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Why did teen suicides decline sharply from 1990 to 2005?
My main contention, in D2, was that over the 40 years from 1950 to 1990, children and teens were increasingly deprived of opportunities for free play and other independent activities (activities not governed or monitored by adults)—the kinds of activities that promote immediate happiness and also allow kids to develop the courage, confidence, and a sense of agency required to meet the challenges of life with equanimity.
Now, for the first time, I present what I think is a novel theory for why the suicide rate, especially for boys, declined sharply from about 1990 to about 2005. My theory, in brief, is that computer technology and video games brought a renewed sense of freedom, excitement, mastery, and social connectedness to the lives of children and teens, thereby improving their mental health.
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Most hackers live under the comfortable belief that it “can’t happen here”, but it can and it does. I attended a hacker event this year where I discovered that some of the organizers had cooperated to make it possible for multiple known rapists to participate, working together to find a way to circumvent the event’s code of conduct – a document that they were tasked with enforcing. One of the victims was in attendance, believing the event to be safe. At every hacker event I have attended in recent memory, I have personally witnessed or heard stories of deeply problematic behavior and protection for its perpetrators from the leadership.
Stand up for what’s right, and speak out when you see something that isn’t.
You need to be someone who will do something about it.
Horseshit
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National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center
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Researchers are also increasingly under attack by those who disagree with their findings or for otherwise producing knowledge that is uncomfortable or inconvenient. While this is happening in multiple domains right now (ranging from scholars focused on climate change to youth mental health), scholars working on topics related to disinformation are facing this acutely at the moment. Around the country, researchers are being sued and their institutions are being pressured to turn over communications to Congressional committees. This is starting to feel a lot like the McCarthy era for scholars, especially with universities being ill-equipped (or actively unmotivated) to support researchers. See why Bradbury’s book felt really poignant right now?
- "I re-read 'Fahrenheit 451' again and it made me reflect on how lovely Authority is."
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Fan who tried to bring emotional support alligator denied entry into Phillies game.
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Rank Propaganda / Thought Policing / World Disordering
Musk
Trump / War against the Right / Jan6
Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult
Religion / Tribal / Culture War and Re-Segregation
Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts
Entertainment / ShowBiz / Advertising
TechSuck / Geek Bait
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386MAX and EISA DMA | OS/2 Museum
This scenario, although easy to reproduce, is just exotic enough that it’s entirely plausible that it wouldn’t have been encountered when 386MAX was popular.
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Discord as a filehost will no longer be possible by the end of the year | Hacker News
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"you know you're getting old when no one comments on this one" Things Every Hacker Once Knew | Hacker News
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Red Blob Games: Interactive visual explanations of math and algorithms | Hacker News
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Supermicro CEO predicts 20 percent of datacenters will adopt liquid cooling
Space / UFO / Boomy Zoomers
Economicon / Business / Finance
Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making
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US Senate’s email system melts down in face of security test and reply-all chaos
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Here Is What Stops, And What Doesn't, When The Government Shuts Down This Weekend | ZeroHedge
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Witnesses in Biden’s impeachment inquiry say not enough evidence to convict
the initial hearing into the matter didn’t go according to plan when a key witness, Washington, DC lawyer Jonathan Turley, told the committee that while the House had passed the threshold to examine the case further, “I do not believe that the current evidence would support articles of impeachment. That is something that an inquiry has to establish”.
His comments were backed up by another Republican witness, forensic tax accountant Bruce Dubinsky, who told the hearing: “I am not here today to even suggest that there was corruption, fraud, or any wrongdoing.
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Republicans plow ahead with Biden impeachment inquiry hearing as Dems rage
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"The House has passed the threshold for an inquiry." However, Dems & media will find Turley credible only on that one sentence that they find helpful.
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Biden, Menendez, And Michelle: Birds Of A Bribery Feather – Issues & Insights
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The Latest Hunter Biden Document Dump Is Littered With Bombshells. Here Are the Biggest.