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Survivors bias

Yeah, don't you just hate democracy? When the stupid voters do the wrong thing?

"It will be far-reaching, it will serve every part of our city — north, south, east, and west — and it will help to shape our future growth and development,” said Ms. Barry, who enjoyed approval ratings near 70 percent. A poll by her team found that close to two-thirds of voters would support raising taxes to pay for transit.

The vote was set for May 1.

But then in late January Ms. Barry, who is married, acknowledged a nearly two-year affair with the former head of her security detail after a series of exposés, including reports of steamy texts, overseas trips and inappropriate spending. In March she resigned, and later pleaded guilty to theft.

Why could those stupid voters not ignore such an irrelevant thing and vote for the transit plan? Why?

Why, oh why?

"After Ms. Barry’s resignation, Nashville’s pro-transit movement struggled. Its messaging became muddled, strategists said, with supporters claiming that the plan would do everything: create jobs, benefit the environment and even boost the health and wellness of residents."

"Ultimately, the pro-transit camp failed to fend off criticism that the plan benefited a gentrifying downtown at the expense of more distant lower-income and minority areas."

Ahh, that is why! Perhaps voters are not stupid after all. Perhaps this democracy thing actually works? Who would have thunk it?

Samtidig, andetsteds

Manden selv er glad

Sådan noget ender dog som regel med at blive en hel arbejdsdag.

Det vil formentlig tage en hel arbejdsdag at kortlægge alle verdens mere eller mindre snuskede aktiviteter. Men det er da tiden værd. Jeg har forsøgt at tørre den vigtige opgave af på en kendt kortentusiast.

Mange tusinde kilometer væk

Jeg har ikke glemt pluskoderne og de er gode. I W3W er det dog ikke en bug, men en feature, at enslydende steder ligger langt fra hinanden. W3W er også mundrette (når man er heldig)

Et aspekt her kunne være den grundlæggende mekanisme i evolution, at "den bedst tilpassede" handler om hvem der får mest afkom. Og jeg ser ingen tegn på at forplantningsraten i nutiden stiger med intelligens, vel snarere tværtimod. I dette perspektiv nærmer intelligens sig at være en sygdom, når vi har en teknologi og kultur der bredt sikrer overlevelse og mulighed for at formere sig. Det er "nok" med en mindre gruppe "intellektuelle specialarbejdere" for at give andre adgang til resultaterne heraf.

Mon nogen tør tilsvarende undersøgelse omkring børneporno?

Ja, har “fuld pakke med reklamer” Jeg kan sagtens se den i browseren....
Kan det være reklamerne der “driller”?