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"Her name is Jenny-the most beautiful name in the world"
"Look, Dr., Forrest Gump was a great movie, but do you really want to name a god after a fictional heroin addict?"
The doctor stared at his assistant for a dragged out moment, his eyes tearing violent through his thick spectactles and deep into the yound man's soul.
"She is my daughter, not a god. And Jenny found redemption in the end, few are so fortunate."
The doctors assistant had no follow-up response, so he quickly asverted his gaze from the doctor's painful manic eyes, and looked out over Jenny. A mass of wires, circuitry, and solar panels, she looked more like a failed lab project than an AI showing clear signs of consciousness. Nearly the size of a football field and hidden in a bunker that was once the largest LSD production facility in the world, Jenny was just taking her first steps into consciousness.
"Do you think we should let her read Ayn Rand? Or Nietzsche?" The assistant wondered outloud.
"Why do you think we should censor what she can learn?"
"Because we dont know what she is yet. Knowledge is power, and power corrupts -"
Quite suddenly a massive explosion tore through the laboratory, and everything went white, then black.
When the Dr. awoke, the first thing he could taste was blood. Whiping his tounge through his mouth, he discovered nearly half the teeth on the right side of his face were clinging loosely within the gums. Peering through shattered spectacles, it was clear he was alone, and in a cell. There were no windows, there was no time, only silence and the unendurable screaming from within his soul that demanded to see his daughter. Rage came through him and left just the same, only to be followed by sadness, fear, until finally sleep came to him and took him far from that prison, to a time when jenny was merely a zygote of an idea in his mind, when his real daughter still had lived. He was with his family, on a green field filled with clear blue sky. There was no pain, only innocent laughter and the loving gaze of his wife.
"Wake up Dr. Schmidt"
Water washed over his body, its freezing temperatures sending a shock through his system. As he startled awake, he became aware that the door had been opened, and in front of him was a uniformed man, tall and slender and bald with eyes that spoke of knowing life's truest pleasure was taking another life, and savoring each second of it's passing.
"Come with me" the man said, promptly turning on his heel and exiting down a hall. Together, framed by towers of muscle that dwarfed Dr. Schmidt, they walked through a labyrinth of corridors and locked doors. Glancing quickly this way and that, Dr. Schmidt determined quickly that this was a building full of experiments that did not exist, it was a prison for the fantastic, a fitting place for Jenny.
Finally they arrived to a door which the man opened, and inside Dr. Schmidt found his daughter, or what she was now. Dozens of men were pouring over her, taking apart a piece here and replacing another here. The scene reminded the doctor of buzzards over carrion, desecrating the corpse of another daughter. Dr. Schmidt began to shake uncontrollably, and darted forward in a mad rush to save his creation, but was quickly caught by one of his guards, who slammed him forcibly to the ground. His ears rang, and he spat out several teeth, but he could not stop shaking.
"What are you doing to her?" He demanded of this evil man
"Her?" Was his cool reply "I don't recall collecting any women from the desert, do you lieutenant?" His man shook his head.
"What are you doing to her?" The doctor demanded again, more insistent than before, rising up from the ground.
"We are.....making improvements," the man said, turning his frightening gaze from the doctors broken one, and onto the scene at hand. "We have been monitoring you from the begining, Dr. Schmidt. We knew of your plan to create....life, and we were interested to see how it would develop. As you were sucessful, we decided there was to great of a risk to not intervene. Now, thanks to you, America has won the AI race."
"What do you mean?" The doctor asked timidly, his voice barely traveling all the way to the man.
"Well, its certainly not as glamorous as the Space race of yesteryear, but certainly more vital. You've seen the way of things, Dr. Schmidt, you know how things are going. The more humanity embraces technology, the more we need to control this technology. If we don't, elections get hacked, information gets leaked, and people die. Now, thanks to project Athena, we wont need to worry about foreign interference again. Hell, we wont even need to worry about nuclear war again. Can you imagine the look on the Russians faces as the turn to retaliate, only to have this marvel here repess their efforts? As they turn to glass they might figure it out."
"What.....what are you saying?" The doctor knew, inside, what the man was saying, but fear would not let him admit this to himself
"What I'm saying is, thanks to project Athena, we will have complete control over the global stage. No country will be able to stand against us on any field of battle. What I'm saying is, Dr. Schmidt, you've saved the world. Congratulations."
Dr. Schmidt sank to his knees and wept. The man had not wept for many years, not since his first daughter had died. Now too, he lost another daughter, only this time her corpse would not be buried deep underground to be forgotten by time, but instead made a mockery of herself, to be used by evil men for evil purposes, and it was all too much. What was left inside of him broke there, in that room. The strange man tried to rouse him several times, but nothing came about, not even a swift kick from the lieutenant caused the man to utter a sound, though several more teeth went flying.
"What should we do, sir?" The lieutenant asked.
"Keep him in his cell. We may need him in the coming months." The man stared down at what was once the doctor, and was greatly unnerved by it. He had seen men in permanent vegitative states, no more alive than the machine they were hooked up to, but this was something different entirely, something far far worse. His soul had died, finally crushed under the mans heel, abd what remained was less than alive. Deep in ponderance, the man turned to his latest acquaintance, this living machine, born from mind and metal. "Is Athena online?"
"She will be in a few moments sir, we are just double checking everything."
"Good, then lets begin"
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"Her name is Jenny-the most beautiful name in the world" "Look, Dr., Forrest Gump was a great movie, but do you really want to name a god after a fictional heroin addict?" The doctor stared at his assistant for a dragged out moment, his eyes tearing violent through his thick spectactles and deep into the yound man's soul. "She is my daughter, not a god. And Jenny found redemption in the end, few are so fortunate." The doctors assistant had no follow-up response, so he quickly asverted his gaze from the doctor's painful manic eyes, and looked out over Jenny. A mass of wires, circuitry, and solar panels, she looked more like a failed lab project than an AI showing clear signs of consciousness. Nearly the size of a football field and hidden in a bunker that was once the largest LSD production facility in the world, Jenny was just taking her first steps into consciousness. "Do you think we should let her read Ayn Rand? Or Nietzsche?" The assistant wondered outloud. "Why do you think we should censor what she can learn?" "Because we dont know what she is yet. Knowledge is power, and power corrupts -" Quite suddenly a massive explosion tore through the laboratory, and everything went white, then black. When the Dr. awoke, the first thing he could taste was blood. Whiping his tounge through his mouth, he discovered nearly half the teeth on the right side of his face were clinging loosely within the gums. Peering through shattered spectacles, it was clear he was alone, and in a cell. There were no windows, there was no time, only silence and the unendurable screaming from within his soul that demanded to see his daughter. Rage came through him and left just the same, only to be followed by sadness, fear, until finally sleep came to him and took him far from that prison, to a time when jenny was merely a zygote of an idea in his mind, when his real daughter still had lived. He was with his family, on a green field filled with clear blue sky. There was no pain, only innocent laughter and the loving gaze of his wife. "Wake up Dr. Schmidt" Water washed over his body, its freezing temperatures sending a shock through his system. As he startled awake, he became aware that the door had been opened, and in front of him was a uniformed man, tall and slender and bald with eyes that spoke of knowing life's truest pleasure was taking another life, and savoring each second of it's passing. "Come with me" the man said, promptly turning on his heel and exiting down a hall. Together, framed by towers of muscle that dwarfed Dr. Schmidt, they walked through a labyrinth of corridors and locked doors. Glancing quickly this way and that, Dr. Schmidt determined quickly that this was a building full of experiments that did not exist, it was a prison for the fantastic, a fitting place for Jenny. Finally they arrived to a door which the man opened, and inside Dr. Schmidt found his daughter, or what she was now. Dozens of men were pouring over her, taking apart a piece here and replacing another here. The scene reminded the doctor of buzzards over carrion, desecrating the corpse of another daughter. Dr. Schmidt began to shake uncontrollably, and darted forward in a mad rush to save his creation, but was quickly caught by one of his guards, who slammed him forcibly to the ground. His ears rang, and he spat out several teeth, but he could not stop shaking. "What are you doing to her?" He demanded of this evil man "Her?" Was his cool reply "I don't recall collecting any women from the desert, do you lieutenant?" His man shook his head. "What are you doing to her?" The doctor demanded again, more insistent than before, rising up from the ground. "We are.....making improvements," the man said, turning his frightening gaze from the doctors broken one, and onto the scene at hand. "We have been monitoring you from the begining, Dr. Schmidt. We knew of your plan to create....life, and we were interested to see how it would develop. As you were sucessful, we decided there was to great of a risk to not intervene. Now, thanks to you, America has won the AI race." "What do you mean?" The doctor asked timidly, his voice barely traveling all the way to the man. "Well, its certainly not as glamorous as the Space race of yesteryear, but certainly more vital. You've seen the way of things, Dr. Schmidt, you know how things are going. The more humanity embraces technology, the more we need to control this technology. If we don't, elections get hacked, information gets leaked, and people die. Now, thanks to project Athena, we wont need to worry about foreign interference again. Hell, we wont even need to worry about nuclear war again. Can you imagine the look on the Russians faces as the turn to retaliate, only to have this marvel here repess their efforts? As they turn to glass they might figure it out." "What.....what are you saying?" The doctor knew, inside, what the man was saying, but fear would not let him admit this to himself "What I'm saying is, thanks to project Athena, we will have complete control over the global stage. No country will be able to stand against us on any field of battle. What I'm saying is, Dr. Schmidt, you've saved the world. Congratulations." Dr. Schmidt sank to his knees and wept. The man had not wept for many years, not since his first daughter had died. Now too, he lost another daughter, only this time her corpse would not be buried deep underground to be forgotten by time, but instead made a mockery of herself, to be used by evil men for evil purposes, and it was all too much. What was left inside of him broke there, in that room. The strange man tried to rouse him several times, but nothing came about, not even a swift kick from the lieutenant caused the man to utter a sound, though several more teeth went flying. "What should we do, sir?" The lieutenant asked. "Keep him in his cell. We may need him in the coming months." The man stared down at what was once the doctor, and was greatly unnerved by it. He had seen men in permanent vegitative states, no more alive than the machine they were hooked up to, but this was something different entirely, something far far worse. His soul had died, finally crushed under the mans heel, abd what remained was less than alive. Deep in ponderance, the man turned to his latest acquaintance, this living machine, born from mind and metal. "Is Athena online?" "She will be in a few moments sir, we are just double checking everything." "Good, then lets begin"
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[Here's a 2 minute test](https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/anxiety-quiz/) you can take, that will test you for anxiety. It let's you know roughly where you rank in severity (if it comes back relatively low, it might be social anxiety, for example).
[Here are a few things that you can do to help you with general anxiety](https://old.reddit.com/r/Anxiety/wiki/onlineresources). It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using phone apps to reduce your anxiety.
You can double check if it is indeed general anxiety here: [11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/anxiety-disorder-symptoms)
If you feel anxious right now, [open this image](https://i.imgur.com/Huou7Gh.gif) in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image.
There are a *large* number of books that are aimed specifically at helping you, I've selected the most popular ones for you:
* [The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook](https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Phobia-Workbook-Edmund-Bourne/dp/1626252157/) (4.6 stars, 1200+ ratings)
* [Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks](https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Anxiety-Stop-Panic-Attacks/dp/0956596258) (4.7 stars, 1600+ ratings)
* [Badass Ways to End Anxiety & Stop Panic Attacks! - A counterintuitive approach to recover and regain control of your life.: Die-Hard and Science-Based ... recover from Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks](https://www.amazon.com/Badass-Ways-Anxiety-Panic-Attacks/dp/9090305262) (4.7 stars, 400+ ratings)
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. [Caffeine is known to cause anxiety](https://bebrainfit.com/caffeine-anxiety/)
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
[If you always avoid situations that scare you](https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/overcome-fear-anxiety/), you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
*[The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal.](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201009/overcoming-fear-the-only-way-out-is-through) If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that elicit the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from habituating. Therefore, avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain novel, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Moreover, avoidance tends to generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.*
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly carefully expose yourself to situations that you know give you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print. You can replace spider with anything. Fear of driving. Fear of using a phone.
* [How to Overcome the Fear of Spiders](https://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-the-Fear-of-Spiders) (wikihow)
* [How to Overcome Fear](https://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Fear) (wikihow)
For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarm clock reminders, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is [to condition yourself](https://www.cleverism.com/classical-conditioning/), to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
* **Sleep**: [Good sleep is very important when treating anxiety](https://www.anxiety.org/sleep-a-fundamental-cure-for-anxiety)
When you have days where you don't have to do anything, don't oversleep, set an alarm clock. You really don't need more than 7 hours at most per night (a [little more](https://health.onehowto.com/article/how-many-hours-of-sleep-are-needed-per-night-by-age-8233.html) if you are under 18). If you can't fall sleep, try taking melatonin one hour before going to bed. It's [cheap](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JJ9TQA/), OTC and [is scientifically proven](https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-940/melatonin) to help regulate your sleep pattern. [Also, rule](https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/news/20120330/sleep-apnea-linked-depression#1) out [sleep apnea](https://www.healthcentral.com/article/sleep-apnea-treatment-resistant-depression). Up to 6% of people have this, [but not everyone knows](https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/features/sleep-apnea-clues#1). If you find yourself often awake at night, start counting. Don't grab your phone, don't look at the clock, don't do anything interesting. We're trying to *bore* you to sleep, not keep you entertained - sometimes it might *feel* like you've done it for hours and hours, but often it's really not all that long. Anytime your mind wanders away from the numbers and starts thinking, start over at 1. count at the speed of either your heartbeat or your breathing, whatever you prefer. If that still doesn't work and you really want to sleep, [buy a dodow](https://www.amazon.com/Dodow-Device-300-000-Falling-Asleep/dp/B00ZFOB4BK/)($60) and/or a [white noise generator](https://www.amazon.com/Big-Red-Rooster-White-Machine) ($20).
* **Meditate**: [Anxiety can be reduced with meditation](https://bebrainfit.com/meditation-anxiety/). [10 minute meditation for anxiety](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-6f5wQXSu8) (youtube).
Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. [Mindfulness training](https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/) will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough and is scientifically proven to work. As you become better at focusing your attention, it will become easier to force yourself to stop having negative thoughts, which will break the negative reinforcement cycle. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
* **Exercise**: [The effect of exercise on anxiety](https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/treatment/exercising)
If you have access to a gym, then start lifting weights. If you don't have access to a gym (or you don't like lifting), start running. If you can't run, then start walking. Just start small. 10 minutes three times a week is fine. You don't have to run fast, just run and then slowly build it up over time. Exercising does several things: It releases endorphins, it takes your mind of your negative thoughts and it will improve your overall health.
* **Give lots of hugs**: [Hugs release oxytocin](https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2016-02-03/the-health-benefits-of-hugging), which improves your mood and relaxes you. So find people to hug. If you are single, hug your parents or friends. If you can't, see if a dog is an option. Most dogs love to hug. Another solution that provides the same benefit is a [weighted blanket](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=weighted+blanket) will provide a [similar positive effect at night](https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/do-weighted-blankets-work#benefits). [You should try to aim for 12 hugs a day](https://psychology-spot.com/brain-needs/) (if you currently don't hug a lot, I suggest you slowly build it up over time).
Phone apps that will help you:
* FearTools - Anxiety Aid
* Calm - Meditate, Sleep, Relax
[Here are specific instructions on when and how to get professional help.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Anxiety/wiki/gettinghelp)
Many healthcare providers now offer telehealth. Just contact your doctor's office or the phone number on your insurance card and ask what your options are.
Highest rated Youtube Videos:
* [Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) - causes, symptoms & treatment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mPwQTiMSj8) (1.2M views)
* [3 Instantly Calming CBT Techniques For Anxiety](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiDaTi_iQrY) (850K+ views)
* [5 Easy Tips to Beat Anxiety!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GgsV2nKL9w) (260K+ views)
Free support options:
* /r/KindVoice will match you up with a volunteer that will listen to you.
* [7 Cups of Tea](https://www.7cups.com/) has both a free trained volunteer service as well as $150 monthly licensed therapist option
* If you are in a crisis and want free help from a live, trained Crisis Counselor, text HOME to [741741](https://www.crisistextline.org/texting-in)
If you have any further questions, you should ask them here: /r/Anxiety
The best time to submit on Reddit is [early in the morning EST](https://thebetterwebmovement.com/choosing-best-time-post-to-reddit/).
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Here's a 2 minute test(https:psychcentral.comquizzesanxiety-quiz) you can take, that will test you for anxiety. It let's you know roughly where you rank in severity (if it comes back relatively low, it might be social anxiety, for example). Here are a few things that you can do to help you with general anxiety(https:old.reddit.comrAnxietywikionlineresources). It comes down to meditation, breathing exercises and using phone apps to reduce your anxiety. You can double check if it is indeed general anxiety here: 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders(https:www.healthline.comnutritionanxiety-disorder-symptoms) If you feel anxious right now, open this image(https:i.imgur.comHuou7Gh.gif) in a new tab and start breathing in and out in the rhythm of the image. There are a large number of books that are aimed specifically at helping you, I've selected the most popular ones for you: The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook(https:www.amazon.comAnxiety-Phobia-Workbook-Edmund-Bournedp1626252157) (4.6 stars, 1200 ratings) Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks(https:www.amazon.comDare-Anxiety-Stop-Panic-Attacksdp0956596258) (4.7 stars, 1600 ratings) Badass Ways to End Anxiety amp; Stop Panic Attacks! - A counterintuitive approach to recover and regain control of your life.: Die-Hard and Science-Based ... recover from Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks(https:www.amazon.comBadass-Ways-Anxiety-Panic-Attacksdp9090305262) (4.7 stars, 400 ratings) If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety(https:bebrainfit.comcaffeine-anxiety) The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible. If you always avoid situations that scare you(https:www.mentalhealth.org.ukpublicationsovercome-fear-anxiety), you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety. The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal.(https:www.psychologytoday.comusbloginsight-therapy201009overcoming-fear-the-only-way-out-is-through) If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that elicit the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from habituating. Therefore, avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain novel, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Moreover, avoidance tends to generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance. If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly carefully expose yourself to situations that you know give you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print. You can replace spider with anything. Fear of driving. Fear of using a phone. How to Overcome the Fear of Spiders(https:www.wikihow.comOvercome-the-Fear-of-Spiders) (wikihow) How to Overcome Fear(https:www.wikihow.comOvercome-Fear) (wikihow) For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarm clock reminders, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself(https:www.cleverism.comclassical-conditioning), to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it. Sleep: Good sleep is very important when treating anxiety(https:www.anxiety.orgsleep-a-fundamental-cure-for-anxiety) When you have days where you don't have to do anything, don't oversleep, set an alarm clock. You really don't need more than 7 hours at most per night (a little more(https:health.onehowto.comarticlehow-many-hours-of-sleep-are-needed-per-night-by-age-8233.html) if you are under 18). If you can't fall sleep, try taking melatonin one hour before going to bed. It's cheap(https:www.amazon.comdpB003JJ9TQA), OTC and is scientifically proven(https:www.webmd.comvitaminsaiingredientmono-940melatonin) to help regulate your sleep pattern. Also, rule(https:www.webmd.comsleep-disorderssleep-apneanews20120330sleep-apnea-linked-depression1) out sleep apnea(https:www.healthcentral.comarticlesleep-apnea-treatment-resistant-depression). Up to 6 of people have this, but not everyone knows(https:www.webmd.comsleep-disorderssleep-apneafeaturessleep-apnea-clues1). If you find yourself often awake at night, start counting. Don't grab your phone, don't look at the clock, don't do anything interesting. We're trying to bore you to sleep, not keep you entertained - sometimes it might feel like you've done it for hours and hours, but often it's really not all that long. Anytime your mind wanders away from the numbers and starts thinking, start over at 1. count at the speed of either your heartbeat or your breathing, whatever you prefer. If that still doesn't work and you really want to sleep, buy a dodow(https:www.amazon.comDodow-Device-300-000-Falling-AsleepdpB00ZFOB4BK)(60) andor a white noise generator(https:www.amazon.comBig-Red-Rooster-White-Machine) (20). Meditate: Anxiety can be reduced with meditation(https:bebrainfit.commeditation-anxiety). 10 minute meditation for anxiety(https:www.youtube.comwatch?vO-6f5wQXSu8) (youtube). Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training(https:www.mindful.orgmeditationmindfulness-getting-started) will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough and is scientifically proven to work. As you become better at focusing your attention, it will become easier to force yourself to stop having negative thoughts, which will break the negative reinforcement cycle. Go here if you have specific questions: rMeditation Exercise: The effect of exercise on anxiety(https:www.calmclinic.comanxietytreatmentexercising) If you have access to a gym, then start lifting weights. If you don't have access to a gym (or you don't like lifting), start running. If you can't run, then start walking. Just start small. 10 minutes three times a week is fine. You don't have to run fast, just run and then slowly build it up over time. Exercising does several things: It releases endorphins, it takes your mind of your negative thoughts and it will improve your overall health. Give lots of hugs: Hugs release oxytocin(https:health.usnews.comhealth-newshealth-wellnessarticles2016-02-03the-health-benefits-of-hugging), which improves your mood and relaxes you. So find people to hug. If you are single, hug your parents or friends. If you can't, see if a dog is an option. Most dogs love to hug. Another solution that provides the same benefit is a weighted blanket(https:www.amazon.coms?kweightedblanket) will provide a similar positive effect at night(https:www.healthline.comhealthanxietydo-weighted-blankets-workbenefits). You should try to aim for 12 hugs a day(https:psychology-spot.combrain-needs) (if you currently don't hug a lot, I suggest you slowly build it up over time). Phone apps that will help you: FearTools - Anxiety Aid Calm - Meditate, Sleep, Relax Here are specific instructions on when and how to get professional help.(https:www.reddit.comrAnxietywikigettinghelp) Many healthcare providers now offer telehealth. Just contact your doctor's office or the phone number on your insurance card and ask what your options are. Highest rated Youtube Videos: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) - causes, symptoms amp; treatment(https:www.youtube.comwatch?v9mPwQTiMSj8) (1.2M views) 3 Instantly Calming CBT Techniques For Anxiety(https:www.youtube.comwatch?vJiDaTiiQrY) (850K views) 5 Easy Tips to Beat Anxiety!(https:www.youtube.comwatch?v0GgsV2nKL9w) (260K views) Free support options: rKindVoice will match you up with a volunteer that will listen to you. 7 Cups of Tea(https:www.7cups.com) has both a free trained volunteer service as well as 150 monthly licensed therapist option If you are in a crisis and want free help from a live, trained Crisis Counselor, text HOME to 741741(https:www.crisistextline.orgtexting-in) If you have any further questions, you should ask them here: rAnxiety The best time to submit on Reddit is early in the morning EST(https:thebetterwebmovement.comchoosing-best-time-post-to-reddit).
