@HistoryBoomer We are our “software,” not our “hardware.” So we probably become “people” somewhere between the end of the second and fourth trimesters. I’m happy with limiting abortion to no later than the second to be safe.
@TPCarney There is a time for politeness and a time for simple competence. When you’re at a four-way stop sign and it’s your turn to go don’t smile and wave at me to go. Go. For the love of God, go.
@paulg@mattyglesias If cops were part of the skepticism, we might think this is purely a preference for “competence over authority/credentialism.” But the cops thing gives the game away.
@robkhenderson Once you enter the territory of “I, a smart person, must protect my fellow citizens (most of whom are idiots) from themselves,” then the game is lost.