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georgrwasington

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georgrwasington··on 40% of Americans can't cover a $400 emergency expense
I'm actually not going to do this. If you want to have this conversation go read up on it. Not trying to be rude but your question makes it sound like you've never heard the idea before. Given that, I feel like you're not ready to have this conversation. ...I'm trying not to sound rude but it isn't working. I am not expressing malice towards you.
georgrwasington··on 40% of Americans can't cover a $400 emergency expense
No it's not. Poor people live in food deserts and buy 5000 calorie dinners for $2 at Dollar General. It's hardly discretionary to try to feed yourself real food. Now let's tie in the cost of healthcare associated with eating cheap junk food and you've got a problem. This is like an argument with someone who denies global warming.
georgrwasington··on 40% of Americans can't cover a $400 emergency expense
We live in a world where you can find a web page with "statistics" on anything. At some point you just realize that people don't care about the truth.
georgrwasington··on 40% of Americans can't cover a $400 emergency expense
My Musk comment was more about how much of NASA had turned into a jobs program than anything.

Take a very simple example, the BMV. We've had good internet now for a couple decades and you still can't do basic transactions without going to the BMV in the middle of the day.

Almost all other government agencies have been entirely immune to technological change as well. They are, jobs programs.

georgrwasington··on 40% of Americans can't cover a $400 emergency expense
America is over. The class divide has surpassed any reasonable threshold and in time it will only further crystalize. This country needs an Elon Musk to replace every part of the government, which is itself a jobs program at this point. We do not live in "America" anymore.
georgrwasington··on Today’s dominant approach to A.I. has not worked out
yeah that's the point. you don't write down a million rules. you write down a program that can find the rules.
georgrwasington··on How Judea Pearl Became One of AI's Sharpest Critics
he's ignoring expressions. it's not true.
georgrwasington··on How to disappear from the internet
How was this question not flagged as unrelated to information security? The main problem with stackexchange (aside from closing your questions) is not knowing how they will interpret their own rules.