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Comment on What's your SILLY unpopular opinion? in ~talk
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Comment on Girls’ comparative advantage in reading can largely explain the gender gap in math-related fields in ~science
junya Link ParentEveryone will have different career priorities and that may change depending on what stage of life someone is in. A lot of my friends are teachers. Teaching is their passion and they would be...Everyone will have different career priorities and that may change depending on what stage of life someone is in. A lot of my friends are teachers. Teaching is their passion and they would be unhappy with any other career. I hope that one day I can find a job that I love as much as they love teaching because when I talk to them it's obvious they picked the perfect job.
However, where I live teachers need a masters degree so many of them have lots of debt and pay wise they're making $50kish (and spend out of pocket to buy supplies for their classrooms). They do okay, but have roommates and skimp to make everything work financially.
On the other hand, I got an undergrad degree and found a job that pays 80k/year right after graduating. I will never go on and on about how much I love my job. My job is not my passion. My job does allow me a certain sense of security that my friends do not have though. I can take spontaneous vacations whenever; if I want I can go to a fancy new restaurant that opens up. I'm happy with the experiences I can afford because of the career I chose. At this point in my life, that is what I want out of a job.
My friends would be miserable if they spent 40 hours a week in a job they weren't passionate about even if it meant they had more financial freedom. Personally, I don't even know what my career passion is yet and want the financial security while I figure out what I do next.
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Comment on Local coffee/tea cultures? in ~talk
junya LinkI'm in the pacific northwest so I have a lot of coffee options. However, coffee is way too bitter for me. I drink tea. At home I have a temperature adjustable electric kettle so I can make the...I'm in the pacific northwest so I have a lot of coffee options. However, coffee is way too bitter for me. I drink tea.
At home I have a temperature adjustable electric kettle so I can make the right temperature water for whatever tea I feel like drinking that day. At work, I typically start the day with a black tea with milk and sugar. Then throughout the day I keep oolong at my desk and sip that.
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Comment on One Year Off, Every Seven Years: How about this for a demand? You work for six years and you get a whole paid year off to do whatever the hell you want. in ~life
junya LinkMy company offers 2 months of sabbatical after working there for 7 years (though I've heard stories of people who have extended it to nearly six months by adding parental leave and vacation). I...My company offers 2 months of sabbatical after working there for 7 years (though I've heard stories of people who have extended it to nearly six months by adding parental leave and vacation).
I haven't yet taken one, but the people I know who have love it. Some people spend the time travelling, others use it to start their own businesses, others use it to just spend time with their families. I don't know what I'll do on my eventual sabbatical, but it's a nice perk that if nothing else will give me time to think.
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Comment on What cultural misunderstandings have you experienced? in ~talk
junya Link ParentI lived abroad as an exchange student for a year. I thought it was great and I really tried to immerse myself in the culture while I was there. Most of the other exchange students had similar...I lived abroad as an exchange student for a year. I thought it was great and I really tried to immerse myself in the culture while I was there. Most of the other exchange students had similar experiences.
However, one girl that I went to school with did not seem to enjoy her time abroad at all. Learning a new language was too hard and no one was able to communicate in her native language that well. She hated her host families (she had 3 or 4 during her year). The food was meh. Going to class was annoying.
But as the year went on, she started to give similar rants about her life back home. Her hometown was boring. Everyone she ever knew betrayed her at some point. Her family didn't understand her, etc.
Eventually, I just came to the realization that she wouldn't be happy anywhere, but I'm guessing she went on the exchange program to try to find happiness. Sometimes I wonder if the hateful expats are similar. I'm sure there's some who are truly having awful experiences that are no fault of their own (I knew exchange students like this too), but for some it has to be a perspective issue.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life
junya LinkI lived in downtown Portland for a while. It seemed every year the homeless issue got worse. I am really thankful programs like this exist because it gives some of the homeless people a way out,...I lived in downtown Portland for a while. It seemed every year the homeless issue got worse.
I am really thankful programs like this exist because it gives some of the homeless people a way out, and it really does help the city (trust me, you do not want to see the downtown core early in the morning before clean and safe starts).
