Tbf the learn to code people were the guys who had to pay the programmers, and they’ve gotten what they wanted. Now they are trying to get everyone to into trades to lower their HVAC bills

It feels like a large part of both culture and politics these days is people wondering “why don’t I feel the way I did when I was 12”

There's a lot of overlap between folks who talk a big game about being "manly" in order to be a protector of women in the abstract and folks who routinely speak about, and treat, actual women with disrespect, derision, and abuse.

For example, it's notable that the monumental decision by Trump admin to delay cleanup of Forever Chemicals was mentioned a few times but not a major story meriting multiple articles/news cycles. It failed, in other words, to become a "moral panic" like shoplifting. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/c...

Grokipedia now appears to be blocking traffic again lol. Always fun covering a Musk product launch, you never know what's going to happen or if the product is even real