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The Backseat Policy Critic
@backseatpolicy.bsky.social
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Various policy musings from someone with far too little experience to justify their confidence, with an emphasis on systems and culture. All views represent opinions rather than advice.
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I am literally in the first few pages and we already have a fully fleshed out account symbolic filtering and mental models. I am increasingly wondering if the secret behind functional and nonfunctional systems lies somewhere in the involvement and interaction of autistic people vs neurotypicals
A description of how neurotypical psychology results in the filtering and reduction of information compared to autistic people.
June 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Been rereading A Field Guide to Earthlings, and the more of it I read, the more I am increasingly reminded of @dsquareddigest.bsky.social arguments around informational filtering and ‘mental prisons’.
A copy of the book A Field Guide to Earthlings by Ian Ford (Star Ford)
June 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The US right now:
US: [to EU] When you make aggressive lopsided smash and grab trade demands to the UK it’s “reasonable national interest”. But when I make aggressive lopsided smash and grab trade demands to you, it’s bullying and disrespecting allies”. That hardly seems fair.
April 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Let's say it's 1890 or whatever You are the judge. A law says horses cannot run full speed through downtown redditsville. Let's call full speed as 10km/hour just to not use weird measurements. So these new fangled automobiles come out. Some guy goes 20km/hour through downtown so the cops bring him in and he is now sitting in your court room. He admits to driving 20km through downtown. But since it isn't a horse the law doesn't apply. Common law means you can declare this illegal and make him pay a fine or whatever. And then future court cases can say "because this judge declared this illegal it is illegal here as well" Civil law means you can't say he is guilty. Because it isn't a horse. You think this is stupid as fuck but your hands are tied. The benefit of common law is judges can judge. And the law can be written and expand based on need. The benefit of civil law is you don't have to fear that your ruling will have lasting repercussions.
February 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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@stephenkb.bsky.social Yeah, turns out the headline NIESR numbers are incredibly misleading
November 7, 2024 at 11:07 PM