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That's a very interesting question. I feel like there will always be people who feel peer pressure more than others, but it'a not just that. The puritan work ethics also have a strong impact on some people to a subconscious level. All I can say is thay the more people do it, the less problematic it becomes. But it does require a good level of self-awareness.

You are absolutely right. I work at GrantTtree and hiring for purpose is definitely a fundamental part of the equation. That and trusting your colleagues and keeping an honest feedback-friendly environment. It's certainly not as simple as one might think.

Whilst the data you are referring to is correct, so is the data on climate change and the various degrees of impact that humanity will have on the hospitality of our planet for our own human race.

In other words: some things are getting better, but others are getting so much worse that it might be for nothing.

"So many of us live in quiet desperation".

This is so true it hurts.

There have been, and continue to be, social experiments proving that giving homeless people a house ends up being less expensive to communities and way more humane.

Maybe it's lack of understanding. Maybe lack of knowledge. Maybe selfishness. But it's doable, more efficient and decent.

I thought that DNA identification wasn't ironclad despite being used in criminal investigation.

Why not? It all depends on how important as an infrastructure CDNs will become. I know that in the States you prefer things to be privately held, but it's not too absurd imagining a future where CDNs are an essential and fundamental service to every day life for the vast majority of the population.

Well, I won't die from a heatwave but without AC the impact on my wellbeing, not to mention productivity, will be considerable.

Woah, amazing stuff. And such depth in the comments. I threw away a good half hour just reading them.

Amen to that

Oh dear. Little tear streaming down my face.

I think that the primary value of this platform would reside on making the fact-checking available and shareable to non-journalists.

Well, GDPR wasn't created to maximise profit or simplify the production of shareholder value. So... there.

Really interesting article and good points. Although, I always had the opposite problem: people wanting to use technology that is too basic without caring about the implications at scale. "As long as it's free".

I have to forbid myself to spend time on this website or I will basically lose any connection with reality.

They should have a chat with the UK Houses of Parliament's building management team.

Love the story. That's quite interesting. Also, I wonder if this thing with hiding stuff in product to pre-selects possible candidate is something that HR does to improve recruitment or something that came from the devs.

I find this article quite removed from reality.

First: despite all the issues and bad press that Facebook is facing, it's still network number one and quite relevant (look at advertising money).

Second: Instagram can be extremely political, and it is for many users (including myself).

All and all, I don't think that Openbook stands a shred of a chance.

You know, sometimes I wonder if this whole conversation really isn't just meant for developers. I ask myself what is the sentiment across the larger population and realise no one really cares. They love free beers. They'd do anything not to pay 0.99 for an app, seeing that as an incredible amount of money to pay for something they expect nowadays to be free. There's a lot to unpack here and I don't think I am in the right mind state to do it now. Good piece!!

The real issue I see is that there is no commercial appetite for such a solution and that this world is so dominated by humongous corporations that things like this simply have no solution.