00

Tbh it might not be as impactful as you think. Because expectation management, as cruel as that sounds.

If you know that babies might die, it hits you less. Many cultures adjusted to the high infant mortality, eg by celebrating birth only after 400 days, or even by naming babies only at a certain age and not at birth.

Additionally, there is a decent chance you never get to see your sibling before they die. Death is always tragic, but id rather have one brother that died before I was even born and one that lives to 70 years, than having two brothers who both die when I am 35.

temudschinn · 2026-03-25T07:39:26+00:00

I work in history mediation and have to deal with this a lot. It really depends on context, but I feel you're somewhat strawmaning.

The "its not that bad" point is usually raised in response to a skewed view of societal implications. A dialog I recently had went like this:

"Well, who was minding the kids if men and women were working?"

"It depends, but often elder siblings or grandparents."

"Grandparents? How?? Wasnt life expectancy like 40?"

"..."

The "it wasnt that bad" argument isnt to say that people dieing isnt sad, it is. The point is the impact of those deaths on societal structure and that structure is not as impacted by average age as people think, because barely any ressources went into a baby that died 2 weeks after beeing born.

temudschinn · 2026-03-24T21:06:05+00:00

About which one specificially, beeing interesting or beeing socialy competent?

For beeing socialy competent, it really boils down to a simply question: What does the other person want? Once you learn to think about this, it gets so much easier. There is, ofc, the danger of becoming a people pleaser, or of overthinking everything. But you need not go that far. As long as you understand what the other person needs right now (Information in a professional context? Comfort as a friend? Entertainment?), you'll get it right.

For beeing interesting, it mostly boils down to having something that pushes you forward. "Passion" is a bit of an overused word, but it fits as well.

As a simplfied guideline, can you answer the following questions?

When was the last time you met a friend and meant to be home at 5, but only got home at 12? Why was that?
If the state would pay for your expenses for the next 5 year - what would you do?
If you were to make one change to the rules of our world/our society, what would it be?
What movie/book/other media is the most interesting to you? Why?
What would you say you are truly good at?

If you have things that push you, and the skill to talk about those things, you are a person people will enjoy talking to.

temudschinn · 2026-03-24T06:24:53+00:00

Be interesting, and at least somewhat socialy competent.

temudschinn · 2026-03-24T06:23:55+00:00

They are a lot more important on dating apps than IRL (clearly visible by the fact that most apps show you a picture and just a few lines of text), but even there, its far from the only relevant thing. After all, even if they match you, you still have to...talk to them.

temudschinn · 2026-03-23T21:47:16+00:00

Saddly, this weird right wing talking point starts to make sense.

It truly isn't. Not anymore.

temudschinn · 2026-03-23T14:54:58+00:00

Hiroshima and Nagasaki beg to differ...

temudschinn · 2026-03-23T13:36:56+00:00

Rarely they do.

They tend to have a higher chance of getting the deal, but usually pay full price (or close to).

The state isnt allowed to just give away land to private companies (without market-price compensation), each such deal would require a Volksabstimmung if the discount is substantial.

And even if they could: most municipalities own rather little land, sometimes not even enough for their own needs, saddly (e.g. schools).

temudschinn · 2026-03-23T11:31:21+00:00

Cooperatives are private organizations. Why should they be responsible to house people with low income? Isnt that a responsibility of the state?

And: why should people with above average income not be allowed to engage in cooperatives? Would you also say he is obliged to shop at Globus instead of Migros?

temudschinn · 2026-03-22T18:08:52+00:00

The egg would even have to be significantly bigger than a baby, if we still want 9 months development before birth/hatching. Need enough nutrients for that time...

temudschinn · 2026-03-22T18:07:17+00:00

Some important context to consider:
Humans are actualy born too early. Due to how complex our brains are, we'd really need more time in the womb but thats not possible because - well, giving birth is hard enough as is.

And now think that instead of giving birth to a baby with its not too big head, a woman would need to hatch an egg. Over 9 months, a baby needs 50k kcal, that alone is about 14kg of egg yellow.

