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More like $200k in total comp (but I suppose if the stock rockets like 5x after you're hired, it can end up being $400k). Senior positions can make > $400k/yr in total comp. Some companies have back-loaded vesting schedules so they can get rid of you before the majority of your options vest though.

Money is power. The rich collect political power and business equity and use it to shape society. And, more often than not, their wealth is made by skimming off the top from the labor of their much poorer workers (the exceptions are highly-payed athletes and entertainers, and even then, a lot of their wealth comes from investments, which are usually profits from other people's labor).

He's arguing that the tuition waiver is their income and they're choosing to spend it in tuition. It's an idiotic argument.

Marketing is a huge industry, doesn't really benefit society, and isn't really needed at all. Executives are mostly useless or even detrimental to their companies. A lot of the financial sector is just gambling.

As I understand it, pedophilia is just attraction; not taking action. And many people who were abused as children themselves end up developing the condition. I think it is treatable, but probably not "curable" (maybe, IDK).

Yeah, I've worked temp factory jobs that were 12 hour shifts, 3 days on, 4 off, 4 on, 3 off, ... Not 6 days/week though. It also seems stupid for software engineers, at least. Personally, my output craters when I work long hours. I'd probably get less work done on 996 than a regular 40 hour week. In the past, I've been in the fortunate position where I could just make my own hours, and I'm pretty sure I got about the same amount of work done doing 6 hour days as 8 hour days.

Edit: Growing up my dad did 12 hour shifts 5 days/week, and 8 hours on Saturdays. Dunno how he did it, but financially needed to.

I understood the point, but had a particular issue with labeling the Dems as allies. I like to think of it as more as choosing your opposition. They mostly do not align on the issues that I align with, even the glaring social issues of respecting the trans minority, or funding genocides.

Edit: All issues are important. Someone with a consistent moral compass would align with almost everyone on all issues. At the very least they could get behind the poor and homeless, because most of us are just an accident or disease away from being the same. Woman rights are another issues that everyone should be on board with, because half the population are women, and everyone else has a close relationship with at least one woman.

The establishment Dems are only "allies" on some issues, and cannot be counted on for keeping their stances on those issues or actually doing much about them at all. For the most part, both parties are captured by and depend on corporations and the wealthy. Most politicians have no principles, because the profession attracts and rewards the kind of people who don't. Newsom is obviously being set up to be the next presidential candidate, and it already seems he's beginning to throw trans people under the bus (and is actively hostile to the poor and homeless). I do agree that harm reduction should be practiced; it's necessary, but not sufficient. Getting involved in progressive Democrat candidate campaigns, and voting in primaries is probably the best way forward electorally. It will likely take decades to right the ship though.

She campaigned on fairly substantial changes, such as $25k downpayment assistance, $10k tax credit to first-time home buyers, and a lot of other housing reforms and subsidies. Not that I particularly liked her, but she did campaign on that kind of stuff (which people/media mostly ignored, IIRC).

Yep, feels a bit different (better) than liquid vape to me. Could just be in my head though. I use Dynavap or Tinymight (usually with a glass adapter and little bong).

Because, as the research found, it improves health, housing stability, and social relationships? There shouldn't be any need for charity, IMO. The patchwork of different social programs have tons of cracks for people to fall through if they don't meet all the specific requirements. I'm sure if offered guaranteed and safe housing, no strings attached, most of the people on the streets would take it, and their lives and society would be better for it.

Yeah, I don't think I've ever had anything delivered by motorcycle. Wouldn't be much less sluggish though, except in very dense cities with grid-locked traffic. I've heard motorcycle costs are about the same as a car, due to more maintenance being needed (frequent tire replacement, gear replacement, etc). Some cars approach about the same MPG as motorcycles too (and EVs surpass motorcycles with MPGe). Many US cities are very spread out and a lot of travel is done on highways, requiring 700cc+ motorcycles, and stuff like lane-splitting is illegal in a lot of places.