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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Marcotte
on Thursday September 14, 2023 @09:13AM (#37508555)
>The best airline pilots get the best routes for the best airlines and are mostly retired military.
Curious about this. I'd have thought going the civilian route of flight school should put one on equal footing on this regard? Or are you saying that just statistically more long-tenured pilots are retired military?
Re:There have been 7M-13M excess deaths worldwide during the pandemic
on Sunday May 16, 2021 @07:18PM (#27178141)
Simple. US has obesity as a significant comorbidity factor.
Re:The outsize influence of middle-school friends
on Friday February 14, 2020 @01:33AM (#22324422)
Are you me?! Seriously though, I was in this exact same situation growing up and I can certainly relate to the other comments around not being great at maintaining long term friendships. Just another data point, but I do think there’s a similar effect in this sort of counter-scenario.