"I've found the best employees often have let go of the fear of being fired. They can speak truth to power, stand up for what is right as opposed to what is expected, and they generally leave the place better than they found it. It was interesting watching people at Sun change when Sun going public suddenly meant those people didn't have to work if they didn't want to. Much more engaged, much more willing to look at alternatives and to take risks in pursuit of a better outcome overall."
If you are 20, with no kids or family, it's great to have this mindset. However, you can't have this mindset if you have a family or other people to support.
Every place I have ever worked has politics. You need to figure out these politics to survive and many times 'standing up for what is right' will get you fired or you will seen as a person that causes strife and passed up for promotions.
I can't tell you how many times I've worked on a software project where we were making really bad decisions that came directly from management.
Doing things the 'right way' means going against your superiors, and it has many negative consequences. When you are young, you can take these risks.
It's one of the reasons I started my own company. I was tired of playing politics.
"and that's a valid point in a country where blacks, for example, are much more likely to receive the death penalty for committing the same offences."
I would really like to see these statistics from a legitimate source, because I'm not sure where you are even getting it.
My issue is that the 'black lives matter' cause has merely become a thinly disguised fascist group aimed at bullying and destroying anyone that disagrees with them.
"Hands up, don't shoot" never happened. This was proven, yet it didn't stop the hashtag warriors from screaming it at everybody and news anchors on networks from CNN standing behind it (after it was proven false).
Facts no longer matter. It's all about the narrative that everyone is racist against blacks, no matter what actually happened.
All of these protests have added body cams to many police forces. Most people are now silent about it. I have seen case after case where a cop is accused of 'racism' and the body cam shows otherwise.
The US is probably the least racist country in the world when it comes to minorities. Try to get a job in Asia, Europe, or Africa. You will quickly see the difference.
In most countries outside the US, you are required to send them a picture and they can not hire you for pretty much any reason.
Instead of focusing on being a victim, the minorities in the US should focus on education and keeping families in tact. It's really the only path to success. The Irish, Italians, and Chinese were all treated like slaves in this country and were able to overcome this through education and a strong family structure.
I've worked at many different companies and I've never seen racism in terms of hiring (although I'm sure it happens in a small amount of cases). Businesses just want someone that can do the job. If a person isn't getting past the hiring manager, it's most likely because they don't have the required skill set.
Many people like me, are angry and frustrated because the alleged victims have now become the bullies. I wish we could have true equality, where race truly doesn't matter, but I think I'm asking for too much.
It's funny how true equality is seen as a bad thing. I am now part of the counter-culture, which means I don't want aggressive bullies being allowed to control the speech and actions of me or others.
I don't want our society to continue along this broken and misguided path and it's why many educated people are voting for Trump.
"This has left artists frustrated, desperately searching for ways to stand out amongst all the noise, and furthermore, find sustainability amongst a fickle social landscape."
This entire article reeks of elitism: A platform for the 'real' artists.
But this is going to be a problem with anything that can be digitized and put on the Internet going forward: There is now way more noise than signal.
I think the issue is that many times, 'misinformation' boils down to perspective and personal views, unless it's a straight fact, which is almost never the case.
It ends up being used as a way to stifle dissenting views and control the narrative.
As soon as I can, I'm going to wear a body camera at all times and record all footage. Why? Privacy doesn't matter anymore and in this day and age, it becomes one word against another.
People are so eager to jump to social media to destroy a person's life and livelihood, it will almost become a necessary form of social insurance.
A business colleague of mine lives in Singapore and paid $100,000 for a driver's license. This doesn't include the 100% tax on the car and the black box that he needs to have in the car at all times (If he travels to certain areas of the city, he pays a tax).
To get a license you pay into a lottery system and are randomly picked. You don't get the money back.
I think the bigger issue is just relying on an app. Most apps are a few dollars. You will not be able to sustain a steady paycheck with this kind of business model.
Apps should be a freebie (not literally free in all cases, but cheap) that is merely a hook/marketing channel for your business.
It makes sense just based on statistics. Americans have more access to pain killers than any illegal drug and just based on this, will result in more mis-use (and death).
If illegal drugs were all made legal tomorrow, we would see something similar.
I know a few teachers in some really poor areas and many teachers have to fight against unearning at home.
Homework helps with this. I also don't think a student can learn enough in the classroom. With ever growing class sizes, students just can't get all they need in terms of learning, without homework.
I just have to shake my head at one more thing that will put our future generation behind the rest of the world.
I know many millennials that spend way too much on the newest gadgets/cell phones (I spend $30/month and get a cheap phone as opposed to the hundreds of dollars many pay on a plan and a new phone).
Jobs are also an issue. Millennials have more education than their parents, but many choose not to use it. I know at least 5 millennials that either quit a well-paying job or just refuse to work at any company that isn’t ”changing the world”.
I attribute it to entitlement. They feel they are owed a satisfying and well-paying job, when in reality, you need to earn it over many years.
More proof of this is in their voting habits. Sanders is tje entitlement president and is supported, by far, by millennials.
This is why we need to completely get rid of health insurance in the US. If Hospitals could only charge the actual value for their services, and not the inflated insurance prices, the prices would be much lower.
One of my friends is a Doctor. He told me that they need to over-charge for services because of the insurance companies. If they charge $20 (the actual cost of the service), they might get $4 back from the insurance company. If they charge $100, they might get the $20 from the insurance company for the service. We need to cut out the middle man. It's basic economics.
The drug issue in the US is mostly the fault of the government. It takes hundreds of millions of dollars and 10+ years to get FDA approval. This stifles innovation and creates an environment where there are only a few players (IE: a monopoly). The result is ridiculous prices due to no competition.
Of course they don't represent reality, and they shouldn't.