Recent content by jz92wjaz

It's a Mandelbrot fractal. I really like math, patterns, and symmetry.

We've had years of growth in the past without high inequality. An economic decline is one way to lessen inequality (the wealthy invest more money in the markets than the poor do), but it's obviously not a good way to do it. There are certainly other ways to minimize inequality that don't leave...

Based on the research I've read, combined with personal experience, society is biased against women in that it underestimates their competence (when compared to men). Women tend to get fewer opportunities and are more likely to be doubted or questioned on their results, and are, in turn, more...

I've lived in a poor area of a developing country. Living without A/C was no big deal. It was regularly 95 and everybody is just used to it. I value a washing machine way more than I value A/C (and I'm pretty sure Pharaoh didn't have to wash his own clothing). Some people I know who don't have...

I have always liked the idea of a Multiverse because you don't have to explain why there is one, and just one universe, as opposed to an infinite number that continue to naturally occur. I personally think there are many universes. Even so, as cool of an idea as it is, I agree that it's not...

In general, women online have to work to be seen as female. I think there are a lot of women out there who participate, but women online in Physics related forums are much more likely to be perceived as male than men are to be perceived as female. There are some out there who just roll with it...

Just one quick comment. I would not give extra leeway to someone eccentric to make sexually (or racially) inappropriate comments, even if they seem innocent enough. This isn't to say I'd fire a teacher for a minor indiscretion, but it would be addressed according to the severity and intent of...

Men tend to be overrepresented at various extremes. I think this is primarily due to the higher variance in men in idiotic risk taking, and men are more likely to cross that extreme threshold.

The economy has also grown when it's gone down, so rising inequality isn't necessarily a good thing either. As the US recovered from the great depression, income inequality went down.

When I was still single, I never footed the full monthly rent or utility bill because I lived at home or with roommates. Over half of my income went to savings, and the rest went to necessities and fun. Not sure what you're getting at. In my lifetime it's been a fairly constant upward trend...

I consider myself to be fairly fiscally conservative. High and rising income inequality is a change in our economy that I find concerning, and at very least worth looking at critically to be sure that it's not negatively affecting our country.

I've seen multiple reports that suggest that Millenials are less financially secure than their parents. The reports show that they have higher student debt, lower employment, and lower inflation adjusted wages. It may be partially because we spend more time in college, but a college degree has...

If you double the spending money of any significantly large group of people overnight it seems to me that you risk destabilizing the economy with their new investments/purchases. Instability tends to disproportionately hurt the poor.

One of my friends was put in the hospital by another woman. Violence certainly isn't reserved to men. Stereotypes that allow women to abuse men should be challenged, just like stereotypes that result in mistreatment of women in science need to be challenged. I don't like electron proton analogy...

The things that make you appealing to an Ivy League school make you appealing to an employer too. If you come from poverty and didn't have many connections growing up, an Ivy League education can help you build connections that will make you successful in life. If you come from a middle or upper...