That’s so wild. I met one person and I was just following them around to see where the “AI” was taking them. I thought it was very advanced for an older game 😅 I think I may not be the smartest

Wait that other person I saw was a real person and not an NPC?? 🤯

‘*’ is commonly used for multiplication in computer programming, so it’s probably that. Also in your calculator app

It also doesn’t have an algorithm, which would make it difficult to find content you want when there are loads of creators

I agree. However, to me, something feels wrong about companies making money selling a product to people with the promise that they work when they don’t actually do anything in and of themselves. It’s false advertising plus taking money out of people’s pockets.

He has no skin

Oh God where is his skin

Yep, it’s got the normal scrub daddy scrubbing material on one side and a sponge on the other. Pretty good

Just voted!

I’ve seen these, too! Unlike scorpions, which inject their venom through their tail stinger, pseudoscorpions inject their venom through their pincers! This seems a lot more logical tbh and it’s why they don’t have a tail

I understand empathy when it comes to harmless remedies like homeopathy and rescue remedy, that kind of thing, but when it gets to not getting your kids vaccinated because you think they’re poison or taking homemade colloidal silver instead of your prescribed antibiotics, that’s where I have trouble empathising.

My rule is that as long as something isn’t replacing some other medical treatment recommended by their doctor (assuming they even saw a doctor), then I don’t mind. My dad has gotten into grounding pillows, which don’t have good evidence behind them that they work, but he finds he gets better sleep. Could be placebo, I don’t care! If it works for him, that’s great. But if it’s replacing a treatment recommended by a doctor or something then I would have an issue.

I think I’m more worked up about this kind of thing than most people because I have familial connections to conspiracy theories 😂 but I guess that’s one or many steps beyond pseudoscience, which is what the article is talking about

Rub the stick back and forth against the other to generate free wifi for the worms. They can’t repay you in away way but they will be very thankful

Yeah good point. I should have said “interesting idea in theory.” I fully agree with you

The amount of bonus a worker gets is based on the number of miles they complete each month.

I understand what they’re trying to do, but this is just not equitable. You’d have to figure out how to handle this for people who cannot run (such as wheelchair users). This greatly favours those with more free time and less obligations (such as people with no kids). It favours those already in shape and those who have fewer health issues.

This will favour those who already have it better off, which is the opposite of equity.

Good idea in theory, but I don’t like the model where it’s applied based on output.

I’ve tried to find this policy online but I haven’t been able to. Would you be able to provide a link?

I love Philosophy Tube! I saw that video, too. I agree; it’s an eye-opening perspective

Maybe white collar criminals could be disallowed from positions of power or authority. I don’t know if they would be able to do much harm stacking shelves at Countdown. It’s fair to think they deserve prison because of the horrible things they’ve done, but I think they could still be useful to the community in certain roles.

But I’m not too familiar with all the arguments. I’m not studying criminology

I’m not sure, sorry

My partner studies criminology, and a guest lecturer came to speak about prison abolition. I was curious about what should happen to serial killers, so she sent him and email and this was his response:

"Thanks for getting in touch - I’m glad you’ve been talking with your friends about abolition! Believe it or not, this is probably the most common question abolitionists get and I think it’s an important one. Prison abolition isn’t about opening the prison doors overnight. It’s a long-term strategy that aims to prevent the creation of future ‘serial killers’ by creating a less violent society in the first place. However, even in more peaceful society without prisons, people will continue to hurt each other and sometimes quite seriously. For people who pose a serious and immediate threat to the lives of others, they would need to be securely detained and/or supervised. This would not need to be in a prison, however. A prison involves collecting up all those people. An abolitionist alternative would be for that small number of people to be managed in the communtiy, with pretty strong supervision so that they don’t get the opportunity to commit the kind of violence you’re talking about. They would also get consistent access to habilitation programmes that are consistently found to be more effective in reducing violence than in-prison programme.

Of course, this is a miniscule group of people and the group of people who cause far more death and destruction are on the boards of corporations that contribute to issues like pollution. An estimated 3,300 people die from pollution in NZ every year - compared to about 50 for murder. https://www.ehinz.ac.nz/indicators/air-quality/health-effects-of-air-pollution/#more-than-3300-deaths-from-human-made-air-pollution-in-2016"

I thought this could answer your question as well. I hope you find it useful

They’ll think they got strapped into a simulator and are just looking at far away TV screens or some shit. They don’t tend to let evidence sway them from their beliefs

Cool!