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LARS says HELLO HAPPY THREAD
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Feb 28, 2020 23:55
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HELLO LARS
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Feb 29, 2020 00:48
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That's a dapper bow-tie.
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Feb 29, 2020 01:14
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Folks...taxes are good:quote:Paul Allen's Estate Taxes Are Probably Responsible for Washington's $300 Million Budget Windfall https://www.thestranger.com/slog/20...budget-windfall
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Feb 29, 2020 03:41
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HELLO LARS, YOU ARE A WONDERFUL BOY
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Feb 29, 2020 03:41
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Also, hello Lars, you are very stylish.
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Feb 29, 2020 03:46
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AnimalChin posted:LARS says HELLO HAPPY THREAD thats lars
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Feb 29, 2020 04:06
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This guy came to my school and talked about his decision and why he did it and how it worked out. He didn't lie and said it wasn't all upside, which I appreciated. He seemed very cool and I am glad that it worked out for him.
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Feb 29, 2020 04:46
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pseudanonymous posted:This guy came to my school and talked about his decision and why he did it and how it worked out. He didn't lie and said it wasn't all upside, which I appreciated. He seemed very cool and I am glad that it worked out for him. Anywhere I can read about this? Knowing the downsides specifically would be fun
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Feb 29, 2020 05:42
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Feb 29, 2020 05:51
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:Anywhere I can read about this? Knowing the downsides specifically would be fun Well, he talked about, for example, some key personnel left, because they felt they were no longer being adequately valued. Basically people making like 70-95k (guesstimate) who felt frustrated that, essentially, their education or skills were simply devalued because in essence, while they had masters degrees or years of experience, newly hired secretaries with associate degress were paid the same amount. The other thing was his brother sued him, as a minority shareholder, for not properly managing resources etc.. though I think it essentially got dismissed because the net effect was hugely positive for the business. He also mentioned that while it worked out really well for him, it wouldnt necessarily work out well if everyone did it, because a lot of the ancillary benefits were that he got a huge amount of press from it and it made recruiting amazing talent almost trivially easy. I'm not aware of any write up of the event or anything, it was part of the Albers School of Economics Executive Speaker series. https://www.seattleu.edu/business/news-events/speaker-series/past-speakers/ I don't think there was like a transcript made or a video taken, unfortunately.
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Feb 29, 2020 07:16
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pseudanonymous posted:Well, he talked about, for example, some key personnel left, because they felt they were no longer being adequately valued. Basically people making like 70-95k (guesstimate) who felt frustrated that, essentially, their education or skills were simply devalued because in essence, while they had masters degrees or years of experience, newly hired secretaries with associate degress were paid the same amount. The other thing was his brother sued him, as a minority shareholder, for not properly managing resources etc.. though I think it essentially got dismissed because the net effect was hugely positive for the business. He also mentioned that while it worked out really well for him, it wouldnt necessarily work out well if everyone did it, because a lot of the ancillary benefits were that he got a huge amount of press from it and it made recruiting amazing talent almost trivially easy. Big thanks, very illuminating  So, basically one of the biggest upsides was connected to being unique (= getting attention -> all-competent new hires coming in, in a way also compensating for loss of the disgruntled seniors that left) Biggest downside (semingly solely) being competent senior staff being so upset for their loss of social status that they left (+ if they didn't leave but were still upset, they might still be upset and have that affecting the work environment etc) The unique thing can't be replicated while the downside is a one-time event during the transition. Left, then, is the upsides. I'd say, overall it would seem to let people there forget about money. They all have an abundance, and they all have the exact same abundance - so it stops being a thing to think about. Out of the equation for whatever equation you're doing. A nice thing to have - if you can achieve that resource abundance, have everyone satisfied enough with that abundance presented, and not have anyone do harm on anyone else's access to this abundance. This is a post-scarcity society experiment isn't it ThisIsJohnWayne has issued a correction as of 07:57 on Feb 29, 2020 |
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Feb 29, 2020 07:51
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:Big thanks, very illuminating I mean he said a big upside was people were happier and did better work. And he felt good about himself and his business.
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Feb 29, 2020 08:00
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pseudanonymous posted:I mean he said a big upside was people were happier and did better work. And he felt good about himself and his business. Well yea. I assumed as much
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Feb 29, 2020 08:48
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:They all have an abundance, and they all have the exact same abundance I don’t think this is the case. he didn’t make everyone’s salary $70K, he made that the minimum. I wonder where the people who were making $80K and quit went, and how much they got paid at the new place.
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Feb 29, 2020 09:19
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Nice, but he's still a CEO so... death by carbon monoxide poisoning instead of guillotine.
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Feb 29, 2020 11:02
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A genuine class traitor among the rich building solidarity with workers. You love to see it
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Feb 29, 2020 11:18
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Samovar posted:Nice, but he's still a CEO so... death by carbon monoxide poisoning instead of guillotine. I would allow him rehabilitation through labor.
