Because AI companies in theory could replace all workers, in which case some kind of socialism becomes necessary.

AI isn't capable of replacing all workers currently, but Bernie Sanders isn't a computer scientist.

It's an approach that makes sense if you believe that AI will replace labor (in which case we'll need something like basic income).

I wish AI would replace labor, that would make the world a better place. But the reality is the technology isn't there yet.

The restrictions are a mix of reasonable nuisance management and paranoia about who is flying drones, what they can do, and chain of custody.

Beijing proper is a city with a population density of over 21,000 / km^2 -- so you can imagine the chaos if any tech enthusiast resident could fly a drone without a permit. Except for a couple of free zones in the outer boroughs, New York City restricts drone launcing and landings within the city to flights with a permit and flight plan, because otherwise the sky would be black with drones. Many cities -- both red and blue -- have zone restrictions for drone flights, and those currently hosting World Cup matches have tightened them for the duration of the tournament.

Dictators are always afraid of their population.

And for good reasons.

Difference between gross profit and net profit.

Medical debt is a real problem in China, the difference is it can't be discharged in bankruptcy.

MIddle managers have been getting fired. Look it up.

I used to support alternative voting systems, but now I'm indifferent. (for example) Australia has been doing ranked choice for a century and still basically has a two party system.

I'd like to see evidence that ranked choice is actually better in practice before believing it will change anything.

I double checked, the one I visited that was really great was the one in Santa Teresa. You can check the website for wait times before going. Santa Clara was a nightmare, though.

Commodore was always a superior engineering company with substandard business executives. At times, extremely dumb executives.

It's not hard to understand why. Musk supports the people who are actually building things, instead of the middle managers. Steve Jobs was the same.

Here's a good graph. Starlink is fine, they do a good job planning EOL to make sure they don't contribute to the problem.

The sad thing is there are now far more resources for learning than ever before. I used to have to go to the library and look through microfilm.

Now we have Wikipedia, which is better than any encyclopedia. If you want to know how to reroof a house, there are hundreds of videos available about that.

A more important problem is that often the teachers don't find the material interesting.

If the teacher actually enjoys the book 1984, they can teach their students to enjoy it. That kind of teacher is a good teacher.

Your boos mean nothing!!

Stanford grads aren't idiots, though. They have at least a minimal level of intelligence.