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Expecting a kid to run a mile in Physical Education class rather than call Uber is not denying technical progress, nor is it hurting their ability to call Uber later when it is app…

Many parents of preteens and young teens that I know simply do not allow their childrend to use social media on their own devices. Doesn't sound like that bad a solution.

Yes, as an American I think that all forms of government that are not liberal democracy basically are illegitimate. We can have relationships of convenience with other governments,…

I hear they even have a gun that makes a big hole in you that makes you die

I think there’s a couple justifiable reasons to have legacy admissions. One, help the poor, smart kids meet the rich kids. Together, they can get more done than separately. Second,…

Cool project, but on a practical level it seems like a lot of trouble just to avoid paying for premium

This is indeed a crazy idea (your words, not mine). Why should a foreign worker who can do a job in the US that pays 2,3,4x what they make at home be forced to languish underpaid b…

I would be very interested in this.

I had an elementary teacher in the early ‘90s who did the same. I don’t remember any of us thinking it odd at the time.

Dumb phone turned off and in backpack would serve fine for this scenario.

In the US you can be fired with 0 notice or severance, regardless of tenure in most states.

All increases in the number of people doing work and creating things can increase GDP per capita (especially if you count the increase in the income of the person who immigrated, a…

Presumably these people applied for the jobs in question. I think it isn't for you to decide that their chosen job is pointless.

I don’t think there is anything wrong with this. If anything, we should change the law to encourage much more high-skill immigration

Bernie Madoff did die in prison, so there’s that.

Immigration is the natural effect of people moving to where the market price of labor “demands” they move. Doesn’t seem that artificial.

The fact that Disney fights viciously for the extension of copyright periods goes against your assumption.

I bought a Logitech

Can’t believe it has taken this long to add these features

I don’t think I have a strong opinion on whether computer generated CSAM increases or decreases actual child abuse (could see it going either way or even different ways depending o…

It’s big companies but it’s also (mostly?) the nice retired insurance agents and school teachers who like their quiet neighborhood and the fact that the house they bought 30 years …

Seems completely beside the point to be honest. Like they come from here and cause a small fraction of the mischief they are purported to cause there.

How much does Roblox exploit the kids if they instead go and play outside?

Right, but an org that accepts fake papers (now easily generated) gets outed easily and ignored by everyone. Legitimate orgs with real review processes presumably sniff out the fak…

Feels like AI makes the fight against paper mills easier. A group could submit AI-generated papers to different places and create a public index based on how successful they are at…