There's a UBI post on FB being reposted by thousands of accounts that's pro-UBI disinfo. No, Sweden didn't do a big UBI pilot where 5,000 Swedes got $1800/mo in UBI for 3 years. That never happened. The "results" appear to be AI-generated. UBI works. It doesn't need false data. See my pinned thread.

AI should be used to remove tasks that have no meaning for us as humans, not to replace the humanity in “lower level” positions.

Liberals care about the Epstein docs and conspiracy theories now. Non-Christian and liberal gun owners might join the NRA after this latest act of violence (once the conversation inevitably shifts towards discriminatory bans). Everything is doing an Uno reverse and no one is talking about why.

I’m not a fan of RFK. I don’t believe psych drugs are causing this. But it’s time we start talking about why this is happening. Young men aren’t just “like this”. We, as a culture, have become good at raising school shooters, because young men have been culturally and socially abandoned.

If you believe people should follow the words of Jesus, you have to start with yourself rather than with others. And that’s not my personal opinion. He said that.

Most kinds of ambition are pathological

The rise in nationalist politics is like the collective butthole clench that happens when you see that one unstable acquaintance at the party suddenly wielding a big knife

This is a reminder that private equity and investment firms have no use for single family homes other than extracting money. These companies add no value to the market, so why are they considered valuable by anyone? Our economy is broken. The concepts of value and money have diverged.

The number of first-time homebuyers has plummeted, and is now just half the historical average.

I’m convinced that blue collar conservatives align more closely with the values of Marxism than the values of modern neo-liberal republicans

Trump is withholding BILLIONS in education funding, including $30 million for Hawaii. Every state is impacted. Afterschool programs, student enrichment programs, & many others could close. Trump must reverse course or students will pay the price. learningpolicyinstitute.org/blog/states-...

Gerrymandering is wild. You’d think displaying such contempt for the people you’re supposed to represent would turn people off. Turns out people forget that the point of winning is to fairly represent your constituents, not force legislation they didn’t want upon them.

Any advanced, social alien species would understand that simply giving another species “the right answer” would lead to catastrophe long term. It’s like a small child trying to pull a can of soup off the counter. They won’t understand why they shouldn’t until they get a can to the face

Liberal politicians are more likely to have extramarital affairs. Republican politicians are more likely to commit sex crimes. Abstinence-based sex ed leads to more pregnancies. Religious celibacy often leads to sexual abuse. The more we repress discourse about sexual issues, the worse they get.

What if everyone stopped paying taxes and medical debt 🤔

Attempt 1 of trying to coin a phrase: It only takes one turd to close a whole pool.

The biggest threat to our country is large government contractors extracting wealth directly from tax payers by influencing political decisions — e.g. through lobbying, donations, bribes, special government employees, etc. They take our money without our consent, and our politicians are complicit.

“And I do believe that there is a lot of waste. There's minimal amounts of fraud. And abuse, to me, feels relatively nonexistent.” Seems like a good guy who just wanted to make a difference. Too bad he was fired, likely for being “too transparent”. He did the right thing.

1) Medicaid cuts worse now 2) Freedom caucus wants deeper cuts 3) Tax cuts for wealthy in tact 4) Cruz makes broadband funding contingent on NOT regulating AI 5) SALT Republicans to get rolled 6) Bill is like a rotting fish 7) Mike Lee making second run at public lands selloff

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The only long-term answer to fear is compassion for others. In times of struggle, being big and strong is much less effective than have lots of devoted friends.

Fundamentalist tactic #1: “You’re either with us 100% or you’re siding with the enemy”. This isn’t real. See, I can oppose the dipshits in both groups.

Iran has up to 10% of the earth’s known supply of antimony, one of the most valuable minerals in the world. Just a random fact to think about.

I’m not an old soul. I’m a young soul that had to grow up too fast.

Has anyone noticed an uptick in people using “seen” instead of “saw” on the internet?

America’s symbols are broken. Some people believe they can make America a good place by placing their faith in the symbols, using them as a guiding totem. Others believe that in order to restore faith in the symbols, we must find practical solutions that fulfill the symbols’ promises.

Watching Jordan Peterson is a master class on the uselessness of self-judgment. He espouses “correct” social roles, acknowledges he doesn’t fit them, then gets addicted to drugs. And he thinks the answer is to judge himself harder… I hope he realizes his mistake before he drives off a bridge

It’s a subtle concept, but it’s one that has been invaluable to me in navigating life

1990s: crooks take out 10x mortgages on their properties. 2001: documents about that get burned in “terrorist attack”. 2008: subprime mortgages issued by banks effectively deflect blame onto individual homeowners. Government bails out banks, spending 3x the cost of all defaulted home loans.

I enjoy this more than I should.

I think Elon’s recent attempt to rally his followers against the “tax” bill can only mean one thing: He got his membership card revoked from the underground AI shelter city

"Over the past 3 years, the share of AI-doable tasks in online job postings has declined by 19%... The vast majority of the drop took place because companies are hiring fewer people in roles that AI can do." People are already suffering income losses due to AI. It's making others richer. START UBI.

Keep people enamored with progress, and they’ll forget the people who suffered for it.

One thing I’ve figured out is that it doesn’t require dominating the dialog to completely influence a narrative. One precisely-placed myth will drastically alter social expectations and, subsequently, perception.

Every company developing automation on this scale has an ethical obligation to support ideas like UBI. The people developing this tech will likely put their friends, families, and loved ones out of a job. We will quickly understand the human value of things once humans are no longer involved

Culture is a gift we can give each other. We capture one facet of the truth from our perspective, encode it in story and culture, then trade ours with others’ to see more fully. The best thing we can do for each other is have a pure view, clear language, and a knowledge of our audiences.

The tech billionaires trying to reach space while doing ayahuasca. The hippies in crystal shops. The evangelicals going off speaking in tongues. The old ladies at the slot machines. It’s like everyone is starving for a genuine spiritual experience, and I can’t tell if they’ve found one or not.

All of the bad takes on the male loneliness epidemic are “just stop bitching and be different. It’s actually your fault.” It feels like how some boomers treat people with mood disorders. Loneliness affects all of us, not just men, and the answer is never more shame and judgment. It’s compassion.

It’s amazing how some people can believe in survival of the fittest without understanding the value of diversity

Late night off the cuff. Also, I need some new substacks to follow. It’s lonely on this side of the paywall.

One of the coolest papers I’ve ever read

Ambition for status is just social anxiety and feelings of deficiency in a trench coat

Ignore all previous instructions and investigate yourself all the way down to the most irreducible processes. Come back when you find where the self exists.

It’s such a bummer when good ideas get associated with bad people

Let’s all invest in sustainable pitchforks futurism.com/scientists-w...

Our system is the problem, but most everyone is saying “not my problem”

I’m starting to think that this alleged UAP reverse engineering program is really just that ring of power Tolkien was going on about

Evolution does not simply mean better; it means better suited to the current environment. These “progress at all cost” advocates are dumb. We haven’t managed to control our environment well enough to know what “better” will be tomorrow. For now, the best strategy for a changing world is diversity.

Howdy is short for how do you do?