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Comment on Did Sandia use a thermonuclear secondary in a product logo? in ~science
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Comment on Have you ever fallen victim to a Siren's Song? in ~talk
RNG LinkThank you so much for sharing your story. I had a friend who got into harder stuff, but I always chickened out, which I am quite thankful for. I know you aren't looking to do an AMA and are...Thank you so much for sharing your story. I had a friend who got into harder stuff, but I always chickened out, which I am quite thankful for. I know you aren't looking to do an AMA and are looking for people coming from a similar background, but I figure I'll ask and you can decide if it's worthwhile to reply. I have a loved one in my personal life currently struggling with addiction and the chance to talk to someone who's successfully overcome it is an opportunity I can't bring myself to pass up. I want my loved one to get better and I want to know what my credence in this possibility should be.
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What are the odds someone in your position succeeds in kicking the addiction entirely? I know it's anecdotal, but I'm sure you have a good sense of how often people do/don't succeed.
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Do things go back to the way they were before? Do the urges eventually go away? Can one go days/weeks/months without thinking about it? Or is this a lifelong struggle?
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What advice do you have for the family of someone going through addiction? What can I do that will help? What actions of family members help/harm someone going through this in your view?
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Comment on Ok seriously what the fuck do I do in ~life
RNG LinkSWE/Reverser here. I cannot do WFH. My ADHD will not allow it. I will do the absolute minimum to not get fired, and I'm never incentivized to work harder than that. In person, I can plug-in in a...i think i just can't do wfh tech work. last week was a blur. i don't know what happened at all. i don't think i've checked slack in close to two weeks, and atp i'm a little bit afraid to. two weeks ago, i asked my friend/coworker to poke me every day to make sure i was doing something. it seemed and still seems like a good strategy. and then a day or two after i asked him that i just dropped off the map again
SWE/Reverser here.
I cannot do WFH. My ADHD will not allow it. I will do the absolute minimum to not get fired, and I'm never incentivized to work harder than that. In person, I can plug-in in a way that just isn't possible for me remotely. I know WFH works for some people, but it is legitimately impossible for me to will myself to work on something if I don't have an in person team I have built rapport with.
I'm not going to diagnose you remotely, but please consider therapy. They may be able to give you resources that may legitimately change your life for the better. It's hard to communicate how different your life might be given the right resources.
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Comment on What websites do you visit for your niche interests? in ~hobbies
RNG Linkhttps://philpapers.org This is a fantastic resource if you are interested in anything philosophy. Tons of papers available for free; you can follow specific interests or specific philosophers. If...This is a fantastic resource if you are interested in anything philosophy. Tons of papers available for free; you can follow specific interests or specific philosophers. If you have a passion for some niche thing in philosophy and want to keep up with what's going on, PhilPapers is the way to go.
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Comment on Should I be filling out every political poll I’m sent? in ~talk
RNG Link ParentAbsolutely. Also, I cannot remember the last time I wanted a particular candidate to win (that wasn't a local election.) At the national level, I don't care about any of my options. I'll vote...Absolutely. Also, I cannot remember the last time I wanted a particular candidate to win (that wasn't a local election.) At the national level, I don't care about any of my options. I'll vote every time, but I'll be damned if I give any of those ghouls my cash.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
RNG Link ParentCan you trade or battle between the two systems?Can you trade or battle between the two systems?
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Comment on The impact of auditors’ gender on the quality of financial reporting: a comparative study of auditors with accounting expertise in ~science
RNG LinkIf you thought, as I did, that they were comparing the efficacy of man vs woman auditors, you aren't alone. They are comparing audit committees that contained woman auditors with those who did...If you thought, as I did, that they were comparing the efficacy of man vs woman auditors, you aren't alone. They are comparing audit committees that contained woman auditors with those who did not. From the abstract:
The findings of the present research suggest that the quality of financial reports is enhanced when women with accounting knowledge serve on the audit committee. This study highlights the significance of diversity
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Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music
RNG Link ParentThank you for the recommendations! Been putting a playlist together. Also been listening to that Prog Jazz playlist. A little sad that Tigran feels kinda one of a kind. Maybe he'll inspire others,...Thank you for the recommendations! Been putting a playlist together. Also been listening to that Prog Jazz playlist. A little sad that Tigran feels kinda one of a kind. Maybe he'll inspire others, who knows.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
RNG Link ParentOh I interpreted the second sentence to be all encompassing. In any case, your insight is always valued.Oh I interpreted the second sentence to be all encompassing. In any case, your insight is always valued.
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RNG LinkI'm not sure if this meets the prompt, but this is entirely non-professional. I think I'm quite knowledgeable about the philosophy of religion, specifically philosophical arguments for God/for...I'm not sure if this meets the prompt, but this is entirely non-professional.
I think I'm quite knowledgeable about the philosophy of religion, specifically philosophical arguments for God/for atheism, I'd think far more than many theists and atheists (god that sounds conceited, but this is nearly a full-time hobby for me.)
It started with falling into New Atheism and knowing the standard atheist responses to the common arguments which I imagine many if not most here can relate to. I figured the apologetic arguments were all trash, and I had the talking points to prove it. It turns out these arguments are far more complex than I gave them credit for. I'm not an expert on most of them, as it turns out you can likely spend a lifetime digging into any particular argument, but I have put in the effort with some arguments such as the fine-tuning argument and the argument from motion, though I have feelings about other arguments.
