Neoliberalism
Self-driving cars
Fig. 1. Photograph by Mark Doliner, August 1, 2012, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
It looks like Tesla did something so they could say they did something, but not something that would actually address the safety issues[1] that prompted the recall.[2]
Geoffrey A. Fowler, “Testing Tesla’s Autopilot recall, I don’t feel much safer — and neither should you,” Washington Post, December 31, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/31/tesla-autopilot-recall-test/
Housekeeping
Fig. 2. Net earnings, 2022-2023, by author, January 1, 2024.
December ended slightly down from November, but this was after a relatively strong start in December. I’ve been seeing a lot of sub-$20 days lately, so while November and December in 2023 are up from those same months in 2022, I’m expecting a somewhat worse January and February (I made all of $5.24 today, New Years Day).
The technology moves I made broke the fall, but that’s apparently all they did. I’m still ending up making less money as I’m still driving far too many miles for far too little money.
Illiberalism
Israel
Fig. 3. “Sara Netanyahu, wife of the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu signing the visitors book, at Teen Murti Chowk, in New Delhi. . . . The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi is also seen.” Photograph credited to Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), January 14, 2018, via Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India.
Jeremy Sharon, “In historic ruling, High Court strikes down key judicial overhaul legislation,” Times of Israel, January 1, 2024, https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-historic-ruling-high-court-strikes-down-key-judicial-overhaul-legislation/
- [1]Geoffrey A. Fowler, “Testing Tesla’s Autopilot recall, I don’t feel much safer — and neither should you,” Washington Post, December 31, 2023, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/31/tesla-autopilot-recall-test/↩
- [2]Jeremy White, “Tesla Is Recalling Nearly All Vehicles Sold in US to Fix an Autopilot Fault,” Wired, December 13, 2023, https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-us-recall-autopilot-fault/↩