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Rafe Meager (they/them)

@economeager.bsky.social

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Aspiring wastrel, applied econometrician. At http://rachaelmeager.com for bayes, dev econ and meta science. Also at http://rottenandgood.substack.com for writing, art, death and emotions. Gay academic nonbinary weirdo, cursed to be serious in life.

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 7h

real women have never been tried

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 12h

A judicious reservation *nods*

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 16h

maybe arguable that Nope (2022) was this but i wouldnt phrase it precisely that way myself

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 17h

hume truly stays winning

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 17h

departmental life is so weird but i will say there is something chic about a pigeon hole

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 17h

i had never seen this. fantastic, thank you

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Jessica Hullman @jessicahullman.bsky.social · 17h

Think of how much better off we'd be if every established researcher got in the habit of writing papers entitled "Second thoughts on [thing I'm famous for]"

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 18h

u havent watched enough doctor mike adam CLEARLY

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 18h

yes sir

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 18h

you're both in the NYC area and you literally work in a school of public health!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ADAM!!!!!!!!!

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 18h

feels like you guys should know each other. i'll have the universe arrange a meet cute (hopefully without you needing medical attention)

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 18h

it's giving drama. it's giving hustle i fear. classic 39 years old nonsense. don't be fooled by generational propaganda saying people become more stable.

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 18h

39-year-old Sebastian Lecornu, who was first elected prime minister on September 9 but resigned on Monday after 26 days in office, says he changed his mind "out of duty", with France

Macron reappoints Lecornu as France's PM four days after his resignation

39-year-old Sebastian Lecornu, who was first elected prime minister on September 9 but resigned on Monday after 26 days in office, says he changed his mind "out of duty", with France

www.abc.net.au

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 18h

I am loving his work!!!! Dare I even say/ask, do you know him???

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 1d

20 hours still no electricity + almost set myself on fire with a candle

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 19h

Next episode of The Pitt no doubt

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Madalsa @madalsa.org · 19h

I didn’t think anyone could make a car chase exciting in 2025 but Paul Thomas Anderson did it.

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 19h

OBAA just astounding

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 19h

I enjoyed scrubs back in the day ! I’m glad to hear it was emotionally accurate

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 20h

I’m scared to ask what this is about

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 20h

Ahaha I think I come from a histrionic family then (wouldn’t be the first time I’ve thought this…)

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 20h

I shall note this! Thank you

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 20h

I get some referrals to my substack from ejmr (a comparable source) I just pretend I do not see and I say “all traffic is good traffic” (questionable)

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 22h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 20h

That’s interesting! Are there others you would recommend ?

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