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Is this the endgame of the attention economy? If I show you a picture of a cat and evidence of an existential threat, which are you most likely to pay real attention to?

The black box is always going to optimize for the worst aspects of humanity. The best aspects simply aren’t worth enough money.

Re:Kids Praised for Being Smart Are More Likely to Cheat on Monday September 18, 2017 @10:15AM (#15276112)
I think that's probably more personality than anything else. I was always told I was smart and was never motivated. Perfect example: I took the ACT only once because I scored a 30 and it wasn't worth it for me to try to improve that score. Meanwhile, all of my honors & AP class friends took it several times scoring 33s, 34s, & 35s.

This was a direct result of my "intelligence complex" and yet I have no trouble learning new things. I actually get extremely bored if I'm not digging in depth into new subjects every 6-9 months. Speaks to why I have several unfinished websites because I wanted to learn a new framework, unused golf clubs, tons of cooking utensils but no food, etc.

I love to learn, I just never learned how to be motivated or competitive or persistent.

Re:A Slow-Motion Trainwreck Facing the Meal-Kit Industry on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @05:37PM (#14649713)
This doesn't hold true for the rest of America. Go build a chipotle meal at some other zip code.

South East: 1 chipotle burrito bowl, chicken, black beans, brown rice, guac, hot salsa, cheese 1 22oz drink Total - $10.20