Fine-tuning and the hard problem of consciousness led me from atheism to agnosticism, though I'm not nearly as knowledgeable about the philosophy of mind. Mostly consciousness, and this sense that there seems to be meaning in the world pointed to by the existence of value, morals, purpose, and consciousness. I'm still working out what my worldview looks like, but I'm heavily influenced by philosophers such as Thomas Nagel, Philip Goff, and lately David Chalmers, though I'm still early on in the philosophy of mind stuff..
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk
RNG Link ParentThis also very apparent in your interactions here on Tildes.At least three therapists have told me I'm very insightful and introspective, about myself. That I have a sort of clarity and objectivity that they don't usually find in people in general
This also very apparent in your interactions here on Tildes.
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RNG Link ParentI love cats! But I am quite allergic. Is there any combination of remedies that makes having a cat even remotely possible for me?I love cats! But I am quite allergic. Is there any combination of remedies that makes having a cat even remotely possible for me?
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Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music
RNG Link ParentDiscovered him about a month ago after listening to an interview with Tosin about who's music inspires him. Will definitely need to see him live. Any recommendations for more like his?Discovered him about a month ago after listening to an interview with Tosin about who's music inspires him. Will definitely need to see him live. Any recommendations for more like his?
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Comment on What considerations are considered most persuasive in moving moral skeptics to moral objectivism? in ~humanities
RNG Link ParentI've left this comment unread in my notifications for two weeks because I wanted to both think about this more, and formulate what I want to say. I want "intellectual permission" to believe in...I've left this comment unread in my notifications for two weeks because I wanted to both think about this more, and formulate what I want to say.
I want "intellectual permission" to believe in morality. I also want to feel that the things I believe are justified. And I've just got this concern about the justification meta-ethically of moral realism that I can't seem to get over. What are morals? What are they made of? Are moral facts just brute facts? Are morals abstract objects? If they are in any way ontologically dependent on the beliefs or preferences of humans, it isn't clear to me how that takes us anywhere other than anti-realism.
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Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music
RNG Link ParentYes, I'd like to order some djent, but if it was just straight-up Jazz Fusion. Hamasyan's latest single is a banger as well.Entertain Me - Tigran Hamasyan
Yes, I'd like to order some djent, but if it was just straight-up Jazz Fusion.
Hamasyan's latest single is a banger as well.
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Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music
RNG Link ParentAlso recommend OME. Shame Busdriver turned out to be an abuser, loved his stuff.Also recommend OME. Shame Busdriver turned out to be an abuser, loved his stuff.
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Comment on US President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for re-election in ~news
RNG Link ParentThis is wild speculation, but I wonder to what degree, if any, his current COVID infection has to do with this decision.It's an impressive thing to me to see someone set aside pride and power. I think he sincerely believed in himself, that he was able and worthy. Whether that was realistic on his part, if it was good timing, etc doesn't really matter now, it's done and now folks have to move so we'll just see what happens from here.
This is wild speculation, but I wonder to what degree, if any, his current COVID infection has to do with this decision.
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Comment on How should you prepare for the end of the honeymoon phase? in ~life
RNG LinkI reject the premise. I've been with my partner for over a decade, and we are both giddy with excitement the moment one of us comes home from work. We plan dates every weekend, and spend time...I reject the premise.
I've been with my partner for over a decade, and we are both giddy with excitement the moment one of us comes home from work. We plan dates every weekend, and spend time together every evening, while simultaneously making plenty of time for our own individual hobbies and projects. There was no honeymoon period; the beginning was more difficult than now with financial, familial, and time constraints that just aren't present anymore. The excitement and joy the relationship brings is far greater than it was a decade ago.
I don't know that there is any magic formula. If you like talking to each other and both continuously treat each other with love and respect I don't see why you wouldn't like them even more in a few years than you do now.
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Comment on The Last Idealist - a philosophical newsletter sort of thing in ~humanities
RNG LinkI'm not going to lie, it took me longer than it should've to understand the kind of idealism the newsletter was referring to. Though, it would be very strange to write regularly to a general...I'm not going to lie, it took me longer than it should've to understand the kind of idealism the newsletter was referring to. Though, it would be very strange to write regularly to a general audience about metaphysical idealism lol
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Comment on Microsoft laid off a DEI team, and its lead wrote an internal email blasting how DEI is 'no longer business critical' in ~tech
RNG Linkarchive link This should be a reminder that there is no reason why progress must continue to move in one direction. Many liberals talk about how "history is on our side", but why? It may be that..."True systems-change work associated with DEI programs everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020," a leader of the team wrote in an email sent to thousands of employees, which was viewed by Business Insider.
The email states the team was eliminated due to "changing business needs" as of July 1. It's unclear how many employees were affected.
This should be a reminder that there is no reason why progress must continue to move in one direction. Many liberals talk about how "history is on our side", but why? It may be that future generations are far more rightist than we are today. There's no reason to believe things couldn't move in that direction for decades or centuries to come. Nothing is granted.
Also, remember that corporations are only your friend as long as that friendship is profitable to them. If rightist or bigoted viewpoints become profitable long-term, don't think for a second that your favorite brand won't trip over themselves to embody those values.
Another prudential concern: if you state you have either of these things online, you have vastly increased the chances that there will be collection attempts against you.