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Assorted content to end your week.- Matt Seybold writes about the message sent at Davos that AI will be forced on people regardless of whether they want it (or whether it will do them anything but harm). And Michael Geist writes about the absurdity of …



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    I’m not clear on ALL of the ins and outs here, but as a trans person who is stuck in BC until I get bottom surgery because GRS refuses to do the surgery I want (it is not particularly complicated, GRS just kinda sucks a lot of the time when it comes to allowing newer procedures), the loss of GRS referrals seems like very not a big deal to me? Afaik every other province funnels to GRS, so its probably mainly an effort to reduce the load on that clinic. GRS has also been notoriously strict about who they approve for surgeries so again although not ideal to close off a surgery option, it ultimately seems like. Kinda okay? Am I missing something?

    Good for you, I guess. If there options aren’t suitable you don’t have to go there, but for a lot of us its the best option and now its being…

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