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Working like a dog like this is necessary if you’re gunning for the elite / upper echelon of society, yes. If you’re already in that echelon of society, it’s not necessary. Thank g…

Why bother referring to the stadium by some name that some unidentified person has deemed? Just keep calling it Three Rivers Stadium.

Earnestly following law and related processes and attributing authority to others are all errands of the foolish.

I feel as though I’m reading the script to a Monty Python sketch.

Queue the comments encouraging people to vote, under the ludicrous guise that voting would likely impact the ever-growing and effectively unaddressed cluster of issues in the USA w…

What are the implications or recommendations for WFH environments, I wonder?

In many circles, indeed quite legitimate and prosperous ones, the New York Times is regarded as a mouthpiece for the CIA, a channel for spreading opinion among certain demographics…

Does this support more than one user voice? Or, are there plans for this? I did not see that mentioned in the announcement.

In the worst case it generates symbolism; that is ultimately what you’re saying. That symbolism is akin to prayer. I am not casting prayer in a negative light, I’m simply categoris…

There comes a time when voting becomes silly and ineffective.

And you can measure their influence how?

Civics is a kind of religion, and it is difficult for people caught up in it to approach discussion from a logical and external perspective. This kind of civics is dangerous to soc…

Many of us find voting insulting, given very low marginal power in a vote; it’s akin to throwing breadcrumbs to the poor. The structure of governance (the reality, not the mytholog…

Scratching my head: The majority of high-performers would absolutely not come from the richest areas. The very rich are relatively very few in number.

How best to teach and effective teaching are problems solved long ago. It’s unaffordable for most. What’s being discussed here is how to optimize mass education so that it’s least …

...and postulate, for science doesn’t truly know why, and frankly, my guess is as good as any scientist’s. Much like in public education, policy makers in public health cater to an…

Be aware, the vast majority of people who have ever smoked cigarettes occasionally never became addicted. They were not labeled as “smokers”. A non-trivial number of people today c…

Revolution, not election. We need a new governance framework in the US. I believe it’s genuinely silly to think this type of activity is limited to one party or one administration …

Presumably, you’re American? In many parts of the world we regularly consume cheese made with raw milk. For many cheeses, raw milk is preferable.

Hardly what I would label as ‘longform’, though the author did.

The legal system leaves much to be desired in relation to fairness and equity. I’d much prefer a multi-staged approach with an 1) AI analysis, 2) judge review with high bar for ana…

My understanding is that nutrition lags behind other sciences add is significantly impacted by the replication crisis. In this, much public health messaging lacks credibility. Perh…

What bothers me most is not the governance and those who drive the horrible system. What bothers me most are the people down below. I used to dismiss them as stupid, but now I thin…

WHO is at its heart a hoi peloi control tool. I detest it.