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I second this - mine has lasted me 15+ years at this point. Which is not something you can say about a lot of the things on the market today.

Has this conversation with a friend the other day when an electrical crew came to our place. We couldn't wrap our heads around the way they were able to finish so quickly and efficiently, when for us it would have probably taken days. It's definitely not an easy skill

This is actually very cool - can definitely see why it's been as successful as it has. Congrats on 50k!

Exactly this - I don't believe that it's meant to be a "you're now completely fixed" type of solution, but it does seem like it would increase quality of life as it is meant to. Similar to SSRIs.

I second this

IRC was truly life changing for me in my youth.

Unfortunately I believe that that is how the world works - even historically has for centuries - you are either "fighting in the war" or you're left behind.

Yes! This is the strategy that worked for me as well.

This is a fantastic breakdown! It's rare to find a guide that makes "writing a compiler" sound like a fun weekend hobby instead of a descent into the ninth circle of hell. My favorite part of the dev cycle is definitely the "wait, why did I name it that?" phase. Great post!

The correlation between inequality and fertility is one of the most counter-intuitive parts of demographics. While it's true that the poorest strata often have the most children, that doesn't necessarily mean "fixing inequality" is the lever. In many cases, it's the aspiration of the middle class that kills fertility - the high cost of maintaining a certain standard of living and providing a competitive "start" for one child makes having three or four feel financially impossible