Similar here. Though on the opposite end of the spectrum, I have vivid memories of buckling my child's car seat.

Six vote sample size?

Earbud taxi

The American public:

Like, the entire R&D is publicly funded? Or just public agencies building things? In SoCal lots of new stormwater infrastructure going in e.g. through LA county measure w tax funds. Also new desalination technology being tested with public funding though the tech itself is privately developed

Supreme Oracle Grok rations us just enough foodpaste so that we aren't nutrient deficient, but most of the Empire's resources are directed towards data center construction and rebuilding the Martian colony after its second collapse.

Oddly horrifying.

Do you have any additional insight you could share wrt how academic journals are being impacted? Is the issue a growing flood of low-quality AI-generated work? or legitimate work of reasonable quality being sped up by AI?

Seems like the answer will inevitably need to be AI screening of submissions?