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  1. Comment on Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT in ~health.mental

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    I had a doctor literally google my symptoms while I was in their office once. I was sitting next to them, in their office. This must have been in about 2012, and the doctor was in their 50's. They...

    I had a doctor literally google my symptoms while I was in their office once. I was sitting next to them, in their office. This must have been in about 2012, and the doctor was in their 50's.

    They then asked me what kind of general antibiotics I'd like for what turned out to be a minor chest infection. How the fuck should I know?! It felt like someone on an IT helpdesk asking which drivers I'd like.

    It was the most confusing medical interaction I've ever had. And it did make me think the exact same things as your point A, B, and C.

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  2. Comment on Dwayne Johnson uncontrollably sobs as ‘The Smashing Machine’ gets fifteen-minute Venice standing ovation and generates Oscar buzz in ~movies

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    I am not an Oscar voter*, but I find it easier to get behind a FYC campaign about 'former heart throb star has amazing comeback after struggles', as opposed to 'known asshole finally books good...

    I am not an Oscar voter*, but I find it easier to get behind a FYC campaign about 'former heart throb star has amazing comeback after struggles', as opposed to 'known asshole finally books good role'.

    I don't know Dwayne Johnson personally, but I've read too many stories of him being rude, arrogant, and grinding filming days to a halt with his difficult personality to dismiss them as completely baseless. I am not even in the entertainment industry and I've heard credible first-hand stories from people who've had to work with him.

    I fully accept that this is a narrow and kinda mean-spirited opinion, I've just been burned too many times by 'they're just like you or I!' Hollywood campaigns.

    *I imagine if I was an Oscar voter, I'd probably get a lot of schadenfreude out of not voting for an asshole in my industry, especially if I'd worked with him or had friends impacted by his BS.

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  3. Comment on Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene dead at 73 in ~movies

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    This is awful, he was such a powerful representation of First Nations people all throughout my life. I first saw him in Maverick when I was young, and loved him ever since. Wind River was a real...

    This is awful, he was such a powerful representation of First Nations people all throughout my life.

    I first saw him in Maverick when I was young, and loved him ever since. Wind River was a real standout, as was his performance capture in Red Dead Redemption 2 as Rains Fall, and his part in Reservation Dogs. I hope he was proud of how far First Nations cinema travelled in his lifetime, and his massive role in it.

    Every time he showed up, I knew I was in for a great performance.

    Nʌki’wah.

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