**Response to @paulg:**
There was less reason to be contemptuous. Back when journalists served markets differentiated by geography rather than ideology, they couldn't be so openly biased. Plus the field used to attract better people. I doubt Woodward or Bernstein would become reporters now.
**Response to @paulg:**
People who've grown up in this new world may think "Weren't things always this way?" No they were not. A generation ago, even the most powerful people used to try to stay on the right side of journalists. Very few dared to be openly contemptuous of them.
The underlying story, both here and with that BBC interview, is that there is now a whole generation who (a) have little respect for journalists after being treated dishonestly by them, and (b) no longer fear them, now that they've lost their monopoly on the news.
nitter.moomoo.me/elonmusk/status/1646303780189900800#m (https://nitter.moomoo.me/elonmusk/status/1646303780189900800#m)
A talent was 6000 drachmas, i.e. 1500 of these.
**RT @_HannahRitchie:**
The most important marker of progress: stopping children from dying.
For most of human history, more than half of newborns died as children.
This is now 4%, globally. In many countries, it's well below 1%.
From @MaxCRoser (https://nitter.moomoo.me/MaxCRoser)'s article: ourworldindata.org/child-mor… (https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality-in-the-past)
https://nitter.moomoo.me/_HannahRitchie/status/1646102563404513281#m
The good old days, before the Industrial Revolution spoiled everything.
nitter.moomoo.me/jdmccafferty/status/1646044416992321536#m (https://nitter.moomoo.me/jdmccafferty/status/1646044416992321536#m)
**RT @farzyness:**
Will be absolutely FASCINATING watching the BBC edit vs what was covered in spaces. Will be a real time insight into how mainstream media edits to fit a certain narrative.
If the BBC actually tries to run a narrative after this space, it will lose any credibility it has left.
https://nitter.moomoo.me/farzyness/status/1646019531398168576#m
**RT @levie:**
A good rule of thumb in tech is to be solving problems that couldn’t have been solved technically even just a few years ago. And never has there been a moment where this is more true than now.
**RT @Not_the_Bee:**
Germany is shutting off its last nuclear power plants because shutting down the cleanest source of energy is totally the best way to beat climate change notthebee.com/article/german… (https://notthebee.com/article/germany-is-shutting-off-its-last-nuclear-power-plants-because-shutting-down-the-cleanest-source-of-energy-is-totally-the-best-way-to-beat-climate-change)
https://nitter.moomoo.me/Not_the_Bee/status/1645840383174385664#m
**RT @JuraWho:**
Amazing how robust the left-digit bias is across various contexts. CPG products on the left, Lyft rides on the right.
Lyft result: Roughly half of the downward slope of the demand curve occurs discontinuously as the price of a ride drops below a dollar value ($14.00 to $13.99).
https://nitter.moomoo.me/JuraWho/status/1645818318719262723#m
Possibly useful measure of a person's character: The difference between their facial expression while taking a selfie, and one second later.
Caplan makes a very interesting point: encouraging citizens to file civil suits is a way for governments to establish policies more overreaching than they could establish by passing ordinary laws.
betonit.substack.com/p/lawsu… (https://betonit.substack.com/p/lawsuits-are-the-deep-state)
Caplan makes a very interesting point: encouraging citizens to file civil suits is a way for governments to establish policies more overreaching than they could establish by passing laws.
betonit.substack.com/p/lawsu… (https://betonit.substack.com/p/lawsuits-are-the-deep-state)
**RT @morganhousel:**
A great "quit while you're ahead" graphic.
teddit.net/r/dataisbeautiful… (https://teddit.net/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/12ejldf/oc_the_highs_and_lows_of_popular_comedy_shows/)
https://nitter.moomoo.me/morganhousel/status/1645427109417062403#m
According to CB Insights, there are 1206 private companies worldwide that are worth over $1 billion.
Y Combinator has funded 86, so a little over 7% of the global total.
cbinsights.com/research-unic… (https://www.cbinsights.com/research-unicorn-companies)
The striking thing about this list, to me, is the preponderance of software companies. Making physical stuff is hard. But don't let that deter you, if that's what you're interested in. If things go right for Helion, it could be the biggest of the lot.
Me: When you have a question, do you always ask ChatGPT?
10 yo: Unless it's Pokemon-related.
Me: Why do you use Google for those?
10 yo: I don't. I use the Pokedex.
Me: So you don't use Google for anything?
10 yo: No, not really.
**Response to @paulg:**
One encouraging thing I notice from this graph: after slowing down between 1951 and 1991, the rate of progress started to increase again between 1991 and 2011. So much for mid-century dynamism.
The survival curve inflates like a sail, but the far end of it doesn't move much.
Was talking last night to an Oxford undergrad. Probably one of the smarter and harder working kids in his year. He uses ChatGPT all the time. Not to write things for him, but to give him instant summaries of new topics. Basically a combination of Google and Wikipedia.