If they thought about things and came to good conclusions afterwards, they probably wouldn’t be driving this kind of car to begin with. The people who are driving it are probably not good thinkers.

I think we should organize and go demand everyone working for DOGE… stop. And not demand like with funny signs and chants, but like with 2nd amendment arms.

That’s really bad. You might get other people sick with what you have, but if they’re immune compromised or otherwise vulnerable they could have a really bad, possibly fatal, time.

Apply it to healthcare, science, finances, and the world will become a better place, especially in healthcare.

That’s all kind of moot if we continue down the capitalist hellscape express. What good is an AI that can diagnose cancer if most people can’t afford access? What good is AI writing novels if our homes are destroyed by climate change induced disasters?

Those problems are mostly political, and AI isn’t going to fix them. The people that probably could be replaced with AI, the shitty “leaders” and such, are not going to voluntarily step down.

There’s a shared theme with like all of humanity’s woes: people don’t care that much.

From pollution to injustice to shitty websites, if people cared just a little more the problem would be dramatically reduced or even eliminated.

But so many people are just apathetic. Overwhelmed and checked out.

I have done so sometimes. Like I met a guy friend of mine at a party and I made sure to clarify I don’t date men when pitching we should get drinks sometime since we’re basically neighbors.

But I also don’t think I often ask people to do one on one things outside of dating or established friendships.

Whenever I ask someone out I make sure to explicitly use the word date. I don’t know how people fuck that up so often. The bad feels of uncertainty over many hours (or days) are so much worse than the brief stress of just asking.

I’d like to privatize Wells Fargo, where I also mean “dismantle and leave behind an unrecognizable corpse”

We should probably come up with a system where money doesn’t mean more access to the legal system.

Maybe you’re just not allowed to hire a lawyer directly, but you have to go through some magical entity that’s not corrupt and they assign you people.

Or fuck it, just fix everything else so no one is super rich compared to everyone else.

certainly aren’t seeking out the kinds of spaces that would be partisan on it in some way. their opinions on this are accordingly malleable based on “does this feel good or bad,”

That’s in line with what I was saying - that most people’s takes on congestion pricing (and honestly all other policy) is just vibes. I’d hope that stats and facts would sway them, but I’ve met people. But then again you cite there a large change towards supporting it as evidence builds, so maybe there’s hope.

you’re describing a small percentage of the population here

do you mean a small population on this community, or in life?

I live in NYC and most people haven’t brought it up to me, a handful have whined about it. But I also know a lot of urban nerds that love it.

This is good to read, but I feel like the people who oppose congestion pricing / are pro-car operate on feelings and vibes. Facts won’t really convince them.

Most people like to be productive.

There is enough money and resources. It’s mostly just consolidated in the hands of the rich. You’ve probably seen https://eattherichtextformat.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/ . If you spread that around, you get more economic activity.

Lots of people choose to do stuff instead of just chilling. Go look at all the open source projects that are just made by hobbyists, or community gardens, or any number of other self organized projects. Capitalism with all the profit is theft bits isn’t the only way.

You don’t need to understand before you ask. That’s why you ask. To find out.

When I was younger I used to waste a lot of time thinking and wondering about people instead of just making moves. And so I didn’t go out with people, I didn’t get to do a lot of stuff.

Now I just ask people. Sometimes there’s rejection, but that’s okay. Sometimes there’s success, too.

(Written from the perspective of a man. Women are often held to different standards, and some people may take offense to a woman acting independently. Personally, I think those people stink, and you probably don’t want to be involved in someone who’s going to be mad about you using your agency anyway.)

Conservatives aren’t generally considered smart, kind, people.

I’m not sure I follow. What do you think is bullshit?

Someone still needs to do work, but not everyone needs to work all the time.

We would probably be fine if people who wanted to work just kept working. Or if we had universal basic income, so people could more freely choose if they wanted to trade their time+labor for something else.

Like, if absolutely no one wants to tend the fields then that’s going to be a problem for food. I think there are enough people who would do it because they want to, especially for jobs that are local. But even if not, you could still offer money. Having basic income (or some other mechanism to assure basic needs are met) in place means it’s much less coercive, because it’s no longer a question of labor or suffer

No. Your reading of it is unusual, in most contexts. It almost always means “agreement, and I have nothing of substance to add”.

It can be rude if the thing you’ve said should warrant a substantial response. Like if you wrote “my brother just died in a car wreck”, a thumbs up (or probably any emoji) would be an inappropriate response. Heavier stuff warrants whole words.

But if it’s like “Can you get cat food at the store? The kind we always get” then a thumbs up is an acceptable shorthand for "yes, I understand and commit to this request "

Ah, I always liked Three Panel Soul. Shame it doesn’t seem to update anymore.

I like being around people and arguably am extroverted, but I sure as fuck don’t want to do that at work. Don’t cross the streams, man.

I’ll go out for drinks or food or whatever after work. But if I’m supposed to be doing work stuff, I don’t want to have all the office distractions