competitive salary
so competitive we refuse to compete by actually stating it

by this point I might just have some fun and not apply to jobs persay but just write funny blurbs to them about their ads

I think I'm finding I just don't wanna work with all these technologies

Get an LLM to write fake resumes and spam them with it, would be my first idea.

Though im totally aware of the current bs hiding behind obfuscation standards... there's a very valid reason for not stating it publicly. It's along the same lines as how i explain the shit reality of minimum wage to those ignorant and at that low wage point in some unskilled labour post.

If they standardise it there's an inherent trap for making it significantly less than someone's actual value and forces an env with more shit workers, and shit practices, to exist in order to meet their necessary recs. Basically it makes it necessary to account for everything from excessive training and laziness to highest plausible turnover rates and severely increased liklihood of , unwarranted, lawsuits for unlawful firing. These are forced to a much higher calculated margin. Also makes it harder to promote/increase pay for those deserving it.

Ive always been in a solid position to negotiate (or demand) my rate, but I've consulted/changed hiring policy in many businesses over the years.

I have generally the same viewpoint as i did in high school when my intended path was a currently non-existent career where i solved a core issue and also would replace and optimise the role of 4+ otherwise necessary hires... make yourself an appealing hire at a tolerable(typically uncomfortable) rate. Then integrate and become nearly indispensable where itd be much more work and cost to fire you than accept your demands, especially if the demands come at a crucial, all hands on deck, time.

Back in hs i was going to design and translate UIs so it made sense to normal, non-dev, humans instead of the unintuitive design with translations being provided like a kindergarten game of telephone. Ofc this was back before UI design was a known career path, "UX" didn't exist, UI was actually EUI and google translate was soooo much worse.

@jestdotty glad u understand basic economics... unfortunately the vast majority of society doesnt, and they comprise the bulk of the voting pool.

Labour unions tend to cause similar issues. I've explained the inherent problems with these systems to MANY people. Both were created initially waaaaay before the internet, most workplace safety protocols, mass transit, etc.

The original reason for these are non-issues nowadays(at least in the countries thatd actually enforce them)... hazardous work conditions(lactual hazard not from wilful ignorance) and lack of readily available, comprehendable, laws (both immigrants and typical non-lawyers). Of course non-english-speaking immigrants, especially in industries built in with 'company towns', got the worst.

Nowadays they just mentally handicap weak-minded people into a trench of non-evolving survival, doing the bare minimum to not be canned. It's similarly true for those auto price sites and reducing reliance on tipping practices.

@jestdotty im very chill about things too... comments like yours tend to shine with a glaring light towards what 3 (otherwise disconnected, ignorant of eachother/the commentary) close friends have described my general view of humans as:
"You view the world and everyone in it like a game of the SIMs."

I ofc asked for clarification as it sounds like a negative or insult but came from people who genuinely like me for whatever reason.

One explanation (the 2 others concurred):
'No one plays comparing themselves to pixel people and thinking like "I'm better than you pixel SIMs guy!"... or the reverse and being all defensive. Thatd be insane; they're not real people. They exist on totally different planes of existence... People normally have like 1 or 2 families that they care about, then just tweak everything around them so they do well. They don't care what happens to the rest."

The aided/defended SIMs are apparently my friends; everyone else are just NPC pawns to experiment/play with.

@jestdotty the SIMs thing has been proven more and more accurate over the last decade+.

The analogy thing is accurate. I know so many languages and, especially in english, have a vocabulary so vast that you'd need a doctorate or some insane level of adjacent xp to comprehend a convo with me if I'm not holding back... or some seriously quick skill with a dictionary-- not the pocket versions. Even if typical humans understood all the words I do, i bet itd be the same, unless they are an expert in the field of discussion as well.

Analogies are still, by far, the most likely to get someone to understand. Since I employ people that aren't native english speakers (and their native language isnt in my top 7 in fluency), i rely on them daily... add in the autistic genuis with no valid frame of ref for neurotypicals and it's very vital.

@jestdotty i wasn't directly suggesting that it was applicable to you... but now i am lol.

Your response, imo, clearly puts you in an, at least, adjacent catagory to me, and is a major flag to my preexisting theory you're autistic.

If you reread the explanation (written verbatim) i was given, youll see they never refd the initial phrasing (see/view). They suggest (& confirmed since) that I'm not actually considering the rest of the SIMs world at all, aside from momentarily when they could be of use as a tool.

