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For those who may not be aware, this was precisely the spirit of why affirmative action existed and why I personally supported it. These are the type of things that happen when our…

Here is the actual paper: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/169671

What is wrong with people 'simultaneously' being able to read an eBook? I feel like I'm missing something obvious.

How does it work with borrowing physical books from the library and me not paying a late fee?

I've never understood the concept of "renting" or "borrowing" an eBook from the library. What is it's purpose? What problem does it solve? I get that eBooks may need to expired acc…

School's curriculum and grading system being connected to email alerts + doing standardized testing 3-4 times a year. It takes a lot of energy to raise children and be a good partn…

That's not the same thing. The big piece you are missing is context. Making an argument devoid of context means that you are ignoring how people understand something given a genera…

How is a site helping LGBTQ people discriminate against straight people? It clearly states it is targeting people who want to live or post a LGTBQ+ friendly place.

Saw this request for donations in a Slack community I'm in. Did some research and figured to share with the Hacker News community. Buster Neece: https://github.com/SlvrEagle23 Azur…

The most compelling reason I communicate with young people who I work with in this age bracket is the idea of a safe sandbox. Programming is a way to learn a new language that allo…

For those who find this and ask the question "What does math have to do with white supremacy?", I will attempt to try and lay out the argument. I'm going to assume you're asking th…

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucial_Conversations%3A_Tools...

From someone who started this journey a few years ago before the pandemic: 1. (for now) Ignore all the "read this, study that". If your goal is to be "independent", then I take tha…

Definitely what I'm trying to do. I'm realizing I'm not that great at hiring, but good at mentoring. Any suggestions?

This is what I struggle with. We did well this year and I think I can possibly hit my life goal of hitting my first 7 figures sales next year, but I'm not sure if I just want to st…

One suggestion is to do a half-step instead of full leap. Find a small business or smaller shop to work for (even accept less pay and use a little savings so you know how that feel…

https://fs.blog/mental-models/

I appreciate everyone's advice regarding your job, but as others have alluded, I suggest the bigger point is to go deeper into your values. It sounds like your job is tightly-coupl…

The dark forest theory lives!

The single question that has helped me to remember the pitfalls highlighted in this article that I constantly ask myself in every situation: "Am I focused on being right or being s…

I appreciate your response and respect your idea of trying to combine a lot of aspects to get the goal. I would challenge you on one point though: > gender/skin color combination, …

I see what you did there. Well done.

Serious response: Framing it as an 'Or' implies the two are mutually exclusive. They are not. Diversity is fact. The world is diverse in a variety of ways (skin, eyes, experiences,…