Webster

@Webster@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I wrote a web front end for downloading Youtube videos, and i'd love some feedback⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In this particular case, OP said none of the others met their needs. I would like to know what new functionality this one has to know if it’s something I’m interested in or not. It’s not a critique - it’s helping me understand if I want to check it out or not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any games you're planning to pick up during the Steam and GOG sales?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  First game I’ve 100% in a long time. I absolutely loved this game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Duality of life⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As much as I get this sentiment, I chose my profession in part because I like learning and my area requires learning new stuff all the time to stay relevant. The learning part of work is the part I enjoy and look forward to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Helldivers 2 community manager says internal discussions are ongoing regarding mandatory PSN account link⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a PSN account. I can ethically support this move that locked so many players out 4 months after buying a game. So I won’t be buying until at minimum a solution is in place for all those users, but probably not even then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's getting hot in here⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re basically describing an allergic reaction.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨perhaps⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  (For fans of Sanderson/Cosmere) But it could be fire …

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keep in mind that social security is set to run out in 10 years time.⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Apologies, but your specific example is incorrect. The cap on social security taxes is adjusted every year not by act of congress, but by existing law that indexes the cap to inflation. Therefore, it is already baked into the way it is scored and is not ignored.

  You are correct that scoring cannot take into account any actions congress may take.

  This time is a little different though than history. From 1984-2020, Social Security took in more in revenue than it paid out on benefits. It is now running at a deficit. Since being formed, it has run at a deficit less than 15 total years, and most of them earlier on. The social security trust fund has never been depleted during that time either. Without any changes to law, it will continue to run at a deficit until the late 2030s when the trust fund would be depleted and taxes alone would cover a projected 80% of benefits.

  That 80% is why it’s bullshit to your point. There are so many simple, easy ways to solve this and if they do nothing, we could continue to pay out 80% of benefits with no other changes but that’ll never happen. It would be political suicide to literally starve our retired population. My favorite way to address it is removing the cap, but there’s other small adjustments that make a huge difference. Things like changing the inflation adjustment to a similar but lower index, raising the retirement age, raising the tax by less than a percent, means testing, etc … and the thing that pisses me off is the sooner we take one of these actions, the more of the trust fund is preserved, and the impact is so much greater. I don’t like the other solutions and would strongly prefer raising the cap, but I’d take most of them over inaction, depleting the trust fund, and reducing benefits.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When someone says landlords are asking for tips⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Many jurisdictions will laws the require a form of payment that doesn’t come with fees. I think mine requires the landlord to be able to accept cash or check without fees. If the lease says you can only pay online, and the only way to pay online requires those fees, that would be illegal in my area.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Command is convincing it to stay there⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  For any fans of Brandon Sanderson, this just makes me think of Yumi and the Nightmare Painter