I agree with you on all counts, but I’m not sure shrimp need AI to help with masturbation, they have so many little legs I reckon they’ve already got it covered
September 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I agree with you on all counts, but I’m not sure shrimp need AI to help with masturbation, they have so many little legs I reckon they’ve already got it covered
Agree that free food makes a huge difference to household finances. The poorest I ever was I was working ~4 shifts a week at a vegetarian restaurant, I had no money for rent but I ate just fine on leftovers
September 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Agree that free food makes a huge difference to household finances. The poorest I ever was I was working ~4 shifts a week at a vegetarian restaurant, I had no money for rent but I ate just fine on leftovers
This is interesting because from my lay perspective, LLMs are already better than human therapists in many ways, mainly because they are available at 2am when you need to talk, they are vastly less expensive, and you can say anything to them without embarrassment
September 12, 2026 at 6:19 AM
This is interesting because from my lay perspective, LLMs are already better than human therapists in many ways, mainly because they are available at 2am when you need to talk, they are vastly less expensive, and you can say anything to them without embarrassment
I find “AI & robotics will dramatically expand the economy” much less aspirational than “AI & robotics will make it possible to do good things which were hitherto blocked by the need to make them profitable”
September 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I find “AI & robotics will dramatically expand the economy” much less aspirational than “AI & robotics will make it possible to do good things which were hitherto blocked by the need to make them profitable”
Successfully exited founders, retirees, the independently wealthy: they don’t have jobs yet they are happy. Why would it be different for the common people?
September 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Successfully exited founders, retirees, the independently wealthy: they don’t have jobs yet they are happy. Why would it be different for the common people?
That seems possible to me. There would be lots of arguments about what is essential, but you could bind government to not commit nonessential budget while essential services are below threshold. It would make long-term, expensive inessential projects very hard to get up.
September 8, 2026 at 6:13 AM
That seems possible to me. There would be lots of arguments about what is essential, but you could bind government to not commit nonessential budget while essential services are below threshold. It would make long-term, expensive inessential projects very hard to get up.
- bipedal cow, mascot for a dairy brand - similar, a mischevious rabbit for a shopping mall - reader/friend for a woman dying of emphysema who nonetheless kept smoking
September 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
- bipedal cow, mascot for a dairy brand - similar, a mischevious rabbit for a shopping mall - reader/friend for a woman dying of emphysema who nonetheless kept smoking