Dem_Boys (u/Dem_Boys)

Dem_Boys commented on What we know about CEO shooting suspect bbc.com/news/articles/cp9... · Posted by u/1vuio0pswjnm7

matrix87 · a year ago

I don't know if this has been posted already, but here is his manifesto

https://archive.is/2024.12.09-230659/https://breloomlegacy.s...

Sounds like both he and his mother were suffering from chronic pain and UHC dicked them around and refused to act in good faith

Dem_Boys · a year ago

He would be awaken in the night to his mother screaming in pain while United healthcare denied claims and refused new treatment. She had severe neuropathy.

Holy shit this would leave a scar on anyone. I couldn't even imagine the emotional pain this causes.

Not saying this justifies murder but what would you do if a close loved one was screaming in agony daily and there's nothing you can do about it because the insurance company is blocking treatments?

Dem_Boys commented on Netflix buffering issues: Boxing fans complain about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson sportingnews.com/us/boxin... · Posted by u/storf45

Dem_Boys · a year ago

What do you think were the dynamics of the engineering team working on this?

I'd think this isn't too crazy to stress test. If you have 300 million users signed up then you're stress test should be 300 million simultaneous streams in HD for 4 hours. I just don't see how Netflix screws this up.

Maybe it was a management incompetence thing? Manager says something like "We only need to support 20 million simultaneous streams" and engineers implement to that spec even if the 20 million number is wildly incorrect.

Dem_Boys commented on Iran said to begin attack on Israel, launching drones timesofisrael.com/liveblo... · Posted by u/mhb

Dem_Boys · 2 years ago

Can someone provide the unbiased game theory strategy on what happens next? And what will this conflict look like in 12 months?

Dem_Boys commented on The dumbphone boom is real newyorker.com/culture/inf... · Posted by u/fluxic

Dem_Boys · 2 years ago

Isn't this a damning condemnation for the tech world? Can anyone think of another product that was so popular and then people started abandoning it for their own mental health? This sounds like drugs!

We created the most influential hardware device in the past 30 years (smartphone) and within 5 years it was used to weaponize human vulnerabilities (high jacking dopamine, porn, propaganda, etc...) and has had a huge negative impact on our young people so much so that social media* is now being compared to smoking. I think the takeaway is "Don't trust anything this industry makes because eventually they'll use it to extract profits and harm you in some sneaky way". Kinda like how most people rolled their eyes when tobacco companies push vapes as "safer".

Most of my non tech friends are starting to look at the tech industry like the oil industry. Greedy, hurting society for profits, and delusional. This is sad because most people I work with are amazing and great people who build fantastic products.

* I think social media would be a fraction of what it is today without the smartphone

Dem_Boys commented on More than 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2023–more than any year on record nbcnews.com/meet-the-pres... · Posted by u/_dp9d

whatindaheck · 2 years ago

Something is deeply wrong in America.

Speaking as someone who finds myself close to the edge at times. My whole generation is on Prozac (myself included). Self-medication is rampant (myself included but improving). There’s a general hopelessness amongst my peers. I don’t think many would say we’re looking at a better, brighter tomorrow.

I could list 100 things that make me feel this way. But it’s more than that. It’s something else. Looking around - this country is exceedingly sick. The vibes are bad. Like how dogs can sense someone untrustworthy.

We’re all told “it gets better”. That’s great. But you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

I’m here by shear willpower I guess but it continues to not pay off.

Dem_Boys · 2 years ago

I too feel every ounce of this. It's in the air. As a data oriented person I'm uncomfortable relying on "feels like" and "intuition" but that's all I have.

The best way I can describe it is "societal rot". Just 10 years ago there was optimism in the air. Now every damn day I see SEVERELY mentally ill people losing their shit in the streets and there's more and more of them each month (I live in a medium sized US city). There's human shit all over the sidewalks. Nudity in front of children. Are we supposed to think this is ok?

I recently ordered food delivery and the girl delivery driver passionately thanked me for a $9 tip. The desperation and despair in her eyes was disturbing. I see this same look in too many people. It's not normal. People seem to be struggling in a way that I've never seen in my life (I'm 34).

Also its difficult to find hope. It's no longer easy to support yourself with a high school education. In response to that more people got educated. Great! We currently have the most educated population in the history of the United States. But oh no we now have an AI rat race where the main monetization strategy is replacing those white collar jobs with AI. People can only take so much.

BTW I'm a typically very positive person (based on feedback from peers and co workers)

Dem_Boys commented on Fun is Dead washingtonpost.com/style/... · Posted by u/matrix87

Dem_Boys · 2 years ago

Folks seem terrified to really "let loose" and have fun. Fear of judgment seems to be the basis of their fear. I don't think this fear is completely irrational. Social media (or something) seems to have made people jump to unjustified conclusions fast about people they don't even know. People assume the worst now.

Before: "Oh random person X just asked if I want to dance. How fun!"

Now: "Can you believe a random person came ask me to dance? What a creeper!"

Before: "Look at the kids having fun playing in the ditch and making mud pies!"

Now: "Who leaves their kids unsupervised in the rain? Should we call the police?"

Before: "I think I'll try an improv class. It looks like fun. Why not!"

Now: "I want to learn piano but I'm scared to be bad in front of everyone while learning."

Dem_Boys commented on McDonald's ice cream machine hackers say they found 'smoking gun' wired.com/story/kytch-tay... · Posted by u/atlasunshrugged

derefr · 2 years ago

This makes sense for daytime-rush "broken" ice cream machines; but almost all the reports I've seen about "broken" machines are about people coming into a dead store during the night-shift, when the employees would in theory have nothing better to do than make them an ice cream.

Dem_Boys · 2 years ago

Your right about this occuring mostly at night.

The store looks dead but do you know if the night crew is caught up on their closing responsibilities? Doing dishes, stocking nuggest sauces, cleaning the grill, disassembling the fry hopper, organizing the stock room, etc...

If the store closes with none of these done the manager will blow their labor budget due to taking 3 hours to close and the employees will be pissed.

Your rebuttal is a good one and your somewhat right. Grabbing you an ice cream cone when there's no customers likely isn't a big deal. The manager usually cuts the ice cream while being overwhelmed (Ahh! 7 ice cream cones and we have 10 cars behind them. No more ice cream!) and never tells employees to start offering it again. Offering ice cream again would piss off the employees and also slow down the manager who's trying to hit labor and drive through times

Dem_Boys commented on McDonald's ice cream machine hackers say they found 'smoking gun' wired.com/story/kytch-tay... · Posted by u/atlasunshrugged

Racing0461 · 2 years ago

I don't think people would care if mcd says they are short staffed. I think people care due to mcd lying.

Dem_Boys · 2 years ago

As a manager you can't tell the customers this. You'd lose your job if your store manager or any higher ups find out.

You lie to the customers and the workers cover for you (the shift manager) because they hate making ice cream.