KombatWombat

They might be referring to the lemmy.ml instance rules:

Rules

1. No bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
2. Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.
3. No porn.
4. No Ads / Spamming.

Of course, general criticism towards the governments of China/Russia shouldn't actually fall under that either, but pretending it's racist/xenophobic makes it seem more valid than just saying you were being mean. The Winnie the Pooh thing especially seems to be a trigger over there.

Assuming this is USD, inflation has ranged between 2-4% over the past few years. It peaked at just over 9% during covid. That being said, wage growth has been about the same.

aesthete (noun) : one having or affecting sensitivity to the beautiful especially in art

Chuck Norris suggested re-electing Obama would lead to 1000 years of darkness. He wasn't being subtle even before Trump's first campaign.

For people genuinely wanting links for context, I've talked about some of Sunshine's history in previous comments. https://lemmy.world/post/33055701/18273538

I didn't know about some of the things mentioned here, but it wouldn't surprise me. Using so many alts makes it hard to document these things. I expect that's probably intentional.

Of course they change over time. But that already happens in every other civ game. You gain and lose territory by settling, war, and diplomacy. You build infrastructure and wonders. You develop technologically and culturally. But changing everything in one turn rollover is both unrealistic and disruptive in gameplay.

People just use religion to mean a popular idea now I guess. The invisible hand is an abstraction of general observed trends. It's a metaphor. Unlike gods, no one thinks it exists in a literal sense, and to say it doesn't exist figuratively would be absurd. Anyone can acknowledge a society's needs can sometimes be met by someone with a profit incentive. You don't have to think that's a good way to address them to admit that the selfish interest and the collective interest can align. I don't know how society could function at all if this wasn't the case.

And who ever said growth could be infinite? A basic idea of microeconomics is that marginal profit decreases with increased production until it inevitably becomes negative. Capitalism, like all economic models, is a proposed way of managing scarce resources efficiently.

People may be over-enthusiastic about these things I guess, but that doesn't make them religious any more than someone being keenly interested in model trains makes them some sort of zealot. These comparisons are really forced and relies on intentional mischaracterization which serves no one.

Saying something obviously fake like "it's always been my dream to work here" is a bad idea, unless it's a prestigious company where that could be true. The question is actually a good opportunity for the candidate to show off something if they want to, without being too awkward if they don't.

You can say you've done research into the company online and are impressed by the work-life balance/leadership/worker loyalty/innovation. Sincere interest is not only flattering, it also makes you look thorough and driven. You can say you were recommended to apply by someone you know who has a connection. You can also give them some idea of what you are expecting, which can potentially save time if it's not actually what they are offering. I had a friend get redirected to applying to a better position than what had been listed like this.

And if you truly are not a good fit, you can actually address that your previous experience doesn't directly apply by saying something like "I'm looking for a change" rather than trying to dance around it for the entire interview. If your interviewer has any familiarity with the role, you won't be able to trick them into thinking unrelated experience makes you well-qualified. And when that's the case, acknowledging it early makes it much less awkward by establishing expectations appropriately. Basically, you have to be careful to limit your lies to things you can actually sell.

Obviously you shouldn't cancel on someone because something more interesting came along. But I would say telling them that's the reason is worse than just not giving one or making up something.

I read a book a while back called "The Courage to be Disliked". That title could be used for some manosphere nonsense but it was instead an overall positive book about determining your self-worth based on your own honest evaluation of yourself, with the goal of improving things that you otherwise make excuses for. It was helpful to me as someone who's been a people pleaser with low confidence. Hearing that mantra reminds me of it. I think it's certainly not universally applicable, but it can be good advice for the right person.

It shows they have that one thing in common, and that's all.