KelvarCherry

"You WILL like my AI. Why don't you like my AI? mmMOOOOMM!!!"

I presume you're talking about the Flynn effect. Posts like these are usually based in Western Anglo-sphere nations, where the society as a whole is clearly getting dumber. Not shaming OP though - I feel all of this too as a USAmerican.

For the majority of the world, the last several decades have centered on expanding schooling of children, supporting women (half the population) in education, promoting small businesses of women, supporting small businesses in undeserved areas, and reversing the damage of colonialism.

The majority of the world has been steadily growing more intelligent as access to education has increased, and medical access has mitigated the toll of life on people. Undoubtedly, the USA and UK and many EU nations has been growing stupider, and supposedly in 2024 the rate had slowed to 1.2 IQ points per decade. It may also be that Western systems favor dumber people, but coming from the USA, I don't think that those sociopolitical systems changed recently.

In criminal cases, yes. However, given the cause of the mistrial, the remedy would be to do another trial with different defense counsel and new jury. The facts and charges and evidence won't change; but if you or your client reallly messed up on the stand, this could cycle the jury and give you a second chance to present without implicating your client.

Civil cases, no. Incompetence of council is not grounds for a mistrial, and I understand why. People already get bled dry in civil court litigation as it is. This would effectively create a civil court filibuster, and you know big corporations and wealthy folk would exploit that to no end.

Andrew Tate is one of the most prominent members of the so-called manosphere, a collection of influencers, podcasters and content creators who helped deliver young male voters to Trump.

Andrew Tate (and his gremlin Adin Ross) campaigned HARD for Trump. I imagine this is connected.

Release the Roblox Files!

Thank you for this response. The temporarily-embarrassed millionaire is absolutely the blinders on our working class. Stepping back before Trump ran for his second term -- Politics felt like a solved game that people were refusing to think about for exactly that reason.

Most people can't afford healthcare. Most people can't afford childcare. Everyone wants more money. Why can't we all get behind one random person that says "I'll tax TF out of the top 0.1% and get us healthcare and food and raise your wages."

The answer is that people don't want to see themselves as helpless, even if to stand together and help ourselves. They feel less shame excusing their state as temporarily-embarrassed victims; and blame some secret conspiracy or invasion or what-not.

Insane, overwhelmed, fatigued, afraid, and baffled by the stupidity. I presume some combination of those factors is why we have let things get this bad.

(to title) I mean, if you're a woman, yeah :p

Easy way to add AI buzzword - just slap a transcriber, a relay to ChatGPT, and text-to-speech. Middle manager makes a presentation to corporate, and Blam!

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." commonly attributed to Mark Twain, though that tie is unconfirmed. Fits well with the AI hype, with big tech, and with all consumerism. Also Trump.

Silicon Valley has always been run by rapists, so that checks out :)

If you killed someone I’d have to cover up for you even though I don’t condone murder, if I had to kill someone to protect you I’d have to do it even though I wouldn’t want to.

Many parents wouldn't agree with one, or either, of these statements. I imagine the fact he believes these has a big part in why he supports you, despite seemingly not supporting people like you. Some parents would turn their kids into the police; others frivolously argue a false alibi story. Some parents would disown their kids for choosing a career or partner or religion they don't agree with; for others, that's a bias-breaking experience. Some parents would die for their kids; others view them as labor or retirement security.

People are complicated, man.