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http://www.amazon.com/The-Better-Angels-Our-Nature/dp/149151...
Great article by the way.
Even netflix, the poster child of film streaming, struggles with this same problem.
The question is simply "what do we know about this problem" not "what is the absolute unquestionable universal answer."
Also your comment has some interesting points but starting off by comparing statistics and citations to bible quotes and racial stereotypes isn't going to win you much support.
The context of our conversation was video games. No koan, maxim or quote contains the unquestionable logical truth in all applications.
Ultimately your video game restriction might not even matter. If the kid goes through any kind of teenage rebellion from your strict rules, that will be a "bad" wisdom gaining experience itself. The only real choice you might be making is whether to deal with confrontation in small doses or in one major flame out.
There is wisdom to be had in learning first hand why a bad thing is bad, rather than just being told it is forbidden.
It's not intended at all as a programming education product but I think that's what's so great about it.
Given a competent A student is there knowledge you will gain from the finance department at say Harvard that you wouldn't see at state university?
A better example might be what's the measurable difference between an engineering degree at a low tier school versus MIT?
Continental philosophy and postmodern thought fall reasonably within the domain of Chomsky's interests. If a man of his knowledge and reputation cannot parse the arguments being made then really what is the utility of those arguments.
It would be one thing if Chomsky was rejecting the arguments being made. Instead he is basically saying there is no argument.
I have not had a single panic attack since I've been on my SSRI.
I encourage Buzzfeed to put up a paywall. They will find out quickly how little people value their low quality content.
There is a fascinating article about how this agency has resisted changing their name.*
>The debate over erasing the term “retarded” illustrates the issues that can arise as language shifts. Terminology was important to the parents who fought on behalf of children who until the 1950s were labeled “moron” or “imbecile.” For them, the initial popularizing of the term “mentally retarded” was a victory. A once-hidden population now had a name and a state agency.
I'm perfectly open to criticism of the subway compared to other countries more modern systems. As it stands though, for a person with only a US passport, the NYC subway is in a class of its own. On a global scale it is still one of the largest underground systems.
I was born in NYC and have also traveled extensively internationally. Foreigners and transplants often have this misconception that NYC = Manhattan. If I shared that sentiment then I would agree that NYC is not the greatest place to live. Try spending an afternoon in Astoria, Queens or Williamsburg, Brooklyn (two of the most trendy places in NYC at the moment but they work to prove the point). Tourists rarely see these places but residents live comfortable lives there with literally a 5 minute commute to the city.
I'm sure even for crap fast food customers attach value to the fact that their food is prepared by humans as a sort of quality assurance.
If you lived in NYC maybe you understand. In other cities you can get around with public transportation, in NYC it's unquestionably the way to get around by everyone from day laborers to movie stars.
Also, your narrative of grittiness is very different than the other popular narrative, that NYC is now "disney" full of tourists, cops and wealthy transplants.
The simple fact remains that people want to be here in NYC despite whatever criticism.
I personally recommend pokerstaples stream. He's a very math based MTT player.
>McLuhan understood "medium" in a broad sense. He identified the light bulb as a clear demonstration of the concept of “the medium is the message”. A light bulb does not have content in the way that a newspaper has articles or a television has programs, yet it is a medium that has a social effect; that is, a light bulb enables people to create spaces during nighttime that would otherwise be enveloped by darkness. He describes the light bulb as a medium without any content. McLuhan states that "a light bulb creates an environment by its mere presence."[6]
By virtue of their popularity many of them also get endorsements, donations and other perks to supplement their subscription/ad revenue from twitch.