Healthcare: 98% of US population lives within 90 minutes survivability of a cath lab
If you have a heart attack, you have about 90 minutes to get to a cath lab after first health care contact.
Demographics: Maximum Social Security payout per person
The average beneficiary gets $24k/year, and about 6% get $40k or more, and 1-2% get $50k or more per year.
AI: I asked an AI about all web content soon to be AI generated :)
Here is what AI itself says about the majority of online content now created by AI LLMs.
AI: Almost every post on LinkedIn is now created with AI
Everything online is fake now. Or soon will be.
Economy: Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments since 1970
Historic Social Security cost of living/inflation adjustments.
Portland’s Moda Center enters “Let’s hold taxpayers ransom” phase
It has come to this - the billionaire entertainment owner is now threatening the taxpayers.
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.