Pure AI isn't good enough, and that isn't what most people will submit.

AI makes mistakes and humans make mistakes, but they make different mistakes. Humans make grammar and word choice mistakes much more often than AI, while AI makes factual mistakes.

A researcher can run the original through an LLM to produce a well-written, grammatically correct translation. Then they read it and correct the factual errors. Researchers who can't write English well can usually still read it well enough to catch factual errors.

America already does it. Several states ban social media for teens. Utah was first. Other states followed.

Most states with bans leave it up to the tech companies to figure out how to verify age.

That's the cost to the business, not the salary to the employee.

The cost of payroll + benefits + management overhead + office space + heating/cooling + parking lot + etc, is typically twice what the employee is paid.

An AI doesn't need any of that stuff, doesn't take vacations, or sick days, or weekends, or need sleep.

Why should I care?

What bad thing will happen to me if some random business knows what brand of tea I drink?

30 million American adults use their phone as their primary means of accessing the Internet.

Half of those don't even own a computer.

So, yes, websites offering basic services dang well better work on a small screen.

A Dell customer might think about the brand only when considering a new laptop.

But the marketing department sees the brands a dozen times a day, gets tired of them, and lobbies for a refresh.

Rebranding is almost always a mistake.

SNAP eligibility

Poverty guidelines

SNAP is available to those with household income below 130% of the poverty line.

The poverty line is $32,150 for a family of four, with an additional $5,500 for each additional dependent. There is no limit on the number of dependents.

A worker earning $100k with twelve dependents would qualify for SNAP.

Walmart and McDonalds are two of the biggest employers in America, so it is no surprise that they are also top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients.

Even people making $100k can qualify for SNAP if they have enough dependents.

Requiring employers to know each worker's living situation and pay accordingly is ridiculous.

Paid? I thought we were talk'n about bonds, not paychecks.

You must have been in China a long, long time ago.

There hasn't been a black market for currency exchange in decades.

I have a condo in Shanghai, so I can use RMB to pay the HOA fee.

I use the condo when I'm working in my employer's Shanghai office. My in-laws are living there now.

The limit is $50k USD out per year. Inward transfers are unlimited. But it's not difficult to work around the limits. Just ask a friend to make the transfer for you. Of course, this is illegal, but asking friends to commit crimes on your behalf is kinda a normal thing in China.

Most Walmart and McDonalds employees do not qualify for public assistance.

Those that do are primary or sole breadwinners for their household with dependents.

If you feel it is wrong for these people to work at Walmart for the wages offered, then a simple solution is to require them to disclose their household situation on the job application so Walmart can avoid hiring them.

Then you no longer need to worry about taxpayers "subsidizing" Walmart.

Revenue means little.

You need to look at net income (profit).

But DoorDash is not a charity and has no reason to pay drivers more than what is needed to recruit and retain them.

Tipping is optional. According to Google, 25% of DoorDash customers do not tip.

There are starving children in Africa. If you're doing nothing for them, you probably shouldn't feel too guilty about the DoorDash deliverer.

Not using DoorDash at all is taking away even more money.

Disclaimer: I don't eat restaurant food, so I've never used DoorDash. I use InstaCart for groceries, and tip the default amount.

It is standard marketing psychology.

People will pay X for food and Y for delivery, but won't pay (X+Y) for the food with free delivery.

When people comparison shop, they will compare the food cost but ignore the delivery fee. So it is better to shove some of the cost into tack-on fees.

UberDash wants the tip to come after the customer commits to buy so the cost of the tip isn't factored into the decision.

At the same interest rate, I'd definitely prefer RMB over USD.

RMB is the BRICS currency.

Would you prefer rubles?