4. The impulse to consume sugar lies at a basic instinctive level of our brains, and can be manipulated to drive us to unhealthy excesses of consumption. Billions are spent by the industry to perfect those manipulations, putting profit over public health. Same with AI.

3. Driven by a well-funded and politically influential industry, sugar pervades our food ecosystem, found in places it is neither needed nor expected. AI is already on this path in our tech ecosystem.

1. As already noted, both produced by unethical human exploitation.

2. Sugar has major negative impacts on human health, impacts the industry actively sought to downplay, deflect, or even hide. AI promises the same.

I planned on being the Jeremiah of this committee when it was formed, so things are going as planned.

I noted that discourse that only focuses on individual student impact while ignoring larger social issues is like a conversation about sugar in the 19th century that talks about tooth decay and not slavery.

I’m so sorry. It’s so hard to say goodbye to a beloved pet.

I’d mash the “add to your queue” button so hard…

Ooh, thanks for the reminder. I love that movie!

Ugh, so many embarrassing typos. Bluesky needs an “edit post” feature.

Marcelo’s Burgers and. Ref implies that the burgers are something other than beef. Morbid curiosity would compel me to at check out the menu.

Asking for help line this is really hard. I admire your courage! I hope what I sent helps a bit!

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Where the druids play!

Hmmm… teenaged protagonist is generally a deal-breaker for me these days. How much does the author seem to know about the Greco-Roman world based on the setting? I don’t mind fantasy versions of historical settings, but the author needs to get the values right. Happy to give it a try, though!

I saw it recommended by this BookTok guy who started turning up in my FB Reels. It sounds intriguing. How do you like it?

That’s so kind! What a nice surprise to come home to!