People aren't getting together and having children at even replacement rate (2.1)

The OECD developed countries population basically peaked a few years ago, even including migration. After the peak, they're on track to lose 300-350 million people in the following 40-50 years.

That's nowhere near close to correct.

Tell me you never had issues with sleep without telling me you never had issues with sleep.

Given the gun ownership rates, I wouldn't be surprised if someone gets shot for doing obnoxious shit in a road rage incident.

It's 45 min break.

AI can just give you the details like an encyclopedia article. You still have to know at a high level how something works and which article to look for.

AI is just a more forgiving way to ask something, compared to the searches of the past (e.g. searching a scientific journal database). And (for now at least), AI is a good way to avoid the ad-ridden web.

The value prop of Amazon is (was?) getting your item fast (not cheapest anymore and certainly not highest quality).

Also phones don't have the same sophisticated circuitry or devices as a car to keep batteries in an optimal state, e.g. Nissan Leaf gen 1, which had significant range losses (on top of having a small range to begin with).

That price is generally way too low to include air mail.

Fedex/UPS cost for a single package is roughly ~$13.95 (this was ~5 years ago when I was working in ecommerce) and even if Amazon was getting a huge discount from them for the volume they do, it was still probably nowhere near $1/package.

What absolute nonsense. To openly admit to be proud of one's ignorance.

- Average is one of the worst ways to measure wealth (use Median)

- Wealth is typically tied up in illiquid assets (e.g. housing), making people feel trapped or anchored to a place that may not be economically mobile (e.g. rural)

I would have thought most people would grow out of having this kind of feeling after their 1st job. But I also definitely work to live, not live to work, so YMMV.