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People are frequently "straight up disrespectful" to me in my work. I have to maintain professionalism and composure at all times, and if I were to suggest otherwise I'd get laughe…

The Linux Kernel is also a hobby project completely supported by the charity of others.

I'm not denying they exist, I'm saying a society that values liberty shouldn't enforce them by law.

I'm a male healthcare worker (cardiac sonographer), and even though there are a lot more women, there were never any barriers for me because of my gender. If there's a shortage, it…

> The law is just as much about enforcing social mores and norms This shouldn't be the case in a society that supposedly values liberty.

I'm a healthcare worker, so I'm not immersed in this world at all. I can only speak as person who has to use the oven, but doesn't get to pick which oven is purchased. My bosses do…

I replayed Luigi's Mansion during a long flight the other day, and my wife looked over my shoulder and went "That game looks cool. Is it new?" This is exactly why Nintendo games te…

That's the balance I'm finding it very hard to strike when talking to my family about doctors. Everyone is either a "all doctors are scams" QAnon type, or they blindly trust everyt…

> But how do you do it in a way that it isn’t a burden on the parents You make it a burden on the parents, like all parenting always has been. In my opinion, US culture losing sigh…

A second opinion is a smart move if one has doubts about their diagnosis. Doctors make mistakes, and even though I've worked with countless great doctors, I've never worked a job w…

I don't completely understand what you mean, but I can tell you for my job, having AI tell you how to get the images is (without exaggeration) like putting someone who's never play…

> I'm a radiologist Any comment that doesn't start with this or similar qulaification should be taken with a grain of salt (yes, including this one). Medical imaging is one of thos…

I'm a traveling healthcare worker, which means every 3 months is both a new contract for work and a new lease for a rental to stay at. So if I'm not willing to complete several hou…

You're right, it would've been better to say "at least far as my experience in the US."

Rentals are exactly what I was talking about. Supposedly you can always go to someone else, but we all know in practice we can't just go without housing and if everyone decides you…

I'm glad it all worked out for this individual. I hope more people live their lives like this as the dystopia progresses. Unfortunately, especially in the US, exercising your right…

If the world flipped a switch tomorrow and now all advertising is independent creators asking fans to donate to their patreon, I would be ecstatic. It's so much less annoying, intr…

That's true, but I have limited capacity to use my voice to enact material change in the world. Some people put their efforts towards changes that will reduce the most suffering fo…

I agree. That's why I was careful to mention that I'm still trying to stay informed about things I think will actually affect me personally. If the only thing that changes from me …

Fair enough, though my experience is that AI is much more prone to rambling than my colleagues are.

I think being constantly outraged over stuff happening to no one I personally know for twenty years that will never affect my daily life has become too exhausting for me to keep it…

Do you find talking to an AI with your colleagues as a middleman faster than talking to your colleagues?

Okay, didn't mean to come out swinging, just a habit on internet forums anymore I guess. To try to discuss more productively: I already thought Monet was overrated, and this was a …

It's a good thing then that I'm not concerned about how interesting my perspective is to you.