Good. Without medically harming others, they should analyze all non-US citizens to the fullest extent possible. Protecting US citizens from foreign nationals is the top priority.
You cannot expect the US government to protect EU citizens; it's not their job.
> people who have strong family ties and closer and enduring friendships and sense of community live longer healthier lives than their lonely counterparts and are more productive at work and in their own pursuits.
You need to stop perpetuating this false idea that you can live a truly happy and healthy life without working hard.
Many middle and lower class individuals are using this as an excuse to justify "Oh I don't work a lot and don't have as much money as the guy driving a Tesla, but it's okay, I'm having fun in life."
Yet, these same individuals wish they could afford world travel and explore new cultures. They wish they had enough money to eat raw fish and fresh salads to improve their health. They wish they could buy an electric vehicle to help the environment. They wish they could have a more intellectually stimulating job instead of retail or as a restaurant waiters. No matter how you slice and dice it, work, ultimately leading to money, buys happiness; but only enough happiness to be happier than average. Even in Norway.
Spending trillions if dollars on weapons and soldiers help the US maintain it's chokehold on the world. It's working pretty damn well. Why should they change anything? Because random citizens don't feel good about it?
I wish you the best of luck. I'll probably be on my company provided bus traveling to work eating my startup provided breakfast while watching Netflix during rush hour.
I went back for a PhD. I know a lot of people can't do this, but this is the reason why there are few AI specialists. You just can't become an expert by reading blogs and even research papers online. You need the full specialist environment, from discussions outside the bathroom to the drawings on the whiteboard.
Correct. This is why you see almost no billion dollar "tech" companies coming out of Scandinavia or Europe in the past 10 years. The places with so called, work life balance.
ML engineer is a programmer usually with a BS in CS, sometimes a MS. They are, in the end, only an engineer.
The AI scientists, those with work in computer vision, natural language, and audio, developing novel networks and training methods, make at least $500K/year. I've been a data scientist and the pay (and work content) was a joke. I switched to AI and damn, work makes you think and you get paid like a mid-range NBA star.
Please do give me a fact as to why I should pay for green initiatives when someone else, like those in Europe, are more willing to pay. I reap their benefits, for free.
> They might be happy to get about Dutch style, on a bicycle. To most Americans that mode of transport is unthinkable for things like shopping or bringing up a family, but the Dutch do it.
Unfortunately you lost nearly all your credibility by using the Dutch as a positive example. The Dutch economy is overwhelmingly based on the extraction, production, and export of natural gas, chemicals, and fuel [1]. This doesn't seem environmentally friendly to me.
No matter what law you pass or what incentive you give, recent college grads (I'm a liberal from Berkeley, myself) will find a way to maximize my utility at the expense of the environment. Corporations do this and so do millions of people around the world. Even the Dutch are not immune.
If you want to truly save the environment, go work in battery science and solar production. Because right now, even in HN's beloved Scandinavian countries, oil and gas remains their number one industries. The Norwegians especially know this and are milking it for all it's worth. How will you convince them if you can't convince me - someone not distracted by the billions of dollars involved with oil and gas drilling?
You cannot expect the US government to protect EU citizens; it's not their job.