I believe Biden has already said he intends to run in 2024. That means any contestation for the party nomination is going to sap energy against a Trump or DeStanis (or whatever other numbnutz the Republicans nominate) fight in the General election. There’s literally nothing but shit outcomes available to non-Republican…

And realize that even if he wins, whomever runs in 2028 is at a disadvantage because the country rarely elects the same party 3 terms in a row (little fact lots of people like to ignore about 2016).  That means you likely aren’t going to get someone you like until 2032 or 2036. 

There’s whole disciplines devoted to convincing people of things they never thought about before. The question is how to get that stuff applied to vehicle safety? The article itself notes that, done well, education campaigns work. The “Click it or ticket” campaign was wildly successful, and who didn’t know you’re…

Yet... they are.

That whole “art is ___”? That’s just you describing how communication works.

Right, and when people change lanes, do the people around them simply keep going the exact speed and vector they were formerly?  In my experience, they react and often brake.  

Why a waste?  Better to remind people the speed limit is, you know, a limit, than throw the money at enforcement.  Then you pay tax dollars AND fines if you’re caught.  

Hence the campaign.

On wide freeways where everyone is going the same direction at roughly the same speed there is no safety difference between 55, 65, 75 or 85.

you continue to fail to elucidate what art IS

Great Scott!!!  

It makes sense that you would view “Art = Communication” if you’re trained in communications. Art is so much more than a communication and viewing it on the extremely limited dimension ignore so much more depth. You have to have an idea or an emotion to communicate in the first place. The entire realm of idea/emotion…

I have been assured by the gun lobby that the most efficient way to guarantee everyone behaves amicably in social situations is the knowledge that anyone, anywhere could be armed at any time. Surely a polite and gentle reminder of that fact would have easily defused the situation. Perhaps the Wrangler driver offering…

Art is not more than communication. It IS communication.

Sure it is. You don’t get to control the method of delivery no matter your desire. You can’t prevent rebroadcast, remixing, republication, reinterpretation, or anything else. It happens to all art all the time. Most people are somewhat familar with the famous paintings on the Sistine Chapel, yet most people have never…

What I’m saying is that the degree to which a large screen enhances a presentation isn’t that great, for me at least. I’ve seen The Thing in the theater and at home. I understand what you’re saying, but the big screen makes it what? Like 3% greater isolation, at least for me? Eh, not enough to worry about. I mean I…

Obviously your and my experiences are uniquely yours and mine respectively, but also somewhat shared to others. I’m not sure how much we can infer systemically from either of our experiences.

Just about any film is improved by the large screen, especially if it’s decently shot.

The unfortunate truth is that people don’t want to pay north of $12 a ticket for that sort of thing anymore. There’s tons of ‘cinema’ (pretentious name for “movies I like”) out there, but you see it mostly streaming. That’s ok. There’s nothing magical about a massive screen, sticky floors, and talking movie goers that…

The scale of this person’s tweet would suggest something decidedly different than the Uvalde shooter.  Critical thinking isn’t THAT hard a skill to master here.