RonSFriedman

Why I don't think spliting the UCP is a good idea.
Scenario 1
United Conservatives - 60%
NDP - 40%
Conservatives win.
Scenario 2
Conservatives party 1 - 30%
Conservatives party 2 - 30%
NDP - 40%
NDP win.

I'm against AI slop.
But I wouldn't mind watching a high quality AI content.
How about you?

Zionism is a decolonization project. Indigenous people returning to their ancestral homeland.
Modern Zionism was a reaction to 19th century antisemitism. The Pogroms in Russia and the Dryphus Affairs.
The Holocaust proved why Zionism is needed. It's not why Zionism was created.

Does this sound normal to you?

Do you support Canada joining the EU as an associate member?
#Canada

Given today crash in tech... What are your thoughts on Antropic IPO?

Energy abundance → Compute abundance → Intelligence abundance.
Everything else is downstream.
Most places are choosing the reverse. Alberta doesn’t have to.

Are you going to buy Anthropic?
(During or post IPO)

Can you point out a county wide elections without external interference?

Good morning 🌞.
What is happening around the world?

UK started to sent letters to all the rich people and entrepreneurs (income above £200,000) - assigning them compliance audit advisors.
A lot of entrepreneurs are about to leave.
Europe is going downhill. I hope they can save themselves.

US society is deeply divided.
It’s not that one side is good and the other is bad. Both sides increasingly hate each other and show little interest in objective truth.
@balajis has published graphs illustrating this split—in voting behavior, social networks, and even marriage patterns. Only about 4% of marriages are now between Democrats and Republicans. People simply don’t marry across the political aisle anymore.
Congress used to vote more on the merits of a proposal. Today, votes often depend primarily on which party introduced it.
Political affiliation has become so predictable that a si

AI Life Hack: The Future-Self Decision Filter
Stuck between options? Paste this into any AI:
“I’m deciding between [A] and [B]. My long-term goals are [list 2–3]. My values are [list 2–3]. Advise me as my future self looking back in 5 years. What would I regret more, and why? Be direct.”
It forces the AI to weigh trade-offs against your actual priorities instead of generic pros/cons. Most people instantly feel clearer—and the before/after screenshots travel well.
(Note... For myself I asked about early retirement. It doesn't give a direct yes/ no answer. But it made the picture crearer.)

Western civilization started with Charlemagne at ~800AD.
The pillars of Western civilization are:
- Jerusalem
- Athens
- Rome
- German tribes. (Franks, Saxons)