Specifically, i (and clearly you) dont consider them as better or worse, nor care enough to pay attention unless necessary. It's not about having a heart or not; no malintent or anything else. It's like if you went out to do any mundane task, whether grocery shopping or a physical, big-ish, conference. Unless they reeeeally stick out, smell bad, are dressed weird, cause trouble/annoyance, etc. u dont even think about them.

@jestdotty
But if someone shows u a current picture or otherwise directly links to something youd have witnessed, youre likely to remember them.

Actual NPCs (like the ones with dialogue, names and/or part of quests) youre way more likely to pay attention to. They are intentionally in focus and an entity you need to acknowledge and/or converse with to do *whatever* in the game. The SIMs ref is like everyone else is essentially 'Villager #2' or lower(even uncredited). They exist, you saw that there was other characters in the background and have a general idea they exist plus some generic traits (like 'an older guy with a pitchfork/looked angry')... but u dont consider them unless prompted.

@jestdotty everything you're saying is just validating my point.

The SIMs thing that you keep skating past isnt that you (or i) cognise people like npcs or SIMs, it's literally that we dont cognise them as anything.

The people that approach you because they remember an encounter with you when you dont, same thing. You mention it as if it negates my point, but it just proves it. I didn't say that youd remember people that remembered you, as if your interaction had a much higher value to them than you... i specifically mentioned it as a nearly reversed situation.

Aside from some extremely odd (and rare) instances of asymptomatic migraines causing transient amnesia, my memory is extensive and accurate to an extreme level. But, it's not rare that someone contacts me, expecting i remember them, can describe an encounter with me (even at my house) enough that it's clearly true. Without something remarkable(weird name, something i find ridiculous, etc) as a trigger idr them.

@jestdotty neurotypicals cognise other people somewhat on autopilot. The thing you're still missing whilst confirming is, imo, the core of autism. Its not can/cant cognise others; it's simply that it doesnt happen automatically/by default.

Personally, i think autism is a positive, evolutionary trait, just still has a bit more debugging required.

Like with most words in most languages, i tend to go off the literal, etymologically defined, definition. Autism comes from greek "autos".

Technically the term was initially used for a specific part of psych disorders like schizophrenia. But, the root origin is still valid. 'Autos', in old greek, is literally 'self', if self was a verb. There's not a simple direct translation for autos, in english or any language i know. It's like a self-contained machine (or organism) that innately functions on its own.

@jestdotty no... both are autopilot. That's the whole point. It's about the innate format of default thought (incl. cognition) patterns.

Either system can choose to cognise/think about/consider additional variables and base action on these factors. It's just the difference in the instinct-adjacent initial inclination.

It's like if, with no witnesses, potential recording, etc., someone finds a case full of millions of dollars. Many people only think 'yay money! *all the things they can do/solve/etc with that money. Many immediately jump to firmly believing It's a trap and/or unnecessarily very dangerous, and that's all to convince them to stay away/ignore it. Then there's some that are aware of both the happy/helpful side and plausible dangers.

Any type can habitually choose to ignore logic or embrace and delve into it, before finalising their stance and/or intended next action.

@jestdotty
https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/document/...

Any citing of Russia's opinion of, well... almost anything, but certainly something like this where their infrastructure for irl research is extremely inept, is simply ridiculous.

Since i 'met' you, you've shown an inherent negative viewpoint of "autism" with an explicit lack of knowledge and comprehension of what defines autism. Nearly all of your commentary aimed at dispelling any idea that you're autistic, has done the opposite. This time, you mention being autotelic as if it makes autism less likely... there's a high correlation.

Frankly, aside from the general, factually flawed and very outdated, viewpoint of it being innately a handicap disorder, primarily of dysfunction (which i view as quite beneath you-- due to actual intelligence), i dont get why you seem to think it's leprosy.

@jestdotty i know you mentioned autotelic before... you seem to think 'i am autotelic, therefore not autistic' which isnt a logical sfance. Factually, being very autotelic statistically means you're more likely autistic.

Russia, i dont have a bad opinion of "Russia". I have many russian friends and know russian. My viewpoint is simple, they have subpar healthcare that often ignores and/or fails to diagnosis, much less properly treat anything in the area of psych, not great in neuro(and others in HC). Therefore itd be unwise to use russia as a solid source for these things. It'd be like sourcing your info on lasertag popularity and tactics from a burmese kid... illogical.

That said, putin is a, somewhat one-note dictator that acts like a 12 yr old, with a napoleon complex trying to gaslight in russia.