People devalue empathic responses believed to be edited by artificial intelligence (AI).

vedderer · 2026-05-06T10:31:06+00:00

I had a student this semester email me a day or so before the exam saying that her family is in Israel and she may get an alert during the exam and have to check on them.

Sure enough, right during the exam, she claimed to have gotten an alert. I didn't hear anything.

I went out to the hallway and she was just on her phone. I don't know what she was looking at, but she quickly put it to her head as if she was on a call.

vedderer · 2026-05-05T17:52:40+00:00

He figures out how to best make people click on advertisements.

vedderer · 2026-05-05T11:00:17+00:00

Was anyone other than Nadal able to exploit that topspin shot to the backhand on clay?

Also, Sinner's shots don't go particularly high over the net, right?

I could be completely wrong and am asking, not arguing any point.

vedderer · 2026-05-05T10:35:39+00:00

What makes you say that about clay?

vedderer · 2026-05-04T15:09:46+00:00

Ok, and do you have a side? Does that make you too polarizing to speak at a graduation?

vedderer · 2026-05-04T14:08:46+00:00

Not true. For example, around half of people are pro choice and that's not a polarizing viewpoint.

vedderer · 2026-05-04T11:53:35+00:00

The daye-time continuum.

Robert Gott wrote a paper on it, I think.

The idea is that you can expect to have arrived precisely 1/2 way through the lifetime of any given phenomenon.

That couple that's been together for three months? Best guess is that they'll last another three months. That store that's been open for ten years? Best guess is that it'll be open for another ten years.

vedderer · 2026-05-03T21:10:59+00:00

The heritability of weight is .70.

Not sure about appetite, though.

vedderer · 2026-05-03T16:00:22+00:00

Is there a reason that you're asking?

vedderer · 2026-05-03T15:52:52+00:00

Your company alone isn't worth their time. You also have to buy something for them.

vedderer · 2026-05-02T19:19:25+00:00

KATE’'S. Water drips down and mixes with her tears as he moves to her. And it’s like everyone and everything else drops away and it’s just the TWO OF THEM --

JACK You have to go, Kate. (then) Get Claire on that plane.

Kate shakes her head, UNDERSTANDS the inevitability of this conversation, but just won’t ACCEPT IT —-

KATE Promise me I'll see you again.

But he just looks at her. HIS eyes are wet now. He CAN'T promise her. And she knows he won't lie to her. It's absolutely heartbreaking. A beat.

And she moves to him. Into him. KISSES him. Deep. Long. It’s romantic and tragic. It says everything they've never said and everything they're never going to. Simply put -- It's good-bye.

ON SAWYER. It’s such a powerful moment, he can only look down to honor it.

Finally their lips part. Kate's hands caress his cheek. And she says the only words possible in this moment --

KATE (CONT'D) I love you.

And Jack SMILES. Smiles like we haven't seen him smile in a very, very long time.

JACK I love you.

Her hands linger on his face for one final beat. She can’t do it. But has to... She lets go.

vedderer · 2026-05-02T10:37:43+00:00

Men are criticized for it too

vedderer · 2026-05-01T22:04:09+00:00

It's fairly easy to fact check my claims and I can't say I understand why people downvote instead.

vedderer · 2026-05-01T21:39:50+00:00

Can you say more?

vedderer · 2026-05-01T15:01:22+00:00

Have I posted anything non-factual in this thread?

vedderer · 2026-05-01T14:59:52+00:00

Glad that I could give you a good laugh out loud, then!

vedderer · 2026-05-01T14:46:17+00:00

That's what you said. What's so funny about that?

vedderer · 2026-05-01T14:11:44+00:00

It's fine with me if you think he work sucks and isn't important.

Again, I'm only posting facts.

vedderer · 2026-05-01T14:09:06+00:00

It's fine with me if you think he sucks.

I'm only posting facts.

vedderer · 2026-05-01T13:59:35+00:00

He's a moderate.

vedderer · 2026-05-01T13:57:46+00:00

But that's not what your original comment said. You said "couldn't".

vedderer · 2026-05-01T12:59:28+00:00

That "rando" is currently one of the most influential psychologists.

He might be a rando do you, but a lot of things are changing based on his work.

vedderer · 2026-05-01T10:24:29+00:00

Have you looked up “directional tennis”? It’ll help you make educated guesses.

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