Yes to the illusion of lockdown free paradise. I'm also aware of rather a lot of people who have had quite a decent year, and some who quietly say they've really preferred it (mostly people… (View Post)

Yes and no. I disliked doing my PhD (it was just "I've started so I'll finish" determination) and am sure that the findings (on point-set topology) were useless, but it did teach … (View Post)

Sample of 1, but I only went to school from 8 - protective parents home-schooled (with one other child of friends) till then. By the time I got to school I was academically much further along, but di… (View Post)

No, it's also a function of how far you believe in the value of collective decision-making (necessarily through government). I tend to agree with XR, but dislike most of their civil disobedience… (View Post)

GWB is a reminder that being bright isn't everything. Like McCain, he was an honourable conservative, a distinguished tradition to be respected. (View Post)