Reminds me of Schizopolis movie (by Steven Soderbergh):

>Fletcher Munson: [sunnily, on homecoming] Generic greeting!

>Mrs. Munson: [warmly] Generic greeting returned!

>[they kiss and chuckle at each other]

>Fletcher Munson: Imminent sustenance.

>Mrs. Munson: Overly dramatic statement regarding upcoming meal.

>Fletcher Munson: Oooh! False reaction indicating hunger and excitement!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117561/quotes/

Reminds? In a way that's basically a ripoff of the idea just applied to a different topic.

Related discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47711964

It is a bit wild to me as how/why it is flagged.

This has a name already: "AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)".

I hate people. Things could be so good if we weren't the way we are.

See also https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2041943537386958858

This was mildly funny: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47600888

Related recent discussion:

>Marc Andreessen is a philosophical zombie

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47445593 (33 comments)

Thiel's influence?

So, to de-extinct them probably would be too controversial as they were a pest?

>The locusts not only ate the grass and valuable crops, but also leather, wood, sheep's wool, and—in extreme cases—even clothes off peoples' backs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_locust#Last_maj...

What if a mad scientist would do that? :)

UPD Found a reddit discussion on the topic: https://old.reddit.com/r/megafaunarewilding/comments/17gxmux...

NYT's paywall is softer than FT's or WSJ's - just deleting domain cookies is enough to bypass.