nroth

big landlords

This is generally true. My brother is a musician, and he struggles to find work. I got lucky growing up working on programming projects until 3am for fun, then being interested in database research and later AI research several years before people started paying attention. I think we need a UBI so that the people who don't want to build stuff can do what they want instead of going into marketing or sales, or anything that's a net drain or neutral on society.

The (singular) fediverse girl is kind of sad

I'm really not surprised

We need laws to LEGALLY hold these people accountable. Criminally.

This is why I roll my eyes when people talk about "human preference models" with a straight face

Blocks access to "protect" people? How does limiting people's freedom help?

I'm grateful to live near a Mt. Sinai location. Another factor here is that some parts of the country have better healthcare than others. You might consider moving elsewhere in the U.S. or to another country if you anticipate continuing to need more than the occasional doctor visit.

I think it's probably marketing more than convenience

Can't tell if this guy's finally lost it or I just have a very different sense of humor from him

Oh yes, unlike the French and Dutch...???

Actually, I think it's more useful under socialism than capitalism. Most things aren't economic to automate to a high standard of quality now because human labor is valued so low. In a democratic socialist society where people get to choose whether to work, automating menial tasks that people tend not to want to do will make more sense because folks won't want to do those things for cheap.