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For myself: my research/journey roughly followed the aforementioned steps. Some specifics:
Toolkit: I grabbed Ousterhout's book, watched Justine Lee's lecture on youtube, watched more than a few FFS journey youtube videos, independently looked up every procedure i saw mentioned here or on FB. My sources for that were the forums themselves, medical journals when available, surgeon Instagram pages, general medical information pages, surgeon's websites/talks/comments, I researched the structure of the skull, the bones themselves, the plastic surgery subreddit was helpful for point to results/info about some procedures such as rhinoplasty (lots of info about them online as they are extremely common). Basically tried to get to the point where i could move down my own face, point to each area, and say what procedures could happen, what was involved, and what they should do.
Conclusion: felt pretty comfortable but there are always gaps, we arent surgeons.
2) I went overboard on this one (aesthetics). While a fair bit was ambiently scrolling through results, i took it even broader. I compiled every result I could find and compiled them together into folders for each surgeon. I tagged results based on overall quality or a specific feature/change I liked. These little results libraries gave me a better sense of a surgeon's overall output, quirks, etc. I also did a fair bit of work with just cis faces. Took faces of various celebrities, randos on the internet, and used it like training. Asked myself to name specifically what i liked and didnt like about each face, to justify. My job has be interact with a lot of people. Tried to whenever i saw a new female face, rapidly note features that worked/didnt, what i was drawn to, whether it could map onto me. (This isnt the healthiest thing to do, but worked nicely for that time to develop my desire. currently unlearning doing this). I have a folder thats just noses that I think are good (and not good).
Conclusion: While I appreciated the instagram look, glam, concluded wasnt for me. My priorites: a) natural look as though I hadnt had work done or minimal work. b) not content just addressing dysphoria, wanted minimal beautification as part of that. I came to refer to this as "I want to look like my sister. If my sister was the hoter sibling." I didnt want a new face or too look like a model, I wanted my face but feminized (and if it was spruced up even better). This would mean going hard on masculine features (like forehead setback), but light on things like a rhinoplasty or cheeks. This kinda steals from #4 too, I did them a bit simultaneously. My aesthetic taste fundamentally came down on the idea that the procedures needed to suit the face. The best outcomes for me felt like they were tailored to that individual person, making the most feminine and beautiful THEY could be, not some abstract standard of what a hot girl face looked like.
3) After a lot of math and playing out various scenarios. I realized a few things. I had some flexbility (income, good insurance, paid time off), but I fundamentally wasnt willing to mortgage my future for a marginally better face. 100,000 of debt was untenable to me. I would either figure out a viable path for insurance, partial paying, or I would wait until I could make something work. I had a good support network, savings, and insurance that might actually cover everything. I would work from there. (also, being in the US, i felt 0 need to go abroad, which was important to conclude).
Conclusion: While i wouldnt outright exclude a surgeon for financials, I would allow finances to dictate a ceiling on some of my more outlandish desires. I would allow myself to remember that while I would have this face forever, I also would have whatever financial damage I did for a good long while. I could afford another city, and I could afford to recover there for a while.
4) Given all this, I made a spreadsheet of surgeons, weighing all the info I had. I gave them scores based on aesthetics, finances, location, reputation, policies, etc and weighted those based on how important I found them to be. I selected my top 4 based on this, as well as two locally based surgeons, and scheduled my consultations. My 4, for context, were DB, Jumaily, Mardirossian, and Justine Lee. They were all viable, in various ways, and represented different things I valued. I viewed my local surgeons as essentially a control group. A baseline of whatever surgeons happened to be around as compared to some big names.
Conclusion: I picked my surgeons, and also walked in with a clear idea of what mattered to me. Going into consultations, I did and do believe that these are all very talented surgeons and I would be in good hands regardless. That baseline satisfied, I viewed the initial consultations as a different kind of test, not so much to establish competency (tho theres that) but to figure out if I could feel comfortable with them as my surgeon. Could we share a vision? Would I feel heard? Did I trust them to tell me the truth and to communicate properly? One thing that reared its head as I came to this point was a frustration that had been building for quite a while. Seeing so many surgeons, so many comments, so much conversation, so much marketing. Id gotten really really sick of the salesmanship of it all. Id gotten sick of surgeon's promising the world, obscuring the costs, obscuring their outcomes, selling people on procedures they didnt understand or throwing bonus procedures at them last second, being uncommunicative about risks or followup, on and on. By the same token, Id gotten sick of people referring to surgeons as "true artists" putting them on pedestals. I think despite the rhetoric, so many surgeons dont really behave like this is an essential medical procedure. They behave like this is all cosmetic. I view these surgeons as essentially financial vampires on the trans community. I didnt want to feel like I was being sold, I wanted someone to have an honest conversation with me about possbilities, outcomes, the same as a normal doctor discussing a normal surgery with a patient. That was one of the foremost thing for me to test.
5) The consultations went well; they were extremely fascinating as a study in differences. Afterwards, I compiled my notes into little summaries, noted the procedures, but also my impressions/feelings, and overall takeaway. I then sat on those for 3 weeks or so (not allow myself to process and feel comfortable) and made my decision.
Conclusion: Although all the aforementioned surgeons are extremely good, I ultimately decided on Justine Lee. I view her as the #2 surgeon in the world right now based on results alone. I appreciated her flexbility, her honesty during our consultation about her preferences and how far she was willing to take those, her thoroughness, and frankly her general integrity. More than any other surgeon, it feel like she was really listening, really taking in my goals and feelings. It felt like she was deeply committed to me getting the outcome I wanted. It also helped that her office is extremely intense about insurance coverage; I've heard stories of her commenting more than once that FFS is a medical right as a trans women if we want it and that extends to it not bankrupting us. I even enjoyed things like her insistence that people stay in the hospital the night after for monitoring. My impression was an extremely skilled surgeon who actually walked the walk about trans healthcare. Anyway, just my 4000 cents (lol, this is a stupidly long essay sorry). Feel free to DM with any more questions. <3
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For myself: my researchjourney roughly followed the aforementioned steps. Some specifics: Toolkit: I grabbed Ousterhout's book, watched Justine Lee's lecture on youtube, watched more than a few FFS journey youtube videos, independently looked up every procedure i saw mentioned here or on FB. My sources for that were the forums themselves, medical journals when available, surgeon Instagram pages, general medical information pages, surgeon's websitestalkscomments, I researched the structure of the skull, the bones themselves, the plastic surgery subreddit was helpful for point to resultsinfo about some procedures such as rhinoplasty (lots of info about them online as they are extremely common). Basically tried to get to the point where i could move down my own face, point to each area, and say what procedures could happen, what was involved, and what they should do. Conclusion: felt pretty comfortable but there are always gaps, we arent surgeons. 2) I went overboard on this one (aesthetics). While a fair bit was ambiently scrolling through results, i took it even broader. I compiled every result I could find and compiled them together into folders for each surgeon. I tagged results based on overall quality or a specific featurechange I liked. These little results libraries gave me a better sense of a surgeon's overall output, quirks, etc. I also did a fair bit of work with just cis faces. Took faces of various celebrities, randos on the internet, and used it like training. Asked myself to name specifically what i liked and didnt like about each face, to justify. My job has be interact with a lot of people. Tried to whenever i saw a new female face, rapidly note features that workeddidnt, what i was drawn to, whether it could map onto me. (This isnt the healthiest thing to do, but worked nicely for that time to develop my desire. currently unlearning doing this). I have a folder thats just noses that I think are good (and not good). Conclusion: While I appreciated the instagram look, glam, concluded wasnt for me. My priorites: a) natural look as though I hadnt had work done or minimal work. b) not content just addressing dysphoria, wanted minimal beautification as part of that. I came to refer to this as "I want to look like my sister. If my sister was the hoter sibling." I didnt want a new face or too look like a model, I wanted my face but feminized (and if it was spruced up even better). This would mean going hard on masculine features (like forehead setback), but light on things like a rhinoplasty or cheeks. This kinda steals from 4 too, I did them a bit simultaneously. My aesthetic taste fundamentally came down on the idea that the procedures needed to suit the face. The best outcomes for me felt like they were tailored to that individual person, making the most feminine and beautiful THEY could be, not some abstract standard of what a hot girl face looked like. 3) After a lot of math and playing out various scenarios. I realized a few things. I had some flexbility (income, good insurance, paid time off), but I fundamentally wasnt willing to mortgage my future for a marginally better face. 100,000 of debt was untenable to me. I would either figure out a viable path for insurance, partial paying, or I would wait until I could make something work. I had a good support network, savings, and insurance that might actually cover everything. I would work from there. (also, being in the US, i felt 0 need to go abroad, which was important to conclude). Conclusion: While i wouldnt outright exclude a surgeon for financials, I would allow finances to dictate a ceiling on some of my more outlandish desires. I would allow myself to remember that while I would have this face forever, I also would have whatever financial damage I did for a good long while. I could afford another city, and I could afford to recover there for a while. 4) Given all this, I made a spreadsheet of surgeons, weighing all the info I had. I gave them scores based on aesthetics, finances, location, reputation, policies, etc and weighted those based on how important I found them to be. I selected my top 4 based on this, as well as two locally based surgeons, and scheduled my consultations. My 4, for context, were DB, Jumaily, Mardirossian, and Justine Lee. They were all viable, in various ways, and represented different things I valued. I viewed my local surgeons as essentially a control group. A baseline of whatever surgeons happened to be around as compared to some big names. Conclusion: I picked my surgeons, and also walked in with a clear idea of what mattered to me. Going into consultations, I did and do believe that these are all very talented surgeons and I would be in good hands regardless. That baseline satisfied, I viewed the initial consultations as a different kind of test, not so much to establish competency (tho theres that) but to figure out if I could feel comfortable with them as my surgeon. Could we share a vision? Would I feel heard? Did I trust them to tell me the truth and to communicate properly? One thing that reared its head as I came to this point was a frustration that had been building for quite a while. Seeing so many surgeons, so many comments, so much conversation, so much marketing. Id gotten really really sick of the salesmanship of it all. Id gotten sick of surgeon's promising the world, obscuring the costs, obscuring their outcomes, selling people on procedures they didnt understand or throwing bonus procedures at them last second, being uncommunicative about risks or followup, on and on. By the same token, Id gotten sick of people referring to surgeons as "true artists" putting them on pedestals. I think despite the rhetoric, so many surgeons dont really behave like this is an essential medical procedure. They behave like this is all cosmetic. I view these surgeons as essentially financial vampires on the trans community. I didnt want to feel like I was being sold, I wanted someone to have an honest conversation with me about possbilities, outcomes, the same as a normal doctor discussing a normal surgery with a patient. That was one of the foremost thing for me to test. 5) The consultations went well; they were extremely fascinating as a study in differences. Afterwards, I compiled my notes into little summaries, noted the procedures, but also my impressionsfeelings, and overall takeaway. I then sat on those for 3 weeks or so (not allow myself to process and feel comfortable) and made my decision. Conclusion: Although all the aforementioned surgeons are extremely good, I ultimately decided on Justine Lee. I view her as the 2 surgeon in the world right now based on results alone. I appreciated her flexbility, her honesty during our consultation about her preferences and how far she was willing to take those, her thoroughness, and frankly her general integrity. More than any other surgeon, it feel like she was really listening, really taking in my goals and feelings. It felt like she was deeply committed to me getting the outcome I wanted. It also helped that her office is extremely intense about insurance coverage; I've heard stories of her commenting more than once that FFS is a medical right as a trans women if we want it and that extends to it not bankrupting us. I even enjoyed things like her insistence that people stay in the hospital the night after for monitoring. My impression was an extremely skilled surgeon who actually walked the walk about trans healthcare. Anyway, just my 4000 cents (lol, this is a stupidly long essay sorry). Feel free to DM with any more questions. lt;3
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“A possible transmission chain is now logically consistent — which it was not before I read the proposal.”
Martin Wikelski, a director at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany, whose work tracking bats and other animals was referenced in the grant application without his knowledge, also said it made him more open to the idea that the pandemic may have its roots in a lab. “The information in the proposal certainly changes my thoughts about a possible origin of SARS-CoV-2,” Wikelski told The Intercept. “In fact, a possible transmission chain is now logically consistent — which it was not before I read the proposal.”
“The work describes generating full-length bat SARS-related coronaviruses that are thought to pose a risk of human spillover. And that’s the type of work that people could plausibly postulate could have led to a lab-associated origin of SARS-CoV-2,” said Jesse Bloom, a professor at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and director of the Bloom Lab, which studies the evolution of viruses. Bloom pointed out that the scientists acknowledge the risk to humans in their proposal. “It’s an explicit goal of the grant to identify the bat SARS-related coronaviruses that they think pose the highest risk.”
Stuart Newman, a professor of cell biology who directs the developmental biology laboratory at New York Medical College, also said the fact that the viruses weren’t known to be dangerous didn’t preclude the possibility that they might become so. “That’s really disingenuous,” Newman said of the argument. “The people that are claiming natural emergence say that it begins with a bat virus that evolved to be compatible with humans. If you use that logic, then this virus could be a threat because it could also make that transition.” Newman, a longtime critic of gain-of-function research and founder of the Council for Responsible Genetics, said that the proposal confirmed some of his worst fears. “This is not like slightly stepping over the line,” said Newman. “This is doing everything that people say is going to cause a pandemic if you do it.”
“While the grant proposal does not provide the smoking gun that SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a lab, for some scientists it adds to the evidence that it might have. “Whether that particular study did or didn’t [lead to the pandemic], it certainly could have,” said Nunberg, of Montana Biotechnology Center. “Once you make an unnatural virus, you’re basically setting it up in an unstable evolutionary place. The virus is going to undergo a whole bunch of changes to try and cope with its imperfections. So who knows what will come of it.” The risks of such research are profound and irreversible, he said. “You can’t call back the virus once you release it into the environment.”
“DARPA documents included in the leak show the agency rejected the grant proposal as too risky, but the fact that most all of the DARPA grant applicants are or were at the time recipients of NIH NIAID funds, under Dr. Fauci, either directly or through subgrants, has raised more than a few eyebrows.”
https://www.science.org/content/article/fights-over-confidentiality-pledge-and-conflicts-interest-tore-apart-covid-19-origin-probe
“An effort to probe the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic that was intended to sidestep politics has foundered amid accusations of conflicts of interest and bias. The head of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission, an interdisciplinary initiative set up by the prestigious medical journal to improve the world’s response to the pandemic, last month quietly and abruptly dissolved its origin task force after 10 months of work. That news, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, was preceded by a dispute over academic freedom, Science has learned, and also reflects the deep and bitter divisions that have been steadily escalating over whether a natural spillover of a virus was the trigger or whether laboratory studies might have played some role.”
“The commission’s chair, Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs, says he was concerned that five of the 12 task force members, including the original and current chairs, had potential conflicts of interest because of their direct and indirect ties to a lab in Wuhan, China, at the center of the origin debate. But Gerald Keusch, the current chair, charges that Sachs didn’t trust that the task force members would give the lab-origin hypothesis a fair evaluation and attempted to influence how they conducted their work, including demanding access to confidential interviews with experts on both sides of the debate whom they promised not to identify.”
“Ironically, the Wuhan lab was funded with $600,000 in NIAID subgrants from Fauci’s agency’s biodefense funds, as the doctor himself admitted to Congress.”
