nman90
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- Comment on When it comes to saving, Gen Z asks: 'What’s the point?' That's dangerous, expert says 3 days ago:
I don’t blame then, when everything is getting so expensive you have such a high risk of going bankrupt if you want to buy a house why would you. When all of our social saftey nets, social security included, are at risk and the average life expectancy is going down and you have to work for the rest of your life even if you save money, why would you. I may not be a part of that generation but i feel like when all you got to look forward to in life is nothing but work, you don’t feel like you have much to live for so you are going to make it as enjoyable as possible and hope you die early enough that it doesn’t matter that you didn’t save money.
- Comment on Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates 5 days ago:
My main thoughts instantly come to someone in the opposing left turn lane, if they are not applying the brakes they are likely starting to turn and if they do it right in front of you, you have more of a heads up than just them starting to turn and can set yourself in a better position to hopefully stop in time. Driving is all about judgment calls and having more info quicker is important to those calls.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
I would say religion being a big one telling people that its bad and the devil is tempting you which makes it forbidden and forbidden things are more alluring. Another is impulse control is really bad because of our over indulging mindset, take a look at our obesity rates as another good example, yes there are medical issues that can cause this but I doubt that it would account for this much.
- Comment on Younger cannabis users have reduced brain function, finds largest study yet 4 months ago:
As someone with ADHD, I have noticed no difference on working memory other than when I am actually high. Also sounds like this is not permanent since effects go away after a month of no use, but heavy users may suffer withdrawal