alasdair
@alasdairc.bsky.social
Portland, OR. Physicist. City Liker.
I think bigotry would exist even if we sorted all material issues
November 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I think bigotry would exist even if we sorted all material issues
turns out when racists get mad about "elites" they mean "Jews" not "capital"
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
turns out when racists get mad about "elites" they mean "Jews" not "capital"
...you want to have to show your penis to use the loo? please leave us normal people out of your weird fantasy
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
...you want to have to show your penis to use the loo? please leave us normal people out of your weird fantasy
who could forget george's famous annoyance with loventonship
November 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
who could forget george's famous annoyance with loventonship
no as in rich kids benefit from the privileged of better education over a period of ~18 years before they take the SAT, which is what just looking at the raw gap includes.
there's also a bit where rich kids can do better SAT prep etc - this is the 20% of variance bit
there's also a bit where rich kids can do better SAT prep etc - this is the 20% of variance bit
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
no as in rich kids benefit from the privileged of better education over a period of ~18 years before they take the SAT, which is what just looking at the raw gap includes.
there's also a bit where rich kids can do better SAT prep etc - this is the 20% of variance bit
there's also a bit where rich kids can do better SAT prep etc - this is the 20% of variance bit
right, most of the effect that income has is far upstream from when the SAT is taken, that's not what the OP is about, and changing how college admissions work would have no impact on it
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
right, most of the effect that income has is far upstream from when the SAT is taken, that's not what the OP is about, and changing how college admissions work would have no impact on it
Hundreds? yeah if the variance is ~1000 I suppose, which I don't think is correct either. from a quick browse they aim for SD of 100, which would correspond to 20 pts
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Hundreds? yeah if the variance is ~1000 I suppose, which I don't think is correct either. from a quick browse they aim for SD of 100, which would correspond to 20 pts
it's a p big difference in interpreting it bc the variance in sat scores presumably is quite a bit lower than 1400
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
it's a p big difference in interpreting it bc the variance in sat scores presumably is quite a bit lower than 1400
20% of VARIATION, not 20% of the SAT score.
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
20% of VARIATION, not 20% of the SAT score.
if housing got cheaper id not pocket the difference, I'd buy a nicer place that'd put me back at about 30% of my income (the same thing has happened to me when my income increased)
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
if housing got cheaper id not pocket the difference, I'd buy a nicer place that'd put me back at about 30% of my income (the same thing has happened to me when my income increased)
supply side is when you increase supply of something. thats why i leftistly oppose increasing insulin supply to avoid doing trickle down supply side economics.
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
supply side is when you increase supply of something. thats why i leftistly oppose increasing insulin supply to avoid doing trickle down supply side economics.
yeah when it started expanding into scepticism about the inflation reduction act's IRS agent hiring surge it made me go "hmmmmm."
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
yeah when it started expanding into scepticism about the inflation reduction act's IRS agent hiring surge it made me go "hmmmmm."
hell yeah already got the deep dive podcast explainer
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
hell yeah already got the deep dive podcast explainer
yeah the switch from "don't want to be the first to turn on trump" to "don't want to be the last" will happen faster than we think
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
yeah the switch from "don't want to be the first to turn on trump" to "don't want to be the last" will happen faster than we think
yeah that's the other weird thing about this angle - there were far fewer government programmes to get people healthcare then too! which is why ive mostly seen these sorts of comparisons from conservatives to say "government made health care more expensive"
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
yeah that's the other weird thing about this angle - there were far fewer government programmes to get people healthcare then too! which is why ive mostly seen these sorts of comparisons from conservatives to say "government made health care more expensive"
no, they couldn't. that's why they spent so little.
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
no, they couldn't. that's why they spent so little.
I didn't say it's not an issue, it's just that...education is obviously way more accessible than it was decades ago. and ultimately the group of people with student debt are better off than the people without. which is why people take on student debt (im at 40k myself)
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I didn't say it's not an issue, it's just that...education is obviously way more accessible than it was decades ago. and ultimately the group of people with student debt are better off than the people without. which is why people take on student debt (im at 40k myself)
the education angle is weird to me. not only do people have way more degrees than they did decades ago, but like. being in debt because of a master's degree in 2025 is a real "first world problem" compared to what people decades ago went thru?
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
the education angle is weird to me. not only do people have way more degrees than they did decades ago, but like. being in debt because of a master's degree in 2025 is a real "first world problem" compared to what people decades ago went thru?
yeah! we should fix the gap bt america and other countries with policies that make healthcare cheaper and more accessible!
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
yeah! we should fix the gap bt america and other countries with policies that make healthcare cheaper and more accessible!
sure, but it's also not meant to - obviously Americans spend too much for healthcare compared to other countries AND they also get more healthcare for less work than they did in the 60s.
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
sure, but it's also not meant to - obviously Americans spend too much for healthcare compared to other countries AND they also get more healthcare for less work than they did in the 60s.
and right now two years of the median American income can buy a home way nicer than that average 1960s home.
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
and right now two years of the median American income can buy a home way nicer than that average 1960s home.