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Comment on Why US health insurance reform is difficult in ~society
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Comment on Op Ed from UnitedHealth Group CEO: The US health care system is flawed. Let’s fix it. (gifted link) in ~society
eggpl4nt LinkWow, what a puff piece. Nothing of substance. Why did he even bother? (If he even did, could just be a ghost writer.) Thank you for sharing, though. He claims the healthcare system is flawed, yes,...Wow, what a puff piece. Nothing of substance. Why did he even bother? (If he even did, could just be a ghost writer.) Thank you for sharing, though.
He claims the healthcare system is flawed, yes, but doesn't elaborate why. Probably because for-profit healthcare is the flaw and it is his company's entire business model.
He exclaims "let's fix it" and then doesn't elaborate how. How about he fixes it by dissolving his company and using his millions to invest in legislative efforts to create a single-payer system?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life.women
eggpl4nt Link ParentAgain, why is this being turned into a gendered issue? The initial post says "The description of the services for both are the same," so how is it possible that women are getting an extra 15...Again, why is this being turned into a gendered issue? The initial post says "The description of the services for both are the same," so how is it possible that women are getting an extra 15 minutes? Why aren't the pedicures priced per time taken then? Why can't women get the 45 minute pedicure? Why can't men get the 60 minute pedicure? In no way does this change my view that this is a sexist "pink tax"; there are no significant differences between men's nails and women's nails that justifies an upcharge on "women's nail" services.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life.women
eggpl4nt LinkI struggle to consider this anything other than absolute sexism. Nails are nails. I have never heard of such a pricing system for nails, I would be offended and maybe even take a picture of the...I struggle to consider this anything other than absolute sexism. Nails are nails. I have never heard of such a pricing system for nails, I would be offended and maybe even take a picture of the service costs to share with others on like Google Maps so they are aware of this. It's straight-up a "pink tax" in my eyes.
I even think the concept of women's haircuts being charged more than men's is sexist, because it operates off the assumption that women's hair is automatically longer and needs more product/effort than men's, when that wouldn't apply to short-haired women for instance. I have heard long-haired men say that when they go to a salon, sometimes the hairstylist would tell them they're going to be charged for a "woman's haircut", and let's cut the bullshit, it's not because it's a "woman's haircut" it's because it's a long hair haircut.
A gender-neutral barbershop/hair salon near me charges cuts by hair length, not sex. That is what I think is fair.
If this salon wants to charge more for long nails or something, that's fair. But to automatically upcharge all women just because the salon decided to massively stereotype the nails of women is sexist.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
eggpl4nt Link ParentI think a lot of pro-democracy people are still feeling defeated right now, I know I am in some ways. I hope after some rest and encouragement, we gather our bearings and continue the cause....I think a lot of pro-democracy people are still feeling defeated right now, I know I am in some ways. I hope after some rest and encouragement, we gather our bearings and continue the cause.
There's the phrase "because if you don't laugh, you'll cry," maybe some of us have decided this time it's okay to cry. Sometimes things straight up aren't okay, and it's just not funny anymore. I offered to watch some Jon Stewart with my friend who felt defeated after the election results, because I recall Jon had a segment before the election that pointed out that no matter who wins, we've still got a lot of work to do (and that Trump winning isn't gonna be the end of it all). But my friend, like the Reddit poster, just wasn't feeling it anymore. And that's okay.
If people want to feel defeatist, that's okay. The ones who don't can find each other and start building again. And hopefully more can join in once they feel better.
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Comment on How do I trick my brain into accepting eating less? in ~health
eggpl4nt LinkSeconding psyllium husks. When I was going through some psychiatric medication withdrawals, one of the common withdrawal symptoms was insomnia. It was horrible; I couldn't sleep and my brain would...Seconding psyllium husks. When I was going through some psychiatric medication withdrawals, one of the common withdrawal symptoms was insomnia. It was horrible; I couldn't sleep and my brain would be super active and all that thinking my brain was doing and overall restlessness caused me to be extremely hungry, which made the insomnia feel even worse. I would get out of bed and go drink a glass of psyllium husk powder mixed in water. It helped my stomach feel full, so it would relieve some of the pain of the whole situation. Sometimes I would drink a glass of chia seeds in water instead, but the psyllium husk was lower calorie, so I preferred the husks since I was supposed to be sleeping at that time anyway, not eating. Chia seeds was less gross texture/taste, psyllium husk was lower calorie.