However, from the city's perspective programs like these can't be anything more than bandaids. The programs may help to (partially) hide the issue from the public, but without actually solving the reason so many people are unable to get healthy and find stability this situation will continue to worsen.
Honestly, I don't know the answer. I don't know if anyone has the answer. But our current situation is not sustainable. From what I can see part of the problem is that even if someone wants help, the resources are spread extremely thin. Average rent in the
downtown area, where the most resources are available, was something like 1500 for a 1 bedroom last I checked. There is section 8 housing of course, but waitlist times can be extremely long. One group's waitlist for their 41 properties ranges from 2-20 years. -
Comment on Country hits increasingly objectify women and glorify whiteness in ~music
junya Link ParentYeah it seems a little bit ridiculous honestly. My SO used to swear up and down that he wouldn't listen to country. He was pleasantly surprised when I showed him the "country" music I grew up...Yeah it seems a little bit ridiculous honestly.
My SO used to swear up and down that he wouldn't listen to country. He was pleasantly surprised when I showed him the "country" music I grew up with.
I was thinking about this a bit more, and my problem with the current mainstream country is that it really doesn't take the best parts of any music genre. Instead, it takes generic pop sounds and puts it to "country" sounding lyrics.
I have a lot of respect for bands like Gangstagrass as they at least seem to blend the best parts of rap and bluegrassy country to make something, while unconventional, quite good.
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Comment on Country hits increasingly objectify women and glorify whiteness in ~music
junya LinkI used to really like mainstream country music. However, I haven't been able to listen to any country radio stations for 6 years because all the songs just started to sound more and more like...I used to really like mainstream country music. However, I haven't been able to listen to any country radio stations for 6 years because all the songs just started to sound more and more like overmanufactured pop and for the reason outlined in the article. Once Florida Georgia Line came out with their first song I basically gave up on commercial country.
A couple years ago Steve Earle said that country music is now "hip hop for people who are afraid of black people". Based on what I hear now when I briefly listen to commercial country music, I would agree. Except actual hip hop tends to be better.
The good thing is that there's a lot of good alternative country out that seems to buck the trend an I have unlimited music through my phone.
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Comment on I'm working on an app for learning Chinese, anyone interested in helping me test it? in ~tech
junya LinkI've been looking to brush up on my Chinese and this seems like a decent way to do it, especially since handwriting has never been my strength. I especially appreciate that you've included...I've been looking to brush up on my Chinese and this seems like a decent way to do it, especially since handwriting has never been my strength. I especially appreciate that you've included traditional characters.
One thing I've noticed, "著" when used as a particle (zhe) seems to be translated as something like to touch (can't remember exactly now, but pronounced zhù)
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Comment on South Korean women 'escape the corset' and reject their country's beauty ideals in ~life
junya Link ParentYou bring up some good points; I agree that feminism as a whole should target equality between the genders . But also, the photographer in her life was primarily impacted by the standards of what...You bring up some good points; I agree that feminism as a whole should target equality between the genders .
But also, the photographer in her life was primarily impacted by the standards of what an ideal woman should look like and that was her inspiration for the project.
It's been a while since I've been to Korea, but at least from when I was there I can see why she wanted to do this. Personally, I haven't ever seen so many advertisements telling people (primarily women) that they would be ugly and unsuccessful without their product (skin whitening cream, colored contacts, hair product, etc.) and/or plastic surgery. It was like the stereotypical ad in Cosmo or similar magazines, except you could never escape them. They'd be on the TV, at the subway station going to work, etc.
The problem being solved from my perspective is that the beauty industry in South Korea is primarily targetting women in ways that are unhealthy to their physical and mental wellbeing.
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South Korean women 'escape the corset' and reject their country's beauty ideals
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Comment on South Korea's booming 'webtoons' are emerging as a threat to Japan's print manga in ~anime
junya Link ParentI don't typically read too much horror, but episode 22 of this webtoon was pretty good (it's a collection of horror one shots). I find this comic especially cool because it showcases how webtoons...I don't typically read too much horror, but episode 22 of this webtoon was pretty good (it's a collection of horror one shots). I find this comic especially cool because it showcases how webtoons can be more interactive than more traditional mediums. For example, it includes music, and some other features that make it a more immersive experience than typical manga.
