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7 votes
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How Japan's largest earthquakes really felt | Tohoku (2011), Kobe (1995)
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Thoughts about article: The miseducation of America's elites
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If you could give advice to anyone who is ten years younger than you or when they were ten years younger than now, what would you tell them?
(This thread is a rehash of this thread, with the difference that you can give advice to any non-public figure you want from 10 years ago too, regardless of how old they are.) (Also assuming they...
(This thread is a rehash of this thread, with the difference that you can give advice to any non-public figure you want from 10 years ago too, regardless of how old they are.)
(Also assuming they take you seriously, interpret it correctly, don't forget it immediately, don't cause a butterfly effect for doing so, etc...)
Advice for any generic 5-year old:
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If you don't know already, learn to write.
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If you don't know already, learn to read. (Neither of these are likely in most places but whatever.)
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If your parents tell you to not talk to strangers, what they mean by that is "don't talk to adults, unknown people who offer you things (which rarely happens anyway, lol) or people minding their own business." Most importantly, none of these apply to you current, or future classmates. Talk to them about things you might share in common.
(I would also include something about how watching children's cartoons are a utter waste of time but I have no replacement for those and I suspect only their parents would.)
Advice for me, 10 years ago:
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Pay attention to your future school material to make sure you don't lose it and call your teacher and interrupt class for everyone else.
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Some people will be very rude to you. You should probably tell your mom about it when you're home so she can tell the school staff about it. (You won't have time to tell your school staff unless you want to say that in fron of the people who will be rude to you.
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Crying will often attract those people to you and give them satisfaction, it's better to do it at home to your parents. (Also, those people shouldn't dictate the morality of crying.)
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If you hear a word you don't know about from your classmates, it might refer to someone's genitals, particularly If it starts with X. (
like a 5-year old would know what genitals are but anyway)
Some people will tell you or pressure you to do dumb things. ('Dumb' being needlessly harmful to others or humiliating to you.) Don't listen to them.
(I have no clue how they will react to this however.)To my mother, 10 years ago:
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In the future, it will be unanimous consensus that you should track everything your child does on the internet until they're a teenager and not have them spend more than like, 2 hours there. I'm not kidding about this.
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This is the ideal time to introduce your child to chores apparently.
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Telling your child to not talk to strangers will be a mistake, because your child will also assume 'strangers' to be his classmates, which is bad for obvious reasons. By 'strangers' you mean "adults, unknown people who offer you things (Have you ever seem this happen? Serious question.) or people minding their own business."
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Your child being autistic will mean your child will need more elaborate explanations for following social norms than most people.
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Children can often have their mouths not grow enough, and lack room for teeth to organize themselves properly. This will happen to your child, and if you wait too long, your child will have terrible teeth and need to use braces and palatal expanders to fix it, like your husband.
(I would probably also include something about my grandma dying of cancer, but my mom has never had problems with spending time with her parents so it's not really advice.)
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Panda Express workers forced to strip in ‘cult-like’ team-building seminar, lawsuit alleges
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Where would you live if you had no ties to where you are now?
The US emigration thread brought back a lot of thoughts I've had about leaving the UK, and I imagine a decent number of us have at least idly wondered about a serious move - especially after a...
The US emigration thread brought back a lot of thoughts I've had about leaving the UK, and I imagine a decent number of us have at least idly wondered about a serious move - especially after a year like we've just had.
For me, the difficulty has always been figuring out where to go: politics/climate/healthcare/lifestyle/language are a delicate balancing act, and I don't think anywhere's a slam dunk. Everyone's going to have their own take on what perfect looks like, and what compromises to make mapping that to the real world!
So let's assume you're packed and ready to go, nothing holding you back. You've still got to navigate inbound immigration, handle the language, find a job, all that good stuff - but the world is your oyster. Where would you choose to go?
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Do any other US citizens think of emigrating?
I'm a 23 year old male originally from Southern California, and like the title says I'm curious to see if anyone else near my demographic has seriously looked into emmigrating in light of the past...
I'm a 23 year old male originally from Southern California, and like the title says I'm curious to see if anyone else near my demographic has seriously looked into emmigrating in light of the past year and a half.
What factors motivate you to move?
What would be an ideal location for you?
What timeline would are you looking at?One of the main motivators I seek to emmigrate is climate change. As the world continues to progress and evolve I do not think the United States will be able to equitabbly address the changing landscape and ways of life. As for when I would want to move, I'm not sure; currently it seems like a far off probability, but I know it's a choice I will have to make in my own lifetime.
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Girl and computer
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Gender and right-wing extremism in America: Why understanding women’s roles is key to preventing future acts of domestic terrorism
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Curbside delivery isn’t new, but the pandemic helped it take off. Here’s what to expect as it moves forward
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Against child hostages
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Work from home expert Nicholas Bloom, a Stanford economist, says office space will get more collaborative, and you’ll still be working from home (just not as much)
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Black intimacy at the card table
7 votes -
What drove the historically large American murder spike in 2020?
