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Rednax, in What are some modern bullshit jobs?

Flash traders.

They abuse the technologies used by the stockmarket to buy and sell within milliseconds, so they can make a profit. They add absolutely nothing of value to the system, yet leech both money and talented employees from the market.

bradorsomething,

They provide liquidity and price stability.

kent_eh,

price stability.

No, the opposite of that.

cricket97,

Not at all. They are the ones who make markets efficient. Although I would consider frontrunning retail using private order flow data is bullshit.

sin_free_for_00_days,

God I wish they would tax trades. Not even much. Like 1,000 trades for a dollar or something. Just to stop that type of fuckery.

Jackthelad, in For those who have been to Comic Con: Are photo ops or autographs best?

I just realised I’ve not replied to this post. Sorry. 😂

Thank you for all your responses and experiences. I think I might opt for an autograph if I decide to go ahead with either one, because at least I could get a photo as well, even if not with them.

Karlos_Cantana, in Why are we as humans obsessed with mass-extinction of our species?
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I don’t know anyone who even thinks about it, much less is obsessed with it.

redballooon,

Redditors, mostly

dylanmorgan, in What genuinely interesting people do you follow on mastodon?

Cory Doctorow is a good follow: @pluralistic

sagrotan, in Which organism would you most like to be able to conduct an extended translated interview with?
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As all my first 5 or so picks are already here, I chose a Tardigrade, just to catch the perspective of the honey badger of microorganisms.

ALostInquirer,

Wait, are honey badgers also nigh indestructible?

Rhynoplaz,

Honey badger don’t give a fuck!

HenriVolney, in Why wasn't NYC's Central Park concept copied by other cities?

New Orleans has City Park. Go check it out!

JiveTurkey, in What are some modern bullshit jobs?

Professional athletes.

johannesvanderwhales,

Professional athletes? Nah. Professional sports team owners on the other hand…

Lemminary,

Por qué no los dos?

emergencyfood,

Ehh, watching sports is fun (for some people).

doublejay1999,
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watching sport is free.

cricket97,

Not a bullshit job at all, unless you consider musicians to be a bullshit job too.

weariedfae, in For those who have been to Comic Con: Are photo ops or autographs best?

If you want to say anything to the celebrity you are interested in, I suggest an autograph. I once wanted to say 1 sentence to [famous actor] expressing how much their character meant to me during a photo op. I got out 3 words and was ushered off and the celebrity didn’t acknowledge me at all. It was heartbreaking because I didn’t expect anything other than a short $80 (!) moment of their time to tell them, briefly, that they impacted my life.

I’ve had way better luck with autographs and even got pictures staged with 2 people reacting to our cosplay for free. At the autograph table they’re more chatty and have fun with it in my experience.

John de Lancie loves roaming around the autograph lines and trolling people too.

That said, I stopped going to cons about 8 years or so ago due to some life reasons so this information is out of date and YMMV.

redballooon, in Why are we as humans obsessed with mass-extinction of our species?

Fear of karma or other sorts of retributions.

We are aware that we do mass exterminate a ton of other species and wonder what could do that to us.

tallwookie, in Why wasn't NYC's Central Park concept copied by other cities?

the guy who designed it actually designed a lot of other parks in other cities as well --> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olmsted_works

surewhynotlem, in What are some places you can spend time where you're protected from the elements and it doesn't cost anything to be there?

Third spaces. Capitalism doesn’t like these as they don’t generate a profit. So there aren’t many left.

Libraries, parks, anything publicly owned and accessible.

There are some privately owned third spaces, like the inside of malls. But that’s about it I think.

Telodzrum,

Capitalism didn’t kill third spaces, technology did. Niel Postman and Robert Putnam spent most of their lives writing about the creep of technology and how it destroys actual human society and its base-level interactions.

grue,

Car-dependent zoning did.

fjordbasa,

Why not both?

Telodzrum,

Because “capitalism ruined it” is a tired and lazy excuse. I’m more interested in actual causes.

Pandemanium,

I’d say it’s not even capitalism but the rabid anti-tax people/movement. Third spaces like libraries and parks are paid for by tax money, and if people keep voting against raising taxes, well guess what. No more public spaces.

KinNectar, in Why wasn't NYC's Central Park concept copied by other cities?
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@someguy3 Portland, Oregon has the largest urban park in the country, Forest Park, but it is forested an not a garden park. Also it is on the edge of the city instead of Central.

KinNectar, in Why wasn't NYC's Central Park concept copied by other cities?
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@someguy3 Portland, Oregon has the largest urban park in the country, Forest Park, but it is forested an not a garden park. Also it is on the edge of the city instead of Central.

afraid_of_zombies, in What are some modern bullshit jobs?

Some local governments have rules that X must be done by someone in that area. Usually the mayor’s nephew. To get around it they are made into a rep for the company that does the actual work. No value whatsoever to the project, the users, or the taxpayer.

VelvetStorm, in So how much "bad" debt are you in?

All debt is bad.

LUHG_HANI,
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Complete nonsense.

Lux,

Whats an example of good debt?

randomdeadguy, (edited )
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Already being rich enough to afford good profitable debt.

Cryophilia,

If someone offered you a loan right now at 1% interest, you could take it, put it in a savings account, and get 4% interest. For a net gain of 3% on whatever the loan amount is. That’s the most basic example of good debt.

VelvetStorm,

If you are making money off it then is it really debt?

StuckInAWell,

Yes, because you owe someone else money.

Art3sian, (edited )
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Investment mortgage debt is good if it contributes to tax deductible claims. Owner-occupied debt is good if it’s managed properly. Both are good because you own an appreciating asset.

Credit card debt is good if you don’t hit payable interest, leaving your money to work for you in other ways.

Commodity debt is good if the market swings in your favour.

Business debt is good if it results in surplus revenue generated.

Education debt is good if it’s contributing to future and higher employment gains.

Basically all debt is good if it’s managed properly and results in a net gain somewhere.

Lux,

So what im seeing is debt is only good in specifc circumstances, so it’s better to not have debt

GissaMittJobb,

…you’re claiming that because some debt is good and some debt is bad, all debt is bad? Your first statement quite literally negates your second statement.

GissaMittJobb,

This can only be said sincerely from a point of complete financial illiteracy.

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