Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by noxer » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:16 AM UTC

WatchDog wrote: post #99

gremlinsinc wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On top of this. Understanding the difference between acceptance, and being 'non-racist' vs being 'anti-racist' - which is what the movement needs more than anything. True allies are embracing the 'anti-racist' term and shutting down every symbol of racism. Look at the rebranding of Mrs. Butterworths, Aunt Jemima, Cream of Wheat, Uncle Ben. Look at cities willing to remove Christopher Columbus statues, etc.. there's b…

I vehemently disagree. This hysterical scramble to label everything as racist regardless of merit, and suffocate any rational discussion of issues, is tearing the fabric of society apart, and only serves to dilute the message against police brutality.

You cant just disagree... really, no one asked. BLM demands.

And that's why no one here should follow that trend. Also p sure it will cool off within months. Everyone is already tired of it. Might come back to media attention later this year if enough blacks get killed just like with covid19.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by s3b » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:20 AM UTC

More software outsourcing to places where the work can be done cheaper. Now that wfh is becoming common, companies will start to realize that if most of their employees are working remotely, then they might as well hire from cheaper cities or countries.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by gitgud » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:21 AM UTC

Low-code software solutions like Airtable and Monday. They're finally entering the mainstream and gaining widespread adoption.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by SeriousM » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:23 AM UTC

Vegan food. It needs much less resources and yes, you can get everything a human being needs from it.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by noxer » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:25 AM UTC

camgunz wrote: post #110

WatchDog wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I vehemently disagree. This hysterical scramble to label everything as racist regardless of merit, and suffocate any rational discussion of issues, is tearing the fabric of society apart, and only serves to dilute the message against police brutality.

The US was founded on slavery and racism. The majority of Constitutional signatories owned slaves. Slavery was written into the Constitution in the 3/5ths clause. The majority of people on our paper money owned slaves. Black people make far less money than white people, they are vastly under represented in politics, far more likely to be imprisoned, have lower life expectancy, have far lower accrued wealth, rarely se…

Classic https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/false-cause

You presumed that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by Cerium » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:26 AM UTC

Thorentis wrote: post #77

panarky wrote: post #74

Doing nothing. We've been indoctrinated from an early age to be productive, to schedule every moment, to sacrifice sleep, to always be learning, building, networking, searching and improving. The covid19 lockdown is showing many people the benefits of disconnecting, de-scheduling, refusing or ignoring invitations, and being still with our thoughts for hours or days at a time, producing nothing of tangible economic va…

Nice, how do I invest?

Grab a drink, grab a chair, walk outside and sit down.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by giorgioz » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:28 AM UTC

gringoDan wrote: post #26

Remote work. 20 years of progress were consolidated into the last 3 months. Previously, you saw people living in hubs like SF and NYC for the high salary and high prestige jobs. But when those jobs are available from anywhere, all of a sudden the "lifestyle cities" like Boulder, Boise, Chattanooga, etc. start to look a whole lot better. You no longer have to sacrifice the high-prestige career to live in a lower cost-…

Curious, could you expand on "lifestyle cities like Boulder, Boise, Chattanooga. In which US states are the Boulder, Boise, Chattanooga you are talking about? (there is several cities called with those names in the different US states).

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by ornornor » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:28 AM UTC

noxer wrote: post #113

TwoNineFive wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which brings us to what I think is a bigger issue: Space is a finite quantity, similar to land and EM spectrum. It's a land race for space. SpaceX and similar are racing to put their junk up their in orbit as soon as possible so they can squat. So who is going to regulate space? Will China Russia and North Korea respect ownership at 10KM up? What happens when GPS and GLONAS go out because of debris and some stupid wa…

There is plenty of space in "space" or more like in the earth orbit. Trash is a problem because it may be hard to track or even have unknown trajectory, space isn't. It need global coordination ofc but its not like with planes where everything can changes within minutes due to whether or some kind of emergency. and there is no need for high vehicle density like around an airport.

We used to think that way about oceans: they’re essentially infinite so don’t worry about overfishing, and since the solution to pollution is dilution we can use the “infinite” oceans for that. This was 50–100 years ago and here we are.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by noxer » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:39 AM UTC

SeriousM wrote: post #124

Vegan food. It needs much less resources and yes, you can get everything a human being needs from it.

Veganism is an utopia. If the whole humanity would go vegan we would die out. Also your body can not produce vitamin B12 and no plants can produce it either so the "you can get everything" part is factually wrong.

Re: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

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Post by WheelsAtLarge » Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 5:49 AM UTC

s3b wrote: post #122

More software outsourcing to places where the work can be done cheaper. Now that wfh is becoming common, companies will start to realize that if most of their employees are working remotely, then they might as well hire from cheaper cities or countries.

People think this is similar to the outsourcing trend of the past. No this is bigger than that. The big difference is that in the past there was a difference between outsourced vs working from the office employees. This time there will be no difference. All employees will be the same and employees will be employed based on merit to the company without any stigma.

Also, it's going to be a long time before we go back to normal so companies will need to adapt. Once things change to work from home first it will be hard to go back to an office only work environment.