I asked a sociologist friend this exact thing once and she told me it had to do with mechanisms for gaining respect. They are generally two: aggression and sharing knowledge. The latter is highly valued in academic and professional circles, whereas the former is seen as a sign of weakness. In circles where knowledge…

That’s capitalism's problem. With a strong safety net we should be fine if that happens... The economy would still be producing enough to carry the people laid off, as the production is still happening. Automation and not needing to rely on human labor should ALWAYS improve human lives. If it doesn't, then your…

As a member of academia in a field that has an open and free website to upload article PDFs before,during, and/or after the peer review process (arxiv.org), I can attest to the fact that you can always spot a quack by a Gmail address.

Inherent*

In some sense they are measuring the internet bias of IQ tests, which in a vacuum isn't bad social science. They're selective interpretation of the results is the problem.

Numerous studies have shown discrimination exists at every higher level. Ever heard of the leaky pipeline? Sorry, you can’t pass the buck down to elementary schools on this one. Also it doesn’t explain lack of women in tech at all.

I actually think most Christians in office are shoddy and incompetent Christians so... 

Which is why those of us in less dangerous situations have an obligation to organize on your behalf. That's why i joined my grad student union. I can survive on my stipend but if I were sick or disabled I'd be fucked. 

She had risk factors though. She should have been informed. 

I guess people are just stupid /s

CA has the sixth largest economy in the world. 

Referendums have approximately 50% chance of passing. If a rich dude repeatedly pays to get it on the ballot (pays people to collect signatures), eventually he’ll succeed. In CA it’s become a mockery of democracy.

How do homeless people without cars vote in nm? 

So they should vote in their hometowns, which they will also likely move away from? Or should they vote in the hypothetical place they plan to buy a house (lol)?

I wonder what you'd say about everyone living in Germany in the 40s.. 

As bad as trump is, living in a world ruled by a pseudo - intellectual tech bro who is basically the opposite of tesla in every way is hard to swallow

Yea Jesus didn’t exactly stan for women’s rights, but that doesn't mean women don't deserve any. 

Several of his groupies described having sex with him as violent going past what they consented to. None of them have come forward publicly, but they’ve warned others away from him. In their circles he’s a known rapist.

If Willow cries, I cry. I’m not expert on good or bad acting, but there’s something about her strangle-hold over my tearducts that leads me to think that she’s doing something right.

This is the shady businessman move of wallstreet. Know that variance means there will always be an upswing, and then make a lot of noise when you inevitably benefit from it.

There’s a similar racket where people sell “stock trading algorithms” that are basically random. They just put a bunch out there, and then one…