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  • If a system moves people around and some of them die, that’s the purpose of the system.

    You can say “we don’t want any of them to die” and that’s true, but the system doesn’t reflect that.

    You can say “fewer people will die because more people can get to hospitals, but some will die as a result of people moving around” and the system will demonstrate that.

    Is that a “we don’t want anyone to die” system or is it a “we are going to accept some people dying as a result of the system so that more people can be saved” system?





  • Netflix bungled this. They could have said “starting on January 1, 2022, no new accounts will be able to share passwords between households.”

    No one would cancel. Some would probably go to a cheaper tier but would keep their accounts active forever. Plus, people who share accounts don’t cancel because their family members might be watching. Netflix’s churn rate would have embarrassed HBO and Disney.

    But no, they are chasing shortsighted, anti-customer gains and now are reaping what they sowed.









  • BeefPiano@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldHow much for cuddles?
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    5 months ago

    “Get out of the dog house card” isn’t going to work the way either of them think. Pulling that card when you’re in the doghouse is not going to make her fine with whatever upset her. There’s a good chance she’ll say she’s “fine” because she doesn’t want to renege on her chart, but whatever conflict isn’t going to resolve itself because he gave her that card.

    Trading sex for chores is gross. I don’t want a BJ or lap-dance from a partner that is only doing it because the sticker chart says she has to.

    It’s also insane that things like washing dishes or packing lunches or changing diapers aren’t part of the baseline expectations for a dad. You don’t get an award for doing the bare minimum!

    Both of these people are demonstrating the emotional intelligence of a block of cheese.