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I worked retail in the early 90s at a huge chain of appliance/electronic stores. The managers were paid very well. If you survived the politics of being moved from store to store, …

Yes that's the term "learned helplessness". I am curious: what made you able to leverage the US education system? Was there a relative that influenced you to study? A teacher? Were…

Agreed. That's the conclusion I drew from my experience. It was painful to watch. It is how I learned how people rationalize their world and the things they experience into some ki…

No, money doesn't buy happiness. A combination of hope, access, and money support happiness. Without those three ingredients, you have a serious handicap to a stable life. I make m…

As someone who grew up solidly middle class and went to a near Ivy private university and dropped out, I thought I was under educated about "life" and felt the need to enlist in th…

Ha. I joined the Navy in the 90s and when I got out I tried to get into auto mechanic school. They wanted me to sign up for an apprenticeship at a car dealership and were happy to …

I am amazed at the imagery of humans as invasive destroyers of the earth. There is nothing more depressing than the knowledge of our killing everything in a literal war against oth…

I am wishing you all the best and just bought a subscription. If you need software developers I can help. I am telling everyone I know about it as well. Getting the word out and ea…

No Anita Baker, Mica Paris, Patti Austin, Luther Vandross. Not saying there were no Black artists: just saying that Black culture wrapped in what white people accept, like is not e…

People working for a mainstream service like Netflix are wrapped in maintaining their job and catering to white people. Having a separate streaming service with curators from the B…

Because rap music is/was the only black music.

Not just that his parents don’t have time; in many places, parent’s social standing has an impact on the teacher’s willingness to be flexible.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-06-07-980607... Speaking of primary, elementary level perspective… The school in question is where I went prior to its closing. Afte…

Are you the UncleMeat from Netslaves?

Does anyone else think it is sad that working the soulless machine of trading is where millennials are looking to find their livelihood? Our faith in hard work is dwindling as we f…

That was my first thought actually. We are probably not cynical enough! In addition to blame shifting, the prison industrial complex is benefitting from having the prisoners stay l…

Working, by Studs Terkel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_(Terkel_book)

Doesn't Redis implement CRDT's in production? https://redislabs.com/blog/diving-into-crdts/

I am a black person and I have similar feelings even though I grew up middle class and privileged. I am very afraid of police, become anxious in any federal building, and I am nerv…