I once looked at a job listing for something with very specialist technical knowledge in specific programming areas, for a Japanese company based in Tokyo (pre-covid so remote wasn't really a thing yet). Pretty niche stuff and needed at least basic Japanese language skills too, so I assumed it would pay ok - even if it wasn't good or great in comparison with jobs where i was.
After conversion it worked out to be around USD$40k a year, which is probably just over 1/3 of what it would pay at minimum elsewhere. More like 1/4 or less for Silicon Valley type locations, but the rent for a tiny Tokyo shoebox is about the same price even if food is a cheaper. There was no way I was applying for that.
It isn't just about a weak yen, it's much more about hugely underpaying people.
Yes, unfortunately i think you've missed a few things.
Anyone can be sued for anything, whether the suit is successful depends on validity and damages
It would be difficult to prove damages in this case, but you don't need to sue anyone anyway
Only businesses and organisations serving the public are required to follow the ADA
The government, if it received enough
valid complaints and received a negative reply from a place which needs to follow the ADA might consider bringing legal action or enforcing penalties
Common practise does not exclude the possibility that something discriminates against people, which is why these rules were written
But the US Department of Justice has the right to investigate and fine you up to $75k the first time, if it is determined that you are running a business or organisation in the US that provides public accommodations and you are discriminating against people who have disabilities and you could afford to fix it.
Sadly, the ‘G’ in WCAG is ‘guidelines.’ It doesn’t have teeth; there is no legislation around WCAG.
Used to be true. More and more government agencies are referencing the WCAG as the standard, and The Revised 508 Standards which sets the rules for government bodies directly pins it to WCAG v2.0. WCAG compliance has also been specifically ruled in various Title 3 cases, which sets the precedent.
Yes! Prefers-reduced-motion is nice but was not developed for this reason and it is not enough to be following the rule but this hasn't specifically been tested in court yet.
It was made for people who get sick from things like parallax animations where big things move around, even with interaction. In the future that will have its own rule and prefers reduced motion will help pass that, but it does not help with this one.
Edit: to be clear, you could use it to help, but it's not enough on its own
They really shoehorned the online aspect into that article. If you just add the phrase "including cyberbullying" to any reference to all bullying, you too can write an article about online trends that distances your target reader demographic from feeling culpable for a huge long-standing cultural problem.
I’m 20, I practice fencing. My height is 192 cm, I usually fence against shorter opponents. They often manage to drive their smallsword into my belly. That’s why I’m curious: what would it be like to get wounded into the belly by a real smallsword? How lethal would it be? How painful? How would I react?
I'm going to hope this is some ChatGPT template response bullshit, because the other option is that someone chose to write this.
Even if they were an adult who might recognise an illuminated spy camera, it's not like you have enough choice in bathrooms at 30000 ft to infer something resembling consent.
I very much understand this feeling. There's plenty of things I do for the same safety of nostalgia reason. It's not altogether a bad coping mechanism, but like every coping mechanism, it has its limits, and you have found them.
I do have some good news for you though:
and realise that ever since that day years ago where I finally made it back to a normal life, I’ve only made 2 new core memories really.
This may not be true at all. People have trouble recalling memories of feeling differently to however they're currently feeling, especially with depression. Good memories are still being created and are in there though, you just can't access them in long storage right now. Another person in the thread said therapy and the right medication, and that is how I've largely managed to get depression mostly under control. When I'm doing well, the good memories are much easier to relive. Memory is complicated like that.
I still eat a diet of mostly instant noodles and other cheap shit
I recommend starting here though. Even if it's just adding in a daily multivitamin at first instead of really being healthy and eating right. The cheap nostalgic food is not something you need to completely give up, but it needs to be a treat instead of your staple. Nutrition has a huge impact on depression, like, an annoying amount of impact. If you can get some better nutrition in you, and a little real sunlight, and even just a short walk, your body is much more likely to generate and circulate the good feeling hormones. It's hard at first, but it does get easier.
You've been through a lot. There's nothing pathetic about how you feel or your life. There is no such thing as "behind". New friends are everywhere, and many have been through similar hard times and depression. But it does sound a lot like you would benefit from a little more balance with the things you already know are good for you.
Good luck. The past is comfortable, but there are new things out there that will bring you comfort too, and they're worth looking for.
I'm so glad to hear that, I'm happy that I might have helped even just a little bit. You've got this. And even if it's not today, or it takes more than a few tries, you've still got this.
I hope you rediscover a whole bunch of wonderful memories along the way. If a lamp can bring you so much comfort, I'm sure there are many other things you'll find on your journey that will help resurface other happy memories too.
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