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Comment on The New York Times is failing its readers badly on COVID in ~health
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Comment on The New York Times is failing its readers badly on COVID in ~health
NoblePath Link ParentWhat i see, based solely on this quote and reactions to it, is the general public’s inability to appreciate nuance coupled with an official who didn’t know how to communicate with regular folks....What i see, based solely on this quote and reactions to it, is the general public’s inability to appreciate nuance coupled with an official who didn’t know how to communicate with regular folks.
He did say wearing Masks increase risk, that’s true, but he explained it is the improper use of the masj, and a misunderstanding by users of how masks protect them, that led to the increase risk.
He was too quick in his explanation of the cost/protection analysis for mask use among the general public. As @PigeonDubois pointed out above, mask usage during the early phase was not doing much, at the piblic level, to limit spread.
I’m not sure what effective messaging would have looked like early on. But I do know if we had more robust non-governmental institutions that did better jobs promoting unity and the best of western virtue, things might have gone more smoothly.
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Comment on Any good auto or renters insurance companies? in ~finance
NoblePath LinkInsurance is always a gamble, you never know how good or bad they are until you need it. That said, farm bureau took very good care of me in an at fault accident.Insurance is always a gamble, you never know how good or bad they are until you need it.
That said, farm bureau took very good care of me in an at fault accident.
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Comment on Did you know the LDS (aka Mormons) used to have Socialists among their leaders? in ~humanities
NoblePath LinkThis above link is but one of a few where the editor of this magazine, "The Contributor" espoused the virtues of socialism without directly naming them. Here is an excerpt from the above link:...This above link is but one of a few where the editor of this magazine, "The Contributor" espoused the virtues of socialism without directly naming them.
Here is an excerpt from the above link:
[Capitalists cause in some places] the entire transference of the ownership of land from the peasant farmer to a wealthier class. [In other places, the peasant farmer’s] land is still his own, though he gains nothing by it, because he is impoverished by the capitalist traders, upon whom he depends for every single article which he needs…
Here is another article about wealth and morals: https://archive.org/details/contributor1111eng/page/422/mode/2up?q=wealth
In yet another article, which I read in an actual bound copy and cannot find at the moment, the Editor, one Junius Wells, talks about how much more spiritual and life affirming agriculture is to laboring men than mining and finance because of how humble and stable the former, and how speculative the latter. He then goes on to lament, much like Gandhi in reference to the British, that financiers removed Utah's material wealth and sold it back in manufactured goods at an unfair profit. He also implied that the laborers should be the ones owning the factories, not the capitalists.
When I think of the ideal LDS of today I think of Mitt Romney, not a bad guy, not a bad leader, but definitely a neoliberal capitalist. But the truth is more complex.
Charles Dickens once said of Mormons something like, "What they do is admirable, what they say is nonsense."
If you're wondering why the sudden post on the LDS, I visited the conference center in SLC this weekend. AMA.
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Did you know the LDS (aka Mormons) used to have Socialists among their leaders?
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Comment on The Ten Commandments must be displayed in all public Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law in ~humanities
NoblePath Link ParentWell, current psychological approaches, and me, would tend to differ. Cbt and dbt both rely on thinking about things and changing your reactions accordingly. Also, I was raised ina fundamentalist...Beliefs which have been reached without reason cannot be changed by reason.
Well, current psychological approaches, and me, would tend to differ. Cbt and dbt both rely on thinking about things and changing your reactions accordingly. Also, I was raised ina fundamentalist setting, and a combination of experience and ideas led me out of it.
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Comment on Recommendations for less mass-produced and more artistic tv in ~tv
NoblePath LinkHow far put do you want to go? Herzog, Jodorowsky, Bergman, Lynch are all very creative, imaginative, and largely unbound. Red Dwarf for scifi comedy. The Prisoner for some 60s spy gnosticism....How far put do you want to go? Herzog, Jodorowsky, Bergman, Lynch are all very creative, imaginative, and largely unbound.
Red Dwarf for scifi comedy.
The Prisoner for some 60s spy gnosticism.
Videodrome for weird horror.
Max headroom for proto-cyberpunk.
God on Trial for something somehow both exceedingly bleak and optimistic at the same time.
Neil Breen for narcissistic weirdness.
The Electric Company for experimental kids educational goodness.
King of the Castle for an exploration of the transition from
Childhood to adolescence.Look around you for offbeat comedy.
Angie Tribeca for a contemporary take on zaz humor.
Carl Sagan’s cosmos for science documentary.
Hee Haw from the 70s.
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Comment on What have you done to conquer your fear? in ~health.mental
NoblePath LinkSounds like you’re doing some ifs work! I work on this stuff both in therapy but also in a fellowship called adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families. If your trauma stems from a...Sounds like you’re doing some ifs work!
I work on this stuff both in therapy but also in a fellowship called adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families. If your trauma stems from a such a family (usually cptsd does I’m told) you might explore what it has to offer.
I get: daily exposure to ideas and positive energy, a large community of people who really get it, a safe place to grieve, and a framework for daily living with all the characteristics that make cptsd an insidious condition.
Good luck to us both.
