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> I think abortion is a lot easier when you frame the argument around suffering.

Really? I think it becomes much more difficult. It invites arguments for infanticide (see the 2013 Giubilini paper on after-birth abortion for a famous example of this). The same arguments concerning a woman who is not able to take care of a child apply equally well after birth if suffering is the only consideration, because it's entirely possible to end the life of the baby in a painless manner. As someone who is pro-life, I've generally found the suffering angle to be the least compelling of the pro-choice counterarguments.

> That should terrify everyone

No, some of us on HN are adamantly against abortion. I'm far left on almost every issue except that one.

Re:Brain Drain Across the United States on Sunday April 28, 2019 @02:00AM (#19769604)
> pro choice [...] are all desirable to the young people I know

Interestingly, unlike the other issues you've listed, pro-choice support does not vary a whole lot by age. 63% support from 18-29, 59% for 30-59, and about 57% for everyone older than that (https://www.pewforum.org/fact-sheet/public-opinion-on-aborti...) Whatever causes the difference on that issue is not due to age.

Re:American Employers Are Hung Up on Hiring PhDs on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @09:14PM (#19508151)
That's funny, because I avoid hiring non-PhDs. They typically don't seem capable of understanding the concept of sample size and tend to stereotype large and diverse groups of people based on anecdotal experiences.
I have a theory that from now on, the candidate who wins the presidential election will be the one that generates the most advertising revenue for the media companies.
Re:My Salary Progression in Tech on Friday March 15, 2019 @02:54AM (#19397213)
Are you open to sharing which companies? I've looked extensively in Atlanta and haven't found anything near SV comp. Square was the highest that I found.
Re:My Salary Progression in Tech on Friday March 15, 2019 @02:47AM (#19397166)
How did you get a remote job at Netflix? Were you hired as remote or did you get an offer and then negotiate remote? I will eventually need to move away from the Bay Area to take care of family but the company I work for (FB) has almost no remote options and no offices near my family.