Gallup: Half the Country Now Identifies as Independent IVN: “Gallup’s latest polling found that 49% of Americans self-identify as independent of the two major parties. The record-setting number shows voters’ growing dissatisfaction with the US political process and their options.
Notably, Gallup analyst Jeff Jones observed that Gen X and Millennials are bucking a historical trend. In the past it was not uncommon for young voters to say they were independent and then as they got older, they would settle on a party because the system only gives them two choices.
Gen X and Millennials, however, are largely remaining independent. Jones acknowledged that voters’ responses to the poll can be attributed to “the disillusionment with the political system, U.S. institutions and the two parties, which are seen as ineffectual, too political and too extreme.”
Debt and the Collapse of Antiquity – Michael Hudson
Michael Hudson explains how Rome rejected debt forgiveness and instituted a pro-creditor legal system, which our establishment defends today.
35 Ways Real People Are Using A.I. Right Now The New York Times The New York Times: “The public release of ChatGPT last fall kicked off a wave of interest in artificial intelligence. A.I. models have since snaked their way into many people’s everyday lives. Despite their flaws, ChatGPT and other A.I. tools are helping people to save time at work, to code without knowing how to code, to make daily life easier or just to have fun. It goes beyond everyday fiddling:
In the last few years, companies and scholars have started to use A.I. to supercharge work they could never have imagined, designing new molecules with the help of an algorithm or building alien-like spaceship parts. Here’s how 35 real people are using A.I. for work, life, play and procrastination.”
