Public health: Up to 90% of US population has had Covid-19
Basically everyone has had Covid-19 at least once. The vaccine did not prevent infection, as initially claimed, but may have reduced the impact.
Media: Was this Forbes story written by AI?
Story implies all consumers will upgrade to whatever is the newest phone in the fall. What silly nonsense.
Demographics: Practical comments on the US fertility rate decline
Why most media explanations for the fertility rate decline are bull shit.
Business: Would you buy from this vendor?
Looks totally legit, doesn’t it?
Public health: Public health had Google install tracking apps on phones
Public health authoritarians tracked your phones, collected data, w/o permission.
Health: Are statins mostly useless?
Whether or not we should take a statin drug may be controversial. Cardiologists hand them out like Halloween candy, but for some, they cause harm and benefits might be questionable.
Education: Students move abroad and default on education loans
Education loans seem to be one of the dumber things we've invented.
Health: Blame the patient, it’s their fault
Today, especially among heart disease, we blame the patient - even when experts, athletes and vegans have heart attacks too.