tomhowsalterego's comments

On: The collapse of the econ PhD job market

[tomhowsalterego]

Econ PhDs sound fucking useless. They would have served the economy better being plumbers, welders and machinists.

On: Social anxiety isn't about being liked

[tomhowsalterego]

He (and it’s a he, of course) says this on a forum full of people who have convinced themselves they’re neurodivergent.

inb4 we live in a society etc

On: Anti-aging breakthrough: Stem cells reverse signs of aging in monkeys

[tomhowsalterego]

Yeah I’m imagining people living 2x as longer in the great health.

I don’t see any problems. If you want to kill someone, go ahead, that’s between you and them and your reasons for thinking they should die at a certain age. But I have no qualms about anyone living longer, healthier lives. This includes you.

On: Anti-aging breakthrough: Stem cells reverse signs of aging in monkeys

[tomhowsalterego]

Personally I’m holding out for something a bit more interesting like some even more macabre Picture of Dorian Gray type thing.