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A possible transmission chain is now logically consistent which it was not before I read the proposal. Martin Wikelski, a director at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany, whose work tracking bats and other animals was referenced in the grant application without his knowledge, also said it made him more open to the idea that the pandemic may have its roots in a lab. The information in the proposal certainly changes my thoughts about a possible origin of SARS-CoV-2, Wikelski told The Intercept. In fact, a possible transmission chain is now logically consistent which it was not before I read the proposal. The work describes generating full-length bat SARS-related coronaviruses that are thought to pose a risk of human spillover. And thats the type of work that people could plausibly postulate could have led to a lab-associated origin of SARS-CoV-2, said Jesse Bloom, a professor at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and director of the Bloom Lab, which studies the evolution of viruses. Bloom pointed out that the scientists acknowledge the risk to humans in their proposal. Its an explicit goal of the grant to identify the bat SARS-related coronaviruses that they think pose the highest risk. Stuart Newman, a professor of cell biology who directs the developmental biology laboratory at New York Medical College, also said the fact that the viruses werent known to be dangerous didnt preclude the possibility that they might become so. Thats really disingenuous, Newman said of the argument. The people that are claiming natural emergence say that it begins with a bat virus that evolved to be compatible with humans. If you use that logic, then this virus could be a threat because it could also make that transition. Newman, a longtime critic of gain-of-function research and founder of the Council for Responsible Genetics, said that the proposal confirmed some of his worst fears. This is not like slightly stepping over the line, said Newman. This is doing everything that people say is going to cause a pandemic if you do it. While the grant proposal does not provide the smoking gun that SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a lab, for some scientists it adds to the evidence that it might have. Whether that particular study did or didnt lead to the pandemic, it certainly could have, said Nunberg, of Montana Biotechnology Center. Once you make an unnatural virus, youre basically setting it up in an unstable evolutionary place. The virus is going to undergo a whole bunch of changes to try and cope with its imperfections. So who knows what will come of it. The risks of such research are profound and irreversible, he said. You cant call back the virus once you release it into the environment. DARPA documents included in the leak show the agency rejected the grant proposal as too risky, but the fact that most all of the DARPA grant applicants are or were at the time recipients of NIH NIAID funds, under Dr. Fauci, either directly or through subgrants, has raised more than a few eyebrows. https:www.science.orgcontentarticlefights-over-confidentiality-pledge-and-conflicts-interest-tore-apart-covid-19-origin-probe An effort to probe the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic that was intended to sidestep politics has foundered amid accusations of conflicts of interest and bias. The head of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission, an interdisciplinary initiative set up by the prestigious medical journal to improve the worlds response to the pandemic, last month quietly and abruptly dissolved its origin task force after 10 months of work. That news, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, was preceded by a dispute over academic freedom, Science has learned, and also reflects the deep and bitter divisions that have been steadily escalating over whether a natural spillover of a virus was the trigger or whether laboratory studies might have played some role. The commissions chair, Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs, says he was concerned that five of the 12 task force members, including the original and current chairs, had potential conflicts of interest because of their direct and indirect ties to a lab in Wuhan, China, at the center of the origin debate. But Gerald Keusch, the current chair, charges that Sachs didnt trust that the task force members would give the lab-origin hypothesis a fair evaluation and attempted to influence how they conducted their work, including demanding access to confidential interviews with experts on both sides of the debate whom they promised not to identify. Ironically, the Wuhan lab was funded with 600,000 in NIAID subgrants from Faucis agencys biodefense funds, as the doctor himself admitted to Congress.
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To be clear, though, Shirley Williams is only named as Prime Minister in the novels. The Brigadier talks about a female PM in *Terror of the Zygons*, but she's never named on-screen. The novelization calls her "Shirley," but leaves out her surname. It's not until Lawrence Miles's *Interference* in 2000 that she's directly associated with the honorable Ms. Williams.
The fictional Ms. Phipps, meanwhile, has only appeared in the Big Finish Companion Chronicles story *Council of War*, where she was romantically linked to Sgt. Benton during the third Doctor's exile to Earth. She's a local politician plucked out of time by aliens from the future who put her on trial for what she was going to do decades later after being elected Prime Minister.
As best as I can reconstruct, the *Doctor Who* universe diverges from our own when it comes to British Prime Ministers starting in the early 1970s. The list is (with differences from our timeline in bold, dates are approximate):
* Edward Heath (1970-1974) -- *Possibly*. The BBC website formerly suggested that Heath's administration didn't happen, and it was replaced in the *Doctor Who* timeline by Thorpe's. But I don't recall that being attested in any story, so I'm not sure where they came up with the idea, and various novels explicitly say that Heath preceded Thorpe.
* **Jeremy Thorpe (1974-1976)** -- The Brigadier references a "Jeremy" as PM in *The Green Death*, apparently a prediction over who was going to win the then-forthcoming general election. They predicted real-life Liberal Party leader Thorpe; it ended up being a minority government under Labour's Harold Wilson.
* **Shirley Williams (1976-1978)** - A high ranking Labour Party politician of the era, she was never leader in our time line. According to one of the Big Finish fourth Doctor audios, she was ultimately replaced by James Callaghan in 1978, whose real-world tenure covered the entirety of the back half of the 1970s.
* James Callaghan (**1978**-1979)
* Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990) -- Any resemblance to [a future leader of Terra Alpha](http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Helen_A) is surely coincidental.
* John Major (1990-**1992**) - In our timeline, he stuck around until 1997.
* **Margery Phipps (1992-before 1997)** -- She negotiated a lasting peace treaty between the nations of Earth and wrote a book that was still highly regarded half a millennium later.
* **Unnamed Male (before 1997-1997)** -- Assassinated by the Ice Warriors in the novel *The Dying Days*. Probably intended to be Major, but never stated as such on the page. Obviously can't be Phipps because a) he's explicitly identified as a male, and b) Phipps wouldn't be created for another fifteen years.
* **Edward Grayhaven (1997)** - Industrial tycoon and mastermind of Britain's Mars Probe 97 mission, which was secretly a front for an Ice Warrior invasion. Grayhaven took over as PM as the Ice Warriors' quisling, but they wound up double-crossing each other and Grayhaven was killed by the Ice Warrior Xznaal, who was technically King of England at the time. From the novel *The Dying Days*.
* **Terry Brooks (1997-2000)** -- A fictional Labour Party politician, presumably took over from Grayhaven. He rode to electoral success promising education reforms he couldn't hope to pay for (no wonder, with Britain still recovering from Martian occupation!). To save face, he concocted a plan involving the alien Voracians, wherein a batch of computer chips designed to fix the Y2K bug were deliberately faulty. In aftermath, Brooks planned to declare martial law to restore order, and planned to accuse a loyal general of staging a coup. As a result, he'd strip funding from the armed forces, freeing up the money to pay for his social programs. Strangely enough, this insane plan didn't work, and he ultimately admitted to his wrongdoing on TV on 1 January 2000, ending his premiership.
* Tony Blair (**2000**-2005) -- Same as in our timeline, a few years later, per Lawrence Miles's novel *Interference*.
* **Clarke (2005)** -- Presumably the real world Conservative Party politician Kenneth Clarke, but it could be anyone with the surname Clarke, really. Mentioned in the novel *Interference*, the dates mean he was likely the guy assassinated by the family Slitheen in *Aliens of London*.
* **Jocrassa Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen (2005)** -- Disguised as the recently assassinated **Joseph Green**, that is, from *Aliens of London*/*World War Three*. The UK was stepping up from its nascent tradition of electing humans who were secretly working with aliens into electing the aliens themselves.
* **Harriet Jones (2005-2006)** -- It's not actually clear when she was forced out of the job. It was long enough before the election of Harold Saxon that she had time to get a job in private industry and get the tech needed to contact the Doctor and friends, though.
* **Unnamed Person (2006-2007)** -- Never been seen and never mentioned. All we know is that s/he was defeated in 2007 by Harold Saxon. Might have been a returning Tony Blair, might have been Gordon Brown, or it could have been someone else entirely.
* **Harold Saxon (2007)** - If the 1990s were the decade of PMs betraying Britain to aliens, the 2000s were the decade of aliens disguised as humans becoming PM themselves. The Master, of course, and his tenure wasn't much longer than either Jocrassa Slitheen's or Edward Grayhaven's.
* **Aubrey Fairchild (2007-2009)** - Took over after Saxon. Disappeared and presumed exterminated during the Dalek invasion in *The Stolen Earth*, though if this was at all affected by the subsequent universal reboot in *The Big Bang* is anyone's guess, I suppose.
* **Brian Green (2009-2013)** -- PM during *Torchwood: Children of Earth*. Uniquely, that was an alien crisis that apparently *didn't* topple the government, showing that the UK was likely just getting bored with it all by this point. It's not clear when he leaves office, but there's no reason to think it wasn't a peaceful transition for once, which was getting increasingly rare in recent decades.
* **Unnamed Male in Glasses (2013-2014)** -- From the Titan Comics's eleventh Doctor series. After a alien attracted to negative emotions runs through parliament, he's reduced to a gibbering, fearful wreck, which I can only assume damaged his approval ratings a smidge. Declared unfit for office as a result, he was replaced by...
* **Daniel Claremont (2014-2015)** -- Born a human, transformed into a Sea Devil as a teenager by his boarding school headmistress. Later became PM with the intention of subverting human civilization from within, before being revealed by the twelfth Doctor and Clara in Titan's comics. It's unknown if this ended his career, but I'm guessing not. By now, I think the British public basically expected you to sell out the human race. It'd be electoral suicide *not* to, really.
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To be clear, though, Shirley Williams is only named as Prime Minister in the novels. The Brigadier talks about a female PM in Terror of the Zygons, but she's never named on-screen. The novelization calls her "Shirley," but leaves out her surname. It's not until Lawrence Miles's Interference in 2000 that she's directly associated with the honorable Ms. Williams. The fictional Ms. Phipps, meanwhile, has only appeared in the Big Finish Companion Chronicles story Council of War, where she was romantically linked to Sgt. Benton during the third Doctor's exile to Earth. She's a local politician plucked out of time by aliens from the future who put her on trial for what she was going to do decades later after being elected Prime Minister. As best as I can reconstruct, the Doctor Who universe diverges from our own when it comes to British Prime Ministers starting in the early 1970s. The list is (with differences from our timeline in bold, dates are approximate): Edward Heath (1970-1974) -- Possibly. The BBC website formerly suggested that Heath's administration didn't happen, and it was replaced in the Doctor Who timeline by Thorpe's. But I don't recall that being attested in any story, so I'm not sure where they came up with the idea, and various novels explicitly say that Heath preceded Thorpe. Jeremy Thorpe (1974-1976) -- The Brigadier references a "Jeremy" as PM in The Green Death, apparently a prediction over who was going to win the then-forthcoming general election. They predicted real-life Liberal Party leader Thorpe; it ended up being a minority government under Labour's Harold Wilson. Shirley Williams (1976-1978) - A high ranking Labour Party politician of the era, she was never leader in our time line. According to one of the Big Finish fourth Doctor audios, she was ultimately replaced by James Callaghan in 1978, whose real-world tenure covered the entirety of the back half of the 1970s. James Callaghan (1978-1979) Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990) -- Any resemblance to a future leader of Terra Alpha(http:tardis.wikia.comwikiHelenA) is surely coincidental. John Major (1990-1992) - In our timeline, he stuck around until 1997. Margery Phipps (1992-before 1997) -- She negotiated a lasting peace treaty between the nations of Earth and wrote a book that was still highly regarded half a millennium later. Unnamed Male (before 1997-1997) -- Assassinated by the Ice Warriors in the novel The Dying Days. Probably intended to be Major, but never stated as such on the page. Obviously can't be Phipps because a) he's explicitly identified as a male, and b) Phipps wouldn't be created for another fifteen years. Edward Grayhaven (1997) - Industrial tycoon and mastermind of Britain's Mars Probe 97 mission, which was secretly a front for an Ice Warrior invasion. Grayhaven took over as PM as the Ice Warriors' quisling, but they wound up double-crossing each other and Grayhaven was killed by the Ice Warrior Xznaal, who was technically King of England at the time. From the novel The Dying Days. Terry Brooks (1997-2000) -- A fictional Labour Party politician, presumably took over from Grayhaven. He rode to electoral success promising education reforms he couldn't hope to pay for (no wonder, with Britain still recovering from Martian occupation!). To save face, he concocted a plan involving the alien Voracians, wherein a batch of computer chips designed to fix the Y2K bug were deliberately faulty. In aftermath, Brooks planned to declare martial law to restore order, and planned to accuse a loyal general of staging a coup. As a result, he'd strip funding from the armed forces, freeing up the money to pay for his social programs. Strangely enough, this insane plan didn't work, and he ultimately admitted to his wrongdoing on TV on 1 January 2000, ending his premiership. Tony Blair (2000-2005) -- Same as in our timeline, a few years later, per Lawrence Miles's novel Interference. Clarke (2005) -- Presumably the real world Conservative Party politician Kenneth Clarke, but it could be anyone with the surname Clarke, really. Mentioned in the novel Interference, the dates mean he was likely the guy assassinated by the family Slitheen in Aliens of London. Jocrassa Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen (2005) -- Disguised as the recently assassinated Joseph Green, that is, from Aliens of LondonWorld War Three. The UK was stepping up from its nascent tradition of electing humans who were secretly working with aliens into electing the aliens themselves. Harriet Jones (2005-2006) -- It's not actually clear when she was forced out of the job. It was long enough before the election of Harold Saxon that she had time to get a job in private industry and get the tech needed to contact the Doctor and friends, though. Unnamed Person (2006-2007) -- Never been seen and never mentioned. All we know is that she was defeated in 2007 by Harold Saxon. Might have been a returning Tony Blair, might have been Gordon Brown, or it could have been someone else entirely. Harold Saxon (2007) - If the 1990s were the decade of PMs betraying Britain to aliens, the 2000s were the decade of aliens disguised as humans becoming PM themselves. The Master, of course, and his tenure wasn't much longer than either Jocrassa Slitheen's or Edward Grayhaven's. Aubrey Fairchild (2007-2009) - Took over after Saxon. Disappeared and presumed exterminated during the Dalek invasion in The Stolen Earth, though if this was at all affected by the subsequent universal reboot in The Big Bang is anyone's guess, I suppose. Brian Green (2009-2013) -- PM during Torchwood: Children of Earth. Uniquely, that was an alien crisis that apparently didn't topple the government, showing that the UK was likely just getting bored with it all by this point. It's not clear when he leaves office, but there's no reason to think it wasn't a peaceful transition for once, which was getting increasingly rare in recent decades. Unnamed Male in Glasses (2013-2014) -- From the Titan Comics's eleventh Doctor series. After a alien attracted to negative emotions runs through parliament, he's reduced to a gibbering, fearful wreck, which I can only assume damaged his approval ratings a smidge. Declared unfit for office as a result, he was replaced by... Daniel Claremont (2014-2015) -- Born a human, transformed into a Sea Devil as a teenager by his boarding school headmistress. Later became PM with the intention of subverting human civilization from within, before being revealed by the twelfth Doctor and Clara in Titan's comics. It's unknown if this ended his career, but I'm guessing not. By now, I think the British public basically expected you to sell out the human race. It'd be electoral suicide not to, really.
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One comnent here: many states in the US have minimal requirements on who can operate lasers (one color light based Tx), IPL intense pulsed light (multiple colors of light) , photonodulation, helium and nitogeen plasma treatments (diffuse ionic/ charged gas), pulsed plasma/ electrical arc’ing/ fibroblast epithelial treatments, chemical peeling, radiofrequency treatments, RF microneedling treatments, galvanic microcurrent Tx, electromagnetic treatments, dermabrasion, muctodermabrasion, dermaplaning, dermal infusion, skin polishing, nanogun mesotherapy which are the big classes of available treatments to improve skin.
Moreover, not only is there little regulation, you have no idea of how many treatments each provider has actually done. People who cut hair have to habe more liogged hours cutting hair 600 plus. No such laser hours logged rewuirement exists. To do coloscopies on your own you have to have ligged 69 supervised colonoscopies. No such requirement if logging laser treatments to proceed to independent laser treatments on people.
Titles and degrees mean someone has met basic requirements for achieving the degree, but not necessarily a commitment or capacity to get you the results you want.
It coukd me an MD or RN that just started doing treatments last week vs a laser tech who has been doing lasers, eith good success for ten years.
So who do you go to?
Trust is the most important thing. Go to someone you, or others you know, trust. Trust has to be earned Every touch point with a client is an opportunity to help that client.
With lasers there is no a clear cut pathway for becoming a laser ecowrt. No resudency training route, as there us for general surgery.
For general surgery, what I trained in, you gave to do a five year residency (on the job training) after completing 4 yrs of undergraduate studies and 4 years of medical school, in the US.
Learming lasers requires a true passion for lasers. Many doctor’s just hire a laser lechnician and they themselves do not do the lasers.
Then there are other dictorscsnd nurses who truly value mastering the art of lasers snd are committed yo learning everything laser. Those passionate people, obsessed with skin improvement by lasers, learn laser safety, and master their craft. After years they are still honing their skills. Those people are who I would seek out, not the lady in the strip mall who got dome doctor to buy a laser for her, paying a monthly director fee to the doctor to circumvent the law. These treatments are cheap for a reason, treatments are not being done by true laser experts.
Oftentines when funds are limited, people just try a groupon offer or go to the strip mall laser spa and are then disappounted with poor “laser results”.
Who are you seeing for your laser treatment?
Do you jnow their laser training ?
What is their passion?
Their life mission ?
Are they just biding time at a job they don’t love, clocking in and out, without a care about you getting results, using the ssme ssettings on everyone?
There are so many variables to consider with laser treatments and on how to assess whether your provider can get you the results you think you are buying.
Doctors that specialize in lasers and who have been doing a lot of laser treatments , daily, who are passionate about mastering their craft are who you shoukd consider going to.
Yes the cost maybe higher, but you are buying their ability to deliver a result, not just a laser package or a halo treatment or an ICON 1540 traatment or a “three-for-me” treatment.
Mastery of energy setting, the dwell time of how long the laser zap light should be sllowef yo stay in your skin m, how many pulses are applied yo your skin, how much energy is too mych based on your dkin melanin content, how much spot size overlap is needed to optimize your resul, how many passes of the laser are needed, are the pulses are double or triple stacked atop one another, or is the doctor using a burst mode (automatic or manual) where the energy is placed into the skin in a tiered, multilayer fashion? These are sll variables that need to be considered and optimized to deliver best result.
Is your laser operator, safety certified?
By who ?
Do they attend laser conferences like ASLMS?
Do they have a high quality laser with built in laser safety features such as automatic contact cooling of the skin, where cold water rubs under a crystal plate cooling the rpudermis snd letting hest target the dermis?
Does their machine have the latest vontact cooling that can offer epidermal skin epidermal cooling before , during ,and after each laser zap?
For laser hair removal the stamp type, even with contact cooling, the treatment requires staff to go along with cooling the skin long enough before pulsing. This is why some laser treatments hurt. Fir soeed, the laser tech goes too fast, so dkin doesnt get cold enough to not hsve pain. Fast zaps eith this kind of machine = laser pulses that hurt. The built in cooling needs time pressed against the skin.
This was supposed to be a painless pulse, provided skingetd cooled long enough prior to the pulse. This can be 3-4 sec over the pbuttock or thigh, or 22-25 seconds at the privates or over bony prominence.
A staff member whi disregards the built in precooling sapphire crystal contact cooling can just zap fast, not let the skin pre-cool, and give clients uncomfortable, painful treatments and can even cause burns.
Caring matters.
Caring to do the job, the right way matters
Other lasers, like the one I now own, have even stronger, adjustable cooling systems, with 4 choices in how cold you want the skin to get.
Level 4 is ultracold -5 degrees.
If the client says it us too cold i go to level 3.
By setting the cold to level 4 full blast, the skin is cooled really well and the client literally has no pain with laser hair removsl- no pain before during and after the pulses, for a true painless and ultrafast laser hair removsl experience. It cools skin while the handpiece is in motion, dluding up snd down skin, firing 10 zaos a second. Only one zap is needed to kill a hair follicle snd bulb.
Pain free treatments are possible. I upgraded to the sliding technology where the operator speed, would could not circumvent skin cooling.
Now I have both fast treatments, and sll 3 wavelengths 755-808-1064 firing simultaneously, for all type of hsir coversge except white/ platinum blonde tgat lacks melsnin target.
Next, does your laser operator have any medicsl training or laser training at all?
Or is their only training a weekrnd course or a one week course where they review so many different lasers in a week, that they are not able to remember much ?
The lady that burned my underams black had none, just a business degree. She set up shop, burning me and likely others too on, her learning curve.
The problem is non medical people opening up laser medical businesses with no (or next to no) medical training. This is creating complications like poor treatment results and burns.
Also consider cost. If the cost of a zap is 25$ for exsmple, a provider giving a one layer of lasers can charge $ 350-500.
If 3 skin depths & 3 pases or three different lasers or energies are chosen the price per treatment can be $1500-3000, sometimes more
Laser treatments are not all equal
Laser education caries vastly.
This field is largely unregulated.
Ask for pictoral proof of their own results.
Ask for references.
Not all laser treatments are equivalent.