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Comment on Why do you live? in ~humanities
eggpl4nt LinkTrying to leave the world in a better place than I found it because there's not much else I can do. Committing suicide would make friends and family sad. Also my dog wouldn't understand, and that...Trying to leave the world in a better place than I found it because there's not much else I can do. Committing suicide would make friends and family sad. Also my dog wouldn't understand, and that would be heartbreaking. So I can't do that to my dog.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 4 in ~society
eggpl4nt Link ParentI feel stressed and anxious. I feel very worried about voter apathy/bystander effect, similar to what happened in 2016. "Oh there's no way Trump will win (again), I can just stay home, other...I feel stressed and anxious. I feel very worried about voter apathy/bystander effect, similar to what happened in 2016. "Oh there's no way Trump will win (again), I can just stay home, other people are going to go vote against him, so I don't have to."
I just really, really hope people go out and vote. Talking the talk is one thing, walking the walk is another.
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Comment on Community Check-In: How is everyone doing? in ~life
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Comment on US FDA approves first nasal spray flu vaccine for use at home in ~health
eggpl4nt LinkMe getting excited over this news made me realize how much of my dislike of a yearly flu shot was because of needles/shots. I'm ready to snort some flu!Me getting excited over this news made me realize how much of my dislike of a yearly flu shot was because of needles/shots. I'm ready to snort some flu!
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Comment on What we know about Covid’s impact on your brain: Scientists are worried that persisting cognitive issues may signal a coming surge of dementia and other mental conditions in ~health
eggpl4nt LinkWell that is gonna suck... The article is paywalled so I couldn't see if my question is answered in it, so I'll sheepishly ask here: would the side effects from the vaccine cause similar cognitive...Well that is gonna suck...
The article is paywalled so I couldn't see if my question is answered in it, so I'll sheepishly ask here: would the side effects from the vaccine cause similar cognitive issues? I'm not anti-vaxx, I had my COVID vaccine and as many free boosters that the government offered, I'm just curious and not well-versed in medicine/virology/biology. If not, what causes the vaccine to act differently than the virus? Is it because it's either a weaker form or in the case of an mRNA vaccine, just "virus instructions"?
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Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
eggpl4nt Link ParentHave you tried PlantUML? You write up text and it converts it into an SVG diagram for you.Have you tried PlantUML? You write up text and it converts it into an SVG diagram for you.
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Comment on Hey, monthly mystery commenters, what's up with the hit-and-runs? in ~tildes
eggpl4nt Link ParentThat's funny, because that's not what I think at all. I was actually going to write something in my previous post about how I feel like there is a decent amount of "slippery slope" and...This somehow implies to me that you don't see a middle ground in between comments that are only a joke and very long serious comments.
That's funny, because that's not what I think at all. I was actually going to write something in my previous post about how I feel like there is a decent amount of "slippery slope" and "all-or-nothing" thinking in this thread in regards to people saying "I'm not here for 'updoots to the left' and 'narwhal bacon' type comments" when people talk about possibly fixing the perception that "Tildes has a perspective of being for long, serious comments."
Which then means that it is next to impossible to find normal conversations about things.
I really have no idea what subreddits people here had been browsing, but I find a decent amount of normal conversations on Reddit. Yeah, there are jokes and noise, but they're easy to skip past, and sometimes maybe I want some low-hanging-fruit of a joke or "noise." Again, it gives room to breathe.
You are on Tildes, that makes you a Tildes user. I feel like you are doing a similar thing here where it you frame it as one or the other while ignoring that shit is in fact nuanced. Browsing this thread alone shows you that there is no exact consensus on what people on Tildes want.
