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In the long run everyone will find themselves defending Yglesias over some banal, clearly correct take that has angered sociopaths for no good reason.
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Still can’t believe I took more shit yesterday over license plates than this article I spent days steeling myself for cancellation over.
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Remember that the “sure, salaries are lower, but the quality of life in Europe is much higher” line is cope for self-inflicted economic stagnation. 15 years ago they were riding high on Euro integration/trade and talking openly about exceeding US GDP/cap and replacing the dollar.
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Neutral mediators are overrated!
Instead, you might want hostile mediators (as long as they equally are hostile to both parties). This paper shows that this can make the mediator into a common enemy for both parties, and actually makes them more likely to come to agreement.
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It’s very upsetting that AI technology has advanced to the point where the philosophy of mind classes I took in college have become professionally relevant.
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Maybe it's just me but I'm not quite sure any random person should be able to drive this on city streets.
I'm 5'8" for context.
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To me this seems good, but it probably only works if cars are required to have license plates which is basically fascism so let’s not bother.
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