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New comment by field_reader in "Google officially announces that ads will be included in AI Mode search results"

field_reader — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:12:18 +0000

Isn't this the whole point? Surely no one still believes in that stuff anymore.

New comment by field_reader in "Qian Xuesen: The missile genius America lost and China gained (2025)"

field_reader — Thu, 21 May 2026 11:08:42 +0000

If Qian made China 1% stronger, he was a great man. But does a <1% difference actually change anything?

New comment by field_reader in "We've made the world too complicated"

field_reader — Sun, 17 May 2026 06:15:45 +0000

Simple has nothing to do with good. This isn't a deep insight — it's just that "first principles" as an aesthetic keeps tricking people into thinking peeling layers off is the same thing as understanding. A skyscraper is complicated. The answer to "this is too complicated" isn't "live in a hut." The hut is simple. The hut also can't hold a million people.