Sure, by "Tildes users" I should have meant "Tildes regulars," because yes, I suppose I am a "Tildes user," but I am not a "Tildes regular." I find the accusation that I am not being "nuanced" is strange, the fact that I am being viewed as "framing it as one or the other" is particularly ironic since that goes back to the "all-or-nothing" thinking I mentioned noticing in this thread earlier, and the serious and accusatory tone of this discussion is a good revelation to me of why I don't really like frequenting Tildes much in the first place. I seriously feel like I'm just on "reddit but with long, serious commenting." That's what I'm doing right now, long serious commenting. (And then the whole topic this discussion is happening under, the topic of "hit and run mystery commenters"—which I might fall under—make this even more funny to me, since I assume if I didn't reply to this comment, I would possibly reinforce the trope of a "hit and run commenter." Not that I should care about whether or not I fit into such a trope.)
All I have been saying in this particular comment thread is why I think Tildes has this image, from my perspective. The reason I emphasize "if Tildes users (by that I meant regulars) like it the way it is, then keep it" is because I just am stating my opinion and observations as someone who is not a regular, that no one has to agree with or accommodate, since my opinion isn't really worth that much here. 🤷♀️
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Comment on Hey, monthly mystery commenters, what's up with the hit-and-runs? in ~tildes
eggpl4nt Link ParentTo me, yes. Another user sent me a link explaining how the comment tags work. "Joke" scales ratings by 50%. "Noise" collapses comments and makes them the last in the list of comments. I didn't...- Exemplary
Is that the implication?
To me, yes. Another user sent me a link explaining how the comment tags work. "Joke" scales ratings by 50%. "Noise" collapses comments and makes them the last in the list of comments. I didn't know that labeling something a joke would scale down the rating by 50%, I think that's kind of sad. I feel bad now because I remember using the joke label on a comment that I found funny, thinking it was a friendly way to acknowledge the person was telling a joke. The fact that labeling something a joke actually decreases its value as a comment, implies that jokes are not encouraged, they are literally scored lower than serious comments by the website's own design. This means that serious comments are intended to be "worth" more on this website. As a result, users who want their comments to "matter" better not tell jokes. I find this very strange honestly, if I was part of a real life discussion group that thought humor and jokes were less "worthy" of being said than serious statements, I would no longer be interested in participating. I think humor is an important part of life.
Knowing these comment tag rules now, I feel like I understand why I probably get more fatigued browsing Tildes threads than other social media—there's no breaks. Due to the sorting nature of the joke and noise tags, I am more likely to see a long list of serious comments before I get to a "break" of some joke or "noise." There's no room to breathe, in a sense.
Again, if this is how Tildes users like it, then by all means keep it this way. I am just pointing out how I see this idea that Tildes is "reddit, but with just super long, serious commenting" comes to be, since it was implied by @JCPhoenix that there might be a desire to "fix" that perception.
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Comment on Hey, monthly mystery commenters, what's up with the hit-and-runs? in ~tildes
eggpl4nt Link ParentI'm actually surprised that Tildes doesn't want that perception, because it's definitely the "expected vibe" I've gotten from here. It's likely part of the reason I don't visit here much, I get...It looks like reddit, but with just super long, serious commenting.
Hmm. Maybe we do need to fix that perception.
I'm actually surprised that Tildes doesn't want that perception, because it's definitely the "expected vibe" I've gotten from here. It's likely part of the reason I don't visit here much, I get tired of the "novella posts". I kind of wrote about this in this comment from a while ago. If I want to be honest, most of the time, I just find myself repeatedly scrolling past many looong comments, uninterested in reading any of them, until I realize what I'm doing and then go browse another social media (or if the stars are aligned just right, I put down my phone and actually do work).
And I know some people might dismiss me, thinking "well, you've just got a short attention span," I don't think that's it — I am fully capable of reading long news articles, blogs, books, and even long Tumblr and (formerly) Reddit posts, because they are engaging for me to read, I suppose. (Unfortunately, that seems to suggest that most of the long comments I read here are not engaging for me. I don't know if this is true for others, but hey, I'm not saying there needs to be a change, especially if the active users like the content I'm not interested in. It just depends on what Tildes wants to be. Not everyone is going to find the same content engaging and that's okay. I'm not demanding Tildes change for me.)
