This is just speculation, but I imagine the most generous reading of "the FDA could not possibly move any faster" is not actually "it is literally impossible from a technical and logistical perspective to make this process faster", but actually "if we tried challenge trials, the amount of public opinion pushback and bullshit we'd have to wade through would actually make the process slower overall".
As an onlooker, not being from the USA, I have been kind of gobsmacked by the level of politicisation and commercial manipulation that seems to prevail in your system, as it is represented via the internet. Kind of crass and embarrassing.
I came here after seeing your comment at Marginal Rev about its move to facebook, which I thought was pretty good and so wanted to see more of your writing. Really like your one on being Poor-ish. The true measure of a successful life is having one's kids doing ok or better.
Thank you, and glad to have you! I feel a little bad about the comments on MR - Tyler helped me out a lot at the beginning of this blog by linking me. It's just such a terrible choice in so many ways that it's hard not to talk about.
I'm not sure. The basic messaging is that tying yourself to Facebook is necessarily pretty bad for your credibility moving forward. You can try to make that less personal, but it's hard to make it nice.
This is just speculation, but I imagine the most generous reading of "the FDA could not possibly move any faster" is not actually "it is literally impossible from a technical and logistical perspective to make this process faster", but actually "if we tried challenge trials, the amount of public opinion pushback and bullshit we'd have to wade through would actually make the process slower overall".
As an onlooker, not being from the USA, I have been kind of gobsmacked by the level of politicisation and commercial manipulation that seems to prevail in your system, as it is represented via the internet. Kind of crass and embarrassing.
I came here after seeing your comment at Marginal Rev about its move to facebook, which I thought was pretty good and so wanted to see more of your writing. Really like your one on being Poor-ish. The true measure of a successful life is having one's kids doing ok or better.
Thank you, and glad to have you! I feel a little bad about the comments on MR - Tyler helped me out a lot at the beginning of this blog by linking me. It's just such a terrible choice in so many ways that it's hard not to talk about.
Maybe the comments directed at Tyler via facebook will be more civil and thoughtful than those he is currently getting through his blog?
I'm not sure. The basic messaging is that tying yourself to Facebook is necessarily pretty bad for your credibility moving forward. You can try to make that less personal, but it's hard to make it nice.