No worries, we’re all friends here. Carry on yourself :)

Which is why I said I completely agree. Just adding some context…

Completely agree, but because another bad thing exists, it’s no reason not to care about this bad thing.

These are also separate (but obviously related) issues. The flock and other surveillance cameras are about control and, well surveillance. These meta glasses are about personal interactions and predatory behavior of creepy people. They are also markedly different than cameras in phones, since they are much more obvious that they are recording.

They both need to go.

I don’t know, more and more of those teams these days are being headed up by the same folks. Most on the ground, in the weeds know what not to do but the ivory tower keeps building more and more floors without ever updating the foundation.

Gotcha. Yeah, you and me both then, I feel exactly the same way. “Improved login” is such an undefined and wide space to begin with. Something like that is what a low executive function brain would ask for.

I’d say, you operate at a higher level, sounds to me like you are very good at executive level thinking. You see the problem space for what it is, and undefined is an awful place to be, since there is so many avenues that would fulfill the “request”. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to walk people through how to provide useful requirements :)

That really interesting, honestly. I’m the kind who likes to break down task, figure out things, and I get really resentful when I’m given simple tasks without the context to understand them.

I don’t think what you are describing is what I mean though. I totally get having things broken down and simplified, especially in the context of productivity. That just seems like you understand yourself and workflow.

I’m taking more about an authoritarian mindset in values. I can tell based on the rest of your reply that you haven’t outsourced your judgement :)

I dont know, I like that it’s somewhat understated. It really hits hard IMHO. Goddamned good piece of art. Simple but says so much, and is applicable all over the world.

It is, it’s a weird mental wall that you hit time and time again with these people.

Keep asking the why, and eventually they shut down. Once they get to where they need to think critically you can just see the brain turn off behind their eyes. It’s baffling.

There are some people who are just wired to submit, and there are a lot more of them than you would think. I don’t know how to explain it, but I know some otherwise really awesome people, smart in most ways, but happily submit themselves to authority time and time again; despite it burning them over and over.

Strange how a man who stands to make billions more from this, thinks all those opposed to it are wrong.

Guessing it’s due to his vast and deep knowledge of the subject, after long and careful scientific and sociologic research.

Not by choice anyway. There is enough of us that we could force it, even just with our voice. Problem is, they have successfully gotten us to use those voices against each other instead of at the power structure.

or at least a convenient scapegoat.

I do think there are some decent dems left, but the establishment is as corrupt as the republicans.

Wasn’t tracking what was going on here but I think I’ve got it…

So, implication here is that the party needed a fall guy, and this guy was it. Evidence by the fact that despite him cosponsoring the bill, he ultimately voted against it since he’s already on his way out. Gives the dems the cover to pretend like they were going to do something about it.

Between this and the Polis bullshit, hard to believe otherwise.

Unfortunately the supreme count has ensured that he is unimpeachable. If they left any loopholes, the entire republican congress is there ONLY to run interference for the dude.

this is 100% AI slop. I’m sorry, but meat does not marble along state lines.

I have an interview next week, I can’t risk it just yet. Plus it’s mostly internal speculation as nothing but the salary reductions have been announced.

I’m afraid for a certain class, 1 of those things is not certain at all. The real crazy ones are working on the other…

Yeah, my company is chasing an IPO and so is slashing wages. People are leaving in droves, but since it makes number go up…

No care whatsoever about post IPO. It’s going to be awful.

It’s contempt, they all belive they are better than us, that by saying nothing it makes it true. They know they are lying but they are in positions of power that no longer require their honesty. Lying is more lucrative.