5 votes -
Stop telling women they have imposter syndrome
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‘I was invisible’: The maid-turned-star who’s taking on racism in Brazil
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Organizing life in checklists
I was wondering if anyone organizes their life in checklists, and if so, how people go about doing it. I'm interested in starting to try this, but haven't yet taken the time to do so and I'm...
I was wondering if anyone organizes their life in checklists, and if so, how people go about doing it. I'm interested in starting to try this, but haven't yet taken the time to do so and I'm curious what works for people.
My idea of this came off of CGP Grey's usage, which he often talked about in his podcast with Brady Haran, Hello Internet, but I'm a Windows/Android kind of person and would probably use a program such as Notion, which I'm using for notetaking and other tasks already, to do so.What I'm mainly wondering is how you might structure checklists to a day of the week, and what to include/not include on there. What works for you if you've tried this before, and would you recommend it?
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I'm considering on becoming a first-time dog owner soon, looking for advice
I find myself at a point in my life where I have the time, energy, and money to adopt a dog. Growing up I never had a dog - my parents only had cats. I don't totally know what I'm getting into so...
I find myself at a point in my life where I have the time, energy, and money to adopt a dog. Growing up I never had a dog - my parents only had cats. I don't totally know what I'm getting into so I'm looking for some advice.
I would like to have a moderately active dog, as I live a moderately active life. However, many donation sites list even just moderately active dogs as needing a yard. I live in a fairly spacious 1 bedroom apartment that's in a small complex (5 units) on the ground floor. Does this severely restrict the kind of dogs I should adopt? I know a hyper-active breed wouldn't be happy here. But should I consider myself limited to small, lower needs dogs?
Edit:
Probably important bit of information, I don't plan to get a puppy.
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Preparing for “Yardi Gras” in New Orleans
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Does growing old make you ugly?
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Covid-hit New Orleans turns homes into floats for Mardi Gras
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Bring back the nervous breakdown
14 votes -
None of our technologies have managed to destroy humanity – yet
5 votes -
New Jersey police union contracts fund six-figure “sick day” payouts, $2,500 “perfect attendance” bonuses and lucrative “extra duty” assignments
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Norway approves Utøya memorial for victims of 2011 massacre, despite local concerns – memorial is expected to be ready for the tenth anniversary of the attacks on 22nd July
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Sending stuff around the world
I want to try something new and send some sacks of coffee over the atlantic and maybe start a sidehustle. I'm in the process of checking tarifs and stuff, but I have no idea where to even start...
I want to try something new and send some sacks of coffee over the atlantic and maybe start a sidehustle. I'm in the process of checking tarifs and stuff, but I have no idea where to even start looking for somebody who would do the actual transporting or what it might even cost.
did anybody here do something like that?
how did you do it?
what did you send?
why did you do it?
what was your experience with it?
would you do it again?8 votes -
Sámi National Day – National day that falls on February 6th. This date was when the first Sámi congress was held in 1917 in Trondheim, Norway
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Three American mothers, on the brink. Eleven months, multiple breakdowns, one harrowing realization: They’ve got to get back up and do it all again tomorrow.
10 votes -
I’m autistic. I’m hoping I can wear a mask for the rest of my life.
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I can tolerate anything except the outgroup
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The Pope vs. Lululemon
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Considering the silence of teenage boys in the wake of my son's traumatic injury
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Getting plowed - Exposing the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal (2012)
4 votes -
A picture of what dating looked like in the 1950s
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The deplatforming of Father Coughlin: The story of the anti-Semitic radio priest offers an intriguing analog-age precedent to the digital-age debates over the limits of free expression
11 votes -
The high price of mistrust
10 votes -
Stop making excuses for toxic bosses
13 votes -
Norway arrests highlight impact of pandemic on sex workers – governments should include sex workers in public health and financial support responses
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Parents with disabilities face extra hurdles with kids' remote schooling
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A factsheet about single people in the USA
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Still alive
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How'd y'all grow up?
If you care to explicate your personal situation... I'm interested! So, in what circumstances did you grow up and how did that effect you in terms of the person you are now???
15 votes -
Margo St. James, advocate for sex workers, dies at 83
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Why you should stop reading news
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The unsettling truth of the story behind "Mostly Harmless", the hiker whose mysterious death fascinated the internet
16 votes -
Bakersfield, California just ended chronic homelessness
11 votes -
How I survived a Chinese ‘reeducation’ camp for Uighurs
16 votes -
How the United States chose to become a country of homelessness
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Sex workers say 'defunding Pornhub' puts their livelihoods at risk
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How Iceland is closing the gender wage gap
6 votes