Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic so Hard to Cure?
Maybe because we aren’t thinking about it in the right way.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/magazine/loneliness-epidemic-cure.html?smid=em-share
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***** [The Washington Post] Two pro-growth policies for Harris: Immigration and trade
Two pro-growth policies for Harris: Immigration and trade
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/27/harris-trade-immigration-growth/
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AI Doomers Had Their Big Moment
ChatGPT’s release gave AI doomers their big moment. @/andersen checks in with them, now that it seems to have passed:
“They have learned that solemn statements of purpose drafted during a start-up’s founding aren’t worth much.”
Trump’s Evangelical Supporters Just Lost Their Best Excuse
“The GOP has jettisoned its pro-life plank … And Trump himself is now saying he’d be great for ‘reproductive rights,’ a position that pro-lifers have long insisted is a moral abomination,” @Peter_Wehner writes.
NYTimes: How to Be Truly Free: Lessons From a Philosopher President
How to Be Truly Free: Lessons From a Philosopher President https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/world/americas/pepe-mujica-uruguay-president.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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*** Philosophize This!
*** Episode #183 … Is ChatGPT really intelligent? stephen west philosophize
Episode #183 … Is ChatGPT really intelligent? Stephen West Philosophize
**** The Populist Mantle Is Harris’s for the Taking
“Harris should seize the opportunity to fully embrace left-wing populism because—despite all the punditry’s moaning about the need to ‘moderate’—populist policies are actually popular,” @Tyler_A_Harper writes:
***** Sometimes You Just Have to Ignore the Economists
Kamala Harris’s proposed federal ban on price gouging might irritate academics—but it makes sense to everyone else. @ZephyrTeachout makes the case for ignoring the economists:
*** NYTimes.com: Trump Isn’t Finished
Trump Isn’t Finished
The damage inflicted on the nation during the former president’s first term in office pales in comparison to what he will do if he is elected to a second term.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/opinion/trump-second-term-2025.html?smid=em-share