It sucks that you guys don't have a bigger military than the US because I would LOVE if we became a Canadian province.
Can you guys at least scoop up the great lakes states? Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois, please. Wisconsin has great cheese so you might like them, too
That has nothing to do with what the post is saying, though. The claim is that techbros stopped using female names because they thought their AI could become sentient. And they're using the "Voice assistants had female names" thing as "evidence"
I actually find it quite rewarding. Not to give myself too much credit but multiple people on the right have told me I'm very easy to talk politics because I'm not outwardly judgemental when I disagree. As for this specific reality check, both of us were on our way to meetings so we shelved it. We talk politics every once in awhile and I've been able to change his mind on a lot of things.
Here are some tips for talking with the "soft right" (or anyone you disagree with, really):
Understand their concern before you talk about the solution, you will probably find common ground to start from.
LISTEN TO THEM. Ask questions! It's not a lecture, you're having a conversation.
Be smart about how you disagree. "You are wrong because of X Y Z" makes you sound like an asshole, "I'm not so sure I agree with X Y Z" shows that you're at least considering their opinion.
You don't know everything so be honest. "I don't know enough to speak on it confidently" or "I can't remember where I heard this so take it with a grain of salt.." AND if you later find out you were wrong, follow up. "Hey yesterday I told you X, it's actually Y [link]"
If they want to back out of the conversation, let them. Maybe you've given them enough to think about for the day.
At the very least, be the person that makes them think, "the left isn't all bad"
Yes. I was a video editor for years and part of that was subtitling without automatic transcriptions. I could keep up with most speakers and if I'm remembering correctly, the typing speed tests I took for fun were 150wpm+
It's definitely a skill I've taken for granted but it's paying off big now that I work almost exclusively in AutoCAD (which makes you type commands, not just keyboard shortcuts)
Probably not the most unhinged but a few weeks ago a coworker told me that Trump is the only president in history whose net worth went down after becoming president.
He's not FAR right so I usually hear him out and use kid gloves to counter his arguments but I involuntarily replied, "are you out of your fucking mind?!"
It sucks that you guys don't have a bigger military than the US because I would LOVE if we became a Canadian province.
Can you guys at least scoop up the great lakes states? Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois, please. Wisconsin has great cheese so you might like them, too