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Feb 29, 2020 11:59
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pseudanonymous posted:Some key personnel left, because they felt they were no longer being adequately valued. Basically people making like 70-95k (guesstimate) who felt frustrated that, essentially, their education or skills were simply devalued because in essence, while they had masters degrees or years of experience, newly hired secretaries with associate degress were paid the same amount. Imagine being such a petty classist snob that, upon seeing someone else lifted up by an incredible windfall that does not affect your pay rate or value in any way, you get upset and make it about yourself because you no longer get to feel as superior. So upset that you leave the company. I think filtering out people with those attitudes is another mark in the pro column, not a con. Unsinkabear has issued a correction as of 15:04 on Feb 29, 2020 |
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Feb 29, 2020 14:25
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Whoops, somehow my phone quoted myself in a new post instead of editing the last one. Enjoy this wholesome dog content instead: https://vm.tiktok.com/g1nxPu/ Unsinkabear has issued a correction as of 14:59 on Feb 29, 2020 |
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Feb 29, 2020 14:28
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Zeroisanumber posted:I would allow him rehabilitation through labor. Fair enough.
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Feb 29, 2020 14:47
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Unsinkabear posted:Imagine being such a petty classist snob that, upon seeing someone else lifted up by an incredible windfall that does not affect your pay rate or value in any way, you get upset and make it about yourself because you no longer get to feel as superior. So upset that you leave the company. I think filtering out people with those attitudes is another mark in the pro column, not a con. That really was the real reason they quit. They didn't believe the people below them were worthy of a decent life because they didn't have the qualifications and experience they did, and giving them a pay raise made them feel like they lost their status over them. They didn't lose anything by having other people be wealthier except their own sense of superiority.
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Feb 29, 2020 16:35
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Zeroisanumber posted:I would allow him rehabilitation through labor. Same. He would be the example to the rest of the boug as to what COULD happen if they only give up their unspendable dragon's hoard of money.
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Feb 29, 2020 17:01
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Samovar posted:Nice, but he's still a CEO so... death by carbon monoxide poisoning instead of guillotine. Zeroisanumber posted:I would allow him rehabilitation through labor. You two might want to step away from the screens for a little while because this is some proper Extremely Online poo poo, especially in the happy thread
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Mar 1, 2020 03:36
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yeah I mean he literally willingly chose to not be a millionaire anymore and dragged all his employees up out of poverty, what more could you ask for?
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Mar 1, 2020 13:32
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He's definitely not the enemy. And it's the guys who left because they were no longer high earners compared to the plebs who actually suck more.
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Mar 1, 2020 13:39
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StandardVC10 posted:You two might want to step away from the screens for a little while because this is some proper Extremely Online poo poo, especially in the happy thread 
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Mar 1, 2020 14:11
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Joe's really making the most of his new "comeback kid" status https://twitter.com/kallllisti/status/1234144829816197121?s=20
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Mar 1, 2020 17:14
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PerilPastry posted:Joe's really making the most of his new "comeback kid" status We will see who is sleepy.....what the gently caress lmfao
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Mar 1, 2020 18:03
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PerilPastry posted:Joe's really making the most of his new "comeback kid" status he gave a pretty good speech yesterday (before he started rambling at least) but i guess whatever pulp fiction syringe stuff they pump him full of whenever he has to go on stage has a cool down period
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Mar 1, 2020 18:09
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chitoryu12 posted:That really was the real reason they quit. They didn't believe the people below them were worthy of a decent life because they didn't have the qualifications and experience they did, and giving them a pay raise made them feel like they lost their status over them. They didn't lose anything by having other people be wealthier except their own sense of superiority.
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Mar 1, 2020 20:16
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https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1234255430936940550
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Mar 2, 2020 00:23
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StandardVC10 posted:You two might want to step away from the screens for a little while because this is some proper Extremely Online poo poo, especially in the happy thread I was mostly joking, but you're right when you say that it doesn't belong in the happy thread. I'll do some cat pennance with another picture of Hamilton. 
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Mar 2, 2020 00:40
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https://twitter.com/realpunknews/status/1234259646631882752?s=21
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Mar 2, 2020 00:40
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Cats! Janis  Oscar  Fatass aka Nuisance  they are all big stupid babies, Janis is cross-eyed and turbo-sensitive to touch, Oscar likes to eat hair, and Nuisance hates everything and everyone but will regularly plant 15 pounds of cat on my lap and force me to pet her by biting me until I pay attention. I can't find Berry for a picture but she is a liquid and likes to knock things off counters
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Mar 2, 2020 02:04
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fatass is a good fuckin cat.
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Mar 2, 2020 02:21
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chonk
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Mar 2, 2020 02:26
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amy klobuchar tried to hold a rally just outside of minneapolis, i.e. her home turf, but ended up canceling it because black lives matter demonstrators shut that poo poo down https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/03/01/protesters-take-stage-at-site-of-klobuchar-campaign-rally
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Mar 2, 2020 06:30
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chitoryu12 posted:That really was the real reason they quit. They didn't believe the people below them were worthy of a decent life because they didn't have the qualifications and experience they did, and giving them a pay raise made them feel like they lost their status over them. They didn't lose anything by having other people be wealthier except their own sense of superiority. When I was a young bloke and working my first post-uni job for decent pay, the administrative staff got a big pay jump, which pissed off a lot of white collar wallies for exactly those reasons you pointed out. Personally, I was just stoked to not be living on $7k a year any more. Any pay made me feel like a king. But a union official made the great point that, if the regular staff's pay increase put them near our pay scale as professional nerds, then when we mobilise for our pay increase we'll be on much firmer footing to get it.
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Mar 2, 2020 11:27
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I really needed this https://twitter.com/TwinklingTania/status/1234594424950157312?s=20
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