Worth reading

It’s fine to develop relationships at work and move them into “on good terms” territory if that is viable. It’s also fine if it is possible to move those viable work-friendships outside of the work environment to see if they can stand on their own. What is not smart however is to think that work-friendships are real friendships just because “we get along” at work. Most work friendships will drop you like a hot rock if you get fired. It’s important to be ready for that to happen even as you see what friendships might be viable.

Enjoy your home OP. May you live out many happy years under its shelter.

Banana as Veblen good

What are the chances that they will actually be respectful do you think. Might there be a case for simply not inviting them?

Another temporarily embarrassed millionaire

This isn’t good advice for everyone. It might not even be good advice for most people. However, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt that it would be good for you to do this.

Uncle Milton and his cat 5 anaconda …

Many people do not grasp the sheer size of the disparity between the truly wealthy and everyone else.

Not at the same time, but in alternation, sure. It’s all reactions to underlying shame and inadequacy beliefs/feelings which are there all the time I expect.

This tracks with my assessment of the two likely personalities of software engineers, either narcissistic or anxious with imposter syndrome.

Awesome and funny play.

No dude, this time it was polonium tea.

There are so many things that one might want in a partner which are not changeable, that something like this, where it can be taught, shouldn’t be high on the list of reasons to reject. If you discuss the issue with someone you’re dating and they 💩💩 it, then you might want to reject, but not because of the knowledge they lack but rather because of their insensitivity to your anxiety.

An engineer should be at the helm. MBAs fuck tech companies up.

Good take

Low energy

Excellent concise summary

"What country before ever existed a century and half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure.”

https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/tree-liberty-quotation/

They aren’t but they think they are