Rob wasn't shitty to people. He especially didn't punch down.

Luddites? The only way to preserve our technological future may be to properly stem the AI enshittification. Like social media, all it does it make people less capable of independent thought. I swear it's like you've never read any sci-fi about what happens when humanity entrusts its well being in forces that it can't understand, much less control.

Too bad. Given the Administration's histrionics over it, I'd say it would have been helpful for consumers.

Yes, we both agree that publishing and design is not directly analogous to the recording industry.

Yes and no. They used a clone, not an unlicensed copy. It would be like using a free cover of a song rather than using the original release. It's still interesting.

Just because you do not understand the purpose of a grant does not mean it has no purpose.

What do you mean, up? The S&P 500 is where it was in September last year. Little math reminder for you: if the market drops 10% one day, and then rises 10% the next day, you're still 1% below where you started from.

In his defense, to the narcissist, as long as people react like you're a big powerful man with a mandate then, in your mind, that's what you are.

I wish the rest of us didn't need to keep finding out.

On the other hand, that sounds like the most Canadian thing ever.

Well that's a bargain compare to Justin Sun.

The sad part is that the US economy is strong and everything else holds true.

Unfortunately, narcissists need to elicit a reaction from others to feel alive, to feel a sense of self. A negative reaction will do. I'm not sure how this will play out when it's his own voters reacting.

Arguably, this Admin cut the government programs with some of the highest ROI in both humanitarian and diplomatic senses.

On the Japan Weirdness Scale, I would give this a 4 out of 10.