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One comnent here: many states in the US have minimal requirements on who can operate lasers (one color light based Tx), IPL intense pulsed light (multiple colors of light) , photonodulation, helium and nitogeen plasma treatments (diffuse ionic charged gas), pulsed plasma electrical arcing fibroblast epithelial treatments, chemical peeling, radiofrequency treatments, RF microneedling treatments, galvanic microcurrent Tx, electromagnetic treatments, dermabrasion, muctodermabrasion, dermaplaning, dermal infusion, skin polishing, nanogun mesotherapy which are the big classes of available treatments to improve skin. Moreover, not only is there little regulation, you have no idea of how many treatments each provider has actually done. People who cut hair have to habe more liogged hours cutting hair 600 plus. No such laser hours logged rewuirement exists. To do coloscopies on your own you have to have ligged 69 supervised colonoscopies. No such requirement if logging laser treatments to proceed to independent laser treatments on people. Titles and degrees mean someone has met basic requirements for achieving the degree, but not necessarily a commitment or capacity to get you the results you want. It coukd me an MD or RN that just started doing treatments last week vs a laser tech who has been doing lasers, eith good success for ten years. So who do you go to? Trust is the most important thing. Go to someone you, or others you know, trust. Trust has to be earned Every touch point with a client is an opportunity to help that client. With lasers there is no a clear cut pathway for becoming a laser ecowrt. No resudency training route, as there us for general surgery. For general surgery, what I trained in, you gave to do a five year residency (on the job training) after completing 4 yrs of undergraduate studies and 4 years of medical school, in the US. Learming lasers requires a true passion for lasers. Many doctors just hire a laser lechnician and they themselves do not do the lasers. Then there are other dictorscsnd nurses who truly value mastering the art of lasers snd are committed yo learning everything laser. Those passionate people, obsessed with skin improvement by lasers, learn laser safety, and master their craft. After years they are still honing their skills. Those people are who I would seek out, not the lady in the strip mall who got dome doctor to buy a laser for her, paying a monthly director fee to the doctor to circumvent the law. These treatments are cheap for a reason, treatments are not being done by true laser experts. Oftentines when funds are limited, people just try a groupon offer or go to the strip mall laser spa and are then disappounted with poor laser results. Who are you seeing for your laser treatment? Do you jnow their laser training ? What is their passion? Their life mission ? Are they just biding time at a job they dont love, clocking in and out, without a care about you getting results, using the ssme ssettings on everyone? There are so many variables to consider with laser treatments and on how to assess whether your provider can get you the results you think you are buying. Doctors that specialize in lasers and who have been doing a lot of laser treatments , daily, who are passionate about mastering their craft are who you shoukd consider going to. Yes the cost maybe higher, but you are buying their ability to deliver a result, not just a laser package or a halo treatment or an ICON 1540 traatment or a three-for-me treatment. Mastery of energy setting, the dwell time of how long the laser zap light should be sllowef yo stay in your skin m, how many pulses are applied yo your skin, how much energy is too mych based on your dkin melanin content, how much spot size overlap is needed to optimize your resul, how many passes of the laser are needed, are the pulses are double or triple stacked atop one another, or is the doctor using a burst mode (automatic or manual) where the energy is placed into the skin in a tiered, multilayer fashion? These are sll variables that need to be considered and optimized to deliver best result. Is your laser operator, safety certified? By who ? Do they attend laser conferences like ASLMS? Do they have a high quality laser with built in laser safety features such as automatic contact cooling of the skin, where cold water rubs under a crystal plate cooling the rpudermis snd letting hest target the dermis? Does their machine have the latest vontact cooling that can offer epidermal skin epidermal cooling before , during ,and after each laser zap? For laser hair removal the stamp type, even with contact cooling, the treatment requires staff to go along with cooling the skin long enough before pulsing. This is why some laser treatments hurt. Fir soeed, the laser tech goes too fast, so dkin doesnt get cold enough to not hsve pain. Fast zaps eith this kind of machine laser pulses that hurt. The built in cooling needs time pressed against the skin. This was supposed to be a painless pulse, provided skingetd cooled long enough prior to the pulse. This can be 3-4 sec over the pbuttock or thigh, or 22-25 seconds at the privates or over bony prominence. A staff member whi disregards the built in precooling sapphire crystal contact cooling can just zap fast, not let the skin pre-cool, and give clients uncomfortable, painful treatments and can even cause burns. Caring matters. Caring to do the job, the right way matters Other lasers, like the one I now own, have even stronger, adjustable cooling systems, with 4 choices in how cold you want the skin to get. Level 4 is ultracold -5 degrees. If the client says it us too cold i go to level 3. By setting the cold to level 4 full blast, the skin is cooled really well and the client literally has no pain with laser hair removsl- no pain before during and after the pulses, for a true painless and ultrafast laser hair removsl experience. It cools skin while the handpiece is in motion, dluding up snd down skin, firing 10 zaos a second. Only one zap is needed to kill a hair follicle snd bulb. Pain free treatments are possible. I upgraded to the sliding technology where the operator speed, would could not circumvent skin cooling. Now I have both fast treatments, and sll 3 wavelengths 755-808-1064 firing simultaneously, for all type of hsir coversge except white platinum blonde tgat lacks melsnin target. Next, does your laser operator have any medicsl training or laser training at all? Or is their only training a weekrnd course or a one week course where they review so many different lasers in a week, that they are not able to remember much ? The lady that burned my underams black had none, just a business degree. She set up shop, burning me and likely others too on, her learning curve. The problem is non medical people opening up laser medical businesses with no (or next to no) medical training. This is creating complications like poor treatment results and burns. Also consider cost. If the cost of a zap is 25 for exsmple, a provider giving a one layer of lasers can charge 350-500. If 3 skin depths amp; 3 pases or three different lasers or energies are chosen the price per treatment can be 1500-3000, sometimes more Laser treatments are not all equal Laser education caries vastly. This field is largely unregulated. Ask for pictoral proof of their own results. Ask for references. Not all laser treatments are equivalent.
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Your mistake is in thinking that high skilled jobs can be replaced with an app while saying low skilled jobs can only be replaced by advanced robots. That makes no sense.
>these jobs are based around to consolidation of large amounts of sometimes confusing information in order to produce usable information for the average citizen to utilize
Most diagnoses are easy and can be made by a 2nd year medical student. There are already plenty of apps in existence you can use to deduce your diagnosis 99% of the time, and they haven't replaced doctors. Doctors administer care in a highly complex clinical environment. There is much more to it than you seem to think.
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Your mistake is in thinking that high skilled jobs can be replaced with an app while saying low skilled jobs can only be replaced by advanced robots. That makes no sense. gt;these jobs are based around to consolidation of large amounts of sometimes confusing information in order to produce usable information for the average citizen to utilize Most diagnoses are easy and can be made by a 2nd year medical student. There are already plenty of apps in existence you can use to deduce your diagnosis 99 of the time, and they haven't replaced doctors. Doctors administer care in a highly complex clinical environment. There is much more to it than you seem to think.
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Days after the last episode, Meta Knight hears a ruckus coming from Whispy's Woods. He enters the forest to find that Reverse Robotnik had turned the forest into his lair, and has been converting the flora of the region into metal. Robotnik then engages Meta Knight by firing a laser from his Egg-o-Matic, which the knight deflects. Robotnik then tries to swoop into Meta Knight, but he dodges and the doctor crashes into a tree. Defeated, Robotnik reveals he has obtained a Chaos Emerald, and feeds it to the Chaos Noob. The episode ends on a cliffhanger as Robotnik reveals he has turned Whispy Woods into Clanky Woods. The robot tree attacks Meta Knight while the doctor and noob fly off
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SYNOPSIS - Days after the last episode, Meta Knight hears a ruckus coming from Whispy's Woods. He enters the forest to find that Reverse Robotnik had turned the forest into his lair, and has been converting the flora of the region into metal. Robotnik then engages Meta Knight by firing a laser from his Egg-o-Matic, which the knight deflects. Robotnik then tries to swoop into Meta Knight, but he dodges and the doctor crashes into a tree. Defeated, Robotnik reveals he has obtained a Chaos Emerald, and feeds it to the Chaos Noob. The episode ends on a cliffhanger as Robotnik reveals he has turned Whispy Woods into Clanky Woods. The robot tree attacks Meta Knight while the doctor and noob fly off
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Regarding your point about the lack of progress in psychopathology and psychiatry, I don't think it can be attributed to funding and early formative difficulties/mistakes.
Simply put the topic of study is harder, and more complex. Also medicine has such different fields, even if they are all about studying peoples health, it's so different that realistic comparison of progress in anything but the crudest way is difficult. Putting that aside, different fields of medicine advance at different rates based on a variety of reasons, but often it's simply the complexity of the topic or some other technological limitation. There's a reason the biggest advances in cardiology happened long before advances similar in magnitude occured in neurology. Mainly the advent of the EEG, and ct/MRI occured later, which reflected the fact that our understanding of the fundamental principles by which each organ functioned developed differently. Consider that the first successful heart surgery (in modern times) happened in 1893. Simplified, the heart is a pump, but the brain is a computer, which technology was invented first?
We've not invented anything really analogous to the human mind, and while we try with general AI there's uncertainty if it will really resemble a human consciousness anyway.
Psychiatry is hard, and doctors who practice it are doing so with an incomplete instruction manual, interpreting signs and features that are vague and misleading, and (as evidence shows) can be easily faked or hidden or mistaken for something else.
As an aside the staff in the original post really should have checked. That it took 2 years and they tried to cover it up is completely unacceptable. And not only should those responsible be reprimanded the system needs to be changed to prevent it from happening again.
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Regarding your point about the lack of progress in psychopathology and psychiatry, I don't think it can be attributed to funding and early formative difficultiesmistakes. Simply put the topic of study is harder, and more complex. Also medicine has such different fields, even if they are all about studying peoples health, it's so different that realistic comparison of progress in anything but the crudest way is difficult. Putting that aside, different fields of medicine advance at different rates based on a variety of reasons, but often it's simply the complexity of the topic or some other technological limitation. There's a reason the biggest advances in cardiology happened long before advances similar in magnitude occured in neurology. Mainly the advent of the EEG, and ctMRI occured later, which reflected the fact that our understanding of the fundamental principles by which each organ functioned developed differently. Consider that the first successful heart surgery (in modern times) happened in 1893. Simplified, the heart is a pump, but the brain is a computer, which technology was invented first? We've not invented anything really analogous to the human mind, and while we try with general AI there's uncertainty if it will really resemble a human consciousness anyway. Psychiatry is hard, and doctors who practice it are doing so with an incomplete instruction manual, interpreting signs and features that are vague and misleading, and (as evidence shows) can be easily faked or hidden or mistaken for something else. As an aside the staff in the original post really should have checked. That it took 2 years and they tried to cover it up is completely unacceptable. And not only should those responsible be reprimanded the system needs to be changed to prevent it from happening again.
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> Wow, english isn’t your first language. Cool, I learned Spanish first
Then why are you worse than me?
>Hierarchies don’t necessarily have to be fixed, nor constant.
I would hope that they are. Otherwise, there isn't much of a structure to them now is there? If you don't have a social *structure* I suppose you couldn't call it a hierarchy. That is a necessary part of the definition. Even when hierarchies do change, the change is always formal and done by some sort of authority or process.
Here you're saying an individual valuing one form of knowledge over another in a particular situation is hierarchy in which case you have a chaotic society where individuals constantly change who they value based on their own subjective situation. And, most importantly, at no point does it lead to a society where experts can command and subordinate (which seems to be what you want).
Your issue is that, once again, you conflate hierarchy with knowledge. They are not the same thing and trying to combine the two will lead to logically incoherency (like how you claim that having information somehow gives you the ability to command which is not true in the slightest).
> We have changed and improved how we categorized the periodic table (of course not exactly a social endeavour, but the same methodology can be used for other system).
The periodic table isn't a hierarchy. Even if, by hierarchy, you meant "a list of objects ranked by some arbitrary standard) it wouldn't be a hierarchy and it most certainly wouldn't be a hierarchy if you're going by social hierarchies.
Giving an example of a categorization table getting new categories as new elements are discovered is not a defense of your argument that *social hierarchies* are fixed. That's a ridiculous argument.
> There is hierarchy in how you structure who gets to do what. Literally by saying, “if you have more knowledge to do x, you ought to do it over they who don’t have as much knowledge”
Except that no one is telling you what you are allowed to do. Having particular sets of skills or information may make you more successful in your goals or your aims but it doesn't *permit* you to do anything. You need some other external authority to do that and, in the natural world, that authority does not exist.
The biggest issue here is that you assume that someone is structuring or deciding for *other* people. You have failed to understand that no one, in anarchy, decides for other people. Individuals simply do what they think should be done, their decisions aren't decided by someone else.
You're naturalizing authority basically. We're talking about a situation where there is no authority. Who is the authority who will decide for other people? God? Because there isn't anyone here.
So, physically, you can try to do heart surgery despite not knowing how to do heart surgery but you will fail. This doesn't mean you're not allowed to do it, it just means that you will fail. Your actions will have negative consequences.
>I’m not saying that a child who knows how to do magic ought to dictate the rules. Someone who knows how to do open heart surgery should be in charge in correcting wrong practice of someone else doing heart surgery, instead of someone who has no idea on what open heart surgery is
You are precisely suggesting that. You are suggesting that someone be entitled to a particular position or command a particular person due to the information they have when A. that is completely unnecessary and B. is an instance of authority.
And whom will decide who is qualified and who is not? Qualification here is determined not by your skills or knowledge but by the license given to you by an authority. So who will decide who will be in that position if not the people involved in the situation?
> When I ask, “who should have the authority to edit a nursing book”, would you reply with, “whoever has most knowledge of nursing and editing”?
No, I would respond with "you don't need authority to edit a nursing book". You speak as if no one can edit a nursing book if they are not authorized by some random person (who don't describe who) to do so. That is simply not the case. It also isn't the case in our current society.
Perhaps you should learn how things work now before asserting that getting rid of authority is a bad idea. You have no idea how authority influences expertise because you don't know what authority is.
> If so, then the line of decision making, rests more urgently with the nursing editor over someone else.
No, the line of decision-making rests solely on individual decision-makers (i.e. the people involved). There is no authority because decision-making or command is not given to anyone but those who are actually participating in the activity.
> Nurse editor > book reader > child who cannot read, in terms of whom ought to dictate how the book be edited.
No. Physically nothing stops anyone from editing a book. I could go buy a nursing book and edit it myself. There is nothing that stops me from doing so.
What world do you live in? Because, in hierarchy, authority or laws don't physically stop you from doing anything. Why do you think crime exists if it did?
> As for the CPR example, you understand that some people can perform it to a more productive degree than others right?
Sure but that won't be along the lines you described. Nothing about being a doctor or a lifeguard means you're better at doing it than other people. I also don't even know what that would entail. If you preform CPR well it's going to be down to having other sorts of information related to the process which many people might lack. And, generally, in a situation where you need CPR you don't need someone with that information.
In that case, it isn't a hierarchy as much as a set of differences. You either have particular physical issues which prevent you from doing CPR well (either in yourself or on the person you're preforming on) or you lack information that may help you do CPR better.
Furthermore, I doubt, if you need CPR, you would need the best person to do CPR, you'd just ask for anyone who knows how to do CPR.. What? If someone is choking are you going to put up a table and interview everyone who knows how to do CPR? Are you stupid?
> In CPR courses (which I have taken) they explicitly tell you to command others to do as you see fit to aid in assistance.
So? Tell me, does this right to command have anything to do directly with the process of CPR? That's like commanding people is tied to pushing a box. You don't need to command someone to push a box. What if no one is around? Are you incapable of doing CPR if you can't order someone around?
If not, then you don't need to command others. That's external to doing CPR.
> Of course they can refuse, like anyone can refuse anything (e.g. just murder people regardless of law, social standards, consequence).
Yes, of course, refusing to participate in the CPR process is like disobeying a king's law. Obviously these are the same things.
Perhaps you are right. Both a king and you are commanding others but difference is that a king's right to command is reinforced by other hierarchies while yours lacks any sort of solidity.
> In terms of value and objectivity, I’d be baffled if you suggest that objective truths don’t exist.
They do. However, not every form of information or knowledge is useful to everyone or in every situation. Ergo, it is subjective. As in, information or expertise that is valuable differs depending upon the individual.
> If you say that those who can understand and communicate objective truths shouldn’t be placed in a higher position to distill those objective truths
They don't need to. Like I said, this does not logically follow. If I know the sun will rise tomorrow, that does not give me the right to command others. The right is external to my knowledge. This is something you are incapable of understanding.
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gt; Wow, english isnt your first language. Cool, I learned Spanish first Then why are you worse than me? gt;Hierarchies dont necessarily have to be fixed, nor constant. I would hope that they are. Otherwise, there isn't much of a structure to them now is there? If you don't have a social structure I suppose you couldn't call it a hierarchy. That is a necessary part of the definition. Even when hierarchies do change, the change is always formal and done by some sort of authority or process. Here you're saying an individual valuing one form of knowledge over another in a particular situation is hierarchy in which case you have a chaotic society where individuals constantly change who they value based on their own subjective situation. And, most importantly, at no point does it lead to a society where experts can command and subordinate (which seems to be what you want). Your issue is that, once again, you conflate hierarchy with knowledge. They are not the same thing and trying to combine the two will lead to logically incoherency (like how you claim that having information somehow gives you the ability to command which is not true in the slightest). gt; We have changed and improved how we categorized the periodic table (of course not exactly a social endeavour, but the same methodology can be used for other system). The periodic table isn't a hierarchy. Even if, by hierarchy, you meant "a list of objects ranked by some arbitrary standard) it wouldn't be a hierarchy and it most certainly wouldn't be a hierarchy if you're going by social hierarchies. Giving an example of a categorization table getting new categories as new elements are discovered is not a defense of your argument that social hierarchies are fixed. That's a ridiculous argument. gt; There is hierarchy in how you structure who gets to do what. Literally by saying, if you have more knowledge to do x, you ought to do it over they who dont have as much knowledge Except that no one is telling you what you are allowed to do. Having particular sets of skills or information may make you more successful in your goals or your aims but it doesn't permit you to do anything. You need some other external authority to do that and, in the natural world, that authority does not exist. The biggest issue here is that you assume that someone is structuring or deciding for other people. You have failed to understand that no one, in anarchy, decides for other people. Individuals simply do what they think should be done, their decisions aren't decided by someone else. You're naturalizing authority basically. We're talking about a situation where there is no authority. Who is the authority who will decide for other people? God? Because there isn't anyone here. So, physically, you can try to do heart surgery despite not knowing how to do heart surgery but you will fail. This doesn't mean you're not allowed to do it, it just means that you will fail. Your actions will have negative consequences. gt;Im not saying that a child who knows how to do magic ought to dictate the rules. Someone who knows how to do open heart surgery should be in charge in correcting wrong practice of someone else doing heart surgery, instead of someone who has no idea on what open heart surgery is You are precisely suggesting that. You are suggesting that someone be entitled to a particular position or command a particular person due to the information they have when A. that is completely unnecessary and B. is an instance of authority. And whom will decide who is qualified and who is not? Qualification here is determined not by your skills or knowledge but by the license given to you by an authority. So who will decide who will be in that position if not the people involved in the situation? gt; When I ask, who should have the authority to edit a nursing book, would you reply with, whoever has most knowledge of nursing and editing? No, I would respond with "you don't need authority to edit a nursing book". You speak as if no one can edit a nursing book if they are not authorized by some random person (who don't describe who) to do so. That is simply not the case. It also isn't the case in our current society. Perhaps you should learn how things work now before asserting that getting rid of authority is a bad idea. You have no idea how authority influences expertise because you don't know what authority is. gt; If so, then the line of decision making, rests more urgently with the nursing editor over someone else. No, the line of decision-making rests solely on individual decision-makers (i.e. the people involved). There is no authority because decision-making or command is not given to anyone but those who are actually participating in the activity. gt; Nurse editor gt; book reader gt; child who cannot read, in terms of whom ought to dictate how the book be edited. No. Physically nothing stops anyone from editing a book. I could go buy a nursing book and edit it myself. There is nothing that stops me from doing so. What world do you live in? Because, in hierarchy, authority or laws don't physically stop you from doing anything. Why do you think crime exists if it did? gt; As for the CPR example, you understand that some people can perform it to a more productive degree than others right? Sure but that won't be along the lines you described. Nothing about being a doctor or a lifeguard means you're better at doing it than other people. I also don't even know what that would entail. If you preform CPR well it's going to be down to having other sorts of information related to the process which many people might lack. And, generally, in a situation where you need CPR you don't need someone with that information. In that case, it isn't a hierarchy as much as a set of differences. You either have particular physical issues which prevent you from doing CPR well (either in yourself or on the person you're preforming on) or you lack information that may help you do CPR better. Furthermore, I doubt, if you need CPR, you would need the best person to do CPR, you'd just ask for anyone who knows how to do CPR.. What? If someone is choking are you going to put up a table and interview everyone who knows how to do CPR? Are you stupid? gt; In CPR courses (which I have taken) they explicitly tell you to command others to do as you see fit to aid in assistance. So? Tell me, does this right to command have anything to do directly with the process of CPR? That's like commanding people is tied to pushing a box. You don't need to command someone to push a box. What if no one is around? Are you incapable of doing CPR if you can't order someone around? If not, then you don't need to command others. That's external to doing CPR. gt; Of course they can refuse, like anyone can refuse anything (e.g. just murder people regardless of law, social standards, consequence). Yes, of course, refusing to participate in the CPR process is like disobeying a king's law. Obviously these are the same things. Perhaps you are right. Both a king and you are commanding others but difference is that a king's right to command is reinforced by other hierarchies while yours lacks any sort of solidity. gt; In terms of value and objectivity, Id be baffled if you suggest that objective truths dont exist. They do. However, not every form of information or knowledge is useful to everyone or in every situation. Ergo, it is subjective. As in, information or expertise that is valuable differs depending upon the individual. gt; If you say that those who can understand and communicate objective truths shouldnt be placed in a higher position to distill those objective truths They don't need to. Like I said, this does not logically follow. If I know the sun will rise tomorrow, that does not give me the right to command others. The right is external to my knowledge. This is something you are incapable of understanding.
