[–] 85 points 4 months ago

There is no justice in this. Mass layoffs with selective re-hiring was the plan all along. If AI wasn't the excuse, "the economy" would be and it would look the same.

Disrupt the lives of hundreds or thousands of people, indiscriminately. Then bet on being able to get enough of them to come back on weaker terms, weaker contracts, and with reset seniority.

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  • [–] 17 points 4 months ago

    A lot of the perceived challenges comes from atheism being a battleground of culture war bullshit in the US. War on Christmas and such vomit.

    In reality, kids being raised without indoctrination are fine. They tend to form some beliefs. Some get really deeply christian, and it's not even something to argue about in countries where we aren't constantly being told we should be in conflict about it or reminded how stupid and/or evil the "others" are.

    Speaking from experience of christian parents, atheist self, one christian child. We are just... fine about it.

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  • [–] 78 points 4 months ago

    It is pure slop.

    Random assortment of keyword-related sentences, tied together with superficially correct language.

    No human would write that thank you notes are "contentious" and "require the applicant to do free work", while linking to an X post of some dude saying "pro tip: write thank you notes"

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    I will sell deals. Great deals! 20% to 80% off following complex rules that you will enjoy keeping track of. Discounts if you haggle well. Coupons too!

    50% off on repeat purchases! Referral codes giving kickbacks in the form of discounts!

    You will feel like you are a very smart and savvy consumer when you shop with me.

    You won't buy a specific product or receive anything after payment, though. The shopping experience is what you pay for.

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  • [–] 22 points 4 months ago

    this is an opportunity for Lemmy to get some more users and goodwill.

    Making some grand assumptions on those "users" being desirable or in any way a net positive.

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  • Hitting the High Notes (2005) (www.joelonsoftware.com)
     

    Current LLM-in-coding trends keep bringing this post up in my head.

    I see a lot of the mentioned "King David fetish" in companies trying to cut salary costs by using more AI tools.

    Like, the idea that you can make something worthwhile without strong skill, by just adding enough mediocrity to make up for it.

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