Papaya salad is my absolute favorite Thai dish.

We have to pay to have an account on X now?

I’m not sure what qualifying language you took offense at, and I wasn’t intending to be condescending.

I admitted that my experience was indeed anecdotal, but I stand by my statements. If you’re good at what you do in tech, you have a few years of experience, and you’re willing to take take positions that differ from your comfort zone you should never be without well paying work.

I’m always in the market as you put it, even though I’m not looking to leave my current position any time soon. I did 2 interviews in the last 7 days, and I turn down offers probably once a month.

I know this isn’t how it works for everyone in tech, but once you get your career grooved it isn’t unrealistic.

This hasn’t been my (anecdotal) experience, or that of anyone in my network.

The industry is unstable no doubt about that, but we’ve never had trouble finding better places to land.

IMO if you’ve been in tech building your skills for a few years, you really shouldn’t have trouble finding work. '01 was weird but there was still plenty of work, especially in defense. '08 was scary but turned out to be a great time to join a startup. Sometimes it’s a lateral move instead of up, sometimes it requires relocating , but if you’ve been doing good work and building your professional network you should never have to go back to driving forklifts (unless you choose to).

What’s to stop you from voting multiple times? Or voting as someone else? Or someone else voting as you? That last one actually happened to me during a presidential election in my home state.

I don’t think it was part of some deep state plot to steal my vote, I’m betting some distracted volunteer at the polling place accidentally crossed off the wrong name and handed someone else my ballot. But still, it seems to me that if we can give out free IDs (which is a thing in my state) then there’s no downside in checking them during voting in person.

What about posting on a privately owned platform is free speech?

I agree twitter is shit, and these prices are stupid, but I’m not seeing the 1st amendment argument.

as they [Israel] shoot missiles directly into apartment buildings

I didn’t see this part in the linked article. I do not condone Isreal’s treatment of Palestinian civilians, but I haven’t seen any reports like what you wrote. Do you have an additional source so I can read up?