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It's not actually needed, its simply a convenience for users who just want it to work out of the box. You can hand configure the bootstrapping process with -connect and -addnode if…

You realize this isn't just a 200K programmer problem ? People getting paid 60K to do IT support (or other support for various operations systems) also get roped into the same exac…

The other half of that is Disagree and Commit. ( https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles ) The concept being that supposedly everyone is free to make their best case for a course of …

I thought he was referring to the fact you don't have to be particularly clever or competent person to keep your job. Amazon isn't known for firing people on the spot for honest mi…

A person would be wise to not admit working for a company when their comments go against company policy on public comments.

> "FAANG" companies that OP mentions have a smug sense of superiority. I think it is the opposite. No one is going to fire you over shipping a kludge or low quality software, espec…

Making some sort of harassment with a racial component that's on par with sexual harassment. Despite all the DEI policies and whatever, the baseline for termination is pretty much …

If you got fired over this it's highly likely you said something pretty bad. The only times I have seen anyone get instafired at Amazon is when they have done something that could …

> This is Amazon/Bezos' fault, not the driver's. Agree. > Things like this are going to keep happening and keep getting worse until the middle class/upper middle class realizes tha…

No it doesn't track with human existence. In the past such things lead to wars and large schisms in societies, it is completely abnormal for the vast majority of anything to be neg…

It is a chore to open your mouth. A person shouldn't be subject to being prepared to engage in a 100 different conversations for the crime of walking outside their house. It also d…