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sombrero_john

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    Your personal experience does not line up with the empirical evidence at all. Some people are (much) smarter than others. It sucks, but that's life.

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    Comment #45199794

    Renting is perfectly fine. NYC has the strongest tenant protection laws in the country.

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    Comment #45199705

    There are many teachers, social workers, and bartenders living on the UWS. Hardly the top 0.1%.

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    Comment #45173887

    There are plenty of non-social-media time-wasters. Reddit, YouTube, and the site you're on right now are just some examples.

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    Comment #45173562

    Way too much friction. I don't have the luxury of going "off the map" for a week.

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    Comment #44501499

    You answered your own question. IT staff is expensive, a SaaS subscription less-so.

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    Comment #44312991

    Ulysses is the kind of book people read just so they can tell other people that they read it.

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    We are providing users with valuable features at a faster rate, saving them and us time, which is a far more valuable asset than "the user's battery, CPU, memory, bandwidth, the co…

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    > Instead of writing better software, which might slow down development, just spend more money. Except this is unironically a great value proposition.

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    You must be younger than 31 to qualify for training as an ATC: https://www.faa.gov/faq/what-are-age-requirements-individual...

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    > A comment I read about the study suggested the conclusion that men take more risks while women take bigger risks. Or women's weaker musculoskeletal systems provide less protectio…

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    Comment #41905685

    Dig a little deeper into your dataset and you will find that the reason these people didn't end up homeless is because most of them have well-off / supportive families, trust funds…

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    Comment #40788829

    Most people don't know about the massive lawsuit.

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    Comment #40659645

    Restaurants are more expensive than ever.

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    Comment #40072178

    A well-designed product will sell better than a slightly-less-well-designed product

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    Comment #39697201

    What kind of toll are you talking about?

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    Comment #39592808

    Good enough for local development

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    Comment #39338619

    OP is obviously ranting because they are frustrated and dejected. Have a little empathy.

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