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Feb 11 2020 06:21pm
Quote (duffman316 @ Feb 11 2020 07:35am)
Seems like there's a trend in people believing that hard work will not make their lives better and that improved economic growth won't make their lives better. A very bleak outlook, what do our resident pardians make of this issue?

https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/2020-edelman-trust-barometer-shows-growing-sense-of-inequality/11883788?fbclid=IwAR09iusXpbCQ6BM5Fmsk4MVBN3OWIk2L5E8UbQKFwjg6nWpLHKgMGP2UTfM
The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer - now in its 20th year - has found many people no longer believe working hard will give them a better life.

Despite strong economic performance, a majority of respondents in every developed market do not believe they will be better off in five years' time.

This means that economic growth no longer appears to drive trust, at least in developed markets - upending the conventional wisdom.

"We are living in a trust paradox," said Richard Edelman, CEO of Edelman.

"Since we began measuring trust 20 years ago, economic growth has fostered rising trust. This continues in Asia and the Middle East but not in developed markets, where national income inequality is now the more important factor.


Mosquitos and bees both work hard. Only one of them is praised.
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Feb 11 2020 06:23pm
Quote (EndlessSky @ 12 Feb 2020 01:21)
Mosquitos and bees both work hard. Only one of them is praised.


Extinction for the bees, keep the mosquitos, cU
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shilling for amazon has to be a new low


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Feb 11 2020 10:48pm
Quote (Skinned @ Feb 11 2020 02:20pm)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/parents-determine-child-success-income-inequality-2014-1?amp

Just a quick Google search bro. I know people laugh at sociology but it is a thing.

What do you think the biggest predictor of socioeconomic success is? It's been parent education and income for a very long time, but I'm curious what you think and based on what?


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Feb 11 2020 10:55pm
Quote (Skinned @ Feb 11 2020 05:20pm)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/parents-determine-child-success-income-inequality-2014-1?amp

Just a quick Google search bro. I know people laugh at sociology but it is a thing.

What do you think the biggest predictor of socioeconomic success is? It's been parent education and income for a very long time, but I'm curious what you think and based on what?


*links you articles that 1/4 women are raped and women men 70% on the dollar

Look dad, I'm right!

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Feb 12 2020 03:48am
Quote (thesnipa @ Feb 11 2020 08:28pm)
VERY good book



ive found an even better way for my personal situation. ive automated and improved my own personal processes while allowing my peers to stay in the broken and dated system so i can avoid going insane while also advancing rapidly compared to peers. not applicable in many industries tho.


Quick question: with China scaled down in productivity atm due to Corona, are you getting more customers? We're noticing that a lot of ours (High Tech electromagnetic components) are currently trying to get rid of dependency on China, wanting production alternatives outside China.
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Feb 12 2020 04:15am
I think the best path to success is discipline and a willingness to put your life on hold, travel to where the best jobs are and work when you are young, invest 20%, save for a home and put money away for emergencies.
In my home town there was very little work so I picked up a mining job for Rio Tinto, I had to fly into the mine site and worked 5 days on 4 days off mostly, but I made around 140 thousand a year after tax, I invested into various things and a lot of them failed but the ones that came through did so in spades.
The real trick is just to avoid dead debt, anything that has no potential to make you money is not worth wasting money on, buy your cars 2 years old, no loans for holidays etc.
If you take out a loan it has to be for property and buy in a crash not a peak.
Working hard does not really matter, pay scale matters, if you find an easier job with better pay take it.
If you want to be promoted being the hardest worker is a terrible idea.

This post was edited by Plaguefear on Feb 12 2020 04:19am
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Feb 12 2020 05:29am
Quote (LA-Leviathan @ Feb 11 2020 11:55pm)
*links you articles that 1/4 women are raped and women men 70% on the dollar

Look dad, I'm right!

Moron.


How can you be right when you've made no argument?

It isn't my fault you didn't get anywhere in school or can't understand statistics. I don't know I'm bothering with such a fucking random.

You didn't even read the article. I knew it was outside the scope of your ability. Maybe if it was a meme.

This post was edited by Skinned on Feb 12 2020 05:34am
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Feb 12 2020 06:56am
Quote (balrog66 @ Feb 12 2020 03:48am)
Quick question: with China scaled down in productivity atm due to Corona, are you getting more customers? We're noticing that a lot of ours (High Tech electromagnetic components) are currently trying to get rid of dependency on China, wanting production alternatives outside China.


my business has limited crossover with chinese manufacturers. the closest thing i would say is we're having a hard time getting delivery on chinese steel shipments 100% on time. but slipping a day or two isnt a killer, we just order sooner. I do think tho that if this worry of chinese producers persists we'll begin to see more US domestic orders for manufacturing as some of the production moves stateside. but for a lot of companies they'll just ride the wave and wait for china to smooth out.
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Feb 12 2020 07:11am
Quote (Skinned @ Feb 11 2020 01:25pm)
Parents level of education has been and continues to be highest indicator of success.

Given humans have free will anybody can change their circumstances.


Or so we think.
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