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Jesus. That was kind of tone deaf. Not everyone laid off is an Engineering Director who has worked at Google for 18 years. That guy probably could have retired years ago. There are…

My child studied the Yamaha music program which starts at age 4 or 5 and emphasizes singing everything using fixed do solfege similar to Suzuki but with group classes They develope…

Strong disagree. Getting into a top University is hard but once you are there matriculating isn't. In fact many of these institutions suffer from grade inflation.

I don't think an equivalent GPA at a more prestigious school signals anything of the sort. In fact many more prestigious institutions grade fairly leniently on the assumption that …

Same. I have never met this proverbial rest and vest guy making 7 figures. Most everyone I know is scrambling to survive the performance reviews and get to the next level. And if y…

I'm not sure how much that reflects general attitudes. That show is also set in Shinjuku which I believe houses a lot of strip clubs and other similar activites.

These days we seem to be obsessed with tearing down any successful institution. I am skeptical that redistributing endowments will have a large net positive impact. That said, I ne…

It's the same at SpaceX. Everyone I know who has worked there said the pay sucks and the hours are long and the only reason to do it is a passion for the industry. Musk seems to be…

Robin hood.

One downside to Bridge is that it is a much less visual game than Go and Chess. Personally, that is what drew me to the other two games.

Yes it can.

Verbal abuse can be as damaging to people as physical violence. If you go up to someone and call them a slur, then you have committed verbal assault: "the use of offensive language…

As an ethnic Jew, pure un-moderated free speech is a frightening prospect for me. I can't wait for twitter to become another Parler or 4-chan filled with hateful content. As someon…

Well argued and I agree completely.

Yup. THat's what I was going to say. There data suggests that everyone kind of estimates their ability similarly so that more skilled people underestimate there ability (impostor's…

And on the right, Fox let go some of longtime staffers who were not sympathetic to the networks coverage of the 2020 elections. ESPN fired Jemele Hill for calling Trump a white sup…

It's funny that you are being downvoted and that HN thinks mainstream media is a bigger problem than Qanon.

I would say it jumps to unsupported conclusions. It is true that few companies own most of the mainstream media produced in this country. As someone else who worked at one of these…

Agree, but it doesn't fit the narrative.

The article doesn't really show how this situation has evolved over time. Before cable didn't we essentially only have CBS, NBC, and ABC? When I see other sources like OANN, or the…

Amazon...

One's opinion on this probably depends on identity and political views. From what I understand, Trump blocked the National Guard from supporting officers during the Capitol insurre…

The question is who is the mob. I fear the crazies much more who stormed the capital and tried to overthrow our democracy than some online SJWs who are going to try and cancel some…

Any evidence of this claim? It hasn't been my experience. For instance, I believe that politeness is more valued in Asian countries like Japan and Korea and I would disagree with y…

I've long thought the same. I've often thought that the University system in Europe, in particular Germany, is a much better model for higher education. From what I gather, admissi…