The data should also take into account average income or something similar. A quick search in Wikipiedia[1] shows that average wage in the USA is $65k, and the UK is $47k, a ratio of ~1.38. Before the pandemic, the…
Why companies and not the govt though? I understand that these companies have the choice to not do it in China, but they're incentivized to do so by the existing economic structures.
I agree that can be pretty annoying, whenever that happens, it is an instant red flag. Another one of my pet peeves is when companies make it exceedingly difficult to end the subscription or delete one's account. Like…
This might be a tinfoil hat take but for me the default is planned obsolescence, simply for the fact there is no reason for companies not to do so (negligible downside, a lot to gain). Right from slowing down old…
I have noticed that in my 40-hour work week, I do about 10-15 hours of intense work which requires all my attention. For the remainder, the work is not that demanding, and I can afford to do other stuff as well. In this…
I don't mind chatbots, provided I have the option to escalate the issue to a person without much hassle, and it isn't one of those pop-up windows that opens up EVERYTIME you open/refresh a page. Usually, I use chatbots…
The data should also take into account average income or something similar. A quick search in Wikipiedia[1] shows that average wage in the USA is $65k, and the UK is $47k, a ratio of ~1.38. Before the pandemic, the…
Why companies and not the govt though? I understand that these companies have the choice to not do it in China, but they're incentivized to do so by the existing economic structures.
I agree that can be pretty annoying, whenever that happens, it is an instant red flag. Another one of my pet peeves is when companies make it exceedingly difficult to end the subscription or delete one's account. Like…
This might be a tinfoil hat take but for me the default is planned obsolescence, simply for the fact there is no reason for companies not to do so (negligible downside, a lot to gain). Right from slowing down old…
I have noticed that in my 40-hour work week, I do about 10-15 hours of intense work which requires all my attention. For the remainder, the work is not that demanding, and I can afford to do other stuff as well. In this…
I don't mind chatbots, provided I have the option to escalate the issue to a person without much hassle, and it isn't one of those pop-up windows that opens up EVERYTIME you open/refresh a page. Usually, I use chatbots…