That would be why we call it the Goldilocks zone.

And, of course, when your evaluation of something has gone from "is this fun" to "how bad is this for your mental health", it's usually time to take a break. I'll be off trying to be less sarcastic but still amusing on the blue place. Will check back here in a few months.

Posts by experts in economics, epidemiology, or climate science are pretty much all followed by a nightmare flurry of comments that are reflexively mean-spirited, hostile, and uninterested in learning things. I admire the people who keep trying but that's not going to be me.

None of these are practical now. Algorithm changes mean my science posts don't go very far. Most of the amusing or interesting other astronomers have left (especially ECR - a virtue of twitter was hearing from ECRs with different perspectives).

Not going to delete my account, but also not going to use it for a while. My original goals here were (1) science communication (with sarcasm), (2) connecting with other astronomers (with sarcasm), (3) learning from people in other fields (econ, epidemiology, climate. ), (4) fun.

And support bring the observatory to K-12 students by purchasing portable solar telescopes

UCSC Giving Day opportunities to support @LickObservatory: support bringing undergraduate students to the observatory to give them experience of scientific discovery

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I voted for a little bit of hope. Most people reading this probably have voted already, but if you haven't: your vote matters. Go out and do it! And then pet a dog. (Meanwhile, I'm going to call and help voters in other states.)

I voted for people who believe in women - believe that they they can lead, make their own decisions, and chose what to do with their bodies. I voted for the sake of my family and friends and students.

I voted for people who believe in the rule of law, and in getting people on courts that support the rule of law and protecting people with it.

I voted for listening even to people who disagree with you, and trying to find policies that benefit everyone.

I voted for people who believe in science; who know climate change is real, and who will continue and extending the largest-ever US efforts to address it. People who believe in math, and data, and listening, and don't believe that their answer is always right.

I've seen the complexities of elder care with my parents and my in-laws; I voted for improving Medicare to let people have choices and be looked after in their homes.

I voted for sensible economic policies - a child tax credit that could cut childhood poverty in half, an earned income tax credit that will help the lowest-income people without children; helping the poorest, not the richest. I voted for math.

I voted for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Like everyone, part of it was voting against someone manifestly unfit for office; but also I voted happily for people who believe in facts, and fairness, and listening, and caring.

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RT @petridishes: It has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president