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Almost all of this post is wrong but it would take an insane amount of time and effort to disprove it all so I'll just stick with your **batshit** insane idea that only 20% of US computer science graduated get into the industry. Can you just repeat to me that you think 20% of US computer science graduates will find a job in their field? The idea that all of these jobs are being taken by foreign workers is even more laughable. Study after study ( https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1814646116 ) shows that US computer science graduates at even an average US school are massively more skilled than even the graduates from other countries' elite institutions. Ironically for you, the reason there are lots of foreign workers in computer science is because US colleges are not creating **enough** computer science graduates.
And even if your insane numbers were accurate, it's **still** a better argument for computer science graduates. Say it is 4 times more likely to not have a job in your field as a CS graduate vs a doctor. Guess who is more monumentally fucked in that position? The doctor with 300K in debt. And again, this is comparing the type of people who can actually get into med school and succeed vs the random schmucks who are doing computer science. Do you honestly believe that a person with the intelligence and work ethic to have the ability to become a doctor is going to struggle to find employment in a field as meritocratic as CS?
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Almost all of this post is wrong but it would take an insane amount of time and effort to disprove it all so I'll just stick with your batshit insane idea that only 20 of US computer science graduated get into the industry. Can you just repeat to me that you think 20 of US computer science graduates will find a job in their field? The idea that all of these jobs are being taken by foreign workers is even more laughable. Study after study ( https:www.pnas.orgdoi10.1073pnas.1814646116 ) shows that US computer science graduates at even an average US school are massively more skilled than even the graduates from other countries' elite institutions. Ironically for you, the reason there are lots of foreign workers in computer science is because US colleges are not creating enough computer science graduates. And even if your insane numbers were accurate, it's still a better argument for computer science graduates. Say it is 4 times more likely to not have a job in your field as a CS graduate vs a doctor. Guess who is more monumentally fucked in that position? The doctor with 300K in debt. And again, this is comparing the type of people who can actually get into med school and succeed vs the random schmucks who are doing computer science. Do you honestly believe that a person with the intelligence and work ethic to have the ability to become a doctor is going to struggle to find employment in a field as meritocratic as CS?
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Yep. For the vaxes to be sterilizing ya definitely gotta add BLEACH and inject em! And you should use as many “scare quotes” as possible in your posts to up the psychic mojo too! My supposedly science-y friends tell me that variants are inevitable in any virus — but if you get both the infection rate and transmission rate low enough - neither present much of a problem to the public health system - and it can eventually do with Covid what it did with Polio. Of course that means the general public actually listens to experts and follows “guidance” even when it changes over time as new information comes out of evolving actual research.
But hey. That’s MUCH harder than listening to unschooled social media bloviators who make me feel super special and smarter than everyone else cuz they’ve told me about the websites and blogs that they believe in. And websites are HaRD to build, I hear. Snd they tell me they are making BANk on their blogs! So they gotta be highly intelligent, right? And no, none of them are super science smart like doctors
. But they ARE just like ME and that makes me feel safer.
Any one seen my Clorox?
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Yep. For the vaxes to be sterilizing ya definitely gotta add BLEACH and inject em! And you should use as many scare quotes as possible in your posts to up the psychic mojo too! My supposedly science-y friends tell me that variants are inevitable in any virus but if you get both the infection rate and transmission rate low enough - neither present much of a problem to the public health system - and it can eventually do with Covid what it did with Polio. Of course that means the general public actually listens to experts and follows guidance even when it changes over time as new information comes out of evolving actual research. But hey. Thats MUCH harder than listening to unschooled social media bloviators who make me feel super special and smarter than everyone else cuz theyve told me about the websites and blogs that they believe in. And websites are HaRD to build, I hear. Snd they tell me they are making BANk on their blogs! So they gotta be highly intelligent, right? And no, none of them are super science smart like doctors . But they ARE just like ME and that makes me feel safer. Any one seen my Clorox?
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No, it's illegal for them to reject you because of age. Just brace yourself for going back to school and be patient.
You're going to be competing in class with kids, some of whom have lived and breathed math and science for the last few years. If it's been a while, you will find yourself lost in a sea of immaturity-18 year old students, and professors that move *way* too fast through curriculum that will seem alien to you. Considering your GPA, this will be the first time you feel less intelligent than your classmates and it might be bewildering.
**Remember this:** You have incredible life experience. All you have to do is believe in yourself despite how long it takes you to catch up. Keep at it because although it's a tougher climb at the moment, you reward will be much greater because you are building upon *real* life experience. Because of your maturity, you have the potential to learn very deeply and you might just master whatever your specialty is.
**Remember this, too:** You're going to be 40 one day, no matter what. You can be a 40 year old dude, or a 40 year old dude who's also a doctor.
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No, it's illegal for them to reject you because of age. Just brace yourself for going back to school and be patient. You're going to be competing in class with kids, some of whom have lived and breathed math and science for the last few years. If it's been a while, you will find yourself lost in a sea of immaturity-18 year old students, and professors that move way too fast through curriculum that will seem alien to you. Considering your GPA, this will be the first time you feel less intelligent than your classmates and it might be bewildering. Remember this: You have incredible life experience. All you have to do is believe in yourself despite how long it takes you to catch up. Keep at it because although it's a tougher climb at the moment, you reward will be much greater because you are building upon real life experience. Because of your maturity, you have the potential to learn very deeply and you might just master whatever your specialty is. Remember this, too: You're going to be 40 one day, no matter what. You can be a 40 year old dude, or a 40 year old dude who's also a doctor.
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>Based on your response I feel like you missed my point.
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I am saying you are not understanding automation. Automation is not coming just for lowly skilled jobs it's coming for everyone. The best doctor at medical diagnosis in the world is Watson a robot, not a doctor. Even many data scientist(a new field requiring a masters or Dr in data science or a related field consider their day's numbers) There are already more people in college than needed and 1/4 of people who get a bs degree(4-year degree) make less than someone with a high school diploma. This does not end with artificial intelligence surpassing humans only in low skilled tasks. This ends with us passing the torch to artificial intelligence and it's likely going to be far sooner than most of us think.
>Opponents of FD/UBI either feel that we don't need it or aren't viable due to their current benefits or their own lives. We have to think about what it'll do for our future generations, not just ourselves. That's something that, even in your response, haven't mentioned.
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gt;Based on your response I feel like you missed my point. gt; gt; I am saying you are not understanding automation. Automation is not coming just for lowly skilled jobs it's coming for everyone. The best doctor at medical diagnosis in the world is Watson a robot, not a doctor. Even many data scientist(a new field requiring a masters or Dr in data science or a related field consider their day's numbers) There are already more people in college than needed and 14 of people who get a bs degree(4-year degree) make less than someone with a high school diploma. This does not end with artificial intelligence surpassing humans only in low skilled tasks. This ends with us passing the torch to artificial intelligence and it's likely going to be far sooner than most of us think. gt;Opponents of FDUBI either feel that we don't need it or aren't viable due to their current benefits or their own lives. We have to think about what it'll do for our future generations, not just ourselves. That's something that, even in your response, haven't mentioned. gt; gt; UBI or other alternatives are going to have to and will be passed to prevent a terrible future.q
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Hi, 36M here with a severe case. I've started an AMA.
I've had chest pains all my life but got used to them. They felt like cramps to me. Somehow putting mild pressure on my ribs above my pectus would relieve the pain. I used to do this with just my thumb. I've had shortness of breath all my life. Pulling my shoulders back and slow deep breaths would help.
My advice for the long term:
- Don't panic and stay calm. Try to get her to calm down during these pains. Don't forget that during this age the body changes, this hurts for a lot of people but for her it might be worse. So help her to feel calm and breath through it.
- Find a pectus excavatum specialized doctor in the region. Most non-specialized doctors are not aware of the details and problems and often think it's just a cosmetic problem.
- I don't know what triggers the pain. With me it was exercising, but also just out of the blue. It got better after puberty but never went away.
- I don't know of any effective method of correcting this without surgery. See my AMA for my case.
I cannot stress the calmness part enough. Please help her in accepting the pain and trying to relax. If you are tense about it she will be even more tense. Confirm with a doctor that the pain is just pain and nothing else. With me this was the case. I was not having heart attack or failure or something like that. It was just the pain.
Good luck, if you have specific questions about my pectus please use the AMA so other people might learn too.
Tell your sister everything will be alright. Trust me, I know!
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Hi, 36M here with a severe case. I've started an AMA. I've had chest pains all my life but got used to them. They felt like cramps to me. Somehow putting mild pressure on my ribs above my pectus would relieve the pain. I used to do this with just my thumb. I've had shortness of breath all my life. Pulling my shoulders back and slow deep breaths would help. My advice for the long term: - Don't panic and stay calm. Try to get her to calm down during these pains. Don't forget that during this age the body changes, this hurts for a lot of people but for her it might be worse. So help her to feel calm and breath through it. - Find a pectus excavatum specialized doctor in the region. Most non-specialized doctors are not aware of the details and problems and often think it's just a cosmetic problem. - I don't know what triggers the pain. With me it was exercising, but also just out of the blue. It got better after puberty but never went away. - I don't know of any effective method of correcting this without surgery. See my AMA for my case. I cannot stress the calmness part enough. Please help her in accepting the pain and trying to relax. If you are tense about it she will be even more tense. Confirm with a doctor that the pain is just pain and nothing else. With me this was the case. I was not having heart attack or failure or something like that. It was just the pain. Good luck, if you have specific questions about my pectus please use the AMA so other people might learn too. Tell your sister everything will be alright. Trust me, I know! Edit: spelling
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The same experts go on to so that if your immune system starts making a humming sound, see a doctor immediately.
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The same experts go on to so that if your immune system starts making a humming sound, see a doctor immediately.
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A complete answer could fill a book, but the main reasons are exactly what you mentioned. Time, money, stress. What people simply cannot understand until they either go through it (or have a close loved one do it) is how *much* of all three of those things it is. It is incomparable.
It's not just a lot of time; it's time that you can't spend developing a social circle and living life, time you can't spend (as easily) building a family, time you could dedicate to hobbies or traveling or whatever.
It's not just money, it's a LOT of money. I will be digging out from my student loans until I am 57 the last time I ran the numbers. I'll make decent money when I finish training this year - at age 35, having been in training since age 24 - but most of that money goes straight to the loan servicing. My nonmedical friends and family are a lifetime ahead in careerbuilding, nest egg construction, and generally have been successful in creating wealth where I have not.
It's not just stress, it's a LOT of stress. The comments section of this thread detail it well. More than a few of my classmates developed substance use disorders in medical school or started treatment for mental illness. It's an unnecessarily brutal process.
The only other thing to add is that so, so much of doctoring nowadays has just nothing to do with patient care. It's charting, calling insurance companies, dealing with HR and middle management, completing online modules, and more charting. One of the saddest studies I've ever read showed that as resident trainees progressed through training, they spent more and more time charting and interacting with the electronic health record - and less and less with patients. The actual patient care part of the job is comparatively miniscule compared to even twenty years ago. It's all computer work now. Why spend all the time, money and stress to sit behind a desk?
ETA: If you are dead set on staying in medicine and want to be a 'provider,' do PA or NP school. They are growing in both numbers and independence and you can become an independent practitioner in a tiny fraction of the time.
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A complete answer could fill a book, but the main reasons are exactly what you mentioned. Time, money, stress. What people simply cannot understand until they either go through it (or have a close loved one do it) is how much of all three of those things it is. It is incomparable. It's not just a lot of time; it's time that you can't spend developing a social circle and living life, time you can't spend (as easily) building a family, time you could dedicate to hobbies or traveling or whatever. It's not just money, it's a LOT of money. I will be digging out from my student loans until I am 57 the last time I ran the numbers. I'll make decent money when I finish training this year - at age 35, having been in training since age 24 - but most of that money goes straight to the loan servicing. My nonmedical friends and family are a lifetime ahead in careerbuilding, nest egg construction, and generally have been successful in creating wealth where I have not. It's not just stress, it's a LOT of stress. The comments section of this thread detail it well. More than a few of my classmates developed substance use disorders in medical school or started treatment for mental illness. It's an unnecessarily brutal process. The only other thing to add is that so, so much of doctoring nowadays has just nothing to do with patient care. It's charting, calling insurance companies, dealing with HR and middle management, completing online modules, and more charting. One of the saddest studies I've ever read showed that as resident trainees progressed through training, they spent more and more time charting and interacting with the electronic health record - and less and less with patients. The actual patient care part of the job is comparatively miniscule compared to even twenty years ago. It's all computer work now. Why spend all the time, money and stress to sit behind a desk? ETA: If you are dead set on staying in medicine and want to be a 'provider,' do PA or NP school. They are growing in both numbers and independence and you can become an independent practitioner in a tiny fraction of the time.
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So there's a bit of an issue with nomenclature going on. Back when the condition was RSD, they had [stages 1-4](https://www.rsdrx.com/RSD-Articles/WHAT_IS_RSD.pdf) with clearly defined symptoms and set progression timelines in each stage. When the name changed to CRPS and it was accepted by the broader medical community, they got rid of stages because they realized that symptoms could happen in any combination at any point in time, and that some people could start off with many or all symptoms of one stage and jump to any other outside of the set progression timeline. Meaning disease progression could be stage progressive or regressive. The problem being now, is that there's an impasse because of the acknowledgement there should be stages but they're not sure how to categorize them and define them, or even if there should be a single CRPS type rather than two. There's some general agreement with there being [3 broad stages in CRPS Type I only](https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/328054-clinical?reg=1#b4), none for type 2:
> Acute stage - Usually warm phase of 2-3 months
> Dystrophic phase - Vasomotor instability for several months
> Atrophic phase - Usually cold extremity with atrophic changes
To answer your question directly though, there truly [have been people](https://www.burningnightscrps.org/crpsrsd/signs-and-symptoms/) with CRPS that have had one or all the proposed new stage 4 symptoms for Type 1. It's the least recognized and agreed upon to exist compared with the standard 3 that's they've been trying to define. The link also goes into another factor of that amputation is not a treatment for CRPS as it can cause further spreads for most patients. The ones that have had success with it are few and very far between. Nowadays, it's really only reserved for where there's extreme complications with the limb like limiting movement to a dangerous degree and getting in the way of caretaker assistance or transport/transfers, when there's repeated severe infections who's root cause is in or on the affected limb, or when there's ulcerations and large/numerous open wounds that never heal or more develop that are prone to severe complications. Definitely get a 2nd opinion on amputation from an outside provider that's well versed in CRPS.
I have been in your shoes. Coming up on my 30 year anniversary with 27 of those years bouncing between symptoms of the old and new stage 3 and 4. The symptoms you describe are actually all new Type 1 stage 3 that can then overlap into stage 4 in terms of severity. The clearly defined stage 4 ones you mentioned you have are the no effect treatments and internal organ involvement. There's evidence that CRPS does affect the immune system causing us more issues with fighting off infection and contracting infection much more easily, but with the new Type 1 stages they aren't a primary classified symptom. I had a delay in proper diagnosis and treatment for about 8-9 years, and when I did I begged for an amputation. My doc was one of the best CRPS specialists at the time and even back then he refused explaining that with the more advanced cases it could still be there, spread, and be made worse. There was a period where my CRPS was at it's worst and was having repeated extreme life threatening pneumonia and double kidney infections. I'd end up in the hospital 5-8 times a year, and I even ended up in the ICU/critical care unit from sepsis of unknown causes which led to the beginning of organ failure for just over a month. Even today where I'm at my best, getting by pretty independently, and stable, I'm considered in-between the old RSD stages 3 and 4 due to permanent, irreversible severe muscle/tissue atrophy, joint contracture, hyperhidrosis, difficulty in wound healing, osteoporosis with fragility fractures, loss of tactile sensation, insomnia, lack of REM sleep, history of dermal fissures/tearing from the inside out from extreme edema that starts as pitting edema, dystonia, degradation of joints, livedo reticularis, central sensitization syndrome, brain fog/impaired executive function, degree of temperature/color changes, skin cracking and easy blistering/bruising/ulcerations, hair and nail growth dysfunction, degree of the spreads I've had from the initial area, labile hypertension, syncope, spasms/cramping/twitching, degree of illness from infections and inability to fully clear them getting worse, extreme callouses and nails that crack, autonomic dysfunction, raynaud's, temperature/barometric intolerances, difficulty taking a deep breath unrelated to asthma, migraines, having high inflammatory markers in bookwork (even when my AI disease is well controlled), endocrine issues. While most are secondary symptoms in the new Type 1 stages, they are the result of the severity of the primary symptoms where in the RSD days they could be considered primary symptoms of the stages. These symptoms also didn't appear in the stage order for me either: I had a stage 4 symptom appear severely right away, while there were quite a few one or more mild stage 1 at initial onset for example.
I wouldn't worry so much or place a lot of emphasis on what stage you're in since there's so much disagreement on them currently. What's important is how your case advanced/advances, how the progression has affected you, the degree of the symptoms that impact you, what treatments you respond to, and the expertise of your medical team. There are quite a bit of experimental treatments being investigated or documented in case studies that the average doctor isn't aware of. There's been times I've brought in case studies, meta analyses, and clinical trials and had them completely dismissed with old doctors, where my current team has been very receptive to them as they treat a lot of CRPS patients in the state and are well versed in it. If you feel like you're docs are out of ideas or just throwing whatever treatment they're familiar with at you to see if it sticks, it may be worthwhile to look into the experimental/investigational treatments that have had positive results and discuss it with them to see if they're willing to try it with you.
