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Re: Nobody cares

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Post by grayfaced »

ryanisnan wrote: post #229

This is a really uninformed article that comes off as just plain whiny. Taking the traffic curb example, it's entirely plausible that the person who designed that ramp isn't a cyclist, and didn't think about what it would actually be like to be a cyclist making that curve. I hired a contractor once, who was a fantastic one. We were designing some changes to one of our rooms, and he had a proposal that would have made…

The whole article is "This design isn't optimized for me" and "No one else prioritizes my priorities". Empathy is something one can develop with practice if you take the self-reflection to recognize things from others perspectives. Their "Nobody cares" can easily be redirected back to author with how little other perspectives they consider. Multiple times their "objectively" better thing is worse for some.

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Post by Uvix »

whycome wrote: post #336
dgfitz wrote: post #323

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Oh my…I’ll have to ask, I bet they did. Unreal.

So far, Kobos are the way better option in my opinion. No ads, and it's much easier to add your own books. It's (currently) a much more open system. But, not without fault. They've shut down some older readers for no good reason.

"Easier to add your own books"... it depends. Yes, if you have ePubs and want to transfer files to the reader via USB, Kobo is marginally easier. But Kindle is easier for wireless delivery (regardless of format), and supports it on all of their models instead of just a limited subset.

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Post by hshshshshsh »

You should not care. The universe does not need your help.

Universe instantiated you in this reality in a random body in a random timeline with zero input from your side.

It's just your ego that think your care actually makes any difference in this reality.

The universe will continue to run creating bodies, life forms and so on. It keeps destroying and recycling stuff.

Nothing is permanent. The more you care about impermanent things the more you suffer.

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Post by Aeolun »

bruce511 wrote: post #380
amatecha wrote: post #325

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Yup, it's not good enough that you're already a paying customer- they have to try their best to manipulate and coerce you into spending even more. It's insulting, abusive and honestly pathetic. These thirsty lamers have to try every trick in the book to eke a few more cents out of me? Embarrassing. Modern tech/business does not have a shred of pride or dignity, as per TFA.

Businesses aren't in business to prioritize the customer point of view [1]. They are not in business to prioritize the employees point of view. They are in business to maximise revenue, and profit. If you work for a business, your job is to work on their priorities. By all means object or quit if you don't agree with them. (And yes, assume you'll be fired for refusing to do their tasks.) If you're a customer, and you…

That’s nonsense. Some businesses exist purely to fund the ability to do exactly that thing as well as possible. Making money is a means to an end.

It’s just that they always seem to lose to those that optimize for money.

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Post by Edman274 »

sien wrote: post #365
paulnpace wrote: post #354

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My primary care physician will only do video meetings or wait 6 months for in-person appointment. He does not care.

Why don't you change ? Is it not allowed ?

Is that a rebuttal to the idea that the doctor doesn't care?

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Post by lmz »

whycome wrote: post #338
maxerickson wrote: post #254

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Yeah, there's always the "No thanks" button but not the "No, fuck you" button.

I hate that the options when faced with a location permissions request is "block" or "allow". why isnt ignore an option?? Block adds the site to a discrete local list which i dont need recorded on my computer...

Because if you don't remember the block, it'll probably ask again on the next page load.

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Post by spectra72 »

throwaway2037 wrote: post #372
cogman10 wrote: post #223

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With: - A declining population - Rural collapse - Stagnating economy - Shut in problem for old people Like most cultures, Japan gets some stuff right and some stuff wrong. It's not perfect. Certainly not to say US culture couldn't improve by adopting some aspects.

Your first three problems also apply to Italy. Why don't we read as much about it? I find it bizarre. (South) Korea, the same. Non-Asians just love to focus on the extreme positive and negative aspects of modern Japanese society; it is weird.

Because we aren't bombarded with "Why don't we do things like they do in Italy" messages on every online forum like we are with Japan.

Re: Nobody cares

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Post by cogman10 »

throwaway2037 wrote: post #372
cogman10 wrote: post #223

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With: - A declining population - Rural collapse - Stagnating economy - Shut in problem for old people Like most cultures, Japan gets some stuff right and some stuff wrong. It's not perfect. Certainly not to say US culture couldn't improve by adopting some aspects.

Your first three problems also apply to Italy. Why don't we read as much about it? I find it bizarre. (South) Korea, the same. Non-Asians just love to focus on the extreme positive and negative aspects of modern Japanese society; it is weird.

Not sure what you are driving at. This thread was about Japan and I responded about Japan. If we were talking about Italy or South Korea then my response would be different.

You are correct that Japan isn't the only nation with large problems, particularly around declining populations. The thrust of my initial comment is that no nation is perfect and thoughts of "why aren't we just like that nation" are a little silly.

It's very easy to come up with a few bullet points of the big problems of a nation. Just like it's easy to generate such bullet points about the positives of a nation.

Re: Nobody cares

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Post by throwaway2037 »

cadamsdotcom wrote: post #179

The author should really move to Japan if they’re so impressed. Then they’ll get to find out what things in Japan no-one gives a shit about, and the shine will wear off.

I would like to a make a small joke about something that Japanese culture does not care about: Home insulation! I have been in so many older, frigid homes and small hotels with paper thin windows and walls. It is like they are allergic to building insulation! Of course, newer homes and buildings are much better now.

Re: Nobody cares

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Post by least »

hoosier2gator wrote: post #344

As a physician who does care, I found it interesting that he chose to include doctors in this tirade but then patted himself on the back for squashing bugs quickly and feeling badly about having written buggy code. I know that there are outliers, but in meeting and working with literally hundreds of other physicians at this point in my career, I can count on one hand the doctors who truly do not care. And boy do we f…

A lot of physicians have terrible bedside manner and that is going to be one of the biggest criteria a non-physician is going to use to judge how much they care.

And I don't think that's unreasonable, either. It's necessary for a physician to communicate effectively with their patient. Trust is a requirement to work effectively together. If you can't establish that, then you've failed. Encounters with doctors shouldn't feel adversarial.

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