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  1. Comment on The young miners dying of “an old man’s disease” in ~life

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    I don't know about the environment on that construction site, but I know a friend who's a mechanic has said that people at his work make fun of people for wearing PPE. It's not "tough enough" to...

    I don't know about the environment on that construction site, but I know a friend who's a mechanic has said that people at his work make fun of people for wearing PPE. It's not "tough enough" to wear gloves or a respirator. Not only do they not care, they actively boast about not protecting themselves.

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  2. Comment on The oncoming train wreck of restarting student loan payments in the US in ~finance

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    Yeah, basically I'm disappointed Biden and his administration couldn't get more done but I'm aware the Republicans would be far worse, and in many many more ways than just this. Maybe "dropped the...

    Yeah, basically I'm disappointed Biden and his administration couldn't get more done but I'm aware the Republicans would be far worse, and in many many more ways than just this. Maybe "dropped the ball" isn't the right terminology so much as "didn't accomplish what I hoped".

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  3. Comment on The oncoming train wreck of restarting student loan payments in the US in ~finance

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    I'm 24 and graduated from college two years ago. While I'm pretty concerned about all this stuff, I really don't see myself or basically any of my friends switching votes away from the Democrats...

    I'm 24 and graduated from college two years ago. While I'm pretty concerned about all this stuff, I really don't see myself or basically any of my friends switching votes away from the Democrats because of it... Sure, Biden's administration may have dropped the ball on this, but I have so much more confidence in their ability to do something about it than DeSantis or Trump or whoever else the Republicans can put up in 2024. Maybe it will impact votes, but I feel like in the current political climate at least the people I know who vote for Democrats have no interest in switching parties over this issue.

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  4. Comment on Eastern philosophy says there's no "self". Science agrees in ~humanities

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    "There is a big difference between not being able to stop a thought and taking it as reality." This is something which I've been working on lately- My brain is also chatty, often too chatty, and I...

    "There is a big difference between not being able to stop a thought and taking it as reality."

    This is something which I've been working on lately- My brain is also chatty, often too chatty, and I forget where I saw something very similar to what you said there, but it's been a valuable thought to internalize. I also listened to this talk and very much liked the concept of "non-identification": "I am not my body, I am not my mind, I am not my emotions."

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