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Comment on DeGoogling 2024: Replacing Photos, Gmail, and Search in ~tech
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Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies
NoblePath Link ParentThat’s so interesting. I wonder if this is a generational thing? Although i got no nostalgia tingles and i thought the scene with mad max felt shoehorned and was glad it was so brief. I liked fury...That’s so interesting. I wonder if this is a generational thing? Although i got no nostalgia tingles and i thought the scene with mad max felt shoehorned and was glad it was so brief. I liked fury road a lot (it was the first film i watched on my 4k tv). But vastly preferred furiosa. Loved all the first three.
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Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies
NoblePath Link ParentFor sure agreed on Sicario, what a great film. That final line still haunts me: "You should move to a small town, somewhere the rule of law still applies. This has become a land of wolves, and you...For sure agreed on Sicario, what a great film. That final line still haunts me: "You should move to a small town, somewhere the rule of law still applies. This has become a land of wolves, and you are not a wolf."
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Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies
NoblePath Link ParentYou said that none of you liked Furiosa. I’m just curious, why you went to see it, whether you generally like scifi, apocalyptic, or action films, and if so, which movies from those genres you do...You said that none of you liked Furiosa. I’m just curious, why you went to see it, whether you generally like scifi, apocalyptic, or action films, and if so, which movies from those genres you do like. No judgment-and nor argument. I’m just curious.
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Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies
NoblePath Link ParentBombing = not making any money. I’m curious that if you like action, scifi, or post apocalyptic movies, which you would say stand out?Bombing = not making any money. I’m curious that if you like action, scifi, or post apocalyptic movies, which you would say stand out?
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Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies
NoblePath LinkJust saw it last night in the imax. Incredible. Best movie experience I’ve had in a long time, and the popcorn was stale. I can’t understand why this movie is bombing. It’s awesome from the first...Just saw it last night in the imax. Incredible. Best movie experience I’ve had in a long time, and the popcorn was stale. I can’t understand why this movie is bombing. It’s awesome from the first frame to last. The sound of the vehicles is amazing too, the brutality is oppressive but not grotesquely presented, the ending very satisfying.
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Comment on Discussion about asexuality, demisexuality, and allosexuality in ~lgbt
NoblePath LinkI don’t have any comments, but I like hugs a lot so here you are!🤗🤗🤗I don’t have any comments, but I like hugs a lot so here you are!🤗🤗🤗
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Comment on Why the pandemic probably started in a lab, in five key points (gifted link) in ~science
NoblePath Link ParentSorry for the back to backs, it gets confusing whomis saying what! I guess my broader point is that some comments seem to be doing what they claim is happening in tfa:drawing unwarranted...Sorry for the back to backs, it gets confusing whomis saying what!
I guess my broader point is that some comments seem to be doing what they claim is happening in tfa:drawing unwarranted conclusions from other sources.
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Comment on Why the pandemic probably started in a lab, in five key points (gifted link) in ~science
NoblePath Link ParentThe consensus is that the evidence available for review falls significantly toward an animal to human infection causing the outbreak. A major problem with then leaping to “It was not a lab leak”...The consensus is that the evidence available for review falls significantly toward an animal to human infection causing the outbreak. A major problem with then leaping to “It was not a lab leak” is that a lot of really important data and evidence has been intentionally hidden/withheld/removed/destroyed by the Chinese government. There is also a strong incentive, perhaps well intententioned at least in some cases, for the answer to be “not a lab leak.”
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Comment on Why the pandemic probably started in a lab, in five key points (gifted link) in ~science
NoblePath Link ParentIt’s not like they haven’t tried looking. Worse (and more suspicious), the Chinese government has impeded research efforts and hidden/destroyed important data and physical evidence, something that...It’s not like they haven’t tried looking. Worse (and more suspicious), the Chinese government has impeded research efforts and hidden/destroyed important data and physical evidence, something that didn’t happen with previous outbreaks.
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Comment on Why the pandemic probably started in a lab, in five key points (gifted link) in ~science
NoblePath Link ParentIirc, there were identifiable links between wildlife reservoir and outbreak with much shorter distances than 1000 miles, as well as much greater specificity in both the wildlife host and the virus...Iirc, there were identifiable links between wildlife reservoir and outbreak with much shorter distances than 1000 miles, as well as much greater specificity in both the wildlife host and the virus found. That is, they found the actual outbreak virus (or an ancestor) in an actual wild animal.
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Comment on Why the pandemic probably started in a lab, in five key points (gifted link) in ~science
NoblePath Link ParentThis strikes me as an oversimplificationand generally inapt. There are not laboratories like wiv in every city with a wet market, and there are far more wildlife trading centers in high population...This strikes me as an oversimplificationand generally inapt. There are not laboratories like wiv in every city with a wet market, and there are far more wildlife trading centers in high population areas than there are coronavirus research labs, and the coincidences and circumstances extend beyond merely “virises”.
Just a bit of clarification and challenge if I may. Your comment seems to encompass all, or at least many, cdc claims and comms, i was speaking only to a single quote.
Beyond that, I do not believe the ethics of public health emergency response align with those of medical research. Each serves a different purpose, and operate in a very different context.
Informed consent/agency in particular plays a much lower role, and should, when an individual’s exercise of agency can have dire and wide reaching consequences.
Again, i say the problem is an understandable but sad mutual mistrust between the population and leadership. And the solution to that is the restoration of ngo institutions (think:kiwanis), where neighbors build trust sufficient to create collective action and hold leadership accountable.