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Re: Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Ag" – can it be real?

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Post by R0b0t1 » Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 2:54 AM UTC

throwaway4220 wrote: post #583

R0b0t1 wrote: post #563

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That's not a normal range for most of the country doing SWE. If you know where to get that type of job let me know. I've done blind, sent out tons of applications, whatever. Hurts to know I'm potentially screwing myself out of tens of thousands of dollars, but nobody is contacting me back. My professional contacts have told me I'm doing senior level work but nobody will respond even for positions below that.

Haha greener grass and all I guess. I've seen those numbers on glassdoor and a couple threads here. Edit: sorry it was site https://www.levels.fyi/company/Google/salaries/Software-Engi... . No idea how real it is.

Yeah, I've seen it. Not many companies seem to pay well. An issue (on the employer side) is my lack of degree, but as stated I'm doing senior level work and have plenty of experience.

Re: Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Ag" – can it be real?

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Post by mlindner » Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 4:04 AM UTC

542354234235 wrote: post #588

mlindner wrote: post #586

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Net neutrality never was about you though, it's about the companies sending content to you. Electricity has absolutely no comparison to network traffic. That's a fundamental misunderstanding of how networks work. A packet coming from the other side of the world costs, fundamentally, a very different amount from a packet coming from nearby. You're the one who seems to not understand.

> A packet coming from the other side of the world costs, fundamentally, a very different amount from a packet coming from nearby. But you were not talking about the distance a packet travels. You specifically said “A new Netflix-like service is a very different thing than a new social-network-like service” which, other things like location being equal, is not true. Getting 100 mbps of “Netflix like” traffic is not d…

I'm not going to bother to exlpain anymore. The FAANG companies have twisted this conversation so much into knots that the average person doesn't know that they're actually been turned into sock puppets for the FAANG companies to argue for legislation that is purely for the benefit of those FAANG companies so they are not required to pay the ISPs for data transit.

Re: Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Ag" – can it be real?

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Post by 542354234235 » Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 12:37 PM UTC

mlindner wrote: post #592

542354234235 wrote: post #588

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> A packet coming from the other side of the world costs, fundamentally, a very different amount from a packet coming from nearby. But you were not talking about the distance a packet travels. You specifically said “A new Netflix-like service is a very different thing than a new social-network-like service” which, other things like location being equal, is not true. Getting 100 mbps of “Netflix like” traffic is not d…

I'm not going to bother to exlpain anymore. The FAANG companies have twisted this conversation so much into knots that the average person doesn't know that they're actually been turned into sock puppets for the FAANG companies to argue for legislation that is purely for the benefit of those FAANG companies so they are not required to pay the ISPs for data transit.

>I'm not going to bother to explain anymore

You never explained anything. You made assertions you couldn't support and just accuse everyone else of not understanding. Also, your argument is ridiculous on its face. Tech companies already pay for internet. Their datacenters don’t have free hookups. ISPs already get money from FAANG companies to get their data in and out of their data centers, and from me to get my data in and out of my house. If you need more bandwidth, you pay more money. Netflix spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year on bandwidth. This is one of the weakest and most nonsensical arguments yet against net neutrality. I’d love to see some of your sources because that’s a rabbit hole of misinformation I’d love to go down.

Re: Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Ag" – can it be real?

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Post by CryptoPunk » Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 1:53 PM UTC

giantg2 wrote: post #571

CryptoPunk wrote: post #565

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>>That might cover fraud, but that doesn't cover incompetence or other harm. If someone acts non-fradulently, and honestly conveys their lack of experience, their lack of competency in carrying out the service is no one's fault than the consumer. >>The courts have determined that licensure is a lawful restriction on association. I'm arguing this legal framework, not saying that's how it currently is. >>It may have a…

"If someone acts non-fradulently, and honestly conveys their lack of experience, their lack of competency in carrying out the service is no one's fault than the consumer." You're ignoring the part where it cannot be conveyed, like when people are mentally ill, incapacitated, etc. "But the remaining ~92% of healthcare spending is made through non-time-sensitive decisions where an individual has plenty of to assess the…

>>You're ignoring the part where it cannot be conveyed, like when people are mentally ill, incapacitated, etc.

We already have provisions for when someone cannot make decisions for themselves, like guardianship. We do not need to subject the entire population to guardianship-like subordination.

>>You keep calling this a monopoly, but it is not a monopoly.

It is a monopoly: the licensure rules have a monopoly over all providers. Your argument seems to be that people cannot choose for themselves, so it's better we impose this monopoly on them.

But if they can't choose an effective delegate in the marketplace, who says they can choose an effective politician to vote for in an election, who will then appoint the regulator that vets their market options? It's better to go with a decentralized approach, where each individual is free to choose their own delegate, rather than a centralized one where the entire population votes every four years for one delegate that gets the power to vote for every one, whether they consent or not.

>>Do you have a thesis paper or something that we can see? We really need more information about what exactly you are proposing beyond 'remove licenses, free market will work',

I think the burden of proof is on those who advocate for continuing to limit people's right to freely contract and purchase the goods/services they want.

Re: Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Ag" – can it be real?

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Post by DoreenMichele » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 1:54 AM UTC

nr3msd wrote: post #441

DoreenMichele wrote: post #321

Well, I hope this does some good, but I'm a bit skeptical. I think we need more focus on how to help freelancers, gig workers and microbusiness actually succeed as a counterpart to preventing big business from preying upon small business. It's something I personally try to promote but I feel I have little in the way of success. I still struggle to make it through the month myself and my various projects intended to h…

> I don't get enough feedback affirming that the lives of others suck less thanks to me. I have always liked your posts a lot over the years here. I'm in the same boat, I have created a few things that are used by actual people but I have not yet thought about trying to make a living that way. Ideally I would open source everything and go the Patreon / donation route, but I want to get some of my work in order and na…

I did see your comment and I appreciate you leaving it. I didn't reply immediately because I had hoped to do something more meaningful with it than just say "Thank you" but that seems to not be gelling.

So this is me saying "Thank you."