Sociologist at UC San Diego. Author of Automating Finance (2019) & The Quantified Scholar (2022)
tinyurl.com/2p82v69n Director Latin American Studies (2023-25) and the International Institute (2024-26) at UC San Diego.
Also a modest ad here: I’d happily work as your president for half of what they will pay the Florida guy. Half.
"The first ones to go may be contingent instructors. But tenure track and tenured faculty are next in line: if their work can be reduced to prompt optimization, university spreadsheets start to look much more favorable." 😱
In the US, a biologics infusion for Crohn’s stands at about $40k
In Mexico, the same treatment goes for up to $90k MXN, or $4500 USD.
It’s not healthcare we’re paying for. It’s profits.
60% of Americans have a chronic condition. Among people over 65, it's 95%.
Saying most of our health care spending goes to chronic conditions is just another way of saying it goes to health care.
