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I saw this going viral, from Less Wrong: Elon Musk May Be Transitioning to Bipolar Type I: In 2023, Gwern published an excellent analysis suggesting Elon Musk exhibits behavioral patterns consistent with bipolar II disorder. The evidence was compelling: cycles of intense productivity followed by periods of withdrawal, risk-taking behavior (like crashing an uninsured McLaren),… Continue reading Stop trying to diagnose Elon Musk over the internet

From Richard Hanania, Liberals Only Censor. Musk Seeks to Lobotomize. In theory or in an ideal world, everyone would aim for the truth or only defer to ‘trustworthy sources’ (whatever those are). But such a world has probably never existed even before the advent of social media, and certainty doesn’t in modern America. The author’s… Continue reading Elon Musk, and the decline of the credibility of experts and expertise

A couple months ago I saw this exchange between Kevin D. Hall, Ph.D., who according to Google is a “…tenured Senior Investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK),” who discounts the possibility of obese people having abnormally slow metabolisms to account for their obesity and inability to lose weight:… Continue reading “That study does not meant what you think it does” the problem with science and science reporting

Before the rise of social media—and especially pre-Covid—the opportunities to capitalize from one’s attractiveness or athleticism were mostly limited to modeling, acting–or for the most gifted–professional sports. However, the emergence of the ‘fitness influencer category’, combined with the growing perception of being overweight as low status in a visually-driven online world, has created an entire… Continue reading Metabolism , fitness influencers, and looking good into adulthood

For reason that elude me, health/fitness-twitter has carved out an exception for sumo wrestlers in so far as obesity is concerned. I disagree; you cannot criticize obesity and create an exception for sumo wresters. Sumo wrestling is the only sport I watch. I consider it the most unique sport in the world. It is exists… Continue reading Sumo wrestler myths–enough with the hype about the sport

From Freddie DeBoar, The Creative Underclass is Still Raging: These people look out at a world filled with creators creating, look at the considerable benefits they accrue (in money, yes, but more importantly in status) and they want. They want what others have. And want breeds resentment, especially when it’s so plain that some of… Continue reading ‘Thought leader’ is just another form of elite status

Bitcoin is continuing to crash as it becomes apparent the anticipated Bitcoin reserve is not happening. Coinbase and MicroStrategy stock are down 25-30% for the week alone, erasing the post-election gains: This signifies a total loss of confidence by market participants of Trump to deliver on anything. It’s total despondency on X/Twitter: People are realizing… Continue reading A great start to 2025 as Bitcoin falters, no reserve

The left is undergoing a crisis of confidence due to eroding credibility in the eyes of the public and loss of narrative control, such as by Elon controlling X/Twitter and Silicon Valley rejecting wokeness/DEI. This will get worse. It’s not so much about the rise of the right, but the left is losing the center… Continue reading The left’s crisis of confidence

It’s not news that losing weight and keeping it off is a struggle for most dieters. It’s a tall order to find any study in which the majority of participants lose a lot of weight and keep it off for a long time. Even if the oft-repeated claim that “95% of dieters fail” is an… Continue reading Long-term weight loss, willpower, and acceptance

I saw this going viral about college grade inflation: Grade inflation is far worse than the chart above makes it look because college also became much much less selective. By 2012 the total *per capita* number of college As awarded to Americans was about 870% of the number in 1965, assuming equal class loads. pic.twitter.com/fkgEqr2EWb… Continue reading Claims of college grade inflation and dumbing-down are overblown