we could make parents actually parent their children

No, you couldn’t, nor could anyone else including your government. If someone had figured out a practical way to just “make” parents into better parents, we would’ve done that by now, for all sorts of reasons (education, crime, …).

Jawoll!

Not enough space on the page. It was between Eric and Kamala, and sometimes you gotta prioritize.

A mystery.

Yeah, the vibe is different, but both are excellent in their own way. Part 2 is a more complex piece of story telling. It does some things that I had not expected from a game and that make it more (emotionally) challenging but also unique in terms of the experience. I personally found it really impressive.

Reading through this thread gives me serious nostalgia. My first smartphone was a Motorola Droid, which really had it all: physical slide-open keyboard, headphone jack, removable battery, configurable notification LEDs, shake guesture for the flashlight. Good times. Kept on running with CyanogenMod well beyond the official support.

The consensus is strong with regards to the question “What happens with money that you give to poor people?” and naturally becomes less strong with regards to specific effects on the economy or what policies to implement. But most economists would agree that stuff like food stamps or certain types of tax credits or (conditional) transfer payments geared towards very low-income households are often a net positive because of the immediate spending and investment in human capital. The downside is of course that these programs typically increase inflation. I don’t think the consensus is anywhere near as strong as the one about climate (but few are).

I may be prejudiced, but whenever I see a journal that exclusively publishes case reports, I immediately think “paper mill”.

Me too, plant, me too.

Among economists, this is actually a solid consensus and why many of them are in favor of policies that benefit the less wealthy parts of society. Politicians who oppose these policies often do so against scientific consensus.

You live by stirring the conspiracy shit pile, you die by stirring the conspiracy shit pile.

Your journey through Part 1 was really fun to read along. Do you plan on playing Part 2?

Es ist einfach Gewöhnungssache, zum Teil auch veraltete Hygienevorstellungen. Bin selbst mit “Selters” aufgewachsen und meine Eltern trinken bis heute kein Leitungswasser. Die sehen das als minderwertig an. Ich habe mich im Studium umgewöhnt und seitdem finde ich Selters nur noch eklig.

Can’t be too careful with ~25% of the UK population voting Reform.

“Hey, sooo… The vase got broken somehow, and when I went to investigate, I got stuck like this. Weird, huh?”

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I’ve never been to the US, but from what I’ve heard, I don’t doubt for a second that the climate is a bit more aggressive over there.

Stimme zu. CDU-Politiker:innen sollten ein bisschen Korruption haben dürfen, so als Leckerli zwischendurch.

I grew up Christian in a place where most people were atheist, went to a Christian school, where about half the students were Christian and the other was atheist, then moved to different places all over. My experience through all of that was always: Regular people in either group mostly don’t give a shit and just want to live their own lives. The “Christians” you see on TV are not normal people.