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I can assure you I used the term in quotes because they are a plague on society.
So now every "brand ambassador" must disclose the nature, scope, and amount of compensation they receive in exchange for promotions? Sign me up.
I am in the same boat as you. I would hate to know that I spent thousands to help enshrine this petty guy's fortune and lower the bar for tech worker treatment.
Sometimes we see compatibility through a narrow lens (e.g. refusing to date someone who makes less or is less educated).

Sometimes there is no 'problem', per se.

Crazy on how little attention gets placed on Citizens United when this comes up. It seems like Americans would prefer the status quo of the political machine.
Re:Amazon Is Gutting Its Voice-Assistant Alexa on Sunday November 20, 2022 @10:19AM (#33681546)
Oh so advertisements.
I'm not enjoying how many comparisons lately I am hearing to the dotcom era.
Re:Negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted and demonetized on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:29PM (#33664423)
When it fails he will blame saboteurs or cancel culture instead of his own incompetence.
Guess that means the office is no longer closed. I just hope whoever processes severance checks is still working.
Re:Ask HN: Why some people do not communicate clearly? on Friday November 18, 2022 @11:45AM (#33657409)
Also

> don't some level of clarity in their train of thought and speech

Happens every election season. You should have seen this place in 2016.
Re:What to do if a nuclear disaster is imminent [pdf] on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @11:56PM (#33619061)
Re:Could Sam Bankman-Fried go to prison for the FTX disaster? on Monday November 14, 2022 @10:41AM (#33595594)
If I steal your life-saving medication resulting in your death, do I deserve jailtime?
Don't those European engineers have guaranteed health care, more than a few weeks of vacation per year, and more than 0 months of paid parental leave? Are those engineers also in tens of thousands of dollars in debt on average from university too?
Only some are doing layoffs, but the vast majority are doing some kind of hiring freeze.