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Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by trentmb » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 3:24 AM UTC

jakejake wrote: post #192

levosmetalo wrote: post #163

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You realize that this "tipping culture" is not that prevalent outside the US? In many countries, especially in Europe, service and stuff is paid market wages, and there's no reason to tip by default, just when you are extremely satisfied with the service. Does the fact that I didn't know about "tipping culture" when I was first time in the US makes me an asshole?

Tipping and basic etiquette (particularly involving dining) is one of the fundamental bits of culture everyone should research when traveling to another country. If you are in the US and received good service, but left crappy or zero tips then yes, you definitely leave a negative impression of yourself. Nobody will understand why you left a bad tip or just think "oh, he's a foreigner, he doesn't understand." They wil…

> Would it not be the same if I visited your country and was rude or insulting regarding some very basic and obvious part of your culture?

I'm not a prick so I'd shrug it off as someone being ignorant of the local customs.

Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by rdl » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 3:37 AM UTC

My personal preference is 5 day stays in cat I to IV Starwood hotels in interesting places, during lower occupancy periods, with top tier status -- ends up costing $20-100/day all-in by gaming the points system.

I tend to go full Howard Hughes (not leaving my 2-3 room suite) for a few days, do some limited local exploration, etc. I feel a lot better having a separate bedroom and office. Free breakfast and lounge means effectively unlimited food, although local restaurants, room service, etc are options.

This week I've been at the Le Meridien Bangkok, probably my favorite hotel in town, for 5000 points/night, net, which is essentially $50/night in foregone cash back on credit card purchases, or about $100/night at retail. It cost me $50 to fly here from Singapore, where I couch surfed with friends for a few days, after 10 days in Bali with the girlfriend.

Less risk of fire, norovirus, my hotel is mainly full of nice Japanese people instead of either obnoxious partier spring break types or old dying people, 50M Internet, etc.

Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by enko » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 3:37 AM UTC

quinnchr wrote: post #230

enko wrote: post #227

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On what bizarro world do you live where guys striving and taking efforts to improve themselves so that can appeal more to women counts as "misogyny"?

The real world? http://www.seductionscience.com/2010/negging-women/

Congratulations on discovering human psychology. I don't have a blog post at hand exemplifying how bosses "neg" potential hires to get them at a lower rate, but I assure you, it is a Thing.

"Negging" is a negotiating tactic and you have failed to show how it is linked to misogyny in any way, shape or form.

Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by maxmcd » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 3:39 AM UTC

enko wrote: post #212

sanskritabelt wrote: post #142

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He says room service is "free", which suggests that he's not tipping. Someone pointed out down thread that this guy's a pickup artist ( http://www.pualingo.com/pua-profiles/herbal-tynan/ ), which is empirically correlated with "asshole", which in turn is correlated with "does not tip".

I am annoyed with this comment. You do not seem to realise that there are many parallels between the "PUA" community and the startup community. Both are about people striving to meet their goals. You should read "The Game", by Neil Strauss. He documents the process of becoming a pickup artist, the people he met, the stages he went through. And as you read it, you will realise something - the only surefire way to beco…

Neil Strauss's "The Game" is what cemented my nagative views about PUA's

Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by skwirl » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 3:48 AM UTC

enko wrote: post #233

quinnchr wrote: post #230

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The real world? http://www.seductionscience.com/2010/negging-women/

Congratulations on discovering human psychology. I don't have a blog post at hand exemplifying how bosses "neg" potential hires to get them at a lower rate, but I assure you, it is a Thing. "Negging" is a negotiating tactic and you have failed to show how it is linked to misogyny in any way, shape or form.

You're fedorable. For such an expert on human psychology, you are having an awfully hard time understanding why you are not being well received here. You don't seem to be able to figure out how to get a bunch of nerds like us to like you, which should be easier than women since you are like us, right? And you're doing a great job at digging a deeper hole.

Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by enko » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 3:53 AM UTC

skwirl wrote: post #235

enko wrote: post #233

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Congratulations on discovering human psychology. I don't have a blog post at hand exemplifying how bosses "neg" potential hires to get them at a lower rate, but I assure you, it is a Thing. "Negging" is a negotiating tactic and you have failed to show how it is linked to misogyny in any way, shape or form.

You're fedorable. For such an expert on human psychology, you are having an awfully hard time understanding why you are not being well received here. You don't seem to be able to figure out how to get a bunch of nerds like us to like you, which should be easier than women since you are like us, right? And you're doing a great job at digging a deeper hole.

Yeah, I'm not trying to make you like me. I was just trying to stick up for a community which I don't think is as malevolent as the GP proposed.

FWIW, to be accused of misogyny is really offensive to me personally.

Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by quinnchr » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 3:54 AM UTC

enko wrote: post #233

quinnchr wrote: post #230

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The real world? http://www.seductionscience.com/2010/negging-women/

Congratulations on discovering human psychology. I don't have a blog post at hand exemplifying how bosses "neg" potential hires to get them at a lower rate, but I assure you, it is a Thing. "Negging" is a negotiating tactic and you have failed to show how it is linked to misogyny in any way, shape or form.

Welp, congratulations! If you fail to see the misogyny in that blog post that means you're another venerable member of the PUA community who is proud of its misogyny.

Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by nikatwork » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 4:11 AM UTC

wpietri wrote: post #197

auctiontheory wrote: post #194

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(1) I have personally met Tynan, and he's not an asshole. In fact, he's quite sweet in person. Even if you read his blog, there's nothing assholish about it. He doesn't lie. He does his own thing. (2) People who generalize about an entire class of people being "assholes" ... maybe should look in the mirror.

Generalizing about groups can be problematic. However, not so when you're generalizing based on what the group has in common. The whole PUA thing is about manipulating vulnerable people so you can have sex with them. It's definitionally assholish. Assuming that a given PUA is an asshole is like assuming an Englishman speaks English. It's not a perfect correlation, but it's certainly the way to bet.

I know some awkward nerdy guys who took up DJing partly so that people in clubs open to casual sex would find them interesting and choose them over others. Does this make them assholes?

PUA strikes me as a "sales and marketing" technique to advertise yourself as an interesting casual sex partner. There are some asshats who manipulate, but then there are also high-pressure salespeople who manipulate; that doesn't make all sales and marketing unethical.

Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by trentmb » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 4:11 AM UTC

auctiontheory wrote: post #194

sanskritabelt wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He says room service is "free", which suggests that he's not tipping. Someone pointed out down thread that this guy's a pickup artist ( http://www.pualingo.com/pua-profiles/herbal-tynan/ ), which is empirically correlated with "asshole", which in turn is correlated with "does not tip".

(1) I have personally met Tynan, and he's not an asshole. In fact, he's quite sweet in person. Even if you read his blog, there's nothing assholish about it. He doesn't lie. He does his own thing. (2) People who generalize about an entire class of people being "assholes" ... maybe should look in the mirror.

> (2) People who generalize about an entire class of people being "assholes" ... maybe should look in the mirror.

Why would you suggest that an entire class of people do something?

Re: Why Cruise Ships are My Favorite Remote Work Location

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Post by enko » Sat, Nov 09, 2013, 4:16 AM UTC

maxmcd wrote: post #234

enko wrote: post #212

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am annoyed with this comment. You do not seem to realise that there are many parallels between the "PUA" community and the startup community. Both are about people striving to meet their goals. You should read "The Game", by Neil Strauss. He documents the process of becoming a pickup artist, the people he met, the stages he went through. And as you read it, you will realise something - the only surefire way to beco…

Neil Strauss's "The Game" is what cemented my nagative views about PUA's

Want to elaborate on this?

For me that book shone a really bright light on a community, and its two types of citizens - the "wantrepreneurs" who would try to trick their way to success, and the really serious guys who changed their whole lives to succeed.

I saw obvious parallels between them and the startup community. And, yes, I suppose, serial killers and any other community who wants to succeed.

Curious as to what you found was negative and why.