Use of funds is misguided sure, but all the AI stuff is completely optional and has never ever gotten in my way

Yep it’s how I heat my place, though 40-60% of the heat still comes from natural gas unfortunately.

This would require investment in infrastructure, which is a completely foreign concept to american politicians when it’s not about adding one more lane

You know capitalism has reached peak efficiency when instead of laying some cables or even build a few more cell towers we decide to litter the atmosphere with satellites instead

This. Also relaxation, distraction and “hedonism” to a certain extent are necessary for people to resist at all. You cannot resist if you are completely burnt out from working, organizing and stressing about the current situation. After all we are human and our needs don’t always follow moral boundaries.

The All In podcast deserves a separate panel in this

Nah, in school I always thought working would be so much better, but I also felt I would likely change my mind by the time I got there.

I have not changed my mind one bit.