lieuwestra

joined 1 year ago
[–] lieuwestra@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

So half the country, or a quarter of the continent judging by the map. I would guess 90% of people living there were already deeply embedded in local culture before the term climate change was invented.

[–] lieuwestra@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Google might not, but it's shareholders want to minimise losses. A voluntary breakup will be better for them.

[–] lieuwestra@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"you kids break it up or I'm gonna do it for ya"

  • your mom probably, also the justice department
[–] lieuwestra@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The problem lies in the fact that we need to categorise these subjects to write more effective policy. And it doesn't matter what words you use, they always get these connotations as familiarity grows.

[–] lieuwestra@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Technically skilled as in requiring education (financed by the state), unskilled can learn on the job within days.

But politics has a way with twisting those words into a us/them dichotomy.

[–] lieuwestra@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the free market don't you know? You could start your own business and undercut them on price.

/s

[–] lieuwestra@lemmy.world 77 points 1 year ago (22 children)

Skilled labor is economists jargon, so the meaning of it does not match the dictionary definition.

No one is saying there is literally no skill involved in unskilled labor.

[–] lieuwestra@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Microsoft loves Azure, anything else is there to draw people in.

[–] lieuwestra@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I've biked around near Lake Garda and cyclists are either

  • sporty people
  • Dutch tourists.