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Fact Check: Elon Musk is a genius
# The Claim: "Elon Musk is a genius" Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has been labeled a "genius" by various commentators and publications. This characterization often arises from his signific...
Fact Check: Elon Musk is a genius
# Is Elon Musk a Genius? The claim that "Elon Musk is a genius" is a subjective assertion that has gained traction in popular discourse, often linked to his numerous accomplishments in technology and...
Fact Check: The Canadian healthcare system is teetering on the edge of total collapse. No one I know has or can see a doctor. My elderly relatives are being dropped by their doctors regardless of health issues. They've closed every mental health facility and walk in clinic in our city of over 600,000 people. They are telling people not to come to the emergency room unless you are actually at risk of permanent injury or have a life threatening injury. If we get sick we are dead. Countless billions are flowing into the system and we are getting absolutely nothing out of it. All three levels of our government are pointing their fingers at each other saying fix it while we get left behind. They are clearly downplaying the issue to stave off mass protests at this point. I truly believe the outcome of this crisis will define the next generation of Canadian history and we are going 100km/hour in the wrong direction.
# The State of Canadian Healthcare: An Analysis of Claims of Imminent Collapse ## Introduction A recent claim has emerged regarding the Canadian healthcare system, suggesting it is on the brink of to...
Fact Check: 53% of aquifers in the US are losing water
# Claim Analysis: "53% of aquifers in the US are losing water" ## 1. Introduction The claim that "53% of aquifers in the US are losing water" has gained attention, particularly in discussions about w...
Fact Check: Donald Trump is a good business man
# Introduction The claim that "Donald Trump is a good businessman" is a subject of considerable debate. Supporters often cite his branding success and high-profile real estate deals, while critics po...
Fact Check: Human migration patterns will put a massive strain on various countries around the globe as the environment changes
# Human Migration Patterns and Environmental Strain: An Analysis ## Introduction The claim that "human migration patterns will put a massive strain on various countries around the globe as the enviro...
Fact Check: The AMOC: known to Americans as the Gulf Stream section of the current. The ocean is warming, and the whole system is starting to slow.
# The AMOC: A Closer Look at Claims of a Slowdown ## Introduction The claim that "the AMOC: known to Americans as the Gulf Stream section of the current. The ocean is warming, and the whole system is...
Fact Check: IT knowledge. There are several factors at work here. Colleges are mostly a few years behind trends, if not more. So a lot of recent grads are way behind from the gate. Most colleges are now just shills for business licenses called "degrees," You need this "license" to be "allowed" to have a entry job, and they know it, and charge whatever the market can bear. Pearson Vue has seized a huge amount of this space, which just adds to the cost, and tries to enforce certification tracks with government contract specs and all sorts of inroads. The "cash cow" of graduating college with 6 figure jobs waiting for them is mostly gone. The junior roles have been outsourced overseas, and have been replaced with people with multiple hats. There are very few "middle roles," so the track of going from junior to senior has a HUGE gap that keeps getting wider. The senior roles are starting to age out: many went into management, and some are retiring. Knowledge and experience is getting lost. Companies reliant on technology to surve are cutting technology costs as a "cost center" because of the pressure of rising capitalism always producing value year to year. Thus, they send more jobs overseas, and senior roles become too costly to maintain. We are incurring a lot of "debt" in aging infrastructure, and IT is no different. There are systems operating high-cost operations in factories, transportation, and utilities that haven't been upgraded in decades, and some of the people who knew how it all worked are dying off. Eventually, there won't be enough senior roles to teacher younger people anything, and there will be a cascading series of knowledge gaps in current infrastructure, leading to huge failures. People say that "kids today know computers" but they really don't: most only know GUI and how to operate an iPad, not what makes the iPad work under the hood or how the Internet works.
# The Claim: An Examination of IT Knowledge and Workforce Trends ## Introduction The claim discusses several interconnected issues regarding the state of IT knowledge among recent graduates, the evol...
Fact Check: Housing prices along the coast in Florida. Most of the state is barely three feet above sea level and flooding is getting worse and worse every year. In fifty years, sea level is going to be much more inland than it is now and no amount of "beach restoration" is going to help it.
# Claim Analysis: Sea Level Rise and Housing Prices in Florida ## 1. Introduction The claim states that most of Florida is at a low elevation, with much of the state being only three feet above sea l...