The article does nothing of the sort. It just states what the WHO said. Whether you choose to infer that the author thought covid restrictions were good/bad is your own projection

Ease of use?

Like why pay more for AWS when you can host things locallly. People just can't be bothered with the admin

Octopi are cold blooded and smart

But they live in a fairly constant temperature environment compared to a land reptile for example.

Update: they do some funky stuff https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230608120915.h...

> The octopuses achieve this by editing their RNA, the messenger molecule between DNA and proteins.

Lesson number two: if you cannot avoid dealing with multiple states, consider monkey patching. The result might resemble an eldritch horror, but at least it will work.

No wonder they die so young

Probably depends on your perspective.

As someone with an autistic niece, it seems very much a condition that requires management

If we structured society to provide that management and support, would that change your opinion? If the government offered community caregivers who would come and assist parents with autistic children, helping both ease the load and also teaching skills to the kids and parents, do you think that might change the calculus?

Our options aren't just "cure", and status quo. We can choose to adapt in other ways.

Government provided assistance? That sounds like management to me

    > If we structured society to provide that management and support, would that change your opinion?

Severely disabled people receive a lot of gov't support in most highly developed countries (G7 levels). I am confused by your question. Society already does this pretty well in these wealthy countries.

SEND is at breaking point in UK. Councils regularly try and shirk their responsibilities because the funding just isn't there

Not in the US, and only partially adequately in other wealthy countries.

And even then it's often uneven or comes with stigma.

All good then. Business as usual.

The problem is the boring, insulated tribal family members suddenly need to compete with the entire world for their families attention.

Of course they’re gunna struggle

And to some extend this is a good thing.

You just need to carefully balance everything but ultimately as a 50 yo I appreciate Internet. It helps me to learn and to prepare for discussions (including the boring ones about UK royals and whatnot)

A double edged sword though. A tribal member could be overcome by jealousy if they see a idealised western lifestyle on tap

Quoting the late Charlie Munger:

Envy and jealousy kills rationality. I've heard Warren say a half a dozen times, 'It's not greed that drives the world, but envy.

Not to pile on but there have been natural reactors in nature, but zero natural smartphones

> pile

I see what you did there

I mean our brains are basically meatsack computers.

If Marie Antoinette had said ‘let them eat cake’, I imagine she would have done it with your confidence

This is easy, just eat boiled potatoes, meat and veg

Midlife is when everyone starts doing cool stuff because theyve built up the income to service it

Do whatever you like, it’s your life

Yup.

John didn’t buy that classic car because he’s in a midlife crisis. He bought it because it’s been his dream car since he was 12, and, with the kids out of the house, he can finally get it without having a bad conscience. (It just costs $80k now instead of $8k back in 1972)

Unrelated, but one of the most interesting graphs I've ever seen was road deaths, by gender and age, when I was studying for my drivers license.

There's a huge, like 10x spike in male deaths, specifically at 50. Turns out a lot of people hit that age, think "oh fuck I'm 50", go and buy a really powerful car, and get in a bad crash.

So buy the car, but just keep the graph in mind haha.

I looked up a premium car rental site once and saw that some vehicles there had an age restriction of... 40.

As in: you need to be past your thirties to rent this vehicle.

Yeah same with motorbikes. Someone had a 125 when they were 16, hit 50 and decide to get a 1200cc superbike, then come off.

Three other problem is they haven’t ridden for 34 years, but feel like they are just as skilled as they ever were.

$8k is a crazy amount of 1972 money for a car.

It's the $3000 cars that are going for $80k.

Oddly enough, the luxury high end cars at $8k in 1972 is the equivalent of $60k in 2024. With average new car price being ~$48k today, if the average automobile price stayed the same from 1972 the average new car price would be $26k today.

Something went off the rails. Ah...tarrifs. nvm

Midlife is when everyone starts doing cool stuff because that's when the prefrontal cortex that inhibited you starts really breaking down.

Fun by any other name would still be fun

In a way, a midlife purchase is more smart financially than an early life purchase.