The problem that governments are trying to solve is the existence of your freedom.

Thinking that the internet was a fad wasn’t enough. Krugman now assumes that food, energy, shelter and used cars were also fads.

Book Challenge poll. Each of these were mentioned by at least two replies. Looks like I can't have links in a poll post, so see replies. There were plenty of other suggestions, but often outside the goal.

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Trying to prepare all children for a normal life, by force, is logically equivalent to trying to prevent them from having a life that’s better than normal.

I’m doing an IRL workshop on AGI in September! It’ll be in Philadelphia, at the 2024 Ratfest, organized by Logan. Come join!

The idea that science is about collecting data, with the goal of producing theories, is backwards. Science is about producing theories, with the goal of collecting *data that it would be irrational to explain away*. Finding such data is ~impossible without a good theory.

In 60secs, Stephen Krashen demonstrates how people acquire language. You *get it* instantly without translation. The problem becomes: how to get a constant feed of this type of material until you're fluent... So I built a tool which solves that specific problem Mother

Senator Chris Larson Betsy DeVos They aren't open to the public They aren't accountable to the public They aren't "public goods" They are run by government They are regulated by government They're assigned by government They are funded by government They are compelled by government They are government schools.

Good example of how silly quantitative science becomes when the topic is well into the human realm. Anyone can debunk this in 2 minutes by skimming through Bill Clinton’s political platform.

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Free speech is the right to say stupid shit. Capitalism is the right to buy and sell stupid shit. Tolerance is the right to do stupid shit. Fallibilism is the only idea that can secure these rights.

This is pretty atrocious stuff by Trustpilot . Apparently, they’ve deleted several reviews that cited concrete experiences with the company in question, while obvious special interests that *work directly with Tine* were left standing, even though they cite nothing concrete 😮

How to parent without rules and without chaos. Instead of asking yourself "Should I allow this?" Ask "How can I help my kid get what they're after in a way that doesn't bother me?" 🧵

The last two days, I've visited every major book store and a few niche book stores in London looking through their economics aisles for anything by Ludwig Von Mises. An actual economist. So far, nothing. But the surprising thing was that I could hardly find *any* book by an