$80 billion may seem like a lot of money to lose but if thats the price for AI to come up with scaleable solutions to the problems of human suffering and restore to us all the wonder and joy we lost as children I say its worth that and more

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if you notice your favorite news outlets have misguided coverage of the issues that you know about, you should be smart enough to recognize that it isn't just *your issues*

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sometimes it becomes clear that not a single student even tried to read the 10 pages you assigned, at which point the only move is to cancel class on the spot

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Kinda think the only way to deal with AI in higher ed is to hire a fuckton of professors to teach small classes with lots of in-class engagement and assessment. Maybe we could divert some of the millions going to OpenAI to buy the shiniest ChatBoy to, uh, that instead

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I've had this conversation so many times about bike lanes and transit. When you frame it as not having to make a payment on a second car it gets the gears turning in people's heads about what investment in those systems can mean to people who find themselves car dependent.

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