@glenn_tunes Well I'm no optometrist, but you might need some spectacles.
Percentage of MDs donating to Republicans in the third column. I sincerely doubt that 71% of neurosurgeons have "the intellect of a turnip."
Source: https://t.co/d0v4lHCfWX (Try JAMA for the full text.)
@bofrench If a private company (hey @elonmusk !) could do it, this would be an incredible indictment of California's policies.
That said, yeah, I-35 sucks and I hate it.
@hawkinsw@krismicinski To clarify: by "self-enrichment" I mean things like "let me solve a puzzle to understand this idea better," not the seeking of monetary profit.
Just realized that could be very confusing, mb
ERCOT's free market for electricity has created an environment that keeps Texans' electricity rates well below the national average.
This policy would do incredible damage to the market ERCOT has created.
@hawkinsw@krismicinski I don't want to wind up in the pure math camp, where everyone solves puzzles for fun, instead of solving problems for the benefit of others, but that's where this path leads.
Work that helps others is meaningfully different from self-enrichment.
I’ve never told this story cuz I still feel badly about it, but…
I’m a 21-y.o. in college, and a good friend (foreign exchange student, ESL) shows up at my dorm room on Valentine’s Day morning with a candy apple and card:
me: Wow, thank you, this is so sweet of you, etc. etc. But…
she: ??
me: Well, I feel like I have to tell you this: friends really don't exchange V-day gifts in the U.S. It’s pretty exclusively seen as a romantic gesture.
she: *stares*
me: … But seriously, thank you, I do appreciate it! See you in the cafeteria later?
she: *continues staring*
So yeah, a lot of us are genuinely and utterly clueless.