> We're in a world where subscriptions are drying up because they're competing with people giving away opinions for free
The underlying problem is that "news" media are now conflating opinion with fact and are playing a game they can't win. If they stuck to real journalism they would--over time--have a competitive advantage.
"What am I missing."
There is an underlying problem in that fact and opinion are conflated. It is conceivable to agree on the facts of a matter, for examples the efficacy of masks and draw different conclusions (opinion) on whether they are worthwhile (I think they are). In general "I think" is a flag that someone is about to present an opinion as fact.
Similarly, we don't *know* what Mr. Trump's intent was in his speeches and tweets with regard to what became the Jan 6 invasion of Capital Hill. We have opinions based on observation but statements of opinion purporting to be fact are dilute the value of science and fact.
Even well-known scientists fall into the trap. Dr. Fauci can speak to many things as matters of fact (infection rates, vaccine efficacy, history of success of various approaches to controlling widespread disease). When he says we can open schools safely he is offering an opinion, albeit an educated one, and that is NOT a fact.
Most opinions also come with assumptions that are usually unspoken. For example, that children will behave in accordance with rules to allow schools to open safely. We already know from observation that college kids won't. We can opine that elementary school kids won't either in different ways.
Failure to consider failure modes and effects is, well, a failure. It's bad engineering.
The WHO has no credibility with me. They have a long history of incompetence. We should not confuse the potential of a world health organization with the reality of WHO.
Convicting him for his criminal acts as President is a warning to others. Banning him from federal service, which is one of the results of a successful impeachment, is invaluable.
It's a waste of time and money. People who hate Mr. Trump don't need a warning. People who support him will simply be energized. The majority of the country (independents and moderates of all stripes) look one at the emotional partisanship, shake their heads, and go about their lives. Progressives and other liberals don't believe there will be a backlash. I think they're wrong.
> Actions on BUTTONS must ALSO be in the MAIN MENU, not either/or.
Mr. Biden promised a national strategy. What we got (or will get, per his announcement) is required mask use on interstate travel on buses and trains.
Yes, yes, I get the interstate commerce clause. What I don't see is leadership by influence and the use of the bully pulpit.
We need an FDR with fireside chats that sets the agenda and works with federal agencies and state and local governments to get some consistency. I'd like to see a US CONUS strategy that looks like PR and USVI and state-by-state or at least regional travel bans.
This will hit my business pretty hard but it WILL get us out in front and keep mutations localized.
> A few big players who get to decide what information you see and what thoughts are permissible.
Those of us who are independent or moderate call those players "progressives." Those are the people who think that the first amendment only applies to those who hold views in agreement with their agenda.
> Everything will go through a filter to ensure no lawsuits
That's what progressives call "safe spaces," right?
The protests were held outdoors.
Outdoors is not safe. It may be safER. All those people packed together screaming and shouting is/was not safe.
Skip ahead to 0:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
The credibility, at least to me, of big tech on the West Coast is really gone. The employees who band together in protest don't believe in free speech. They believe in speech that agrees with their beliefs and agenda. We've seen this before when academia--which is supposed to promote the exchange of ideas--became full of safe spaces in which no one hears anything that might offend their tender psyches.
Liberals and progressives seem to be loudest and most easily offended.
Do you have a 401k? You're a shareholder. Pension plan? IRA? CD? You're a shareholder. Self-hate is just sad.
I'd rather watch a movie on my phone with buffering than go to a movie theater. The volume is too loud, the floors are sticky, the staff are rude, the other attendees are rude, and if I have to go to the bathroom I miss stuff. The screen is so big I can't see everything at once.
Nope. I miss drive-in theaters but won't miss conventional movie theaters at all.
At home we see movies cheaper (mostly part of our cable or streaming accounts), we eat and drink better and cheaper, we can pause for bathroom breaks or refills. The seating is more comfortable. Just what does a movie theater bring to the party?
> 10) Make all bills public and easily readable using a system like git
Already done.
WHO is not a credible source. They are onlookers and not very good ones. WHO has been a source of misinformation throughout the pandemic - masks, distancing, eschewing border closures, denigrating lockdowns,
Why is an agreement to share information that is already freely available anything worth noting?
We should not confuse the potential of a world health organization with the reality of WHO.
You must realize that the computer has it in for you. The irrefutable proof of this is that the computer always does what you tell it to do.
