Why not just ban smartphones in school? There's ample research now that they're harmful to teen mental health

The only developed country that doesn't seem to have a housing crisis right now is Japan. After their real estate market collapsed in the 90s, they instituted a number of reforms to make housing less attractive as an investment vehicle. Now housing there tends to depreciate over time, not appreciate. Consequently, it's viewed not as an investment but as a consumer product, much like buying a car, and there is competition that brings costs down.

I think this is the sensible approach we need to follow in the rest of the developed world, but I don't think it's not going to be politically feasible until a lot of homeowners feel a lot of pain and give up on the idea of housing as an investment

Picking words at random from a dictionary would not be very compute intensive, the content doesn't need to be sensical

It's worth noting that this is not being done for environmental reasons (more half of all coal pollution comes from China), but for strategic reasons as China has limited access to oil near it's borders.

I'm convinced that dating apps are no longer a good way to find a relationship. They've realized that if their users get into LTRs it will hurt their revenue.

I used to be an avid user of most dating apps, but I've had a much more fulfilling love life since quitting them to focus on meeting people IRL

I think the best solution would be to properly tax carbon. That way Bitcoin miners would either become unprofitable or move to greener energy.

I don't think it's a good idea to establish the precedent that gov't can decide what you can and cannot do with your energy. You may think it's a waste of energy, but if the externality is properly taxed, I don't see the problem with letting it continue

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

Sounds like we need to push Signal in Afghanistan!

This doesn't read as batshit as Project 2025. The 4 memos they've posted are:

1. Build more transport infrastructure
2. Modernize our healthcare info system
3. Prioritize high skilled workers in immigration
4. Cultural programs to encourage Canadian Pride

IMO only the fourth one is somewhat questionable

I think what would save the streaming industry would be anti-exclusionary legislation. Prevent contracts where shows are exclusively produced for one streaming company. Then streaming platforms compete on cost, curation, and interface, not on exclusive content.

I think the point was to contrast this with cars. Having your car stolen is 10x worse than having your bike stolen

There are many examples of the left pushing blind faith in the leader (see Mao, Kim Il Sung, Stalin)

Sounds like an avoidant attachment style. Learning about this changed my dating life so much for the better!

One truth about the modern media landscape: stories that pit groups against each other play well

This is the opinion of most macro economists today, but it's not universally accepted. Macro-economics is not nearly as scientific as micro-economics, and some people will say that its models are just about who can tell the most convincing story (or the story that's the most convenient for those in power)

There are some people who point out that things like electronics have been undergoing rapid deflation for decades and this has not caused people to stop purchasing them. The economy is a chaotic system and anyone who claims to be able to predict it's outcomes is selling something

The best language learning app IMO is Anki. It's FOSS and very powerful (although the UI isn't great).

Seriously, once you learn how to use it, it's incredible how well it works. However it is also much less forgiving than Duolingo. You really need to use it everyday. If you skip more than 1 day, you'll be so behind that it gets tough to catch up

Here's the girl's facebook post since it wasn't linked in the article: https://www.facebook.com/emma.maclean.376/posts/1624020878439140?ref=embed_post

I think a good middle ground might be to ban smartphones but not phones entirely. If you want your kid to be able to call you, buy them a nokia or something without internet capabilities

To take the other side (not sure I agree):

Iran is unique in that it is run by a government that claims to be Islamic fundamentalists. This could make mutually assured destruction less effective if the ones launching the nukes truly believe that if they die in the retaliation they will go to heaven with their 72 virgins.

I'm not convinced that the Ayatollah is ok dying in the name of killing infidels, but I do see the merits of this argument.