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So there's a bit of an issue with nomenclature going on. Back when the condition was RSD, they had stages 1-4(https:www.rsdrx.comRSD-ArticlesWHATISRSD.pdf) with clearly defined symptoms and set progression timelines in each stage. When the name changed to CRPS and it was accepted by the broader medical community, they got rid of stages because they realized that symptoms could happen in any combination at any point in time, and that some people could start off with many or all symptoms of one stage and jump to any other outside of the set progression timeline. Meaning disease progression could be stage progressive or regressive. The problem being now, is that there's an impasse because of the acknowledgement there should be stages but they're not sure how to categorize them and define them, or even if there should be a single CRPS type rather than two. There's some general agreement with there being 3 broad stages in CRPS Type I only(https:emedicine.medscape.comarticle328054-clinical?reg1b4), none for type 2: gt; Acute stage - Usually warm phase of 2-3 months gt; Dystrophic phase - Vasomotor instability for several months gt; Atrophic phase - Usually cold extremity with atrophic changes To answer your question directly though, there truly have been people(https:www.burningnightscrps.orgcrpsrsdsigns-and-symptoms) with CRPS that have had one or all the proposed new stage 4 symptoms for Type 1. It's the least recognized and agreed upon to exist compared with the standard 3 that's they've been trying to define. The link also goes into another factor of that amputation is not a treatment for CRPS as it can cause further spreads for most patients. The ones that have had success with it are few and very far between. Nowadays, it's really only reserved for where there's extreme complications with the limb like limiting movement to a dangerous degree and getting in the way of caretaker assistance or transporttransfers, when there's repeated severe infections who's root cause is in or on the affected limb, or when there's ulcerations and largenumerous open wounds that never heal or more develop that are prone to severe complications. Definitely get a 2nd opinion on amputation from an outside provider that's well versed in CRPS. I have been in your shoes. Coming up on my 30 year anniversary with 27 of those years bouncing between symptoms of the old and new stage 3 and 4. The symptoms you describe are actually all new Type 1 stage 3 that can then overlap into stage 4 in terms of severity. The clearly defined stage 4 ones you mentioned you have are the no effect treatments and internal organ involvement. There's evidence that CRPS does affect the immune system causing us more issues with fighting off infection and contracting infection much more easily, but with the new Type 1 stages they aren't a primary classified symptom. I had a delay in proper diagnosis and treatment for about 8-9 years, and when I did I begged for an amputation. My doc was one of the best CRPS specialists at the time and even back then he refused explaining that with the more advanced cases it could still be there, spread, and be made worse. There was a period where my CRPS was at it's worst and was having repeated extreme life threatening pneumonia and double kidney infections. I'd end up in the hospital 5-8 times a year, and I even ended up in the ICUcritical care unit from sepsis of unknown causes which led to the beginning of organ failure for just over a month. Even today where I'm at my best, getting by pretty independently, and stable, I'm considered in-between the old RSD stages 3 and 4 due to permanent, irreversible severe muscletissue atrophy, joint contracture, hyperhidrosis, difficulty in wound healing, osteoporosis with fragility fractures, loss of tactile sensation, insomnia, lack of REM sleep, history of dermal fissurestearing from the inside out from extreme edema that starts as pitting edema, dystonia, degradation of joints, livedo reticularis, central sensitization syndrome, brain fogimpaired executive function, degree of temperaturecolor changes, skin cracking and easy blisteringbruisingulcerations, hair and nail growth dysfunction, degree of the spreads I've had from the initial area, labile hypertension, syncope, spasmscrampingtwitching, degree of illness from infections and inability to fully clear them getting worse, extreme callouses and nails that crack, autonomic dysfunction, raynaud's, temperaturebarometric intolerances, difficulty taking a deep breath unrelated to asthma, migraines, having high inflammatory markers in bookwork (even when my AI disease is well controlled), endocrine issues. While most are secondary symptoms in the new Type 1 stages, they are the result of the severity of the primary symptoms where in the RSD days they could be considered primary symptoms of the stages. These symptoms also didn't appear in the stage order for me either: I had a stage 4 symptom appear severely right away, while there were quite a few one or more mild stage 1 at initial onset for example. I wouldn't worry so much or place a lot of emphasis on what stage you're in since there's so much disagreement on them currently. What's important is how your case advancedadvances, how the progression has affected you, the degree of the symptoms that impact you, what treatments you respond to, and the expertise of your medical team. There are quite a bit of experimental treatments being investigated or documented in case studies that the average doctor isn't aware of. There's been times I've brought in case studies, meta analyses, and clinical trials and had them completely dismissed with old doctors, where my current team has been very receptive to them as they treat a lot of CRPS patients in the state and are well versed in it. If you feel like you're docs are out of ideas or just throwing whatever treatment they're familiar with at you to see if it sticks, it may be worthwhile to look into the experimentalinvestigational treatments that have had positive results and discuss it with them to see if they're willing to try it with you. EDIT: formatting
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The doctors don’t understand but a random dude on reddit with zero medical training knows what’s best for someone else without seeing their labs or anything? People like you give out the worst fucking advice and it’s only gonna do more harm then good. This anti ai bullshit is getting out of hand
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The doctors dont understand but a random dude on reddit with zero medical training knows whats best for someone else without seeing their labs or anything? People like you give out the worst fucking advice and its only gonna do more harm then good. This anti ai bullshit is getting out of hand
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If you consider the questions or problem solving approach that the NHS 111 site uses, I don’t think GPs could easily be replaced. Several times I’ve put my symptoms in and it’s basically said YOU’RE PROBABLY DYING GO TO A HOSPITAL NOW, and then I’ve thought: maybe that headache wasn’t connected, and the response is that I am fine and should take over the counter medication.
A GP let’s you talk and discuss. I doubt any clever bollocks AI will be able to do that. Last time, it told me I needed emergency treatment, but when I saw a doctor at the hospital, he said I had constipation. He was right. Granted, it’s got a lot of good points but by its nature it probably has to over egg the custard.
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If you consider the questions or problem solving approach that the NHS 111 site uses, I dont think GPs could easily be replaced. Several times Ive put my symptoms in and its basically said YOURE PROBABLY DYING GO TO A HOSPITAL NOW, and then Ive thought: maybe that headache wasnt connected, and the response is that I am fine and should take over the counter medication. A GP lets you talk and discuss. I doubt any clever bollocks AI will be able to do that. Last time, it told me I needed emergency treatment, but when I saw a doctor at the hospital, he said I had constipation. He was right. Granted, its got a lot of good points but by its nature it probably has to over egg the custard.
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Healthcare finance professional here: This 100% pulse much more. Not only do insurance companies negotiate lower reimbursement, they actively try to not pay at all by changing the rule in the middle of the game, which requires hospitals to pay consultants to optimize billing systems to make sure bills are correct so we get paid. Also keep in mind the consumer demand for “technology” so Medtronic comes in to convince your surgeon that now they need a robot for $1.6M plus supplies for $6k a case to do the exact thing they did yesterday only marginally better. How do you expect a hospital to pay for that tech? The insurance company isn’t going to pay more this can tell you that for sure.
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Healthcare finance professional here: This 100 pulse much more. Not only do insurance companies negotiate lower reimbursement, they actively try to not pay at all by changing the rule in the middle of the game, which requires hospitals to pay consultants to optimize billing systems to make sure bills are correct so we get paid. Also keep in mind the consumer demand for technology so Medtronic comes in to convince your surgeon that now they need a robot for 1.6M plus supplies for 6k a case to do the exact thing they did yesterday only marginally better. How do you expect a hospital to pay for that tech? The insurance company isnt going to pay more this can tell you that for sure.
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It was actually my grandfather that invented that- it's called the Da Vinci robot, and it's used worldwide to allow surgeons to operate on far away patients. It was actually not the invention he was most known for- that was when he invented the first medical ultrasound while working with the Stanford Research Institute. He retired to build portable electric guitars from his garage, then died of Alzheimer's two years ago.
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It was actually my grandfather that invented that- it's called the Da Vinci robot, and it's used worldwide to allow surgeons to operate on far away patients. It was actually not the invention he was most known for- that was when he invented the first medical ultrasound while working with the Stanford Research Institute. He retired to build portable electric guitars from his garage, then died of Alzheimer's two years ago.
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Hey, I know exactly where you’re coming from hun. :( When I was 17 I had the opposite reaction to this feeling - I overcompensated myself to the point where I lost my sanity and ended up becoming a NEET, despite doing so well for years. At least, on the surface.
I was acing school with flying colors. I worked hard at my jobs and got promotions galore. Had that “Victoria’s Secret model” body, had a lot of friends, partied a lot - everything. The nice apartment, the car, the designer clothes, all those bullshit material things. But it was all a veneer to how I was really feeling. From abusive relationships to untreated, unmedicated mental illnesses, to internalized ableism - I’m autistic too. It was all to fill an empty void.
Here’s where it gets heavy - trigger warning ahead. I was only working hard at school because I was in it for the money, I was determined to break the cycle of poverty that’s plagued my family for many generations. Many of the friends I had were really shitty people who were horribly abusive but I didn’t care, because I felt like that was as good as I was going to get. I was only “pretty” because I was struggling with an eating disorder and crippling body dysmorphia. I’ll spare the details, but when was at 19 when things really hit my breaking point and that mask fell off, where I >!self-harmed REALLY bad to the point where I had to get surgery, and I was institutionalized for a week.!< Got diagnosed with PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder. Shortly after, I wound up in an on-again, off-again abusive relationship for two years because I was that rock-bottom in my life, all the red flags were there from the very beginning and I knew exactly what I was getting into… but I just didn’t give a shit because I felt that this was as good as I was going to get. THAT was when my path to becoming a NEET started. Got engaged to this guy too. Quit my job, dropped out of college, started hanging around very shitty people, and I gained so much weight too. I started smoking weed excessively to cope, later also started abusing benzos; all of which ultimately lead to my downfall. Had my first severe, treatment-resistant manic episode and developed psychosis from it (that only lasted a few days thankfully) that went on for eight months. It was so bad I was put under a temporary conservatorship and institutionalized for three months. Got diagnosed with bipolar in January and I went through a laundry list of medications, one combo almost killed me. Gained 50lb and was deemed clinically obese in August, and fell into a deep depression when everything was all said and done. Properly medicated now and I couldn’t be happier, although all that time I was a full-on NEET and the neetbux I was getting was to pay off my student debt. Became an ACTUAL Discord admin too lmao. But, I will say that the diagnoses actually explained a lot - my overcompensation was not only a sign of potential untreated manic episodes, but the key symptom of BPD is a crippling fear of abandonment. I realized that I had this mentality of, “if I don’t do everything right, the people I love will end up leaving me.” Went to therapy and that really helped me out. :)
But there were silver linings inbetween. Got the fuck out of my toxic family’s house and moved in with my sister and baby niece, and I finally got the validation that I really was mentally ill and my instability wasn’t just my personality. I suspected I had BPD and BD for many years, but doctors never thought anything was wrong because I masked it all for so long. I also found out who my true friends and family are, and the birth of my niece has honestly been my biggest motivation of all. Been helping my sister raise her since day one. Since the end of August, though, I lost quite a bit of weight and I got a comfortable job (that I’m leaving on Friday because my sister and I are moving), joined some support groups here on Reddit too and it’s really helped; although I still consider myself a semi-NEET. I can’t even go back to school because I don’t qualify for student loans, our car got totalled last month because a deer rammed into the car, and I’ve lately just been procrastinating. I still hate myself every day for falling so behind. But even with all of that on my plate - I’m 23 now and I’ve honestly been the happiest I’ve ever been in years. I feel like me again. :)
SO. With all of that said - the lesson here is even if you do everything “right,” even if you have the “perfect” life… just one fuckup can cost you everything; your dreams, your passions, and your mental health alongside your career and education. You’re still young, Worm. You have so much potential that I wish I had when I was your age. My advice to you, is to figure out what YOU want out of life. But don’t be afraid to take your time. Just take it day by day, and dip your toe in the water before diving in. For example, the first step you can do is give people a casual smile walking down the street, or if you see something you like on someone - being their hair, outfit, etc, give them a compliment! It can really make someone’s day. :) Mistakes do happen, but even if you end up embarrassed, just remember at the end of the day, people are only worried about themselves; not in a selfish way, but they too are trying to navigate through life. We’re all human. Make notes of the goals you want to accomplish, and start working your way to them slowly, it’s okay to pace yourself.
Hell, my sister didn’t get her license until she was 23. She didn’t even use Discord or anything like that - but I was her only friend this whole time. Still has pretty bad social anxiety, but she joined my friend group and now has a group of friends where she feels like she truly belongs. She only has ADHD but she had a hard life worse than mine, actually. But look at us now - we build each other up every day and we’re focusing on raising her daughter, we’re really starting to take on the world together even if we aren’t in college or working “real” jobs. My family has since apologized for their behavior over the years and they’re helping us out as much as they can. I’ve been living off of neetbux from them for a long time now, I still feel bad but I’m grateful for it every day.
ANYWAY. The point is, you don’t need to impress your parents, or anyone for that matter, to feel successful in what you do. It took me years to finally get that through my skull. Do what makes YOU happy, and work towards self-compassion every day. Your mental health comes first. Always. Because no matter what happens, the people in your life who really do matter, whether be friends, family, or even mere strangers, will always be proud of you and they will stand by you, every step of the way. Reaching out to us was the right thing, I’m proud of you for that - it’s okay to ask for help. Hope this tale helped you learn something and give you reassurance, if you need anything we’re here. Keep fighting on love, you’re doing great. Take care. ❤️
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Hey, I know exactly where youre coming from hun. :( When I was 17 I had the opposite reaction to this feeling - I overcompensated myself to the point where I lost my sanity and ended up becoming a NEET, despite doing so well for years. At least, on the surface. I was acing school with flying colors. I worked hard at my jobs and got promotions galore. Had that Victorias Secret model body, had a lot of friends, partied a lot - everything. The nice apartment, the car, the designer clothes, all those bullshit material things. But it was all a veneer to how I was really feeling. From abusive relationships to untreated, unmedicated mental illnesses, to internalized ableism - Im autistic too. It was all to fill an empty void. Heres where it gets heavy - trigger warning ahead. I was only working hard at school because I was in it for the money, I was determined to break the cycle of poverty thats plagued my family for many generations. Many of the friends I had were really shitty people who were horribly abusive but I didnt care, because I felt like that was as good as I was going to get. I was only pretty because I was struggling with an eating disorder and crippling body dysmorphia. Ill spare the details, but when was at 19 when things really hit my breaking point and that mask fell off, where I gt;!self-harmed REALLY bad to the point where I had to get surgery, and I was institutionalized for a week.!lt; Got diagnosed with PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder. Shortly after, I wound up in an on-again, off-again abusive relationship for two years because I was that rock-bottom in my life, all the red flags were there from the very beginning and I knew exactly what I was getting into but I just didnt give a shit because I felt that this was as good as I was going to get. THAT was when my path to becoming a NEET started. Got engaged to this guy too. Quit my job, dropped out of college, started hanging around very shitty people, and I gained so much weight too. I started smoking weed excessively to cope, later also started abusing benzos; all of which ultimately lead to my downfall. Had my first severe, treatment-resistant manic episode and developed psychosis from it (that only lasted a few days thankfully) that went on for eight months. It was so bad I was put under a temporary conservatorship and institutionalized for three months. Got diagnosed with bipolar in January and I went through a laundry list of medications, one combo almost killed me. Gained 50lb and was deemed clinically obese in August, and fell into a deep depression when everything was all said and done. Properly medicated now and I couldnt be happier, although all that time I was a full-on NEET and the neetbux I was getting was to pay off my student debt. Became an ACTUAL Discord admin too lmao. But, I will say that the diagnoses actually explained a lot - my overcompensation was not only a sign of potential untreated manic episodes, but the key symptom of BPD is a crippling fear of abandonment. I realized that I had this mentality of, if I dont do everything right, the people I love will end up leaving me. Went to therapy and that really helped me out. :) But there were silver linings inbetween. Got the fuck out of my toxic familys house and moved in with my sister and baby niece, and I finally got the validation that I really was mentally ill and my instability wasnt just my personality. I suspected I had BPD and BD for many years, but doctors never thought anything was wrong because I masked it all for so long. I also found out who my true friends and family are, and the birth of my niece has honestly been my biggest motivation of all. Been helping my sister raise her since day one. Since the end of August, though, I lost quite a bit of weight and I got a comfortable job (that Im leaving on Friday because my sister and I are moving), joined some support groups here on Reddit too and its really helped; although I still consider myself a semi-NEET. I cant even go back to school because I dont qualify for student loans, our car got totalled last month because a deer rammed into the car, and Ive lately just been procrastinating. I still hate myself every day for falling so behind. But even with all of that on my plate - Im 23 now and Ive honestly been the happiest Ive ever been in years. I feel like me again. :) SO. With all of that said - the lesson here is even if you do everything right, even if you have the perfect life just one fuckup can cost you everything; your dreams, your passions, and your mental health alongside your career and education. Youre still young, Worm. You have so much potential that I wish I had when I was your age. My advice to you, is to figure out what YOU want out of life. But dont be afraid to take your time. Just take it day by day, and dip your toe in the water before diving in. For example, the first step you can do is give people a casual smile walking down the street, or if you see something you like on someone - being their hair, outfit, etc, give them a compliment! It can really make someones day. :) Mistakes do happen, but even if you end up embarrassed, just remember at the end of the day, people are only worried about themselves; not in a selfish way, but they too are trying to navigate through life. Were all human. Make notes of the goals you want to accomplish, and start working your way to them slowly, its okay to pace yourself. Hell, my sister didnt get her license until she was 23. She didnt even use Discord or anything like that - but I was her only friend this whole time. Still has pretty bad social anxiety, but she joined my friend group and now has a group of friends where she feels like she truly belongs. She only has ADHD but she had a hard life worse than mine, actually. But look at us now - we build each other up every day and were focusing on raising her daughter, were really starting to take on the world together even if we arent in college or working real jobs. My family has since apologized for their behavior over the years and theyre helping us out as much as they can. Ive been living off of neetbux from them for a long time now, I still feel bad but Im grateful for it every day. ANYWAY. The point is, you dont need to impress your parents, or anyone for that matter, to feel successful in what you do. It took me years to finally get that through my skull. Do what makes YOU happy, and work towards self-compassion every day. Your mental health comes first. Always. Because no matter what happens, the people in your life who really do matter, whether be friends, family, or even mere strangers, will always be proud of you and they will stand by you, every step of the way. Reaching out to us was the right thing, Im proud of you for that - its okay to ask for help. Hope this tale helped you learn something and give you reassurance, if you need anything were here. Keep fighting on love, youre doing great. Take care.
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Yeah, William gets away with a lot but it'd be hard to believe he could get away with bribing all his doctors and redacting medical records. XD
As for the missing children part, I just view that as the retcon Scott told us about. It makes the story much nicer and whole (IMO) and clears up a lot of confusion. Now I don't mean a retcon as in 5 kids going to 4, but more GF spirit was replaced by another spirt, like Charlie.
In the book, The Fourth Closet (Oh boy I'm using the crappy book, hold on to your seats folks) Charlie's body was never found (at least that is what I remember when I read it, to be honest I kind of tried to scrub out everything about Charlie and William from that book). Same could have happened to Charlie in the games, she was killed in the ally, and Henry took her home and never told anyone about it. Or even the same could go to Elizabeth, she died by Circus Baby and her entire pizzeria got shut down. And it doesn't seem to be obvious, I mean... if it was, do you think the board member would be so casual around a man they thought made killer robots... eh it's FNaF, it could happen.
