BaldProphet

BaldProphet , 1 month ago to Work Reform in Marxist Financial Advice

Marx Financial Freedom Steps

1. Buy a gun and ammo
2. Revolt against your oppressors
3. Don't profit because profit is bad

BaldProphet , 1 month ago to Work Reform in The starting salary for a new American Airlines flight attendant is low enough to qualify for food stamps in some states

The solution is to stop bailing out mismanaged companies. Crony capitalism/corporate socialism are scams.

BaldProphet , 1 month ago to Work Reform in According to the Federal Reserve Americans owe over $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, with the average borrower owing $37,667

You're describing the median, not the average.

BaldProphet , 1 month ago to Work Reform in According to the Federal Reserve Americans owe over $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, with the average borrower owing $37,667

I wouldn't have even gone to college if I didn't have access to a privately subsidized university. That said, $40k of debt for four years of education doesn't actually seem so bad, considering living expenses. Being able to live on $10k a year (or less) is impressive.

BaldProphet , 1 month ago to Work Reform in Report: In Western Countries, 41% of the Jobs Done By Young People are at Risk Disappearing Due to Automation

Social good more than for economic reasons, since we know definitively that more education isn't required to do work that currently is high-paying.

BaldProphet , 1 month ago to Work Reform in FTC Non-compete rule published in Federal Register

Now there is one fewer reason to work in California if you're in the tech industry.

BaldProphet , 2 months ago to Men's Liberation in The Motherhood Penalty vs. the Fatherhood Bonus

It's disappointing that the effects of discrimination against childless men are downplayed in the article, which focuses on discrimination against mothers.

BaldProphet , 2 months ago to Work Reform in FTC bans non-competes: a business owner's thoughts [08:57 | Apr 26 2024 | Louis Rossmann]

My jaw dropped when I heard this self-identified business owner say that suppressing wages is a bad thing.

We need more business owners like him.

BaldProphet , 2 months ago to Men's Liberation in The 'masculine mystique' – why men can't ditch the baggage of being a bloke

You’re just discounting the entire portion of people who don’t want families.

No, I'm simply saying I don't know any men like that personally. I know they exist, of course. It's just that in my circle of influence I only know family-focused men. My whole point was that such men aren't necessarily a rarity, but now I'm starting to think that was the point all along.

BaldProphet , 2 months ago to Men's Liberation in The 'masculine mystique' – why men can't ditch the baggage of being a bloke

Nice to meet you, Mare. 🙂

BaldProphet , 2 months ago to Men's Liberation in The 'masculine mystique' – why men can't ditch the baggage of being a bloke

I don't know any men who would choose a career-focused woman over a family-focused one. I don't think this is as much ESH as you make it out to be.

BaldProphet , 2 months ago to Men's Liberation in Want to make a fortune? Target bored young men who want to make a fortune.

Forget about making a fortune, I just want to be able to afford to move out of my parents' house.

BaldProphet , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to Men's Liberation in Despair makes young US men more conservative ahead of US election, poll shows

Well, of course. Conservatism (and authoritarianism) at least pays lip service to addressing their concerns. From their perspective, the Left have ignored and devalued them for years.

When a man is disadvantaged but is constantly told he is the beneficiary of the patriarchal system, he feels dismissed and unsupported, and his actual needs aren't met.

BaldProphet , 2 months ago to Work Reform in to those of you who get bored at work if there's lots of downtime, why?

My last job they really didn't like us doing nothing during down time, they really wanted us to be sweeping the floor or some other busy-work. There was a lot of work to be done like that, so it got boring, fast.

Now I have a job with tons of downtime and my boss is explicitly fine with us reading books, playing video games, watching Netflix, etc. as long as we are responsive when customers come in. It's a great gig (although low-paying), especially for a college student.

Now if I get bored it's my own fault.

BaldProphet , 2 months ago to Work Reform in Aubrey Plaza says what all the interns want to say #aubreyplaza #memes #intern #internships - YouTube

From what I've seen unpaid internships aren't nearly as common as they used to be, but are still concentrated in certain white-collar fields such as law and finance.

I don't think I saw a single unpaid internship when I was searching for my senior internship in college.