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Comment · 6 years ago
That's great for investors, but the benefit to employees is minimal. No, free snacks don't count as a benefit lol.
Comment · 6 years ago
This seems to be hard for some folks to understand. Allow me to simplify.

Fuck snacks. I do not care about snacks. Take them away. I won't complain.

Comment · 6 years ago
/s or...?
Comment · 6 years ago
I make my own coffee at home and bring it in a thermos. Office coffee sucks almost by definition.

Throw out that crappy "perk" and pay me more money.

Comment · 6 years ago
Not true. People have been migrating from place to place for all of recorded history. Cultural homogeneity is nothing more than a "good ole days" fallacy; it's never really been a thing anywhere, except in the most remote parts of the world.
Comment · 6 years ago
How has the sovereignty of your country materially benefited you?
Comment · 6 years ago
Process them and decide what to do on a case-by-case basis. "Catch and release". Just like we were doing. It was working very well and it was humane.

There was never really a crisis until we created one.

Comment · 7 years ago
Oh well, if men can suck it up and deal with it then women can too I suppose.
Comment · 7 years ago
comedy is getting hit in the nut sack + time
Comment · 7 years ago
You don't need to read much ancient literature to know that beards have always been associated with manliness. Going out on a limb here, but my guess is that's because typically only adult men can grow them. Shocking I know.

Anyway, it's not particular to the Renaissance at all.

Comment · 7 years ago
...which they'll be able to afford, since they sold their house for 1.2MM.
Comment · 7 years ago
Assuming they're not legally separated and the kid is under 24, yes. Happens a lot actually.
Comment · 7 years ago
>I don’t agree with free educations—psychologically I think it devalues education.

There are good reasons to be against free college, but this is not one of them.

Comment · 7 years ago
Even assuming they still owe the full 250k, that's almost a million dollars in equity. They could easily afford another 1.2MM home if they sell.

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