Two More Steps Forward

Is it time to bring back the tontine?

Here are some good lawyer tips.

We will have to pay closer attention to our data usage with the new iOS.

This is not a good development for society.

This should hopefully lead to a better society, though.

Responses:

1. Of course millennials would bitch and moan about how it's not fair. If it's not this, then it's housing prices, real wages, or something else.

2. The title in the link is different from the title of the article. In any case, it's a nice list.

3. Now that is aspirational. And inspirational.

4. That is also inspiring. If we didn't have these pesky millennials complaining about how everything is too hard, then that would be 3 for 3!

R2R:

1. The thing that mostly bothers me - as well as the author, I suspect - is how the users of reusable bags treat the non-users as anti-environment, ignorant, or otherwise a nuisance for asking questions and daring to think about this question in a more holistic way. Also, the notion that reusable bags are so clearly the easiest solution while at the same time requiring plastic bag bans or taxes is puzzling to me.

R2R2R:

2. Better, more delicious bread buns are the answer. Also, you should note that all of the bun alternatives I listed earlier (chicken, donuts, and of course mac and cheese) are delicious and delicious as buns. But I worry that going down the road of replacing bread with more flavor, which has been a trend in fast food and pizza, just makes good bread less of the focus.

R2R2R2R2R2R2R:

1. It's a problem insofar as there are social consequences to saying offensive things. Subjective offense has existed as a helpful concept for a long time, but we have not subjected people to social (or, God forbid, civil or criminal) penalties for saying something subjectively offensive. That said, we have for a while subjected our friends and family members to penalties for knowingly or recklessly saying subjectively offensive things. If Adam has a bad breakup with Becky, and Cindy is friends with Becky, Becky would likely have a strong claim of offense against Cindy if Cindy decided to start talking about Adam in a positive way or named her new puppy Adam or something like that. But she would have no claim against a new acquaintance Denise who did the same thing. The difference between being objectively offended and subjectively offended is that, when it comes to society at large, we expect people who are subjectively offended to cope with it themselves or else seek a therapist, but we also expect our friends and loved ones to know us and know how we tick so that they can provide a safe space for us in our time of need. Basically these trigger people are trying to turn the entire world into a safe space tailored just for them, which in my view is ridiculous on its face.

4. Bring it.

B