xanas263
xanas263 t1_j1pm7tr wrote
Reply to Do you find yourself reading more non-fiction books and less fiction as you get older? by disruptivelychill
I read so many reports and both academic and none academic articles on a near daily basis that I can't bring myself to read non-fiction for pleasure.
If I'm reading for pleasure then it's pure fantasy/sci-fi escapism and nothing else.
xanas263 t1_iy96m6y wrote
Reply to comment by d0rf47 in "You'll make more money working 3yrs at a company and then jumping to a new company negotiating a higher salary than just staying at 1 company and taking your annual raises each year" by CasualFridays047
Probably because there is now an expectation of receiving a higher salary when you change jobs.
xanas263 t1_iuh2t5q wrote
Reply to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Sunday she will skip next month's COP27 talks in Egypt, slamming the global summit as a forum for "greenwashing" by DoremusJessup
>The COP conferences, she added, "are not really meant to change the whole system", but instead encourage gradual progress.
She's not wrong and depending on who you ask that is a good thing.
As some who works within the climate domain you don't need to learn a lot about the problem to start to see that the only real solution would be to change the whole system from the ground up.
The elephant in the room is that a lot of people on the planet like the current system and the benefits it gives them. Yes it's not perfect, there are a lot of problems with it and a lot of people that are fucked over by it, but it still benefits a large proportion of people and I'm not talking about the billionaires and millionaires. A lot of people reading this comment actively benefit from the system.
While a lot of people say that they are all for sustainable living I still think the true level of reduction that would need to take place to actually live sustainably with the planet is highly unpopular by the masses. Especially when the climate crisis still feels like a very far away problem for the people and countries who need to start reducing the most.
xanas263 t1_it6fjbn wrote
Reply to comment by DerpusCanadensis in [OC] 15 Years of New York City Shooting Victims by supaplex_
Not getting involved in gangs would be my guess.
xanas263 t1_jdv8rjl wrote
Reply to comment by Nyaxxy in OnePlus and Oppo set to leave parts of Europe, report says by Captain_Smartass_
The 7 was the last really good OnePlus phone and then it all went down hill from there.
The old CEO (who was there during the glory days) is the one running the new Nothing brand which might a good replacement if they can go back to the old OnePlus style/reliability.