Your brain is a washing machine, AGI's job prospects, Americans are alone, the Earth passes "peak child"

Your brain is a washing machine, AGI's job prospects, Americans are alone, the Earth passes "peak child"

The Desiderata series is a regular roundup of links and thoughts for paid subscribers, as well as an open thread and ongoing Ask Me Anything in the comments.Table of Contents:Sleep aids like Ambien may counteract the evolved purpose of sleep.The anti-social century.The world passes peak child.AGI (probably?) won’t make human intellectual labor worthless.Graduate student stipends slip below the poverty line.Monkeys officially cannot write Shakesp…