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I assume parents. Not actual schools. Same situation here on East Coast. School uses ParentSquare but so much coordination is over iMesssage and WhatsApp.

I'm probably not alone in this: feel caught (somewhat) in a vicious cycle where I favorite many GenAI posts thinking I'll come back to comments and posts to learn and build more AI skills.

That happens, but the system is not balanced. Way more saving than practical use, similar to other platform like the socials where you save posts for ... what?

I'm also thinking that I could use AI to summarize all this AI stuff! How fitting.

That and my god the odors! The interaction is so much worse in my 40s than it used to be.

And for me - total stomach mess too.

Curious how many folks subscribe to external calendar feeds? My school system publishes a calendar feed. I don’t see any for her various other activities, all with their own apps and ways of organization (or not).

Right now I feed everything to one shared Google account and then have AI do work on invites, reminders, etc.

Totally fair. Hard to decipher from social media - I stand corrected and I’ll go anyways!

Fair points all around. I am now flashing back to jam/funk shows that occurred in smoke clouds.

I agree with your points.

That said, my view is now (not novel, or unique) that I am not the customer in so many cases. Any app or platform with the slightest hint of an advertising end-game restructures my usage as the product.

The customer is instead the sender (or advertiser). So, I can't expect ideal app behavior and usage based on my intentions because I'm sold (as the product) rather than the other way around.

Maybe a cynical view, and there are exceptions, but don't think I'm far off.

NYC (area). So - fortunately, plenty of folks come through here!

So fun. Long-time fan of electronic music and am heading to my first DJ-centered concerts this year.

I think that scene is overrun with influencer types and various types of recreational substance use. Maybe I'm wrong.

Bookmarking for background while I do other things!

Sounds anything but urban to me!

Right.

That train distance is ~20-25 mins walk.

So, I save some time driving - and use that time elsewhere.

Also, putting aside dense cities like Boston, NY, Chicago - I think most folks wouldn't describe many others in the U.S. as walkable.

LA? Atlanta? There are pockets of course.

Thank you for the laugh. I knew I saw those lights somewhere and that they didn’t require millions and millions of design prowess from Ive.

I ... it's growing on me! Odd. Very odd feeling.

I like the front. I like the interior. Controls and touches look great on video.

But rear is awful. So far anyways. Reminds me of this Chevy Impala model family:

https://www.rvinyl.com/products/chevrolet-impala-2000-2005-t...

Sidewalks are missing there but there are plenty in town.

I used to live in two of the streetcar suburbs: Newton Ma, and Brookline Ma. They are indeed more urban than suburban in many spots, but again, proximity matters. Those places feel more urban when you live near the MBTA Green Line (the streetcar) - let's say within 10 min walk.

Right.

I find this whole topic reductive in general. Specifics matter quite a bit. I don't disagree with some of the article but it feels very gloomy compared to suburban life I see around me.

I think you're right about people in proximity along the walk. Always liked that about Manhattan.

But even in Manhattan, I didn't regularly stop to chat with strangers. Maybe I stopped to grab coffee along the way. To your point, plenty to see and do along the way but I was often moving from point A to B - just like the 'burbs.

When I walk to/from train or town now I usually listen to something on my AirPods. Happy to do it without them but not a terrible way to spend the 20-25 mins.

Something I don't see mentioned often in this discussion: what's a "long distance"

Is there a formal measure or comprehensive view on that question?

I lived in Manhattan (NYC). Walked a mile at a time (or more) without thinking about it. To/from work, in cold, in rain, etc.

Now I'm in NYC 'burbs. The train is 1.1 miles from my house. I walk that distance on occasion but not often. My wife drives to/from train most days.

Town is also 1.1 miles from my house, near the train. My daughter is about to be 8. I'm not far off from letting her wander into town on her bike (or on foot), but it's anywhere from a 10/15-25 minute journey depending on how fast you walk/bike and how often you stop.

I also live in what feels like a dense suburb. Many houses close to each other. Example: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KBcvG5vnnh48hGwY8

So, I think there's a difference between nothing to do and it's "close" - whatever that means to you, and there's nothing to do and it requires a 30 min car ride.

Those latter suburbs aren't far from me, and I grew up next to one good example of a suburb w/large houses and nothing much else (Dover, Massachusetts)

Ah. Got it. Thanks!

Which? I like this idea.

Thank you.

Not a doctor but I might go further and say possibly avoid altogether until you come off SSRI.

I have a recent experience with MDMA, a substance that also interacts with those receptors. A friend and I both tried MDMA, not first realizing that one of us felt almost no effect because of an ongoing Lexapro prescription. We were well supervised in this endeavor, but I can imagine a more unrestricted experience in which you take way more than a recreational dose by accident.

By the way, you might need those SSRIs!

Awesome. Thank you.

I agree. A lot of discovery there is just people writing notes and posts “how to discover and boost discoverability” - just an endless loop of growing and talking about growing without substantial non-growth content.

Honest question: does the blog have to be for other people or can I just be for you? And if people find it - great.

If you are instead trying to acquire eyeballs for some reason, that’s great as well. But I don’t think you should look at it as “no one will find so there is no value whatsoever”

Have any sources? I’d love to read what you are thinking about.

I haven’t used psilocybin in a clinical setting but have gone through an alternative psychedelic-assisted therapy process. Very interesting results and many positives.

I haven’t trained for an Ironman but have for a marathon. I do think some metric oriented work is helpful! But I laughed at your post. Happy to see both sides.

tool comparisons -> table.

Business justification and other qualitative things -> narrative.

Concise direct communication skills are underrated in the corporate world.

I worked in sales at one point. A favorite tip was this: ask a question, somewhat open-ended, and then go silent. People on the other side can't help babble on about what they're doing, why, etc. Made it clear that many folks struggled to articulate their roles and core responsibilities.

If it’s Claude - I’d love to see the prompts. This doesn’t read like AI to me. Lots of active voice. Shorter sentences.

Not saying those are signals of human writing but in my experience AI writing is verbose.

Price point is a major factor. I am looking at other EVs but can’t get over how expensive some are (e.g. Taycan). Now I know there is an argument that a Porsche drives nothing like a Tesla, and sure, I believe it. (I own a Boxster). But the price gap is huge.

Thanks for the insight. The more I look at the Y the more it moves closer to the top my list.