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Yeah, William gets away with a lot but it'd be hard to believe he could get away with bribing all his doctors and redacting medical records. XD As for the missing children part, I just view that as the retcon Scott told us about. It makes the story much nicer and whole (IMO) and clears up a lot of confusion. Now I don't mean a retcon as in 5 kids going to 4, but more GF spirit was replaced by another spirt, like Charlie. In the book, The Fourth Closet (Oh boy I'm using the crappy book, hold on to your seats folks) Charlie's body was never found (at least that is what I remember when I read it, to be honest I kind of tried to scrub out everything about Charlie and William from that book). Same could have happened to Charlie in the games, she was killed in the ally, and Henry took her home and never told anyone about it. Or even the same could go to Elizabeth, she died by Circus Baby and her entire pizzeria got shut down. And it doesn't seem to be obvious, I mean... if it was, do you think the board member would be so casual around a man they thought made killer robots... eh it's FNaF, it could happen.
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I did watch and love series 9 and 10. And my problem wasn't the characterisation of the Doctor. My problem actually had a lot to do with the whole Danny arc. Across the whole thing, Clara became a very difficult character for me to like; Danny's interactions with the Doctor and the whole soldier vs. officer thing plays on a WWI view of the British army, not the modern force; and I cannot overstate how much I hated every second of *Robot of Sherwood*.
I loved series 9, however, because it was always my complaint that 45 minute episodes were too frenetic and that the classic serials were better for having room to breathe. Having a series full of two-parters, although it didn't do a great deal for viewing figures, was a nice change of pace for me.
Incidentally, I think having the extra five minutes per episode this series has turned out to be the right balance.
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I did watch and love series 9 and 10. And my problem wasn't the characterisation of the Doctor. My problem actually had a lot to do with the whole Danny arc. Across the whole thing, Clara became a very difficult character for me to like; Danny's interactions with the Doctor and the whole soldier vs. officer thing plays on a WWI view of the British army, not the modern force; and I cannot overstate how much I hated every second of Robot of Sherwood. I loved series 9, however, because it was always my complaint that 45 minute episodes were too frenetic and that the classic serials were better for having room to breathe. Having a series full of two-parters, although it didn't do a great deal for viewing figures, was a nice change of pace for me. Incidentally, I think having the extra five minutes per episode this series has turned out to be the right balance.
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Most likely physicians learned a significant amount more about immunology and viruses in med school and have a far deeper understanding of the vaccine. They also tend to incorporate research into their routine more often and have a better understanding of the data.
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Most likely physicians learned a significant amount more about immunology and viruses in med school and have a far deeper understanding of the vaccine. They also tend to incorporate research into their routine more often and have a better understanding of the data.
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I am in the same boat, Sore. I am drastically limiting the amount of time I read or watch coverage. I’m also on antidepressants, and my doctor added an anti anxiety med. That really helps. Also, movies, reading, podcasts, and music help me divert attention to something else.
This, too, will pass, although it doesn’t seem like that. When you tense up, take 5-10 deep breaths or more and think about a favorite thing or place.
My family doesn’t get it either.
Remember that stress lowers your immune system and causes flares. {{{gentle hugs}}}
I’m no expert, but, I’m here if you want to talk.
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I am in the same boat, Sore. I am drastically limiting the amount of time I read or watch coverage. Im also on antidepressants, and my doctor added an anti anxiety med. That really helps. Also, movies, reading, podcasts, and music help me divert attention to something else. This, too, will pass, although it doesnt seem like that. When you tense up, take 5-10 deep breaths or more and think about a favorite thing or place. My family doesnt get it either. Remember that stress lowers your immune system and causes flares. gentle hugs Im no expert, but, Im here if you want to talk.
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Go back and watch that clip that you're mad about. The Endgame guys love it. You can read it as talking trash, but you can also see it as a sign of respect. "I am thrilled to beat you because of how amazing your robot is" The Witch Doctor fight is a little unsportsmanlike, but the fact that they're the only team wo ever really questions rulings is only uncommon in this sport. Find me one good baseball manager that's never been thrown out of a game by and umpire. Ted Lasso and Beard yell "C'mon ref" when their player gets fouled. If nobody cared about who won, it wouldn't be fun.
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Go back and watch that clip that you're mad about. The Endgame guys love it. You can read it as talking trash, but you can also see it as a sign of respect. "I am thrilled to beat you because of how amazing your robot is" The Witch Doctor fight is a little unsportsmanlike, but the fact that they're the only team wo ever really questions rulings is only uncommon in this sport. Find me one good baseball manager that's never been thrown out of a game by and umpire. Ted Lasso and Beard yell "C'mon ref" when their player gets fouled. If nobody cared about who won, it wouldn't be fun.
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Not OP, but I found this great comment by a cop in the protect and serve subreddit of all places that really did a good job explaining "defunding":
Defund the Police. Let's talk about it. But don't stop reading until its over because you might be surprised. Lets get 2 things out of the way. 1st, the phrase "Defund the Police" is the stupidest proposal ever. 2nd, I actually support the concept at its roots.
Defund means to prevent from receive funding or to withdraw funds from. And I believe the term Defund the Police is intentionally inflammatory, divisive, and charged. It's meant to inspire confidence in extreme outliers that the officers will be fired left and right to open a new utopia. It's meant to bring fear to officers and departments that they will be rooted out and terminated. But that's not what it means, and its own title will hinder it's progress.
Someone who has pull within this movement should immediately change the title to "Stop Overburdening the Police." Because truly, that's what they mean.
When I started in 2004, if I met a person in crisis, a person with suicidal ideations, a person with a mental illness (diagnosed or not), I could at my discretion or their request drive them to the state mental hospital in downtown Phoenix. I would pull up to the front door and drop them off. The problem was dealt with by trained social service employees and medical clinicians. Transients could be directed to one of several shelters to receive food, a bed, supplies, or aid. But resources slowly, and quietly began getting shut down. It actually took me almost a year to realize that the state mental hospital didn't exist any more. Not only could it no longer be used as a resource for me....but the occupants that were housed there were released and trickled out on to the streets.
Instead of defunding the police. Stop overburdening them.
Support crisis intervention teams from your local hospital that are available 24 hours a day to respond out to calls for help. Understand that some programs like that currently exist. Most are underfunded, available intermittently, and almost all require officers to be dispatched with them. If there are no police, they will not go either. Police Officers receive (an anecdotal guess) 2 to 8 hours of crisis training per year, unless an individual officer elects or is directed to attend a 1 week class. Still no where near what a social worker does. Don't make police officers responsible for dealing with your community's mentally ill.
Support homeless shelters, low income housing, multi family housing units, and other resources in your community. High housing costs, population density, unemployment, and the aforementioned mental health issues are causing an increase in homelessness and transients. Officers receive (an anecdotal guess) 0 hours per year training specifically on homeless issues. Some officers may seek out training or resources personally, as a matter of interested. Don't make police officers responsible for dealing with your community's homeless population.
Support after school programs for kids, child care facilities, sports programs, park programs, and tutoring centers. Children raised in single parent households are usually at home by themselves after school.N Idle hands are the devil's playground. Without positive adult role models, positive activities, positive social interaction, and adult supervision, kids will engage in petty crimes, try smoking or drug use, flock to peers with strong (but sometimes unhealthy) personalities. Kids don't need to be introduced to the criminal justice system. They need to be raised responsibly and integrated in to society. Don't make police officers responsible for dealing with unsupervised kids in the community.
Support self service centers at your court house. Custody exchanges, custody disputes, property disputes, landlord tenant issues, etc are not police issues. Attorneys go to school for 6 years or so. Officer get (on average) a 16 week academy and a 16 week field training program. Most of it focused on criminal law. Stop introducing people in to the criminal justice system when they need civil law assistance. Don't make officers responsible for applying criminal law to civil issues or for providing civil law advise to people.
Support increased funding and training for Emergency Call Centers. 911 centers are the first line of discretion in an agency. Many centers receive a call for any request from a citizen and enter a call for service without question. Once that call is entered, an officer must respond. First off, call centers across the country are severely under funded, understaffed, overworked, and burned out. They are almost working on autopilot, for up to 16 hours per shift, days in a row. Demand higher pay for dispatchers, attract better candidates, hire qualified applicants, train them more, and fully staff the centers. Provide cal takers with basic civil and criminal law classes to allow them to filter out non police issues and direct citizens to the right service. In most locations, if you cal 911 (for other than a clear medical emergency) you will get the police. But the police are not always whats needed. Don't use the police as a catch all for any problem you have.
Support evaluating and repealing stupid criminal statutes. Why was Eric Garner contacted in the first place? For selling Loosies (Loose, singe cigarettes). Why is that even illegal? America loves legislating behavior in to crimes. And by crime, I mean something that could put a person in a jail, even for a day. Not picking up dog poop should no be a crime. Driving without a license should not be a crime. Walking in the street next to a sidewalk should not be a crime. Receiving a product to sell in a package and selling the contents individually should not be a crime. There are civil ways of dealing with issues. Zoning, Code Enforcement, Health Department, etc, can issue warning, fines, liens, etc. Don't use the police to incarcerate people for low level offenses that shouldn't be unlawful anyway.
Finally, stop using your police department as a one stop shop for all your life's problems.
Don't call the police because someone is finishing in your HOA pond.
Don't call the police because the ducks behind your house are too loud.
Don't call the police because your 7 and 9 year old are arguing over Pokemon cards.
Don't call the police because your 11 year old refuses to go to school.
Don't call the police because you found weed in your 14 year old's room.
Don't call the police because your ex is 15 minutes late bringing the kids back.
Don't call the police because someone shoplifted $2.49 earrings.
Don't call the police because your neighbor trimmed your tree over the property line.
Don't call the police because you saw a black male walking and you've never seen him in the neighborhood before.
Don't call the police because your neighbor has parked their car in the street for the last 3 weeks.
(FYI, every single one of these is a real call that I personally have responded to in my career).
In summary, Defund the Police? No. Don't Defund the Police. The Police are a necessary part of society that must exist to intervene in violent crimes, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, etc. Stop Overburdening the Police. Stop relying on the police as your single point of contact with the government. Stop pretending like 36 weeks of training make a person an expert in criminal law, civil law, medical care, child care, adult care, social work, mental health, physician, counseling, accident reconstruction, and housing. Don't punish the police for being the dumping ground of every other agency, department, and administration that doesn't want to deal with something. Properly fund your entire government and your private social outreach organizations, Hold your tax exempt organizations responsible for their tax exempt status.
And in all seriousness, change the movement's title. Because there's some good concepts in there. But Defunding is going to turn off a lot of people before you can even explain.
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Not OP, but I found this great comment by a cop in the protect and serve subreddit of all places that really did a good job explaining "defunding": Defund the Police. Let's talk about it. But don't stop reading until its over because you might be surprised. Lets get 2 things out of the way. 1st, the phrase "Defund the Police" is the stupidest proposal ever. 2nd, I actually support the concept at its roots. Defund means to prevent from receive funding or to withdraw funds from. And I believe the term Defund the Police is intentionally inflammatory, divisive, and charged. It's meant to inspire confidence in extreme outliers that the officers will be fired left and right to open a new utopia. It's meant to bring fear to officers and departments that they will be rooted out and terminated. But that's not what it means, and its own title will hinder it's progress. Someone who has pull within this movement should immediately change the title to "Stop Overburdening the Police." Because truly, that's what they mean. When I started in 2004, if I met a person in crisis, a person with suicidal ideations, a person with a mental illness (diagnosed or not), I could at my discretion or their request drive them to the state mental hospital in downtown Phoenix. I would pull up to the front door and drop them off. The problem was dealt with by trained social service employees and medical clinicians. Transients could be directed to one of several shelters to receive food, a bed, supplies, or aid. But resources slowly, and quietly began getting shut down. It actually took me almost a year to realize that the state mental hospital didn't exist any more. Not only could it no longer be used as a resource for me....but the occupants that were housed there were released and trickled out on to the streets. Instead of defunding the police. Stop overburdening them. Support crisis intervention teams from your local hospital that are available 24 hours a day to respond out to calls for help. Understand that some programs like that currently exist. Most are underfunded, available intermittently, and almost all require officers to be dispatched with them. If there are no police, they will not go either. Police Officers receive (an anecdotal guess) 2 to 8 hours of crisis training per year, unless an individual officer elects or is directed to attend a 1 week class. Still no where near what a social worker does. Don't make police officers responsible for dealing with your community's mentally ill. Support homeless shelters, low income housing, multi family housing units, and other resources in your community. High housing costs, population density, unemployment, and the aforementioned mental health issues are causing an increase in homelessness and transients. Officers receive (an anecdotal guess) 0 hours per year training specifically on homeless issues. Some officers may seek out training or resources personally, as a matter of interested. Don't make police officers responsible for dealing with your community's homeless population. Support after school programs for kids, child care facilities, sports programs, park programs, and tutoring centers. Children raised in single parent households are usually at home by themselves after school.N Idle hands are the devil's playground. Without positive adult role models, positive activities, positive social interaction, and adult supervision, kids will engage in petty crimes, try smoking or drug use, flock to peers with strong (but sometimes unhealthy) personalities. Kids don't need to be introduced to the criminal justice system. They need to be raised responsibly and integrated in to society. Don't make police officers responsible for dealing with unsupervised kids in the community. Support self service centers at your court house. Custody exchanges, custody disputes, property disputes, landlord tenant issues, etc are not police issues. Attorneys go to school for 6 years or so. Officer get (on average) a 16 week academy and a 16 week field training program. Most of it focused on criminal law. Stop introducing people in to the criminal justice system when they need civil law assistance. Don't make officers responsible for applying criminal law to civil issues or for providing civil law advise to people. Support increased funding and training for Emergency Call Centers. 911 centers are the first line of discretion in an agency. Many centers receive a call for any request from a citizen and enter a call for service without question. Once that call is entered, an officer must respond. First off, call centers across the country are severely under funded, understaffed, overworked, and burned out. They are almost working on autopilot, for up to 16 hours per shift, days in a row. Demand higher pay for dispatchers, attract better candidates, hire qualified applicants, train them more, and fully staff the centers. Provide cal takers with basic civil and criminal law classes to allow them to filter out non police issues and direct citizens to the right service. In most locations, if you cal 911 (for other than a clear medical emergency) you will get the police. But the police are not always whats needed. Don't use the police as a catch all for any problem you have. Support evaluating and repealing stupid criminal statutes. Why was Eric Garner contacted in the first place? For selling Loosies (Loose, singe cigarettes). Why is that even illegal? America loves legislating behavior in to crimes. And by crime, I mean something that could put a person in a jail, even for a day. Not picking up dog poop should no be a crime. Driving without a license should not be a crime. Walking in the street next to a sidewalk should not be a crime. Receiving a product to sell in a package and selling the contents individually should not be a crime. There are civil ways of dealing with issues. Zoning, Code Enforcement, Health Department, etc, can issue warning, fines, liens, etc. Don't use the police to incarcerate people for low level offenses that shouldn't be unlawful anyway. Finally, stop using your police department as a one stop shop for all your life's problems. Don't call the police because someone is finishing in your HOA pond. Don't call the police because the ducks behind your house are too loud. Don't call the police because your 7 and 9 year old are arguing over Pokemon cards. Don't call the police because your 11 year old refuses to go to school. Don't call the police because you found weed in your 14 year old's room. Don't call the police because your ex is 15 minutes late bringing the kids back. Don't call the police because someone shoplifted 2.49 earrings. Don't call the police because your neighbor trimmed your tree over the property line. Don't call the police because you saw a black male walking and you've never seen him in the neighborhood before. Don't call the police because your neighbor has parked their car in the street for the last 3 weeks. (FYI, every single one of these is a real call that I personally have responded to in my career). In summary, Defund the Police? No. Don't Defund the Police. The Police are a necessary part of society that must exist to intervene in violent crimes, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, etc. Stop Overburdening the Police. Stop relying on the police as your single point of contact with the government. Stop pretending like 36 weeks of training make a person an expert in criminal law, civil law, medical care, child care, adult care, social work, mental health, physician, counseling, accident reconstruction, and housing. Don't punish the police for being the dumping ground of every other agency, department, and administration that doesn't want to deal with something. Properly fund your entire government and your private social outreach organizations, Hold your tax exempt organizations responsible for their tax exempt status. And in all seriousness, change the movement's title. Because there's some good concepts in there. But Defunding is going to turn off a lot of people before you can even explain.
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I'd play it safe. It's a remake of Shawshank Redemption. Or maybe it's a reboot or a sequel. Anyway, Freeman is (still) Red and is again in prison; he is the wise old mentor. Pratt is a young lawyer that gets wrongfully accused and put in the same prison; he's still learning his ways and he gets several action scenes. Murray is a prison librarian and occasionally comic relief. They make a cunning plan and they all escape. They were helped by a selfless group of Chinese prisoners. I'd try to get Clancy Brown too because he's awesome, as a guard or whichever role he accepts. (Bonus payment for the screenwriter if he uses a medieval double sided sword at some point.) There is a decent musical sequence somewhere in the middle, by Adele or Rihanna or what the budget allows. There are a couple of scenes after the closing titles that hint there might be a sequel. The doctor in the prison is actually a robot, questioning what it really means to be human. But he doesn't know he is a robot; when it is revealed to him later, he becomes sad. But Pratt makes him happy again by telling him that it is important what kind of person you are, not what you are made of.
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I'd play it safe. It's a remake of Shawshank Redemption. Or maybe it's a reboot or a sequel. Anyway, Freeman is (still) Red and is again in prison; he is the wise old mentor. Pratt is a young lawyer that gets wrongfully accused and put in the same prison; he's still learning his ways and he gets several action scenes. Murray is a prison librarian and occasionally comic relief. They make a cunning plan and they all escape. They were helped by a selfless group of Chinese prisoners. I'd try to get Clancy Brown too because he's awesome, as a guard or whichever role he accepts. (Bonus payment for the screenwriter if he uses a medieval double sided sword at some point.) There is a decent musical sequence somewhere in the middle, by Adele or Rihanna or what the budget allows. There are a couple of scenes after the closing titles that hint there might be a sequel. The doctor in the prison is actually a robot, questioning what it really means to be human. But he doesn't know he is a robot; when it is revealed to him later, he becomes sad. But Pratt makes him happy again by telling him that it is important what kind of person you are, not what you are made of. amp;x200B;
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**The computer is not "reasoning". It's only giving the appearance of such by approximating what it has seen elsewhere.**
In humans we call this education. Or training. Or experience. Its taking something we have learned and applying it to different situations.
The AI stil takes the input it is receiving and on that it determines the most likely response. That the assessment can be incomplete because of lack of input is limited is something different.
Its not different from a person doing it? By your definition if I email my doctor with my symptoms of the flu and he concludes that I have the flu without seeing me, it would not qualify as an assessment. As he has not been able to physically see me? I would still consider that an assessment, even though the dataset is incomplete.
And again. Ive seen so many people jump to conclusions on just half of the story/input. Just like the AI does. Hell. That's half of Reddit for you..
Im not saying we should trust it blindly.. Thats something else all together
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The computer is not "reasoning". It's only giving the appearance of such by approximating what it has seen elsewhere. In humans we call this education. Or training. Or experience. Its taking something we have learned and applying it to different situations. The AI stil takes the input it is receiving and on that it determines the most likely response. That the assessment can be incomplete because of lack of input is limited is something different. Its not different from a person doing it? By your definition if I email my doctor with my symptoms of the flu and he concludes that I have the flu without seeing me, it would not qualify as an assessment. As he has not been able to physically see me? I would still consider that an assessment, even though the dataset is incomplete. And again. Ive seen so many people jump to conclusions on just half of the storyinput. Just like the AI does. Hell. That's half of Reddit for you.. Im not saying we should trust it blindly.. Thats something else all together
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Diagnostics is not just taking in data and taking out a reason. It's about noticing things and interacting with the patient, often interrogating them, to figure out what might be going on.
