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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
The fact that people actually like to work some of the time is underappreciated in economics.
Ethan Mollick @emollick
Apparently, we are happiest when we have free time, but not too much. This study of 35,375 Americans finds no free time stresses us out & makes us less happy, but having more than about 10 hours of discretionary time also lowers well-being, unless we feel we are being productive. https://t.co/NcRgD8ZVhR
6:54 AM · Sep 13, 2021
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This kinda makes sense, but I'm surprised the number of discretionary hours is so low, if I’m reading it right, it implies a 6 hour work day.
Sarah McLaughlin@sarahemclaugh
A Colorado high school asked to attend the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. Before they could get approved by a committee—that China sits on—they had to change an old article on their site to say that Taiwan is a "Province of China.” A high school!
wsj.com/articles/china…
1:43 PM · Sep 13, 2021
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They do this with NGOs too, although apparently they've gone ahead and removed most NGOs from the country over the last few years anyway.
Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
Oh look, the public health people are telling us we don't need boosters because they're worried of we start getting boosters we'll take away supply from other countries.
Where have I seen this movie before?
Axios @axios
NEW: International experts — including two FDA leaders leaving the agency this year — argue in a new paper that COVID booster doses are not necessary right now based on the current evidence. https://t.co/CInzxcVJcN
3:33 PM · Sep 13, 2021
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It's his own article from March, about situations in which experts lie to the public, although in the article his example is about Economists.
Marco Arment@marcoarment
The most likely outcome from App Store legal action isn’t very different from the status quo — and that’s a good thing.
The future of the App Store:
marco.org
The future of the App Store – Marco.org
9:19 PM · Sep 13, 2021
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Great summary of the situation and a somewhat optimistic take on what Apple's likely to do next.
Kevin Drum@kdrum
Here is the state of America circa 2021 jabberwocking.com/here-is-the-st…
11:10 PM · Sep 13, 2021
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Things are improving, but there's every reason to keep working towards an even brighter future.