One other reason I think Tildes might have this image, is it seems it is actually enforced in the UI? For example, pete_the_paper_boat's silly “Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?” is collapsed, even though it had more upvotes than some non-collapsed comments in this particular comment thread. I can only assume that is because Tildes users marked it as "joke" or maybe "noise", which then auto-collapses it? The implication then, to a user (at least to me), is "jokes and silly small statements aren't encouraged here." This furthers the perception that Tildes is for "super long, serious commenting."
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Comment on Hey, monthly mystery commenters, what's up with the hit-and-runs? in ~tildes
eggpl4nt Link ParentYeah, I didn't realize that was a thing here, so when I replied to someone on an older thread and saw that "bump" happen I got a lil' spooked. Not like what I was saying was "bad" or anything,...However, I am very reluctant to do that on Tildes because the whole thread gets bumped and everyone sees it on their front page again.
Yeah, I didn't realize that was a thing here, so when I replied to someone on an older thread and saw that "bump" happen I got a lil' spooked. Not like what I was saying was "bad" or anything, it's just more like talking with one person in-depth and then suddenly realizing other people around are also now paying attention to you, I get a little self conscious like "okay what I was saying wasn't that important, I was just wanting to share with one other person." Overall, I know it's not a big deal, but it likely still has some impact on my hesitation to reply.
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Comment on Venting doesn't reduce anger, but doing calming activities does, study finds in ~science
eggpl4nt LinkThis is interesting and makes sense to me. Like others have mentioned, venting can cause one to "relive" the experience they are venting about. The anger that comes with venting, usually expressed...It's really a battle because angry people want to vent, but our research shows that any good feeling we get from venting actually reinforces aggression.
This is interesting and makes sense to me. Like others have mentioned, venting can cause one to "relive" the experience they are venting about. The anger that comes with venting, usually expressed in the form of yelling/shouting/loud talking/etc. might feel good when combined with the act of someone listening to the person venting, and then maybe the mind links the aggressive behaviors displayed during the vent session as "good."
This is good to keep in mind. I tend to want to vent, though I try to avoid it because I kind of figured it wasn't healthy anyway (mainly because of the fact another person is having to be subjected to venting). It also seems like the issue is rumination that can occur with venting, as opposed to reflection (which is healthy). I wonder, does writing about the situation in a personal journal count as "venting"? Or is that a calming activity?
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Comment on Hey, monthly mystery commenters, what's up with the hit-and-runs? in ~tildes
eggpl4nt Link ParentThat's hilarious. I enjoy HN comments. Though I haven't looked at my HN feed for years at this point, so I don't know if the commenter culture has changed since then, but I always found the...Dan is a good moderator, but HN comments on any remotely contentious issue wind up dimethylmercury toxic despite that.
That's hilarious. I enjoy HN comments. Though I haven't looked at my HN feed for years at this point, so I don't know if the commenter culture has changed since then, but I always found the discussions interesting. I don't know if I just haven't stumbled upon these "toxic" topics or if I am actually an unaware toxic demon and comment toxicity feeds my soul. 😈
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Comment on Hey, monthly mystery commenters, what's up with the hit-and-runs? in ~tildes
eggpl4nt Link ParentYoooooo. I feel you. Let's lower the bar together, comrade. lolYoooooo. I feel you. Let's lower the bar together, comrade. 🫡 lol
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Comment on Idaho needs doctors: But many don't want to come in ~health
eggpl4nt LinkI'm absolutely not surprised that doctors are refusing to work in Idaho based on how much the state's laws choose to disrespect women's rights to bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. 85% of...I'm absolutely not surprised that doctors are refusing to work in Idaho based on how much the state's laws choose to disrespect women's rights to bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. 85% of OBGYNs are women. Why does Idaho think female doctors, women, want to live and work in a state that disrespects them so much?
Okay, so don't do that. Start "small." Instead, propose what Obamacare (ACA) originally wanted to do, which was include a public option.
Then there's much less avenue for them to fearmonger with claims of "they're going to take away the private plans you like!" because the response can be "no, we're providing another choice Americans can make, we are increasing choices and competition in the healthcare 'market.'"
Don't get me wrong, I'll promote any instances of "healthcare for all" I come across, but I know big sweeping change is "scary" to many people. I want to see proposals for incremental changes, that are easier to explain and justify, that large majorities of the population can get behind. Besides, big changes are composed of many small changes. Rome was not built in a day.