[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago

Honestly not that ridiculous of a comparison considering California's size and GDP, we could be doing a lot better

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 year ago

That should be the women's choice to make though. She doesn't want a baby, if she has an unexpected pregnancy she will abort, so she doesn't need to take all that into account. She should get her treatment and a prior warning about pregnancy issues that could occur

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Let's not get too caught up on comparisons, everyone deserves a living wage. McDonald's is a job just as much as healthcare work is, an hour of your life takes just as much of your time no matter where you work. The big question to me is why this minimum wage isn't being applied across all industries

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago

It's strictly for masturbatory purposes i assure you

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

It's probably a healthy mindset to be hard on yourself for running stop signs, you're gonna get somebody killed dude

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

UFOs are confirmed real though, it's just very difficult to film a super fast moving object in the distant sky. You can barely take a decent picture of a flying bird without thousands of dollars of equipment, let alone a super fast tic tac thingy. And allegedly there is better footage/evidence that the US government has managed to get on UAPs, and Congress is working on getting it disclosed as we speak

*Guys I didn't say aliens are real, or that every UFO sighting is real, just that UFOs are real and there are legitimate sightings. The navy has confirmed this, and the scientific community and defense industry are taking these things seriously. We still have no idea what they are though. Hence the unidentified status...

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's a great point, unions are really under utilized in tech and would help a ton with this. I'm not sure if forming a union is 100% of the solution though, there are powerful unions in hollywood and sexism has still been allowed to run rampant there for example. Unions are comprised of the workers, many of whom are contributing to the problem, this isn't just an issue coming from the top

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The Linus Tech Tips abuse allegations are yet another reminder that something absolutely needs to be done about the rampant sexism in the tech industry. If you haven't heard them yet you can read about them here, but be warned, there is some potentially very triggering abuse and self harm detailed: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1691693740254228741.html

Madison's story is not unique - we have heard stories like hers time and time again. As a tech professional it makes me sick to share an industry with these horrible people, and to know that little is being done to reign them in.

So, what can be done about this? I don't have all of the answers, but one thing that comes to mind is that HR departments desperately need actual unbiased oversight, perhaps even from a governing body outside of the company. It has become common knowledge that HR’s primary purpose is to protect the company, and this prevents employees from speaking out and driving internal change even in terrible situations like Madison Reeve and countless others have faced. The way things are run clearly needs to fundamentally change

Let me know in the comments if you have any ideas on how we as a tech community might be able to address these issues, I am truly at a loss. All I want is for tech to be a safe space for everybody to find their passion and success, and it saddens me that we clearly aren't there yet.

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

More like why civil rights still arent a thing even though we passed a law in the mid 60s about it.

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

I think I found it, it was actually just a little over a minute long https://youtu.be/syIDpalKzeQ

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago

The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that

[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago

The first meme is lost! What was it??

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[-] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hell yeah, just got here and am ready boost some engagement! I already like it here, I forgot that being able to see the amount of down votes used to be a thing

*Looks like I'm the 69th comment here, what a start!

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