Ben K

Data geek

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

My views on Covid, restrictions, masks, testing and the role governments play has changed wildly in the past 2 years.

Has anyone not changed their positions on most Covid related things since Jan 20?

I was pro lockdown, pro mask, pro governments stepping in, etc. Now I'm not.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@nataliemj10 @cenkuygur In this case it is though

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@AlistairHaimes @DavidLammy Why should people have to?

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@ChamberofFit Or take a glp one and 90% fewer people will drop out and fail to lose the weight your Puritanical beliefs demand.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@Luizmd Brain damage?

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@DonMiami3 You're clueless. Maybe in your own little sphere it's not useful, but it's insanely helpful in others.

I'm drastically more efficient in my job because of AI.

I can create projects at scales beyond teams of 5, by myself, in a fraction of the time.

[Ruben Gallego @RubenGallego]

Being sensitive and insulted by every joke is what holds the GOP together.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@tylerbowyer Do it today then, stop lying.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@JamesSurowiecki Correct

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@carmccone @JeremiahDJohns So we'll lock you up for your entire life, you get no say, and if anyone else tries to suggest you might not be properly cared for we'll tell them at least you're not dead to end the conversation.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

Imagine not knowing that the sun still shines in the winter.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Solar is irrelevant in the winter"

(this, dear reader, is false)

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

This is correct.

Expect huge amounts of big companies to go bankrupt. Lots of smaller ones too.

If you have a business based around cravings... You need to start adapting now.

It's nobody else's fault if you don't and you go out of business in 5 years.

[signüll @signulll]

it's unclear if most ppl realize that ozempic’s real effects on culture haven’t even started.

cuz what you’re seeing now is the first order effects & some glimpses of second order where ppl get thinner & some products experiencing a resurgence.

but the second & third order effects are where things might get gnarly due to the fact that these drugs seem to dampen desire itself across a surprisingly wide range of behaviors (it's not universal or obvious yet). food is simply the first & most obvious target.

liek what happens when millions of people suddenly spend less time thinking about consumption? what happens to industries built around cravings, indulgence, impulse purchases, addiction loops, or even certain forms of entertainment?

entire sections of the economy assume humans will remain governed by the same reward circuitry we’ve had for thousands of years. if these drugs meaningfully alter those circuits, we’re talking about a tool that edits human motivation.

we are gonna see thinness but in a lot of diff ways it seems like.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@FTGBSX @AsInTheJar Stop tagging me when you're a f'ing moron who can't find basic things on the internet.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@FTGBSX @AsInTheJar Yes they have. You're just way too stupid to find it. Which is entirely a you problem. Stop being an ignorant sheep who believes every conspiracy theory you hear. It's pathetic.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@AsInTheJar @FTGBSX LC almost never causes any issues these days. It was bad before immunity existed. Now almost nobody gets new lc anymore.

The vax is also extremely safe and part of the reason why we don't get lc anymore.

You're both too far on the extremes here.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@presidentholt @lxeagle17 @_giacomo_volpe_ Why are you willing to die on this hill of defending vote counting taking weeks? How is that possibly a good thing?

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@PaulRoundy1 @dogmom1962 @raywolf3rd @amelia_tweetz You're listing conspiracy theories for fools. I said already you used to be sane and logical. But you've definitely been very right of center. Which is fine.

However, whenever Trump does anything you still reflexively try to defend it, all while claiming you don't love him.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@EtkinDaniel @lxeagle17 @_giacomo_volpe_ No.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@Jellis581 @lxeagle17 @_giacomo_volpe_ They should change it because it's pathetic and broken

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@ferrariforrest @lxeagle17 @_giacomo_volpe_ Telling half of the country to think differently is never a solution.

[Ben K @BenK_Data]

@leekfink @lxeagle17 @_giacomo_volpe_ Not taking weeks solves it for real, trying to tell people to think differently is never a real world solution.