Category: Society

I tried out a research project that uses LLMs to persuade conspiracy theorists that their theories are unlikely. This was my longest yet interaction with an LLM, and it was somewhat instructive. But mostly this reminds me why online debate is a waste of time.

Why do computer programmers wear suits to interviews? I find it’s impossible to answer that question without spending a lot of time thinking about gay anal sex dildos.

The UK supreme court has ruled that “women” are defined by “biological sex”. This is a terrible decision. It can’t last.

Hypothesis: the reason there has been so much talk recently about generations such as “millenials” is that we forgot how to talk about decades. And that’s because the years from 2000 to 2019 simply didn’t have good decade names.

I am bothered by the implications of the ongoing demographic transition on our culture of innovation and personal freedom. Just don’t accuse me of pro-natalism.