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  1. Comment on Ultimate beginner guide to random intermittent reward in ~health.mental

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    Yeah that's right. You choose the behaviors you want to do based on alignment with your values and goals and then use the reward mechanism in your brain to make those easier to do. Breaking...

    Yeah that's right. You choose the behaviors you want to do based on alignment with your values and goals and then use the reward mechanism in your brain to make those easier to do. Breaking through executive dysfunction or positive habit formation are great reasons to use it. Pretty much every mammal brain responds to this kind of reinforcement, the question is whether you want to drive it in a particular direction or go with the flow.

    Regarding addiction- clinical definitions of addiction requires some degree of compulsion despite negative consequences. Pursuing self actualization to such an extreme degree is a problem more people want to have than actually have, but if you feel like it's a risk for you, you can modify your usage to have less extreme highs and lows. As far as the idea that it would spill over into other areas of your life, it's hard to tell whether that's likely or not. I recall reading some evidence that this is possible, but I can't remember the details of whether it was an animal study or human, etc. So much of our environment is built to stimulate this brain pathway that it seems unlikely that tactical use on one's self would be a significant contributing factor compared to the environment background radiation of our high dopamine culture though

    3 votes

  3. Comment on The massive US port strike has begun: 'We are prepared to fight as long as necessary' in ~transport

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    By the timing, I imagine at least one side is gambling that the upcoming election will help them get what they want

    By the timing, I imagine at least one side is gambling that the upcoming election will help them get what they want

    22 votes

  5. Comment on Reddit moderators will now have to submit a request to switch their subreddit from public to private in ~tech

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    I do both. My home page is relatively well behaved, but I occasionally venture beyond to see what's going on more widely, but plenty of subs are not worth a second look at

    I do both. My home page is relatively well behaved, but I occasionally venture beyond to see what's going on more widely, but plenty of subs are not worth a second look at

    3 votes

  6. Comment on California bans legacy admissions at private universities in ~society

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    I was surprised by how high the percentage is. I didn't read the article because of paywall, but according to this article Stanford, USC, and Santa Clara all admitted greater than 13% of their...

    I was surprised by how high the percentage is. I didn't read the article because of paywall, but according to this article Stanford, USC, and Santa Clara all admitted greater than 13% of their undergraduate population as legacies

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Guest Passes for Nebula now available in ~tech

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    Essentially the same type of offer that many subscription platforms have. Trying to get a little extra clout on their trial by having it come from someone you know. That said, probably about time...

    Essentially the same type of offer that many subscription platforms have. Trying to get a little extra clout on their trial by having it come from someone you know. That said, probably about time for them to have something like this. As a non-subscriber, I don't know what content they have or why I would want to watch it, so hypothetically having someone I know invite me would solve those somewhat in ways that are more tailored than the service would be able to do directly

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Reddit moderators will now have to submit a request to switch their subreddit from public to private in ~tech

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    I hit the maximum number of filtered subreddits for /r/all and had to start doing additional filtering with RES. Starting to think there's no realistic way to have the /r/all experience I want...

    I hit the maximum number of filtered subreddits for /r/all and had to start doing additional filtering with RES. Starting to think there's no realistic way to have the /r/all experience I want without constant pruning.

    For memes, there are other good sources but the meme culture has been largely taken over by algorithmic ad-mongers. Even for other places like niche Discords, the meme content is likely spillover content from those sites, though the hand curation is nice

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Getting started with intermittent reward as a motivation tactic in ~health.mental

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    Currently yes, while it is so early stage and so uncertain. I figure that if it will succeed on two platforms it should at least partially succeed on one so it takes a little less risk by focusing...

    Currently yes, while it is so early stage and so uncertain. I figure that if it will succeed on two platforms it should at least partially succeed on one so it takes a little less risk by focusing on one place to start

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Getting started with intermittent reward as a motivation tactic in ~health.mental

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    The iOS app I was talking about a while back is now available for early access, so I've been doing some write-ups for things I've learned along the way. Hopefully the small call-to-action at the...

    The iOS app I was talking about a while back is now available for early access, so I've been doing some write-ups for things I've learned along the way. Hopefully the small call-to-action at the end is ok to post here. If you apply for an invite and mention tildes I should be able to get you into the system within a day (it's not automated unfortunately)

    3 votes

  14. Comment on Jordan Peterson announces free speech platform Thinkspot in ~tech

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    “If minimum comment length is 50 words, you’re gonna have to put a little thought into it,” Peterson said. “Even if you’re being a troll, you’ll be a quasi-witty troll.”

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    Repetition or meaningless filler to get past a minimum post size has such a long history on the internet I wonder how serious the endeavor is that hasn't thought of it.

    21 votes

  15. Comment on Rust is not a good C replacement in ~comp

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    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19482669 Here's the other discussion. Notable sentiments (paraphrased): Rust team members disagree with the point about hostility toward other build systems...

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19482669

    Here's the other discussion. Notable sentiments (paraphrased):

    • Rust team members disagree with the point about hostility toward other build systems (and methodology the author used to arrive at his own conclusion)
    • People largely disagree with the author's sentiment of not caring about safety
    • A lot of the points in the article are explained by "Rust was released <4 years ago and C is ~45 years old" and therefore should fall under "wait and see" instead of "Rust cannot replace C because of [reason]"
    • Concurrency is not bad but is difficult, so using the language to wrangle it effectively is good
    20 votes

  16. Comment on Soy sauce is one of the most important ingredients in Japanese cooking, but chances are you've never tasted the real thing in ~food

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    As someone that regularly enjoys mass produced goods, this is a little insulting, and misses the marks on facts. For example, you've classified "virtually ever" beer as fake, calling out three...

    As someone that regularly enjoys mass produced goods, this is a little insulting, and misses the marks on facts.

    For example, you've classified "virtually ever" beer as fake, calling out three major breweries, but then state that "Virtually any micro-brew in the USA can produce something that tastes better". This latter quote may be correct in a subjective sense, but you haven't justified calling the major ones fake. In fact, because there are many breweries putting out various quality products at different price points, beer is hardly a scarce or expensive commodity, and buyers of mass produced beers aren't being hoodwinked into it given alternatives.

    On cheese, similarly. American cheese may be distasteful to some, but it's not even fake. It's more processed than many cheeses, but cheese is processed dairy. A similar argument applies to wonderbread: it's a beloved product even if some people don't prefer it, and I'm wondering what definition of bread you are using that can distinguish it from other types you consider legitimate.

    In these cases, where each of these goods have readily available substitutes, consumers aren't being deceived into repeatedly buying cheaper goods, nor are they wrong for not buying higher-brow foods. It's not a race to cheapest-all-corners-cut: reducing costs and quality may result in hitting a sweet spot not seen in the market yet attracting new buyers, or miss the mark pushing existing buyers to alternatives. The assertion that quality is subject to one direction degradation is not true, and there are many examples counterexamples [edit].

    Assuming you are talking about American capitalism: saying that "only the rich can eat food that tastes good" needs a huge citation. In my limited research, good tasting food is readily available at a cheaper price than perhaps any time in history. Is the point that the food you are accustomed to is much more expensive than the food that tastes perfectly good to other people and wouldn't be affordable to them?

    Maybe I've missed the point, but I think in many metrics we are in a golden age of food. It's a feature that because of modern processes I can buy Budlight, WonderBread, American Cheese, and cheap soy sauce and make good food that doesn't break the bank: in the past I wouldn't have that choice.

    4 votes