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Comment Re:A corrupt and controversial politician. (Score 1) 128

Perhaps you should put your dusty old login back into storage.
"asbestos salesman" is functionally equivalent to "heading a corporation that bought and owned a subsidiary that mass produced and sold products that had asbestos".
He could have divested that part of the company Halliburton bought from their portfolio. They did not. Ergo, he was an asbestos salesman.

Comment Re:Kids (Score 2) 165

My wife looked into this, and said it came from a basketball announcer saying something like "He's only 6-2, but he plays like he is 6-7", and *then* it took off. Not sure if the Skrilla line actually was lifting from *that* or if that was the original.

But yes, it's a thing. My kid will go, "Six Seven... Eleven" because it rhymes and is stupid and just this morning a bunch of kids at his elementary school were rhyming it a lot. Yes it is dumb. Yes it will go away in a month.

Comment Re:Spreading misinformation (Score 3, Insightful) 226

It's good to know that "Conservative" now means spreading false COVID-19 claims, as well as election lies. I mean, they literally said that.
It used to stand for fiscal responsibility. Conservatism now means openly embracing lies about a whole host of things.
It's fucking pathetic.

Comment Remote for me but not for thee (Score 2, Insightful) 51

"Nearly half of senior managers would accept pay cuts to work remotely, a BambooHR survey of 1,500 salaried employees found."

And how many of that 50% would support the same for their own workers? Certainly not 100%, and most likely a whole lot less. As though the convenience of doing laundry, making a quick run to the bank or grocery store and picking up kids is something that only they should have. Remote for me nut not for thee.

Comment Re:They did it to themselves (Score 2) 79

Yes, you can get a good job without a college degree.
But if you are competing against someone *with* a college degree for that same job, that person will have an advantage in the selection process. You need to have something on your resume that outweighs that degree that other person (and potentially many other people) have.
Yes, college is too expensive. Yes, college is full of bloated administrative costs.
That changes nothing about the value of the education.

Comment Re:Need to major in the right subject (Score 3, Insightful) 79

I don't kbnow wnayone who has sucessfuly started a banana stand.

That said, any degree is better than no degree, all other things being equal, when someone is hiring. It shows you can complete tasks, can show dedication, and ostensibly are able to use critical thinking skills.

And what hasn't changed is that people with college degrees have a higher top-level of lifetime earnings than people without a degree. AI is changing everything ofd course, but we are still in the early stages of that.

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