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Africa continues to produce plenty of people. While the article seems to dismisses racism out of hand, it is the only intellectually consistent explanation for these “pronatalist” beliefs. Likewise, there are millions of people in Southeast Asia who would love to live and work in Japan. Japan’s shrinking population could be reversed almost instantly if it changed its immigration policies

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People’s reactions suggest they too believe themselves to be overpaid. The harm to the laid off Googlers is they will not be able to find a job paying anywhere near as much because they are not each adding $300K plus benefits to the value of the company annually.

What’s disgusting about it? I do not see anything objectionable in the Wikipedia article.

Times are good now. $3.6 billion is $36 billion in a decade. One day, Google may need that money to survive. Also, Google’s 2022 profit was $67 billion (down significantly from 2021) so they just increased profits by more than 5%.

This is a terrible idea. Tramadol is an opioid. Using the two drugs together increases the risk of overdose.

If you are as skilled as you say you are, getting through a few challenging questions in a technical interview should be a breeze. Also, don’t discount the feedback that your interviewers don’t like your personality. If you have heard that more than once, that may be the crux of your problem.

Summary: I spent a few days making graphs and now I am more qualified to opine on the existence of climate change than people who have been studying climate for decades using actual science and supercomputers.

Why doesn’t my stock portfolio have fewer high quality stocks?

These guys are hacks. There are papers by serious economists on this question.

Time to double your medication.

I only want to buy things made in China. If I buy something not on this list, how sure can I be that it is a genuine Made in China product?

Which shady business practices, specifically?

I own a Tesla and live 200 miles from the closest service center. If you have a problem, chances are that it can and will be fixed by mobile tech. I had a problem with my door handle (a typical problem in early Model Ss). Mobile tech came to my work and swapped out the handle in the parking lot. I never saw the tech. When I got an upgrade to the latest autopilot computer, a Tesla tech came to my house and did the install, which took a couple of hours, in my garage. I just left the garage door open so he could get in. And no oil so oil changes aren’t an issue. I get the occasional tire rotation at a local tire shop and that’s it for maintenance.

To be fair, a Fiat is a qualitatively worse car than pretty much any other car.

That’s what Tesla calls it. Source: I have had a Model S for many years and repairs I have had under warranty have been listed as “goodwill.” e.g., Torn sunroof seal (presumably, due to manufacturing defect).

The Silicon Valley premium is not that large. Every programmer I know in North Carolina earns six figures. I earned 95 as a programmer with moderate experience in South Carolina a decade ago before I changed career paths.

The analysis in this post is all over the place with no guardrails. The advice from the physicist in the comments is spot on.

A lot of answers here. But no clear question. The advice in the comments from the physicist is spot on.