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Wealth concentration beyond a point which would have resulted in widespread revolution 150 years ago, but that is now being tolerated because we've grown accustomed to a level of comfort we don't want to risk losing.
Someone else being rich doesn't make you poor.
Hello fellow French, I understood a decade ago our country had turned into a gerontocracy, it's just how it is and it's mechanical, nothing you can do. I left the country and never looked back, I go there on vacations to see friends and family, but there are just better options to work and make a life, I suggest you relax and do the same.
https://julienreszka.com/blog/france-needs-45-years-to-grow-...
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I don't like how HN users downvote honest questions instead of engaging with it. Left you an upvote because I'm interested in responses to this.
Yes, it's presumably a problem, but you also can't know why somebody is downvoting. They might believe a comment is dishonest or distracting or otherwise low-quality or non-curious, or breaks one of the subjective site rules. I try not to make assumptions when I get downvoted. I think: Maybe I was a little sarcastic or aggressive or I implied something weaselly; or maybe the downvoter just disagreed with me. I don't…
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Someone else being rich doesn't make you poor.
It would be bearable if they would just be rich and shut the **** up.
I don’t mind people succeeding at gathering wealth. Mostly the very rich stay quiet.
What annoys me is loud mouthed celebrities. For some reason, people famous for being born pretty think their opinions are all brilliant.
- My country's descent into fascism. - The rights of my children being legislated away. - The people that could do something about it have chosen not to. - Any time I talk about the above, I feel like I'm shouting into the void and no one cares, either in-person or on the internet. - I still have to go to work tomorrow.
Have a look at the many foreign streamers raving about their visits for the World Cup. It’s refreshing and incredibly uplifting to hear other perspectives.
Unemployment and forced downshifting. From 200k programmer to McDonald's worker and call centre worker in just 4 years... Its brutal. Once you are out at 35+ for an even year or two - it's impossible to go back. AI takes jobs faster than creating new ones. ps. Just got laid off from the Temu call(chat) centre. AI IS taking our jobs. completely devastated
Unemployment and forced downshifting. From 200k programmer to McDonald's worker and call centre worker in just 4 years... Its brutal. Once you are out at 35+ for an even year or two - it's impossible to go back. AI takes jobs faster than creating new ones. ps. Just got laid off from the Temu call(chat) centre. AI IS taking our jobs. completely devastated
And you write code? How's your product sense? Got a resume?
Nowadays out of tech - too tired after 11h shift to do stuff. No weekends.
Got kicked out from McDonald's for being too slow (competing with 20yr olds is HARD), gonna be kicked out from temu in 2 weeks due the AI (80% staff reduction!) despite the best CSAT...
I'm worried about having any job stability. Programmer's ship sailed away I guess. (I lost to the 40B$ AI supercomputer so it's fair :)
/venting off
Martin Fowler