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More people around bitching that they can't farm karma with their tired opinions.

That is the disconnect Im referring to…the fact that people are taking jobs thinking that they get to dictate what the job entails, even after being told what the job entails, even after signing documentation saying they agree to what the job entails. Where does that come from?

I don't know, but I saw something similar in my father (RIP). He would agree to something, then get some benefits, then later attempt to "renegotiate". That sort of behavior isn't something "GenZ". Some people just want to squeeze water our of rocks, even if it is deleterious to their relationships.

Similarly, I've certainly had employers that, despite my job duties clearly not covering the task would ask and expect me to perform other tasks "for the good of the company". It's fairly common these days for job offers to include "and other duties as assigned" because employers want to have all the power, and I'm fine with workers (of any generation) just refusing to comply.

It does sound like the employee was being unreasonable and maybe should be dismissed, but that doesn't get the task done either, so maybe the "do it, you have no say" approach isn't any better. And, I have no idea how I'd handle it. I kinda don't like delegating stuff anyway, so if I thought the task was important I'd do it myself unless someone happily volunteered. But, I know that might not "scale" the way it needs to make the business work.

Laziness is my choice and a virtue in my profession and my preferred operational method.

you’re being paid a wage in exchange for your labor and we need your labor on this specific task. “So I don’t get a say in it?” Well, NO, you don’t…what on earth would make you think you think that?

Yes, they do. They can just go home, or walk around the block, or work on something else. No matter what your employer tells them, they aren't a slave at any point in time.

Will there be consequences? Absolutely. They might get fired. They might get sued. If the task is sufficiently important the State might consider them not doing the task criminal negligence.

This isn't entitlement, it's choice and freedom, and perhaps having different priorities than the person assigning tasks. Everyone, including GenZ: Do you, and if you can try to spread joy and reduce suffering.

Do remember tho, someone has to keep the infrastructure working, and it's often not clear where in joy in that lies.

why words wen none good

(I'm GenX, [1980] but I've always thought a lot of "polite" "social" habits are dumb.)

workflow in which temporary assets shat by AI would be useful.

Collecting VC funding, particularly demonstrations or even gameplay captures.

Sure, once crunch times starts, you'll have plenty of free time/people to audit the code and resources to determine if they were AI generated or not.

Fuck (this particular use of) AI.

Anyone interested in the U.S. general strike this year: https://piefed.social/c/news/p/1928891/date-may-1-announced-for-national-strike-aimed-at-crippling-trump-no-work-no-school

Seems dangerous. There are sections where you wouldn't want the floss pulled taut, and certainly not the whole thing.

I wonder if it was just a magic / fx video; at least the "to floss himself" bit.

I just bail on any site that requires age verification. It sucks, but there are still some that work. I do hear that using a VPN can often help.

I wonder if he's got any opinions on revenge porn or deepfakes (or a combination) that he might be convinced into changing by being "mildly" victimized.

I actually think you have to go so slow that your (probable) position extends to the other side of the wall. Unfortunately speeds that slow are incompatible with (the processes of) life.