{"id":7697,"date":"2025-06-13T17:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T00:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7697"},"modified":"2025-06-13T17:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T00:59:14","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-508-euthanasia-nitpicking-and-homesteading-misadventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2025\/06\/13\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-508-euthanasia-nitpicking-and-homesteading-misadventures","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 508: euthanasia, nitpicking, and homesteading misadventures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>\n\n    On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list simple-list\">\n<li>Are you graduating this weekend? Congratulations! <strong>Still want these emails after you lose your Stanford account?<\/strong> Subscribe for free with your long-term email address at <a href=\"https:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tomtugendhat.substack.com\/p\/white-lies-hide-dark-truths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White lies hide dark truths<\/a> (Tom Tugendhat, Substack): \u201cWhat is assisted dying? Suicide exists. Killing exists. Both are real, longstanding, legal concepts. But assisted dying? That\u2019s a phrase suspended between the act and its denial. The bill claims to offer choice, dignity and control. But its language and its silences speak volumes about who holds power and who is expected to disappear quietly. Patients are not poisoned, they are \u2018assisted\u2019. Doctors don\u2019t kill, they \u2018participate in the process\u2019. Institutions aren\u2019t forced to comply, they\u2019re just not \u2018protected\u2019 from being compelled. Patients \u2018take life-ending medication\u2019, as if it\u2019s a herbal tea. Death is cleaned, blanched and euphemised. This new bill doesn\u2019t just hide the reality of its actions; it hides the decision from the family.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The author is a member of the British parliament.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related in terms of \u201csafeguards\u201d: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/06\/us\/kentucky-organ-donations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.<\/a> (Brian M. Rosenthal, New York Times): \u201cFour years ago, an unconscious Kentucky man began to awaken as he was about to be removed from life support so his organs could be donated. Even though the man cried, pulled his legs to his chest and shook his head, officials still tried to move forward. Now, a federal investigation has found that officials at the nonprofit in charge of coordinating organ donations in Kentucky ignored signs of growing alertness not only in that patient but also in dozens of other potential donors.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astralcodexten.com\/p\/if-its-worth-your-time-to-lie-its\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">If It\u2019s Worth Your Time To Lie, It\u2019s Worth My Time To Correct It<\/a> (Scott Alexander, Astral Codex Ten): \u201cIf you say Joe Criminal committed ten murders and five rapes, and I object that it was actually only six murders and two rapes, then why am I \u2018defending\u2019 Joe Criminal? Because if it\u2019s worth your time to lie, it\u2019s worth my time to correct it. If one side lies to make all of their arguments sound 5% stronger, then over long enough it adds&nbsp;up.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/education\/college-students-are-using-no-contact-orders-to-block-each-other-in-real-life-4e3272b1?st=z6NSbQ&amp;reflink=article_copyURL_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College Students Are Using \u2018No Contact Orders\u2019 to Block Each Other in Real Life<\/a> (Pamela Paul, Wall Street Journal): \u201cAdministrators, adolescent psychologists and sociologists describe Gen Z students as fundamentally different from earlier generations. Many have difficulty with confrontation and little experience working through interpersonal conflicts, which was only exacerbated by the pandemic. They have mastered the terminology of \u2018harassment\u2019 and \u2018discrimination,\u2019 sometimes with just cause and other times to brand a run-of-the-mill disagreement.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some wild stories in&nbsp;here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/home\/2025\/06\/05\/i-tried-homesteading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My expensive, exhausting, happy failed attempt at homesteading<\/a> (Mike Riggs, Washington Post): \u201cHow many square feet of raised beds do you need to meet a toddler\u2019s strawberry demand? I still don\u2019t know. We dedicated 80 square feet to strawberries last season. The bugs ate half our harvest, and the other half equaled roughly what our kid could eat in a week. Have you ever grown peas? Give them something to climb, and they\u2019ll stretch to the heavens. Have you ever shelled peas? It is an almost criminal misuse of time. I set a timer on my phone last year. It took me 13 minutes to shell a single serving. Meanwhile, a two-pound bag of frozen peas from Walmart costs $2.42. And the peas come shelled.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/inside-the-secret-meeting-where-mathematicians-struggled-to-outsmart-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">At Secret Math Meeting, Researchers Struggle to Outsmart AI<\/a> (Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American): \u201cOno says. \u2018I don\u2019t want to add to the hysteria, but in some ways these large language models are already outperforming most of our best graduate students in the&nbsp;world.\u2019&nbsp;\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the protests in&nbsp;LA:&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Still looking for articles with insight \u2014 let me know what you find helpful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/la-riots-protests-illegal-immigration-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Delete That Photo or We\u2019ll F\u2014 You Up\u2019<\/a> (Leighton Woodhouse, The Free Press): \u201cI have been to dozens of mass protests like the one that exploded in Los Angeles on Friday. What I saw in Los Angeles on Sunday was different.\u2026 The demonstrations are ugly, but so is what precipitated them.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persuasion.community\/p\/11-theses-on-the-unrest-in-los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">11 Theses on the Unrest in Los Angeles<\/a> (Isaac Sauls, Persuasion): \u201cTrump wants the fight. The protesters want the fight. So\u2026 we\u2019ll get the&nbsp;fight.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebignewsletter.com\/p\/monopoly-round-up-the-best-and-the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Best and the Brightest Under Pressure<\/a> (Matt Stoller, Substack): \u201cI do not know if there is a broader realization of the harm that elites have done among my classmates.\u2026 Nearly everyone I met has matured into someone who is kinder than they were as a college student, willing to overlook flaws and acknowledge vulnerability. I was genuinely impressed, and felt a deep connection to my class. But I also periodically asked, \u2018do you know someone who died of fentanyl?\u2019 And the answer was always no, sometimes accompanied by surprise that most Americans do have personal experience with a family member or friend, or friend of a kid, who&nbsp;died.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way. Things Glen Found Interesting Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email? In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2025\/06\/13\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-508-euthanasia-nitpicking-and-homesteading-misadventures\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 508: euthanasia, nitpicking, and homesteading misadventures\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[131,219,240,167,247],"class_list":["post-7697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-academia","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-elite-colleges","tag-euthanasia","tag-wisdom"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-209","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7697"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7699,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7697\/revisions\/7699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}