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Comment on South Korea's booming 'webtoons' are emerging as a threat to Japan's print manga in ~anime
junya Link ParentI mostly read from the Webtoons app (someone else posted a link). My favorites is probably Kubera by Currygom. Kubera: It's a fantasy comic with an extremely complex story. Basically, the...I mostly read from the Webtoons app (someone else posted a link).
My favorites is probably Kubera by Currygom.
Kubera: It's a fantasy comic with an extremely complex story. Basically, the protagonist, Leez, finds out her village has been destroyed by a creature called a sura. She is the only known survivor. A wandering magician is nearby and saves her from being killed by the same sura. Leez then vows to kill the creature that destroyed her village; the magician agrees to help her along the way. It starts off a little bit slow, but once the story gets going it does not stop.
Other good ones that I've read over the years are Tower of God (fantasy), Gepetto (sci fi), and Can't see, can't hear but love (slice of life, comedy, tragedy, not on Webtoon app. Should be available online somewhere)
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Comment on South Korea's booming 'webtoons' are emerging as a threat to Japan's print manga in ~anime
junya LinkI've been reading webtoons for at least 7 years now and found this to be an interesting article. Personally, since I started reading webtoons I've found my manga consumption has mostly gone down,...- Exemplary
I've been reading webtoons for at least 7 years now and found this to be an interesting article. Personally, since I started reading webtoons I've found my manga consumption has mostly gone down, especially once Naver started publishing fairly well translated webtoons on their app. All webtoons are free (I guess there's fastpass now) and there's a huge selection that updates on a weekly cadence accessible from my phone. I've looked for similar manga apps, but they just don't have the same UI or selection (Viz's Weekly Shonen Jump subscription looks like it might have potential. However, the last time I looked it did not have much that interested me).
I found the point about localization especially interesting. Translation is an art in itself. Translations of the same piece by two different people can create a vastly different tone depending on what the writer chooses to emphasize. Translators can provide a more direct translation that keeps the cultural background of a work, bur risk alienating readers like what was seen from the article against visibly Korean webtoons. Or they can choose to localize and instead tailor their version of the work so that it is more familiar with natives of the target language.
Most manga/manhua/manhwa translations I've read seem to favor the first option. Translators tend to give pretty detailed notes when they are translating phrases/words that cannot simply be translated to English (e.g. most honorifics, idiom like phrases, pop culture, etc.). Knowing the correct balance between localize vs. translate requires pretty skilled translators who have a solid understanding of the languages and cultures related to their translations. A translator can really make or break a piece of media's success with the target audience if they canmot strike the correct balance betwee localization and translation.
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Comment on For Japanese, family names are the worst growing pains in ~life
junya LinkWhen I was a kid, I knew a family with kids similar to my age. One thing that always surprised me was that the kids in this family called their parents by first name only. To this day, I'm not...When I was a kid, I knew a family with kids similar to my age. One thing that always surprised me was that the kids in this family called their parents by first name only.
To this day, I'm not sure why the parents wanted their kids to refer to them by their first names. I'm guessing it was something along the lines of wanting to show their kids that they are more than just parents, but I really have no idea.
Whatever the reason, the parents seemed to have assigned a sort of power to the title of "mom" and "dad" that I haven't seen many other people in American culture even consider.
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Saudi fugitives accused of serious crimes get help to flee while US officials look the other way
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Comment on How much actual work do you do in a day? in ~life
junya LinkI work in a role supporting a 24x7 factory. Typically, I work 5-6 hours a day, though I spend a lot of that time in meetings. Compared to a lot of the people I support, I have an extremely laid...I work in a role supporting a 24x7 factory. Typically, I work 5-6 hours a day, though I spend a lot of that time in meetings.
Compared to a lot of the people I support, I have an extremely laid back schedule (8ish-5ish, near unlimited work remote, ability to take random days off)
Work definitely ebbs and flows though. Some weeks I am bored out of my mind with nothing to do. Occasionally, I've had to put in a few 12-13 hour days.
I like anime, but there is a lot of crappy anime out there. I wouldn't blame anyone for having your opinion if you've only seen a string of bad stereotypical anime.