nimpnin

I've survived 11 years of programming without ternary operators and prefer to keep it that way

New Zealand switched from first past the post to mixed-member proportional in 1992. Despite a two party system at the time.

Yeah, not wanting to see lesbians on tv is definitely homophobia of some sort. On the other hand, since you are conscious of it, it is a rather inconsequential, and you shouldn't feel that bad about it. Just try to slowly be more comfortable seeing things that you would be comfortable if it was a straight couple.

It’s a gradient of more or less unethical things. You could also use the slavery analogy to less and less unethical investments, to reach the conclusion that you shouldn’t invest in anything that you have even the most miniscule ethical issues with.

Arguing for social change based on personal behavior is pretty stupid

This is the same logic that fossil fuel companies do to shift blame from themselves onto consumers.

Don't hate the player, hate the game

There are a lot of jobs that legitimately make you miserable and/or sick. Don't know if that's the case here though.

I would take a 20% pay cut in a hearbeat to have a nicer job. Then again, I know that the safety nets are a lot better in my country than in the US (?).

Have you made exact calulations on where you could save some money?

My brother is 10cm / 4 inches taller than me. There is a random component to height too.

My bank and most others here require a smartphone authentication to log in, even if you use the website on the computer.

I've done no. 1 a few times for a month or so each. Some of the biggest problems with that are:

• Banking can be a bit rough without the app. You can sometimes get a separate device to log in from some banks
• Digital authentication to eg. government services, and some private services as well works via a smarthphone app. Depends on the country a bit how extensive this is, Sweden has been really bad considering this.
• Sometimes public transit only/mostly sells tickets through an app
• Digital maps and route planners are very convenient and not having them substantially increases the time and effort you need to put into finding places

What usually won't be a big issue

• Messaging: Whatsapp, Signal and obviously Facebook Messenger work on the computer, so you won't be fully missing out on anything. Also, SMSs and calling work well and are cheap/free
• Missing out on social media and digital entertainment like youtube on a device that you carry 100% of the time is probably just a good thing
• Photography, you can find all kinds of digital cameras, camcorders and DSLRs for a reasonable price

All in all, it's feasible but quite inconvenient at times.

I find having a smartphone without a sim card at home to be a good compromise. It limits the time I spend on my phone, which in itself is nice, and subsequently decreases the amount of data that can be collected of me. Also, if you aren't relying on your phone it doesn't need to be nice and expensive.