The British have a reverse-exceptionalism: we (or at least our influencers and commentators) imagine we are uniquely handicapped by underinvestment, disdain for practical outcomes, entrenched group-interests... the usual declinist litany. It's just we don't take enough interest in other places.
(LLMs don't "see" letters; they see tokens. They're inherently handicapped on spelling questions.)
IMO, it isn't fair to pick on someone who is handicapped :) but Mencken was surely correct: no one ever lost money underestimating the American Voter (or was taht Twain ?)
"And it is not by chance that the social is aligning itself more and more with the handicapped, and their operational advancement: they can become wonderful instruments precisely because of their handicap." - The Ecstasy of Communication
👈🏻 mentally handicapped
the professional media class is literally mentally handicapped I don't know another reason why someone would say 'the guys who created the fascist state and actively still profit off it think it's gone too far'
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And then this, which is about as good of a set-up and punchline as you'll ever see in a daily newspaper. Actual chef's kiss.
And here is the next paragraph, which is just beautiful newswriting. Absolutely accurate, too; I've seen this truck with my own eyes. My children have too. "Mom...Who is 'Hil-lary?" my son asked me as we sat at a red light alongside one of Bolus's respectful displays.
