We are Living in a Pseudo-Democracy.

https://lemmy.ca/post/42031746

Marine Le Pen’s first conviction rules out future presidential candidacies.

Donald Trump’s various convictions, 881,776 Covid deaths, armed insurrection & theft of classified documents made him president.

That’s why we can’t have nice things.

The way "AI" systems are presented as "social companions to fight loneliness" is very similar in how "AI" is supposed to help teaching: Both are founded in a massive misunderstanding of the social dynamics techies try to replace.

You friend isn't just a thing to send you text, they're not a service. Being taught also ins't a mere service, it's a transformative experience that changes you and your teacher.

Faculty: can we get some more pens

Universities: we will create a task force with an associate dean acting ex officio to determine best practices re: pen acquisition and distribution and report our findings when classes resume this Fall

Government: abandon your students and principles

Universities: finished it before you were even done asking