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There's nothing bot like about this person's post. It's actually kind of a nice tale of civic re-engagement. It does make me more interested in hearing what Yan

There's nothing bot like about this person's post. It's actually kind of a nice tale of civic re-engagement. It does make me more interested in hearing what Yang has to say because it seems honest and like a statement from someone who hasn't been doing political activism for years.

godelski 7y ago
It was a poor joke making a critique of the Medium post. > It does make me more interested in hearing what Yang has to say because it seems honest and like a statement from someone who hasn't been doing political activism for years. Lots of people suggest the Joe Rogan podcast [0], but that is old, things have changed in his campaign, and it is long. I rather like the Now This interview [1] (30 mins). Others like the Iowa Town Hall[2] (hour). The reasons I personally like Yang are #1, climate (I'm a scientist myself and work in labs with many climate scientists. I don't think his plan is going to solve everything, but I like it more than the other candidates. It is clear to me he has talked to experts), #2 I think he's trying to answer an important question that I've been curious about for a long time "How do we transition into a post scarcity society". Or specifically "how do you transition into an economy where you do not need a large number of workers. What do you do if 10% of your population is unemployable, not because of lack of skills, but because lack of demand?" It is the reason I am interested in UBI in the first place (where I've read a lot about here on HN). So I rather like his talk about changing the rules of the economy and making them human-centric. I do personally see a drastically changing economy and society, and I think he is asking the right questions about it. I have also seen him change positions after talking to experts, which I think is an essential quality in a president (though I know changing positions on a topic is often seen as negative in a political climate). If you do want to learn more about him I highly suggest posting in the subreddit [3]. It is __extremely__ active and people really do want to answer every question you might have. It is a welcoming community and I do think feels different from other political subreddits. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsEzmFamZ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsEzmFamZ8 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Ct-lC8lGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Ct-lC8lGg [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8la_6gtnKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8la_6gtnKA [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/YangForPresidentHQ/ https://www.reddit.com/r/YangForPresidentHQ/
EGreg 7y ago
This looks like a green handle bot supporting another bot. You may find my statement pretty silly today but in about 5 years we will be in the uncanny valley.
- godelski 7y ago
  Up and coming HN post "How I used GPT-2 to join the Yang Gang". (clearly I am a bot)

godelski 7y ago

It was a poor joke making a critique of the Medium post. > It does make me more interested in hearing what Yang has to say because it seems honest and like a statement from someone who hasn't been doing political activism for years. Lots of people suggest the Joe Rogan podcast [0], but that is old, things have changed in his campaign, and it is long. I rather like the Now This interview [1] (30 mins). Others like the Iowa Town Hall[2] (hour). The reasons I personally like Yang are #1, climate (I'm a scientist myself and work in labs with many climate scientists. I don't think his plan is going to solve everything, but I like it more than the other candidates. It is clear to me he has talked to experts), #2 I think he's trying to answer an important question that I've been curious about for a long time "How do we transition into a post scarcity society". Or specifically "how do you transition into an economy where you do not need a large number of workers. What do you do if 10% of your population is unemployable, not because of lack of skills, but because lack of demand?" It is the reason I am interested in UBI in the first place (where I've read a lot about here on HN). So I rather like his talk about changing the rules of the economy and making them human-centric. I do personally see a drastically changing economy and society, and I think he is asking the right questions about it. I have also seen him change positions after talking to experts, which I think is an essential quality in a president (though I know changing positions on a topic is often seen as negative in a political climate). If you do want to learn more about him I highly suggest posting in the subreddit [3]. It is __extremely__ active and people really do want to answer every question you might have. It is a welcoming community and I do think feels different from other political subreddits. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsEzmFamZ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsEzmFamZ8 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Ct-lC8lGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Ct-lC8lGg [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8la_6gtnKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8la_6gtnKA [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/YangForPresidentHQ/ https://www.reddit.com/r/YangForPresidentHQ/

EGreg 7y ago

This looks like a green handle bot supporting another bot. You may find my statement pretty silly today but in about 5 years we will be in the uncanny valley.

godelski 7y ago
Up and coming HN post "How I used GPT-2 to join the Yang Gang". (clearly I am a bot)