I would not be surprised if my old coworker-friends started a separate group chat without me after the nth, “Maybe you should come to one of these protests” and “Please at least read the wikipedia summary on this historical topic before you start going off about it” message from me.

They’re fine people but they’re also kind of very… apolitical.

AC typically provides real value. (Not counting when people air condition empty rooms, but that’s also a thing corporations typically do more).

AI is often worthless or counter productive.

“The purpose of a system is what it does” comes to mind. The laws are intended to make life worse for women.

All the people who were mad about Clinton’s email that aren’t furious about this are hypocrits that should never be taken seriously again.

All those people who refused to take COVID seriously have a lot of blood on their hands.