I tried it on a couple things that are controversial or problematic in the literature and its about what I expected. It parrots the literature, for better or worse. Which means it’s great at getting an overview of the literature and finding citations and stuff. But it’s not gonna magically figure out which papers are quality and which ones are rubbish. It’ll just parrot all of them, even if they contradict each other. Very interesting, and possibly quite a useful tool. But I really wouldn’t use it as an arbiter of truth.

Also today:

UK Government Rejects Public Call for Inquiry Into Israeli Influence

Social pressure is the most effective enforcement mechanism we have.

Rules and punishment not only create hierarchy but are surprisingly ineffective.

you get a lot of really passionate advocates for safety once one of their loved ones dies because of a safety incident. And assuming they don’t live under capitalism and thus have freedom of work, they can choose to dedicate their life to advocating for this safety issue.

hahah same for psychology

Or they might be betting that the vast majority of people applying for their jobs in 2026 have barely even thought about unions, and so mentioning it would be a net negative as it would put it on their radar.

Yeah. Although the fossil record is full of evidence agrarianism actually increased malnutrition since we were relying on a very undiversified diet based mainly on a grain, as opposed to a more varied diet based on gathering and hunting.

I will write to the BBC about this!!!

Nah the government made getting PIP far harder all future claimants this will lead to an estimated 1 million less PIP claims by 2030. And slashed the UC health top up for new claimants (nearly removed 2000£ / per year).

Please don‘t fucking minimise how awful this is many disabled people are already barely surviving this will absolutely lead to excess deaths. I say this as someone on Disability income myself.

Official estimates by the government itself estimate this will lead to an additional 150‘000 working age people being in poverty.

Yeah look at disability income as an example. No one thought labour would actually cut it since a majority of labour members were against cutting before the election.

But Starmer and the rest of Tory Lite made the MPs toe the line.

“Unification” = Prussian dominance through conquering, alliances, and coercion.

I find the standard historical descriptor “unification” to be statist embellishing and give the false idea that this was somehow grassroots.