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It's been such an obvious self-own for tech workers not to capitalize on any of the multiple booms they've seen, and unionize.
employers preempted that option long time ago. h1b visa workers cannot be in an union.
I have no idea why governments refuse to deal with matchmaking the unemployed and employers. It would be at least as productive as highways, but a hell of a lot cheaper.
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As a friend of mine put it, "I don't know if UBI would take people out of the workforce, but it would probably take me out of the workforce."
UBI sadly is purely a fantasy. We don't have money even for retirement funding, which shows cracks in every country. And UBI is basically a lifetime pension.
Real estate in particular (but there are others) is a bottomless pit that society dumps money into, and speculators scoop money out of.
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As a friend of mine put it, "I don't know if UBI would take people out of the workforce, but it would probably take me out of the workforce."
UBI sadly is purely a fantasy. We don't have money even for retirement funding, which shows cracks in every country. And UBI is basically a lifetime pension.
We only don't have it because we refuse to collect it. There is enough wealth in the world to end hunger, poverty and allow people to age to death in dignity, but we lack the political will to achieve any of these things.
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As a friend of mine put it, "I don't know if UBI would take people out of the workforce, but it would probably take me out of the workforce."
UBI sadly is purely a fantasy. We don't have money even for retirement funding, which shows cracks in every country. And UBI is basically a lifetime pension.
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This is one of my main concerns. A lot of countries are talking about raising their retirement age, and I just think to myself, which tech company is going to hire a 68-year-old? Sure, I could transition into management, but my company just laid off a number of middle-managers and the ones left are expected to do more than just manage (code, design, etc.). So I'm not sure that's all that safe either. I like learning…
> A lot of countries are talking about raising their retirement age This is solely done to reduce/delay pension payments by pushing the old unemployed into lower social security / forcing them to live off of their savings. No one in any industry is looking for geratric 70 year olds.
The worst part of this demoralization caused by the struggle to find a job is that it demoralizes your colleagues whilst putting a lot of pressure on them to 'appear' extra hard-working. The tech industry has turned into some kind of beauty contest of who appears to be doing the most work. I suspect the reason why it's more about 'appearance' is because deep down, they are demoralized - They are only pretending to be…
"It feels like the current job crisis is artificial and specifically intended to lower people's salary expectations and increase their work output"... bingo.
The problem isn't that millennials are unwilling to support previous generations in their retirement, we are... but we are not allowed to because the game we play is a race to the bottom for our own survival, not one about value creation. The system is not letting us be efficient, it's forcing us into bureaucracy and politics; that's where the money is coming from.
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> then why wouldn't you just commit suicide? I'm trying not to upset the people around me.
Please, and I say this with love, seek psychological help. If that's the only thing from stopping you, you need to talk to someone.
Because there are some incredibly serious consequences to it.
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Would you say, broadly, concepts you disagree with or find uncomfortable should be banned? Do you think that's sufficient, or should they be criminalized as well?
False information targeting a group should be banned in my opinion.
Sometimes you just need to look locally. Chances are there are positions available close enough to your home that its worth the following effort. I have personally walked into places I was interested in working at and asked for an engineering manager. About 50% of the time, a manager comes out to meet me. I show interest, they show interest (generally, and even if they are not hiring). This has lead to much improved…
> I have personally walked into places I was interested in working at and asked for an engineering manager. About 50% of the time, a manager comes out to meet me. This is surprising to me. Unless you last tried this long enough ago that the manager said, "I like the cut of your jib, young man, you've got grit" in a transatlantic accent.