Omar Shehata
@omarshehata.bsky.social
(and I think a lot of people say this because it pushes their profits up, and a lot of people say this because they genuinely believe it, and the latter are those I consider "on my side", more open to changing their mind, mostly because they're not profiting, they're just being hurt)
December 22, 2024 at 1:38 AM
(and I think a lot of people say this because it pushes their profits up, and a lot of people say this because they genuinely believe it, and the latter are those I consider "on my side", more open to changing their mind, mostly because they're not profiting, they're just being hurt)
they're at a point where they are saying "of *course* i want things to be better, of course I want everyone to have access to the medical care they need, but won't this make it worse? won't this make it harder to access for everyone?"
December 22, 2024 at 1:38 AM
they're at a point where they are saying "of *course* i want things to be better, of course I want everyone to have access to the medical care they need, but won't this make it worse? won't this make it harder to access for everyone?"
thank you very much!! I feel hopeful because I was able to get people on the other side to agree with this part: "the results count, and giving everyone equal access to medical care should supersede any profit motive"
December 22, 2024 at 1:38 AM
thank you very much!! I feel hopeful because I was able to get people on the other side to agree with this part: "the results count, and giving everyone equal access to medical care should supersede any profit motive"
I think there's many people spreading propaganda, and then there's people genuinely trying to understand & will believe whatever truth people share with them if it's convincing & well explained. I don't yet have a solid example/resource for this which is why I asked
December 21, 2024 at 10:20 PM
I think there's many people spreading propaganda, and then there's people genuinely trying to understand & will believe whatever truth people share with them if it's convincing & well explained. I don't yet have a solid example/resource for this which is why I asked
I believe you. I didn't grow up in this country, where I'm from public healthcare doesn't work very well (but I think that's more to do with it being a poor country, most things just don't work very well)
December 21, 2024 at 10:20 PM
I believe you. I didn't grow up in this country, where I'm from public healthcare doesn't work very well (but I think that's more to do with it being a poor country, most things just don't work very well)
wait, what happened with that? What do you mean "social experiment" ?
December 21, 2024 at 9:57 PM
wait, what happened with that? What do you mean "social experiment" ?
dudes are assholes for the same reason people commit crimes (they have underlying issues that are solvable). "Don't be an asshole" doesn't usually fix it in my experience
December 21, 2024 at 9:56 PM
dudes are assholes for the same reason people commit crimes (they have underlying issues that are solvable). "Don't be an asshole" doesn't usually fix it in my experience
this is fascinating, kind of want to make a survey to see how many people have experienced this. Have you heard from anyone else?
December 21, 2024 at 9:54 PM
this is fascinating, kind of want to make a survey to see how many people have experienced this. Have you heard from anyone else?
wait, I didn't know it was proven. Do you have any resources I can point my skeptical friends to? Are you referring to like, what specific European countries are doing?
December 21, 2024 at 9:52 PM
wait, I didn't know it was proven. Do you have any resources I can point my skeptical friends to? Are you referring to like, what specific European countries are doing?
(makes me wish I had a friend in these industries who had firsthand knowledge to share)
December 20, 2024 at 8:57 PM
(makes me wish I had a friend in these industries who had firsthand knowledge to share)
wait, I thought crypto in general was not very friendly with banks (due to little regulation/widespread fraud etc). I can't actually find much about it though
www.fastcompany.com/91246294/why...
www.fastcompany.com/91246294/why...
December 20, 2024 at 8:56 PM
wait, I thought crypto in general was not very friendly with banks (due to little regulation/widespread fraud etc). I can't actually find much about it though
www.fastcompany.com/91246294/why...
www.fastcompany.com/91246294/why...
my understanding is everyone wants that funding to pass! i think even republicans are hoping it will pass as a separate bill, not part of a omnibus
December 20, 2024 at 12:57 AM
my understanding is everyone wants that funding to pass! i think even republicans are hoping it will pass as a separate bill, not part of a omnibus
Basically: I'm personally scared, it sounded like you felt more optimistic that we're making progress in this fight, can I ask what you meant by that?
November 28, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Basically: I'm personally scared, it sounded like you felt more optimistic that we're making progress in this fight, can I ask what you meant by that?
I agree! We *shouldn't* trust them. I don't actually know what Ethan's position is, I'd like I want someone I do trust to reproduce this experiment and tell us what is actually true. Is there a small effect and they are exaggerating, or is it more capable than we realize?
November 28, 2024 at 2:03 PM
I agree! We *shouldn't* trust them. I don't actually know what Ethan's position is, I'd like I want someone I do trust to reproduce this experiment and tell us what is actually true. Is there a small effect and they are exaggerating, or is it more capable than we realize?
wait, don't trust the social science research, or the fact that LLMs can repro it? (This should be easy for anyone to repro, to confirm/tell us if it's true)
November 28, 2024 at 8:09 AM
wait, don't trust the social science research, or the fact that LLMs can repro it? (This should be easy for anyone to repro, to confirm/tell us if it's true)
I hated this, and it seemed kind of petty, so I built the dumbest workaround: a tool that copies the <meta> tags from the HTML of a substack article, and re-hosts that. So Twitter can't tell that it's a substack links, and that fixes the preview card!
July 6, 2024 at 8:59 PM
I hated this, and it seemed kind of petty, so I built the dumbest workaround: a tool that copies the <meta> tags from the HTML of a substack article, and re-hosts that. So Twitter can't tell that it's a substack links, and that fixes the preview card!
what's the problem? In addition to downranking any posts that mention "substack", they also just have it hard-coded to NOT display a preview picture for substack links??
July 6, 2024 at 8:57 PM
what's the problem? In addition to downranking any posts that mention "substack", they also just have it hard-coded to NOT display a preview picture for substack links??
Glad you enjoyed it!!
The body-radio thing makes me want to do an art project experience where you're in a room, and there is static. You need to contort your body to get the signal. Then it changes & you repeat, constantly searching for the signal with your body
basically radio-wave-driven yoga!
The body-radio thing makes me want to do an art project experience where you're in a room, and there is static. You need to contort your body to get the signal. Then it changes & you repeat, constantly searching for the signal with your body
basically radio-wave-driven yoga!
February 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Glad you enjoyed it!!
The body-radio thing makes me want to do an art project experience where you're in a room, and there is static. You need to contort your body to get the signal. Then it changes & you repeat, constantly searching for the signal with your body
basically radio-wave-driven yoga!
The body-radio thing makes me want to do an art project experience where you're in a room, and there is static. You need to contort your body to get the signal. Then it changes & you repeat, constantly searching for the signal with your body
basically radio-wave-driven yoga!
Reposted by Omar Shehata
I keep reading takes like this from smart, well informed people but I'm struggling to get it. I feel like I need a lot more background on media literacy/historical context here (with concrete examples to help me). anyone have any recommendations?
January 12, 2024 at 4:53 PM
I keep reading takes like this from smart, well informed people but I'm struggling to get it. I feel like I need a lot more background on media literacy/historical context here (with concrete examples to help me). anyone have any recommendations?