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My views on Covid, restrictions, masks, testing and the role governments play has changed wildly in the past 2 years.
Has anyone not changed their positions on most Covid related things since Jan 20?
I was pro lockdown, pro mask, pro governments stepping in, etc. Now I'm not.
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Hi, expert in virology here (I used to play Plague Inc.)
The silver lining to this grim news is that when a pathogen is extremely deadly, it's actually less likely to become a pandemic since there's less opportunity for it to spread amongst the population
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Holy shit.
Remember after his stroke, when I told you Trump’s blood results only make sense if he is in an additional medication?
Trump claims he takes a “386” of Aspirin.
Which doesn’t exist.
But is the marking on hypertension medication.
People tried to claim he meant he takes a 325mg of aspirin daily - which is the level for severe pain treatment.
But his own health records confirm he is only on a 81mg dose.
Trump: "I take an aspirin a day. I don't know if it works but psychologically I need it. It thins the hell out of your blood I guess. I don't know if it works or not but I've been doing it for a long time. And here I am making speeches. I like Bayer aspirin. And I take the big one. They want me to go down to the 80. I take the 386. I don't know what the hell it is. It's a monster. They said, 'Sir, you don't need that!' I said, do me a favor, I've been doing okay for 35 years. Leave me alone."
If electricity is so great, why does it only turn on a lightbulb. Ordinary people don't need fake light.
Anti progress, anti technology, anti AI people like this hurt their cause more than anyone else.
The average white collar worker spends dozens of hours a week dealing with email, websites, researching, etc. Saving even part of that time is huge.
It's been amazing for me.
I’m a competent adult. Why do I need an “AI agent” to check into a flight for me?
I’m literate. Why do I need an “AI agent” to read and write emails for me? Also, I don’t get so many emails that I can’t answer them myself.
The reason “no one uses AI” is that there’s no serious utility here for the vast majority of people.
This is a perfect argument for why we need better AI and better adoption. Not the opposite.
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How does making employees grumpy & sore improve the amiability of my experience?
TSA says it is removing chairs at document checks in airports, requiring staff to stand for their shift.
TSA explained the reason as twofold: to ensure its employees meet its fitness standards and to create an amiable environment for travelers. wapo.st/4AIo7ZJ
If Democrats win we can investigate Trump. That's worth way more than 5k that won't happen.
If Republicans win the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 2026 Midterm Elections, I’m going to give all adult citizens in the United States of America, $5,000! Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to signing those checks!
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This repeats a promise Trump made in September 2026. The US has approximately 250 million adult citizens so the total cost would be over 1.25 trillion dollars. Congress must approve any such federal spending.
nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/…
pbs.org/newshour/polit…
So they're arguing trump is so old and in such terrible health he might die if his party loses...
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Eric Schmitt: "Did you or did you not fall in love with a Native American woman who could talk to willow trees and paint with all the colors of the wind?"
Jack Smith: "That was John Smith."
Why does change terrify so many people?
There were a fair amount terrified of 5G. There's a fair amoung terrified by MRNA vaccines. Now it's AI.
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[SCHMITT]: "Why are you and your wife harboring Chinese spies?"
[SMITH]: "We aren't."
[SCHMITT]: "Let’s jog your memory, scumbag.” shows text bubble: <‘Do you mind picking up the chinese on your way home?’>
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To all the anti-vaxxers & doomers who claim we're still in a pandemic of increasing deaths I have some news
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Oh this is an easy one: The Democrats weren’t trying to overturn an election. Hope you found this explanation helpful.
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The fundamental tension w AI and education is that I think schools ought to (a) teach people how to think and (b) prepare them for the workforce (or, at the very least, not actively harm their employability).
Those goals push in opposite directions.
AI interferes with thinking but it’s also baked into the work of software, finance, legal, marketing, etc. If you use too much AI in college, you’ll be dumb; never use it for four years, and you’ll be in a disadvantaged position for the most popular high-paying entry level jobs.
Something like this below seems like at least a thoughtful way of addressing that tension.
Using statistics to mislead people doesn't get more blatant than this tweet.
This equates to hundreds of thousands fewer hospitalizations and severe illnesses.
But he can minimize that to sound insignificant.
Like a death rate of only 1% pop wid. That could be 100m deaths.
