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Kevin Zollman
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Philosophy and Game Theory at Carnegie Mellon 🦚 Research the interface between philosophy, economics, and biology 💱 www.kevinzollman.com
Basically nothing. Probably even this
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
If the vendor actually cared about the fans well-being, the answer is zero
January 14, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I definitely remember us immigration policy before ice. It sucked too.

This is part of the reason I don't love "abolish ice" as the policy goal. We've been empowering immigration thugs for my whole life
But it's also worth remembering that our immigration system was well fucked long before 2003. ICE is a symptom, not the disease
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003

when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I agree it's less at risk of being misunderstood (compared to abolish the police or prison). I'm just worried that it's pretty easy to say "see, they really want open borders"
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I'd say the median opinion of the monarchy is pretty negative in Canada too, but at least in my circles it's less than you'd think.
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I tend to make jokes about the King/Queen a lot, and it is striking how much more pushback you get from Canadians than from folks in the UK and Australia. Really strange.
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
You're getting colder (literally and figuratively)
January 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
It actually wasn't Ontario, surprisingly.
January 13, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Actually, yeah. I don't know the number, but there was a pretty significant immigration to Canada following the American revolution. I think it amounted to a huge growth in the Canadian population at the tim.
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Yep. I think our system is cruel because it forces people into limbo either through refugee or undocumented status. The solution to that is a massive expansion in legal immigration. I am not so far as "open borders," although to a republican I would seem almost indistinguishable.
January 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Woke hasn't gone far enough until we can recognize the transgenerational trauma of being on the wrong side of the American revolution
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I'm curious to know what you think my opinion is.
January 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I had an on-campus interview at a Canadian university and I made an extremely low-key joke about them having a Queen. One dude pulled me aside and gave me a long lecture about how his family had to flee the US because they were loyalists and I should be more sensitive.
January 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM