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- Comment on Calm down 1 day ago:
My experience is that all upset people love to be told to calm down. 😉
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
I love this quote about the breakdown of obligations in America. It’s not a direction I want to go, but it does seem to be the direction we are headed:
In America, everyone does whatever they want, society did break down, it’s terrible, and it’s great! You only look out for number one, scream at whoever disagrees with you, there are no bees because they all died, and if you need surgery you just beg for money on the internet. It’s the perfect system!
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
I mean, they tried to enshrine what they believed to be inherent into law. It is literally the opening of the declaration of independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
It is a philosophical debate that continues to this day. But most philophies think there are some obligations somewhere. There’s even a whole Tav show dedicated to the discussion (the Good Place).
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
It is a fascinating philosophical debate! We don’t talk about duties a ton right now, but they are weaved the nto the fabric of US law. bostonreview.net/…/samuel-moyn-rights-duties/
- Comment on why does alcohol stop my back pain but medicine doesn't? 3 days ago:
I have neuropathic pain and acupuncture has helped manage it so I can stay away from these kinds of medicine. Might be worth giving a shot (if nothing else you get a nap, which I always welcome).
- Comment on How does one use an electric toothbrush? 1 week ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
So, this isn’t true, but the history is more interesting than I thought: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10693914/
- Comment on A Useful Invention 2 weeks ago:
I think about historical dental care a shocking amount.
- Comment on You raise the market value of pistachios when you peel them 3 weeks ago:
I think of it as sweat equity.😉
- Comment on Everything the body needs 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Is it time to stop? 5 weeks ago:
Happiness
- Comment on In the United States; is it illegal to use a single serve wrapped slice of Kraft cheese as a postcard? 5 weeks ago:
Unknown. My aunt once mailed me a coconut (in its husk). Just gotta get the postage right…
- Comment on Yep 5 weeks ago:
I feel like this is less true for women.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
A true power move.
- Comment on What do office workers actually do? 1 month ago:
- Comment on What do office workers actually do? 1 month ago:
I help our customers make their business processes less stupid, time consuming and riddled with errors. Practically speaking it means I go to meetings, documentation process changes, build out business process automations, and attempt to convince an unwilling workforce that no, 17 spreadsheets is not the only or best way to run a business (change management).
- Comment on What are some countries you’ve visited that shocked you with unexpected friendliness? 1 month ago:
Turkey! I had such a wonderful visit there as a teen in no small part because of the locals we met.
- Comment on 90s band alignment chart 2 months ago:
Not in the nineties, you couldn’t. 😉
- Comment on You finally figure that mysterious voice commanding you is not the devil 2 months ago:
This change in perspective is one of my favorite things about folks who are younger than me. Kudos for putting this kind of misogyny behind us.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Dan Savage had some good advice a while back:
Your awkward/repulsive stage will pass. In the meantime, here’s what you need to do: worry less about getting your young teenage self laid and start thinking about getting your 18- or 20-year-old self laid. Join a gym and get yourself a body that girls will find irresistible, read—read books—so that you’ll have something to say to girls (the best way to make girls think you’re interesting is to actually be interesting), and get out of the house and do shit—political shit, sporty shit, arty shit—so that you’ll meet different kinds of girls in different kinds of settings and become comfortable talking with them.
It is much easier to talk to someone when you have something to talk about.
- Comment on Why is a two-party system considered democratic? 2 months ago:
Many democracies form coalitions between smaller parties to create a majority voting block - the US just does it before the election.
- Comment on Found at work. Send help. 2 months ago:
OMG. Which AI tool produced this?
- Comment on I've evaluated my net worth to be over 100,000,000 (based on the appreciation of my beanie baby collection) so laws don't apply to me anymore. 2 months ago:
Congrats! I deeply regret not investing in beanie babies when I had the chance.
- Comment on Found at work. Send help. 2 months ago:
Yup, actual formula. Might not even be the most offensive one in the spreadsheet.
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- Comment on Why some people go full grey hair in their 30s? 2 months ago:
I’m pretty sure it’s genetics.
With respect to the other stuff, women are coached from a very early age to be attractive and aging is looked down on. There are industries dedicated to making (mostly) women more attractive. There are studies showing attractive women are more successful in the workplace. But my experience is that working is not as stressful as full-time homemaking/parenting - so I think you are a bit off track there.
- Comment on Goblin care 3 months ago:
This made me absurdly happy.
- Comment on "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" 3 months ago:
Apples are so fascinating! There is a fun section of this documentary on them: m.imdb.com/title/tt1421383/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
- Comment on How do we know this is actually Earth, and not just some torture chamber in Hell and we are just being punished? 3 months ago:
Descartes’ evil demon strikes again. 😉
- Comment on is telling an employee how he has to speak micromanaging? Is it toxic? 3 months ago:
I train people on how to speak (to executives, during a presentation, with clients) all the time. In my line of work, a client can end a contract if they don’t like engaging with my team - so it is pretty relevant to the job.
