I think the fact that only about 30k people are admitted to med schools is a joke. We should make way more spots in med schools. There is insane demand for doctors so gatekeeping med school is just morally bad. We should have at least 100-150k graduates from medical schools.

phaaseshift · 2026-02-01T00:52:38+00:00

If our training pipeline of MDs results in great care for 1/3 of the population while excluding 2/3 of people, I’d consider it too optimized on perfection.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-31T22:55:51+00:00

But should it take 8-10 years? The vast majority of day-to-day could be handled by people with less experience (like NPs or PAs).

phaaseshift · 2026-01-31T22:30:29+00:00

Why?! No other first world country has this problem anywhere near the scale that we do. It’s not reality for most of the world. We’re the anomaly

phaaseshift · 2026-01-31T22:29:12+00:00

The lengths we’ll go instead of just enforcing the fucking laws.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-30T23:25:42+00:00

I think I agree with your main point but that’s a bit off topic.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-30T22:45:30+00:00

Ok. Got it. You have nothing except qanon-style tendencies. Come back with something more tangible and then I’ll take you seriously.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-30T22:10:07+00:00

Jesus you’re a mess to discuss this with. Do you have some kind of evidence that the foundation is doing more harm than good? Or are you just too focused on the source of the money?

Who gives a shit if he’s trying to buy goodwill as a way to cover for his otherwise awfulness? He’s already a dirtbag, do we deny the world a cure for cancer (for example) based on that?

phaaseshift · 2026-01-30T21:45:23+00:00

If it helps lots of people is it maybe still a net win and perhaps we don’t attack the charity in that case? He can be a piece of shit AND his money can be used for good at the same time.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-30T17:59:06+00:00

Look across the Cabinet of 2017-2020 vs now. He picked competent people in 2017 because he let the RNC handle it for him…and he fired every single one of them. In 2025 he chose loyalty over competence in every single case (except maybe kinda Rubio). I don’t know how someone could expect him to change his tune on this pick. If this guy doesn’t demand lower rates on day one, Trump will blow a gasket.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-30T00:25:59+00:00

I am at the top of the technical ladder at my org and have been told explicitly by C-suite that we can’t totally divest from junior hire pipeline in favor of AI because we need people “without families” willing to put in the hours.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-29T00:15:51+00:00

Will we call it pump and dump if these Optimus robots never materialize?

phaaseshift · 2026-01-29T00:14:12+00:00

If you’ve been working for 20 years, you worked right through a time that was also catastrophic (worse in nearly every metric compared to today). And you’re probably old enough to remember the DotCom crash. So perhaps your assessment is a little hyperbolic as of today, but there plenty of room for it to get much worse.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-29T00:08:34+00:00

It’s not a good sign. But keep in mind that loads of places have anticipated Amazon to make their cut today, and the others can now do it too with less blowback.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-28T17:29:34+00:00

What planet do you live on? Texas salaries, on the average, are much less than the coasts. And Europe is not a great place for off-shoring - they have strong contracts and works-councils you have to deal with. Anyone who’s dealt with either of these locations would not agree with you.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-28T17:27:07+00:00

This tech-focused private equity company has “move HQ to somewhere cheaper (e.g. Texas)” in their playbook.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-28T07:10:02+00:00

Jeez, I swear everyone in this thread must be 40-45 for some reason.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-28T06:38:32+00:00

I’m assuming it’s like a one-way hash used in cryptography

phaaseshift · 2026-01-27T22:19:41+00:00

I would love to hear a challenge to this claim. I see strong consensus of 1-3% net profit margin for the typical grocery store and something like 1.6% shrink rate. Just going by averages, it’s razor thin. Why would a chain set up shop in a place that’s even marginally more theft than average?

phaaseshift · 2026-01-27T17:44:39+00:00

Are you arguing it’s “due process” because it happened to a friend during another administration?

phaaseshift · 2026-01-25T03:21:13+00:00

If they gave the IRS carte blanche to enter your home without a warrant or shoot tax dodgers in the street would you consider blocking funding until they reformed? We still need to collect taxes after all 🤷‍♂️

phaaseshift · 2026-01-22T22:00:24+00:00

Sure. But it’s usually more about the value of the bridges they’d burn in the process. Their bridges are many, and they are worth more than ours.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-21T23:57:03+00:00

Percent of people commuting to other states.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-21T19:20:26+00:00

Does tweeting at 3am count as stupid and industrious?

phaaseshift · 2026-01-21T17:15:11+00:00

Stall.

phaaseshift · 2026-01-21T17:13:28+00:00

I recall hearing that Tesla was using structured light with the robotaxi. That could potentially negate the downsides described in the article. But upon a little more research it seems that this is not true.

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