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chipsrafferty 2 hours ago

Did you just link to a rat website as if that is a good source?

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satvikpendem an hour ago | parent | next [-]

A rat website? What does this mean, I'm out of the loop with SSC?

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quantummagic an hour ago | parent [-]

It's a pejorative shorthand for "Rationalist".

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canyp 37 minutes ago | parent [-]

Why is "rationalist" suddenly a pejorative?

I am definitely out of the loop. I assume it is used pejoratively only by self-labelled idiots?

	▲	quantummagic 24 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I am not in the loop either. From what i've gleaned, it's more a rejection of the specific internet-based community that embraced such ideas in the early 2000's. But I can't speak on behalf of their beliefs or those of their detractors. Was just trying to help out on the term itself.

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cmuguythrow 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Good source for what? I'm just trying to point to a concept, an idea. There's no "facts" here, just speculation. If you disagree with the point there, why don't you just say what you think is true instead, I'm happy to discuss the ways in which the article is wrong

	▲	chipsrafferty an hour ago \| parent [-]
		unless we can ALL join forces to draw the line somewhere, someone will choose to defect from the agreement to "just work less", > We already did draw the line and we can redraw it. We drew the line very strongly at 40 hours, 4 days a week. That is the "official" expected hours for most salaried employees. because doing so will make them succeed at the expense of others. > This already happens. People making salary, 40 hours, that work 50, 60, etc. to get ahead of their coworkers in a career sense. Or people taking optional overtime to get ahead financially or people who work hourly working extra hours or people who have 2+ jobs or a side hustle. even if everyone from one country agrees, the other competing country that defects and works 996 with agents will "win" and conquer the lazy country. > Didn't realize Japan is imminently going to conquer the US because they work more hours.