The number of people in US prisons has risen 8x since 1970, with little impact on crime but at great cost to taxpayers and society.
this tough on crime nonsense likely stems from misguided religious beliefs, as per usual.
Tag: society
60 Minutes on millennials
Are you really telling me that 20 somethings don’t know how to use a knife and fork? (Are they potty trained yet?) And they really want managers to write gold star notes to their parents? And they really want to see their managers in the dunk tank at the summer picnic? Dunk tank at the summer picnic?! Yeah, that’s totally what kids are into these days. What on earth is this story talking about? The unfortunate part: 60 Minutes is like catnip to old people and many of them probably bought into the whole piece. More fuel for the “these darn kids today” fire that older generations seem to love so much. “The greatest generation” is always the one that’s about to die.
Internet as a romantic partner
While most Americans don’t want the Internet implanted in their brain, they are more willing to insert a chip into a child 13 or younger
Shifting Privacy
Only 19.6% of 18-24 year-olds consider their dating profile to be an invasion of their privacy, compared to 54.6% of other respondents.
privacy is for old people.
The ones who’ll struggle? Here’s betting it’ll be Before Netters like me, with our weirdly sterile Google lives that begin in middle age and our old-fashioned skittishness about online embarrassment and criticism.
+1
Redefining age measurement
the fraction of the population that is above a mortality rate that corresponds to 65+ today will grow by only 20%. In a separate application of age measurement GDP would be between 7 and 10% higher by 2050 if retirement lengths stabilize.
Tropa De Elite
The film’s explosive success and the way it resonates with practically everybody in all corners of Brazilian society make it certain to have a profound influence on the subject it tackles: society’s response to corruption, crime, and drug use.
Greater Los Angeles
L.A. is the apocalypse, it’s you and a bunch of parking lots. No one’s going to save you; no one’s looking out for you. It’s the only city I know where that’s the explicit premise of living there – that’s the deal you make when you move to L.A. The city, ironically, is emotionally authentic. No one loves you; you’re the least important person in the room; get over it. What matters is what you do there.
he makes LA sound attractive. maybe i’ll go visit now.
Nanny State
a torrent of infantilising laws, regulations, and litigation was unleashed, much of it promoted by single-issue advocacy groups and trial lawyers with a direct financial interest in the outcome
ie, the safety fetish
Is TV good for Indian women?
The effects are large, equivalent to 5 years of education, and move gender attitudes in rural areas much closer to those in urban areas. These results have important policy implications, as India and others attempt to decrease bias against women.
Chief Inflation
To be addressed as a Mr, Mrs or Ms in Nigerian social circles means you are a nobody. To be a mover or shaker you need to be a chief – or to at least hold a doctorate. “Everybody wants to acquire one chieftaincy title or any other title. The number of honorary PhDs we have in this country is symptomatic of a people who have failed in so many aspects of life.”
they would love the austrians, then.
Gregor J. Rothfuss 