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Without bound?

381 comments so far and not a single Insane Clown Posse joke?!?

Alternately, defining harassment solely based on the perceptions of the receiver, as many organizations do, creates a comparable problem of subjectivity. Perhaps something like com…

"I learned it from you, Dad!"

I disagree with this principle.

He never should have worn that dress.

Perhaps the 4 month old is not "manipulative" per se, but it also cannot be argued that the kid is doing much of a cost-benefit analysis as to whether it's worth waking Mom and Dad…

Everything?

For the love of God, if you have one of these don't drink liquids while you're unmuted.

I vowed never to use this site because I found certain elements of their code conduct to be questionable. Why not prioritize everyone’s safety over anyone’s comfort? And the bit ab…

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Might read something from the zero unvaccinated deaths, though.

But isn't it the government that allows the healthcare system to hold you financially accountable for opaque and arbitrary bills?

Seems like a collective action problem. Maybe U.S. CEOs, celebrities, and other public figures should all coordinate a day (or longer?) of CCP public slams and digs?

Previous infection should be recognized as proof of protection and exempt employees from vaccine mandates, some workers say

The status quo is not necessarily a bad thing, for instance if you have a lot of activist coworkers who want to "burn the system to the ground," then I, for one, become a huge supp…

It's unfortunate that it's necessary to provide this reminder within almost every message thread. It's basically a straw man fallacy, and the fact that it's probably unintentional …

I largely agree with most everything that you said, regarding enforcement pragmatism and the like. But I must remind that, at least in this particular conversation, we're talking a…

No one said anything about multiple cards, nor about any databases whatsoever. Single-mindedness is not a rationale for imposing medical treatment on people. I'll circle back to my…

One might argue that there is also fairly little downside to not getting the vaccination. And without some hard numbers comparing the two fairly little downsides we shouldn't attem…

Cognitive load does not justify imposing potentially involuntary medical treatments on people, particularly not onto people for whom the benefit is likely of very little marginal v…

Aside: (that's an excellent quote and logical point) - I read the Wikipedia article on the author of that essay, and got an extremely strong impression of being told how to feel ab…

Between this, the coming back into the office, to the general rumors of Amazon's work culture going back for years, I find it hard to imagine a more undesirable place to work.

Tell it to the guy's under-developed 18 year old frontal lobe.