Nah. The current crop of US pickups is, I’ll agree; but there’s plenty of older pickups that are much more reasonably scaled. Not to mention non-American models.

Or improving living conditions so people are comfortable having kids

You’d maybe be able to cover the hospital bill from having the kid with that sum.

If there’s no complications.

Why do they even want to encourage cow milk consumption?

That is a fascinating take on the general reaction to LLMs. Thanks for posting this!

It sounds like you can connect with your phone, which reduces the energy footprint quite a bit.

To be fair, we also keep getting closer to being absolutely fucked. Not necessarily for that reason, though.

The rest of the world has been trying to move away from fossil fuels for decades. Why these guys didn’t figure out they should diversify beyond oil I do not understand.

I’m torn between wanting to stay and restore our country, and making sure my kids aren’t growing up in a place with a hamstrung education system, poor medical care, and a society increasingly steeped in hatred.

We’re trying to make sure we can keep our options open for them.

Bill Gates makes a strong argument for becoming beloved while you’re still around to enjoy it.

Thing is, he could still hire people who do know how to do that - he just doesn’t see the point. Like the person who refuses to hire an electrician instead of just doing it himself, he keeps getting it wrong and then being shocked.

While you’re not wrong, I hate this line of thinking - it gives them too much power if we start censoring ourselves because they might retaliate.

Was thinking more along the lines of raising children. You always reward the behavior you want to see, however they get there.

All y’all dumping on him for being anti-vaccine: You’re not wrong, but remember, we want to reward positive behavior! Else, why would anyone ever reverse course?

Let’s ask instead - what does sitting around whining about it accomplish?

Per the article, he’s been taking classes remotely since the fall? Was trying to figure out if he’d arrived safely, but I’m not clear if he’s giving up on being able to return safely, or stay here safely.

Not to mention how many posts are made to get you to react viscerally, instead of engage with the community - things like AITA seem especially prone to this.

None of that means we shouldn’t still try. It does matter.

They’re shutting down federal testing requirements in the U.S. - a lot of people do need to start thinking about this.

Would he notice at this point?