candybrie

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[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

When they're really little, high contrast is more clear and theoretically more interesting. There's a lot of black and white toys aimed at newborns for that reason.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It saving billions isn't argument against it being good for employees/most people. If say the government introduced a bill that required every company to send 5% of their money to Russia, fighting the hell out of that bill would save them billions and would be in line with what most Americans want. There are more realistic ones like pretty much every iteration of the kids online safety act.

It might be a good rule of thumb, but it definitely isn't the only argument/proof needed.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Totaled just means repairs will cost as much as the car is worth. If the frame is bent, that would probably do it.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This particular one has to be satire. That line. The "some dude" part. The "relentless debate machine."

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

It's less turkey baster and more IVF. He has multiple multiples; I think it's 2 sets of twins and 1 set of triplets.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Yeah, I'm betting all of Musk's kids could pick better names for themselves than he did. Including his 4 year old, X Æ A-Xii.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

But it's the only reason we have the ACA. Which, while only ok, is so much better than not having the ACA.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Did things suddenly become worse for those types of things around 2014? If that was the cause, I feel like you'd see a bump up in 2008 with the great recession.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No, not explicitly gate keeping access. But as a woman, you have experience that tells you, if you take any shortcut or easy way out, even if all the guys do it, you will be "confirmed" as less competent. It tends to be that women start from a perceived position of "not competent" whereas men start from a preceived position of "competent." A guy has to have some obvious mess ups to fall from that assessment whereas women have to do a lot to rebut the assumption that they're incompetent. So, as a woman, you are constantly trying to prove yourself, and you have to avoid anything that might undercut that. Using AI could easily be one of those things that undercut it.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

That's why self-made is in quotes. But many female billionaires are primarily heiresses little known or primarily known as a male billionaire's daughter/wife/ex-wife. Swift turning millions into billions is about as self-made as any other billionaire.

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (6 children)

She's a "self-made" female billionaire. Her money isn't from something like Walmart or Amazon, where it's obvious how she's exploiting people. It's clear she's very talented. And she seems smart and like she won't get pushed around by scummy music execs (Taylor's version).

Her music speaks to people and makes them feel like they're understood and like they understand her. When she got a lot of hate (because most things teenage girls enjoy get a lot of hate), plenty of people felt personally attacked, and that made them more defensive and appreciative of her. She poked fun at the stereotypes making her more endearing.

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