We need to move back to self hosted and distributed social networks. But, I think it's doomed to failure. I couldn't even convince my wife to try a new app or platform. Unless it's very popular and there's makeup influencers she likes on it. I don't think the population at large cares enough to make a change.

Israel controls all imports into as well as all immigration at the Rafah Crossing since 2007. Your argument of "nobody wants them" is exactly what Germans would say about Jews back in WW2.

What happens if I loan you $100 with the expectation that you'll give me $110 in a year, but you spend it on beer instead and at the end of the year you give me $0?

What we saw was a military blockade, Israel controlling ever aspect of Palestinian's lives, their coming and going from Palestine, periodic "mowing the lawn," and the list goes on. For those who think Palestinians didn't try peaceful means, please look up "The Great March of Return."

Israel never left Gaza. They turned it into an open air prison camp.

There never was any luster. Not something I've ever heard anyone discuss in any context.

From the Hamas Charter:

Kind of. It's also eating itself. If you draw out the trajectory to its logical conclusion, where a handful of people have almost all the money, we will reach a point at which people reject the resource allocation system we call money. AI isn't replacing human workers anytime soon. Someone has to build, operate and maintain the drone armies to keep the masses in check. Someone has to keep the power stations, and power distribution systems running. Someone has to farm and collect garbage. So, at some point, the system will fall apart. Up until now, in the last 100 years, they really relied on the US military to keep the poor around the world in line. That power structure is falling apart. US adventurism is failing to achieve its goals as it becomes increasingly expensive. So something will have to change. The system will have to reinvent itself and get some significant part of the working class to buy in by paying them enough to survive, or it will collapse.

Israel has been accelerating land theft in Palestinian territory. They arrived there by force, as paramilitary extensions of the state of Israel. They need to leave Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian territory. It's that simple.

I quoted the article about how Ellison is buying media companies to shape public opinion on Israel. The rest of what you have to say is equally detached from fact and reality.

Sadly, it's about Israel again: https://www.972mag.com/ellison...

I wish they could just keep it simple, have defined borders, withdraw to the 1967 borders, live and let live, and stop trying to be the regional hegemon. Most of the world, in including Palestinians begrudgingly, would accept the Israeli state if it wasn't inherently expansionist and if it would allow Palestinians full autonomy within the areas they were forced into(1967 or even 1948).

Also, there's a fever pitch effort to rehabilitate Israel's image and reshape cultural values to support apartheid and genocide when the correct people do it.

While productivity is important for the work environment, I think timing tests frequently pre-filters people who will be the most productive workers. The university should be a place of learning and tests should be used to benchmark learning for the sake of planning future learning. Time to complete a test should be one, non punitive, datapoint on the students' progress. Do they struggle with test anxiety? Maybe counseling and workshopping managing stress during tests should be the path forward. Forcing them to retake a class or damaging their future with a lower GPA is counterproductive.

I've been close to people who are marginally capable of functioning, but who exhibit what we call autism spectrum behavior patterns. For my point of view, it's real and they are genuinely frustrated with themselves, but oftentimes extremely stubborn and self sabotaging. I get frustrated with them too, but have to remind myself they can't help it.

That said, I don't think everyone who is an overconfident ass pretending to be a savant is autism spectrum. I've only personally known three people that really fit the criteria. They oftentimes are experts in one or two things, but not in a particularly productive way as they have trouble applying their expertise towards useful outcomes.

One doctor's opinion is not a scientific fact. Aside from that, this doctor is saying ADHD is a catch all for many different problems that each deserve attention and specific treatment. However, our medical system isn't well suited for complex cases. Even relatively simple physical injuries are oftentimes poorly managed, requiring patients to regurgitate the same information over and over through a network of specialists that conclude "I can't help you" and occasionally "but, maybe this kind of specialist can."

What I can tell you is that ADHD is real, even if the root causes aren't well defined or known. Getting to these deeper causes requires the person with ADHD to persist when they aren't capable, which is probably a big reason this particular doctor has a selection bias for people who don't actually have ADHD.

I love these cars, MAJA!!