I think I agree only partially, ofc people tend to over-react to change, however I do think as apple has grown they have become more careful in the ways that matter. I like that they are still pushing things with liquid glass and trying and failing, thats not the issue. But where is my trifold? Where is the folding iPhone? Or some sort of Dex mode? I Think they've stopped pushing the edge of whats possible and I think thats only natural, since they are worth so much money a single product managers messup could cost them millions if not billions, when thats the case its only natural to stop experimenting and play it safe, every incentive will push you towards that from D&O insurance, to activit shareholders even the increased media scrutiney.
I think like most things the internet 'ate' SF now you can work remote and most importantly start new companies remotely. OFC scale, capital and in-person still matter, but Australia, UK, Germany, Spain, all now have significant tech hubs, with VC scale capital, decent talent pipelines and same access as everyone else. Its only a matter of time over the next few cycles as more and more future 'big tech' comes from elsewhere in the world.
I am sad to hear about your exp. and I think I understand where you're coming from but is the same also not true of most other jobs? I think the big advantage of a 'screen job' is less pressure on your body, alot of plumbers for example end up with bad knees and back issues.
In some cases teachers are being overworked and expected to deliver far beyond their capability. The issue I see here is that its Powerpoint / document generation AI tools often use older / cheaper / worse models e.g. 4o mini, instead of Claude opus or Gemini 2.5 pro. The second issue it is often hard for the original prompter to see issues in AI output, so another pair of eyes or a different LLM prompt with more context can often pick up most issues. I dont think AI use for teachers is going anywhere, we should work with the flow on this one and help teachers do their jobs more easily.
On crime they most centrically do, watch the China Show (not the bloomberg one) on youtube. One example given on the show is that Once you go into northern villages and small towns you start seeing propganda posters on why you shouldn't take drugs. Homelessness is widespread and present too but you just wont see it in city centers more on the outstkirts.
"It seems to have worked" I am sure he's a great manager, but whats really working for him is crazy high number of graduates and PHDs in China who are unemployed or underemployed
I think you're right but supply alone isn't enough. Density is another issue. We need to learn to build up. Commutes are getting crazy and sprawl is intense. Most people who I know to own their own property end up so far from london they barely ever go in, only ever coming in for work because they have to. They let their connection wither and lead less interesting lives.
I don't get the argument. I don't think something being magic will stop humans from exploiting it. At the end of the day intelligent people are great at coming up with excuses as to why they should do something bad. "Just chop that one tree down, its in the wrong place anyway" "Just kill that one dolphin, its old anyway" when taken together these add up to bad outcomes we dislike. Much better to discourage / fine / ban all tree chopping and dolphin killing and let select professionals remove sick trees and dolphins.
I agree, I do also wonder what the role of routine and following through on commitments is. Getting things done alone can make people feel better and more confident.
People are different and so it makes sense that they'll handle death differently. Loneliness is a big problem. But I am surprised how often people fall for an anti-materialist view, yeah money's not everything, but I think its a privileged view to have. Its easy to say money is not important once you've made alot of it. I think its helpful to have some, but obv. spending all your time in its pursuit is a waste.
Dont know what to think at this point. Spent years thinking this was a conspiracy theory, given how may red flags of this type of thinking this seems to have. Now being told that its real feels off. Especially given the absence of evidence.
Couldn't agree more. Writing from the UK here, and couldnt be more grateful to live in a functional democracy. Say what you wil about brexit but things are quite good here in comparison
Interesting study, though I wouldn't rush to conclusions based on a sample size of 80.
Speaking personally however, I dont doubt that sound can affect how we feel, I use brain fm for focus on a regular basis and it works in a very similar way to caffeine for me.
This was a long time coming, demographics in the west are starting to flip, some countries have it worse than others, looking across the EU things are much worse.
The US at least naturalises 1m ppl a year and has good amounts of immigration. Gov. needs to start focusing on letting people have children, as things stand its either the wealthy or the extremely poor (who cant plan ahead) who end up having kids.
Its crazy for a couple on an avg. income having a child is financially devastating most end up on the edge of poverty. Becoming whats often termed 'working poor' the cost of raising a child has gotten out of hand largely due to education costs.
AI is not the solution. The root issue here is Goodheart's law. SEO marketers are hacking rankings with mediocre content, this leads to lower returns on time invested for generating valuable content, so writers / creators divert their attention elsewhere. Kagi.ai is a good example of how google could be fixed.
Generative models dont know what they dont know, they will always struggle on new topics and worse still they wont provide feedback to the user to adjust their query as they will simply hallucinate details