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I’d note that China does not need democratic approval for any of its projects and thus is substantially more efficient.

Not a rigorous response, but Minecraft.

What’s the purpose of creating completely LLM generated blog posts? There’s not even an attempt to make it seem human. I thought the whole purpose of blogs was to share an individual perspective. I’m not trying to be a hater; I’m just genuinely wondering.

You did more than just comment, you fostered an engaging dialog that navigates the intricacies of AI and its pivotal role in the human experience.

It’s a “learning management system.” It replaces a course website in most instances. It’s also used for course grades and you can submit assignments or take quizzes.

Occam’s razor seems nice here. Higher demand for care due to rising number of legitimate diagnoses or widespread fraud?

What was released last year was the same AirPods Max just with a USB-C port. This is a new generation.

I was thinking the same thing, but I thought I was being too cynical given it was a post lamenting about all the cognitive abstractions we have created.

I was thinking the same thing. My understanding has always been that stimulants flood the brain with dopamine which in turns makes difficult tasks less unpleasant.

Please tell me you’re joking.

May I ask why you have had to put programming aside?

No offense taken. My first point was that some of these students were legitimately diagnosed with learning disabilities long before grades, the SAT, or college admissions were even a thought. I also should have been more clear that I wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD until I was around 9, so I went from needing to repeat grades to being more successful in school as a result of getting the support I needed.

My overall point is that learning disabilities like dyslexia have no impact on intelligence, and accommodations just level the playing field. I imagine that if I hadn't been diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD, I wouldn't have made it to the same school.

But for people who truly need academic accommodations, the playing field will never be level, because every aspect of school takes them longer. I don't get more time to study for exams, and if it takes me twice as long to read and comprehend the same chapter of a textbook as someone without dyslexia, I have to study twice as long just to get through the same content. I think it's fair that I get to take notes using "prohibited technology" during lecture when it is impossible for me to decode what the lecturer is saying fast enough to turn it into handwritten notes.

However, I agree with the article that the percentage of students who claim to have disabilities has gotten out of control. Almost 60% of the students in the extended exam room finish the exam in the standard time anyway. It does make it appear as though everyone with accommodations is gaming the system.

Having ADHD and dyslexia is not "quirky" or fun. It consistently ruins my life. It is not something I make part of my identity.

I would do anything to not need accommodations.

I go to one of those elite universities now, and I get academic accommodations. I think some of the increase is truly from greater awareness about disabilities among teachers and parents. My mom was a teacher, and she was the one who first suspected that I had dyslexia. I repeated kindergarten, and I was privileged that my parents were able to afford external educational psychology testing. Socioeconomic status is a large part of my success. Even seemingly small things like the fact that my parents could pick me up after school so that I could go to tutoring was something that other kids didn’t have, because their parents were working or didn’t have a car.