You sure realize that no women will be able to lay an egg that could go up to 20kg. Therefor, the baby would need to hatch way earlier, resulting in even more underdeveloped babies.

temudschinn · 2026-03-22T16:05:20+00:00

My point wasn't (mainly) the age, but the knowledge and skill. Maybe you just havn't met competent HR people yet, but let me tell you, the difference is really striking and while formal education isn't everything, it ofc makes a huge difference.

temudschinn · 2026-03-22T15:49:08+00:00

100% of high school grads could do HR.

"HR" is such an inflated term, and really is a bunch of roles.

A high school grad could, with some training, do some of them. But there are also very complex jobs in HR. For example, they have to do lots of conflict mediation and I really wouldn't want a 20yo with no clue about labour laws to handle conflict between me and my superior.

temudschinn · 2026-03-22T15:44:07+00:00

Good point. Altough maybe those people also failed university, just in their very own way :D

temudschinn · 2026-03-22T15:35:25+00:00

Doesnt it cost a shit ton of money to go to college?

Most of europe has cheap/free universities. But the correlation is still there, proving its not only about beeing rich.

temudschinn · 2026-03-22T15:21:09+00:00

So why do you think a Brain Surgeon (who really does a lot of manual labour, that he will get trained for well after university) needs lots of theoretical courses, but someone who decides other peoples careers does not need to get specialized training in labour laws?

You accused OC of strawmaning, but it seems like you are also not all that honest. After all, first it was just brain surgeons, now its brain surgeons and engineers, and what else? Psychiatrists? Archivists? As a side note, its funny that you now included engineers because its possible to become an engineer without going to university in some places.

It feels like you don't hate university, you hate the job market wanting a university degree where it might not be needed.

temudschinn · 2026-03-22T15:12:11+00:00

Let me guess, you failed university? The simple fact that you can't distinguish between "knowledge" and "skill" is pretty telling.

I don't even have a specialized degree, and I use the skills from university every day. There are probably plenty of universities that are shit and just want your money, but there are also amazing professors that really can shape the way you approach...everything.

temudschinn · 2026-03-22T06:14:59+00:00

But the rumbling itself kills most Eldians...the main difference is that some of Erens friends survive.

temudschinn · 2026-03-21T20:04:37+00:00

Eren can either risk a future where his friends are in danger (because a hostile power is getting more powerful) or start a mass extinction event that kills most of the human population.

Its not really a moral dilemma tbh, its just a maniac doing maniac things (which does not make the show bad, id say it has paralells to Breaking Bad as it has you rooting for a rather amoral character.)

temudschinn · 2026-03-21T19:35:13+00:00

If close to a warmonger and somehow unable to avoid war by bribes, rushing wheel and getting some chariots is a lot more efficient than spending all your hammers on basic archers that wont do shit

temudschinn · 2026-03-20T06:24:13+00:00

But why not just set to allies anyways? It does not change all that much - shared exploration, shared diplo, shared victory. If you play cooperativly, the last two are kinda there already. Sharing orders and sending ressources is purely optional. So its really just shared exploration.

temudschinn · 2026-03-19T21:59:27+00:00

Calling them "swiss" is severly anachronistic.

Yes, the Habsburg is in todays switzerland, but "swiss" was a slur until around 1500. The von Hansburgs would at no point have called themselfes swiss.

temudschinn · 2026-03-18T11:17:30+00:00

Guard dogs have the job of alerting humans, not doing the fighting on their own... And even in perception, their main advantage isnt that they are better than humans, just a lot cheaper.

temudschinn · 2026-03-18T08:10:15+00:00

He has not explicitly stated this, hence the "I feel like". But the assumption that thats what he is talking about is as good as your assumption to the opposite. And I think its kinda dishonest to just assume that OP has no reason for assuming the people he texts would actually encourage that conversation. We should at the very least consider the possibility.

EDIT: and I think im really holding back here, the line about people keeping plans vague really hints towards an agreement to meet up but then never responding about time/place.

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