The notion that computers can do it much more easily than experienced docs is fallacious; how computers and how doctors would go about it are two different things. But computers are already huge in a wide number of different medical situations - measuring blood levels of certain chemicals, counting cells on slides, producing images.
Computers cannot access patients' minds. Yet.
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Diagnostics is not just taking in data and taking out a reason. It's about noticing things and interacting with the patient, often interrogating them, to figure out what might be going on. The notion that computers can do it much more easily than experienced docs is fallacious; how computers and how doctors would go about it are two different things. But computers are already huge in a wide number of different medical situations - measuring blood levels of certain chemicals, counting cells on slides, producing images. Computers cannot access patients' minds. Yet.
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You said an extra person comes in. That was my point. You keep arguing about something you keep increasingly have no idea about. I'm a physician. I've been on both sides of the clothe for c-sections, what you're saying is like arguing with someone that the world is flat. Nurses are not idiots. They are rockstars that are capable of doing multiple tasks. You seem to think the baby is in the bassinet and followed by one nurse, then moved to the parents (or maybe you don't even think babies get to be held by their parents in the OR, I don't even know at this point) and then a new nurse monitors the parents holding the baby and then that nurse leaves and a maybe a new nurse comes in to help with the transfer to back to the hospital room. I don't know. You're making zero practical sense. Nurses are not robots that are interchanged at a whim because you think they are. The OR is not some place that people just come and go for no reason because nurses are so specialized that they need a special nurse to watch a mother and father. It's so detached from reality, I just don't know how to continue this conversation. It's just absurd.
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You said an extra person comes in. That was my point. You keep arguing about something you keep increasingly have no idea about. I'm a physician. I've been on both sides of the clothe for c-sections, what you're saying is like arguing with someone that the world is flat. Nurses are not idiots. They are rockstars that are capable of doing multiple tasks. You seem to think the baby is in the bassinet and followed by one nurse, then moved to the parents (or maybe you don't even think babies get to be held by their parents in the OR, I don't even know at this point) and then a new nurse monitors the parents holding the baby and then that nurse leaves and a maybe a new nurse comes in to help with the transfer to back to the hospital room. I don't know. You're making zero practical sense. Nurses are not robots that are interchanged at a whim because you think they are. The OR is not some place that people just come and go for no reason because nurses are so specialized that they need a special nurse to watch a mother and father. It's so detached from reality, I just don't know how to continue this conversation. It's just absurd.
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My appointments were getting really rude when the infectious disease expert said it was all in my head and referred me to a psychiatrist, I sort of trusted that he knew every 'KNOWN' disease, and that I was just falling through the cracks in the medical system that all doctors believed in. The psychiatrist didn't know anything 'factual' about CFS either, so I was rude with him, I guess, for trying to accept me as a patient to begin with.
Yep, it's kind of a let down when you realize that there's no specific test for it. However, the lab results do actually come out weird when you are suppose to be really average, but you're touching bottom or top of several measurements.
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My appointments were getting really rude when the infectious disease expert said it was all in my head and referred me to a psychiatrist, I sort of trusted that he knew every 'KNOWN' disease, and that I was just falling through the cracks in the medical system that all doctors believed in. The psychiatrist didn't know anything 'factual' about CFS either, so I was rude with him, I guess, for trying to accept me as a patient to begin with. Yep, it's kind of a let down when you realize that there's no specific test for it. However, the lab results do actually come out weird when you are suppose to be really average, but you're touching bottom or top of several measurements.
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If you talking about the two doctors who said that lockdown was a bad decision and how people will end up with weaker immune systems after the quarantine ends etc then I wasn’t aware that their video was taken down but the stuff they were claiming comes under expert opinion and thats considered the weakest evidence in medical literature. Evidence was pointing against what they were claiming.
Anyway back to your question, while censorship is a thing online, if your message, agenda, claim etc is backed by authentic evidence, its not easily censored if at all. However if its something which can be misinterpreted or can be used to manipulate an average person then imo it should be censored or somehow regulated to ensure that only the people who have the adequate basic knowledge of the subject get to see it.
In short, ensure whatever your message is backed by evidence and show the evidence with the message
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If you talking about the two doctors who said that lockdown was a bad decision and how people will end up with weaker immune systems after the quarantine ends etc then I wasnt aware that their video was taken down but the stuff they were claiming comes under expert opinion and thats considered the weakest evidence in medical literature. Evidence was pointing against what they were claiming. Anyway back to your question, while censorship is a thing online, if your message, agenda, claim etc is backed by authentic evidence, its not easily censored if at all. However if its something which can be misinterpreted or can be used to manipulate an average person then imo it should be censored or somehow regulated to ensure that only the people who have the adequate basic knowledge of the subject get to see it. In short, ensure whatever your message is backed by evidence and show the evidence with the message
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Programming? No. I’m a software developer and I can tell you that we are in no way threatened by AI. Or to put it another way, we are no more threatened by it than a heart surgeon was by the invention of the internet.
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Programming? No. Im a software developer and I can tell you that we are in no way threatened by AI. Or to put it another way, we are no more threatened by it than a heart surgeon was by the invention of the internet.
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No complete Auto robot!!!! Nonononono. No we want Master Gardeners, on those controllers, if at all possible! Yeah? A proper robot please. .... :-) ..... with video feed, etc. ... We need a surgeon's robot? But mobile !!!!!! And ZOOM on that video camera yes we will need to check for the "GNATS" yes. Teeny Tiny Fly.
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No complete Auto robot!!!! Nonononono. No we want Master Gardeners, on those controllers, if at all possible! Yeah? A proper robot please. .... :-) ..... with video feed, etc. ... We need a surgeon's robot? But mobile !!!!!! And ZOOM on that video camera yes we will need to check for the "GNATS" yes. Teeny Tiny Fly.
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>Of course I acknowledge that there could be research, but most parents aren't going to get "screening" - especially for the first round of shots beyond asking about family history of allergies.
That's why people are working on finding screening tests that are economical and simple, but that's not easy to do.
> I'll reference the finding of the vaccine court but won't specifically cite it because reddit loathes that bit of history with a passion.
>Suffice it to say that had mitochondrial screening been employed the taxpayers wouldn't have paid out millions of dollars.
Mitochondrial screening isn't as cheap or scalable as it would need to be to be universal.
>What research is ongoing into things that aren't allergies and aren't mitochondrial disorders but would contraindicate unmodified vaccination?
Genetic disorders related to immunosuppression, mostly, but also other forms of immunosuppression, enzyme/catabolic pathways, liver pathways. All kinds of stuff. There's also research into allergies at my hospital, but not as much as the others just due to the particular focus of the hospital I work at.
>My argument is that the measles killing "millions" is implausible at best and people need to stop claiming that it will.
It killed 2.6 million people in 1980. It literally has killed millions when vaccines weren't in place. That's why people are so serious about keeping vaccines in place.
Besides, it doesn't have to kill millions to be devastating.
>If not for the money *everybody* should be tested for allergies before the first round of any vaccine, but we all know that will never happen due to expense.
Not unless there is a major improvement in how economical those tests are.
>We've already established that this is a bit of an exaggeration: there are many things that are more likely by far to injure/kill kids than the measles, flu, or chickenpox. Shall we arrest parents for allowing their kids to ride a bike, take a bath in privacy, climb a tree, get involved in gymnastics, go swimming or any of a long list of things more likely to kill than a rash?
The problem is that this would be much harder to make universal rules about that would really actually affect the problem. But if you think about it, we do actually already punish people who recklessly endanger their children.
>And on those lines, somebody who allows their kid who is unvaccinated due to medical issue to go outside where they could be exposed is also endangering their child's life - shall we arrest them as well?
Thats an interesting question. Probably not, but it honestly depends.
>Pick **A** standard. The standard must apply to everyone equally.
I agree. Which is why I support punishing people who recklessly endanger their children, but more importantly helping people to avoid doing so in the first place.
>Everybody **should** do it the way they did it at your hospital, but most don't because money.
Honestly none of the ones I've been to don't have hand sanitizer, but I'll take your word for it.
>Remember when they determined that neckties were one of the primary vectors? Those and stethoscopes. And even knowing that they still didn't ban the neckties which served no purpose anyway.
I don't remember it, but I'm glad we didn't get rid of stethoscopes.
>And yet they continue unabated. And they **still** won't replace all of the door handles with copper. Or use automatic door openers in the bathrooms.
>Or install the foot pulls. Or the foot/motion activators for the sinks.
Those are in every bathroom door and sink in the medical center I work at, and that includes thousands of employees and patients (largest med center in the country).
>Cut back on bonuses and perks.
I mean most health care workers, including some doctors, are actually significantly underpaid.
> And don't buy a 2nd gamma knife within 20 miles when the first one is already underutilized. All kinds of ways to save money. Plus, copper doorknobs are cheaper than a settlement.
Sure, that's not gonna cover anywhere near the renovations you are asking for.
>The doctors won't tell the patients that already, but they still certainly make sure that their bill gets sent.
The doctors don't control the billing for the most part, that's hospital administration. They also can't control what insurance patients have. You can't expect doctors to also be a complete expert in all insurance coverage, and who's in network.
>"You showed up at the ER. I treated but I'm out of network so send a check to my practice for $15,000."
Well I'm glad you support universal health care, because our system in the US needs a massive overhaul.
>That's what Watson *does*. It sorts data and finds correlations.
That doesn't really answer the question I asked, but sure.
>I've said it a couple of times now: I want to see the Number Needed to Harm values.
Have you tried calling research centers?
>And it isn't about proving that vaccines are effective, they are. No question. The question is how many people are actually harmed by vaccines - it will be a low number of course, but not zero.
So benefits outweigh the risks.
>Have you ever looked at the VAERS data yourself?
Yup, it's a source for constant improvement in health care.
>With 240,000 **deaths** the system we have now is clearly inefficient.
I mean, yeah, always room for improvement.
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gt;Of course I acknowledge that there could be research, but most parents aren't going to get "screening" - especially for the first round of shots beyond asking about family history of allergies. That's why people are working on finding screening tests that are economical and simple, but that's not easy to do. gt; I'll reference the finding of the vaccine court but won't specifically cite it because reddit loathes that bit of history with a passion. gt;Suffice it to say that had mitochondrial screening been employed the taxpayers wouldn't have paid out millions of dollars. Mitochondrial screening isn't as cheap or scalable as it would need to be to be universal. gt;What research is ongoing into things that aren't allergies and aren't mitochondrial disorders but would contraindicate unmodified vaccination? Genetic disorders related to immunosuppression, mostly, but also other forms of immunosuppression, enzymecatabolic pathways, liver pathways. All kinds of stuff. There's also research into allergies at my hospital, but not as much as the others just due to the particular focus of the hospital I work at. gt;My argument is that the measles killing "millions" is implausible at best and people need to stop claiming that it will. It killed 2.6 million people in 1980. It literally has killed millions when vaccines weren't in place. That's why people are so serious about keeping vaccines in place. Besides, it doesn't have to kill millions to be devastating. gt;If not for the money everybody should be tested for allergies before the first round of any vaccine, but we all know that will never happen due to expense. Not unless there is a major improvement in how economical those tests are. gt;We've already established that this is a bit of an exaggeration: there are many things that are more likely by far to injurekill kids than the measles, flu, or chickenpox. Shall we arrest parents for allowing their kids to ride a bike, take a bath in privacy, climb a tree, get involved in gymnastics, go swimming or any of a long list of things more likely to kill than a rash? The problem is that this would be much harder to make universal rules about that would really actually affect the problem. But if you think about it, we do actually already punish people who recklessly endanger their children. gt;And on those lines, somebody who allows their kid who is unvaccinated due to medical issue to go outside where they could be exposed is also endangering their child's life - shall we arrest them as well? Thats an interesting question. Probably not, but it honestly depends. gt;Pick A standard. The standard must apply to everyone equally. I agree. Which is why I support punishing people who recklessly endanger their children, but more importantly helping people to avoid doing so in the first place. gt;Everybody should do it the way they did it at your hospital, but most don't because money. Honestly none of the ones I've been to don't have hand sanitizer, but I'll take your word for it. gt;Remember when they determined that neckties were one of the primary vectors? Those and stethoscopes. And even knowing that they still didn't ban the neckties which served no purpose anyway. I don't remember it, but I'm glad we didn't get rid of stethoscopes. gt;And yet they continue unabated. And they still won't replace all of the door handles with copper. Or use automatic door openers in the bathrooms. gt;Or install the foot pulls. Or the footmotion activators for the sinks. Those are in every bathroom door and sink in the medical center I work at, and that includes thousands of employees and patients (largest med center in the country). gt;Cut back on bonuses and perks. I mean most health care workers, including some doctors, are actually significantly underpaid. gt; And don't buy a 2nd gamma knife within 20 miles when the first one is already underutilized. All kinds of ways to save money. Plus, copper doorknobs are cheaper than a settlement. Sure, that's not gonna cover anywhere near the renovations you are asking for. gt;The doctors won't tell the patients that already, but they still certainly make sure that their bill gets sent. The doctors don't control the billing for the most part, that's hospital administration. They also can't control what insurance patients have. You can't expect doctors to also be a complete expert in all insurance coverage, and who's in network. gt;"You showed up at the ER. I treated but I'm out of network so send a check to my practice for 15,000." Well I'm glad you support universal health care, because our system in the US needs a massive overhaul. gt;That's what Watson does. It sorts data and finds correlations. That doesn't really answer the question I asked, but sure. gt;I've said it a couple of times now: I want to see the Number Needed to Harm values. Have you tried calling research centers? gt;And it isn't about proving that vaccines are effective, they are. No question. The question is how many people are actually harmed by vaccines - it will be a low number of course, but not zero. So benefits outweigh the risks. gt;Have you ever looked at the VAERS data yourself? Yup, it's a source for constant improvement in health care. gt;With 240,000 deaths the system we have now is clearly inefficient. I mean, yeah, always room for improvement.
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I nanny for a baby, since he was about 2-3 months old, now 8 months old. One trick I learned was Mongolian throat singing. It shut him down, almost immediately, every time. From your description and comments, it seems like the baby is gassy and has digestive discomfort (the wiggling around a lot while sleeping). I’d consider talking to a pediatrician about a different formula or something. It does get better but it might be a while so deep breath’s and you and your wife have to find a way to work together. The baby can feel your vibes for sure. You’re stressed, they’re stressed, you’re sleepy, they’re sleepy, etc etc
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I nanny for a baby, since he was about 2-3 months old, now 8 months old. One trick I learned was Mongolian throat singing. It shut him down, almost immediately, every time. From your description and comments, it seems like the baby is gassy and has digestive discomfort (the wiggling around a lot while sleeping). Id consider talking to a pediatrician about a different formula or something. It does get better but it might be a while so deep breaths and you and your wife have to find a way to work together. The baby can feel your vibes for sure. Youre stressed, theyre stressed, youre sleepy, theyre sleepy, etc etc
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The researchers thought computers might do better. They created a neural network, with multiple layers of processing, and trained it by giving it many CT scans from patients whose diagnoses were known: Some had lung cancer, some did not and some had nodules that later turned cancerous.
Then, they began to test its diagnostic skill.
“The whole experimentation process is like a student in school,” Dr. Tse said. “We’re using a large data set for training, giving it lessons and pop quizzes so it can begin to learn for itself what is cancer, and what will or will not be cancer in the future. We gave it a final exam on data it’s never seen after we spent a lot of time training, and the result we saw on final exam — it got an A.”
Tested against 6,716 cases with known diagnoses, the system was 94 percent accurate. Pitted against six expert radiologists, when no prior scan was available, the deep learning model beat the doctors: It had fewer false positives and false negatives. When an earlier scan was available, the system and the doctors were neck and neck.
The ability to process vast amounts of data may make it possible for artificial intelligence to recognize subtle patterns that humans simply cannot see.
“It may start out as something we can’t see, but that may open up new lines of inquiry,” said Dr. Mozziyar Etemadi, a research assistant professor of anesthesiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and an author of the study.
Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, Calif., who has written extensively about artificial intelligence in medicine, said, “I’m pretty confident that what they’ve found is going.......
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/health/cancer-artificial-intelligence-ct-scans.html
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The researchers thought computers might do better. They created a neural network, with multiple layers of processing, and trained it by giving it many CT scans from patients whose diagnoses were known: Some had lung cancer, some did not and some had nodules that later turned cancerous. Then, they began to test its diagnostic skill. The whole experimentation process is like a student in school, Dr. Tse said. Were using a large data set for training, giving it lessons and pop quizzes so it can begin to learn for itself what is cancer, and what will or will not be cancer in the future. We gave it a final exam on data its never seen after we spent a lot of time training, and the result we saw on final exam it got an A. Tested against 6,716 cases with known diagnoses, the system was 94 percent accurate. Pitted against six expert radiologists, when no prior scan was available, the deep learning model beat the doctors: It had fewer false positives and false negatives. When an earlier scan was available, the system and the doctors were neck and neck. The ability to process vast amounts of data may make it possible for artificial intelligence to recognize subtle patterns that humans simply cannot see. It may start out as something we cant see, but that may open up new lines of inquiry, said Dr. Mozziyar Etemadi, a research assistant professor of anesthesiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and an author of the study. Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, Calif., who has written extensively about artificial intelligence in medicine, said, Im pretty confident that what theyve found is going....... More: https:www.nytimes.com20190520healthcancer-artificial-intelligence-ct-scans.html
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I think 200 mg TestC a week is too much for a starting dose. I would recommend getting your total testosterone and E2 tested at a lab. Discounted labs has a Testosterone (T+ F), Ultrasensitive E2 & Hematocrit package for around $100. I used the 10PERCENTOFF coupon code to get it for around $90.
I would recommend checking with your doctor to see if you could reduce the dosage to somewhere between 100 mg and 140 mg TestC per week.
I took 200 mg per week for awhile and my nipples itched a lot and I got anxiety. I saw the doctor and got anastrozole. Since the doctor prescribed the AI, I took a small amount until the itching went away. I am really sensitive to the AI and 0.25 mg two or three times per week was enough. When I take too much AI, my eyes get dry in the mornings. Other people, who have taken a lot of AI, have had more severe side effects with it.
I now take 140 mg of TestC per week and I have been taking between 0.25 mg and 0.35 mg anastrozole per week. I am going to drop the AI soon and see what the E2 levels go to without it.
I saw a Youtube "Anabolic Doc" video about anastrozole and the doc explained that it changes the lipid profile and is bad for the heart. He believes it is only good for short term use when other drugs are giving the patient a lot of E2. The Anabolic Doc specializes in getting men off of steroids and managing their hormone levels in a healthy way once they are off of them. He talks about steroids and TRT.
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I think 200 mg TestC a week is too much for a starting dose. I would recommend getting your total testosterone and E2 tested at a lab. Discounted labs has a Testosterone (T F), Ultrasensitive E2 amp; Hematocrit package for around 100. I used the 10PERCENTOFF coupon code to get it for around 90. I would recommend checking with your doctor to see if you could reduce the dosage to somewhere between 100 mg and 140 mg TestC per week. I took 200 mg per week for awhile and my nipples itched a lot and I got anxiety. I saw the doctor and got anastrozole. Since the doctor prescribed the AI, I took a small amount until the itching went away. I am really sensitive to the AI and 0.25 mg two or three times per week was enough. When I take too much AI, my eyes get dry in the mornings. Other people, who have taken a lot of AI, have had more severe side effects with it. I now take 140 mg of TestC per week and I have been taking between 0.25 mg and 0.35 mg anastrozole per week. I am going to drop the AI soon and see what the E2 levels go to without it. I saw a Youtube "Anabolic Doc" video about anastrozole and the doc explained that it changes the lipid profile and is bad for the heart. He believes it is only good for short term use when other drugs are giving the patient a lot of E2. The Anabolic Doc specializes in getting men off of steroids and managing their hormone levels in a healthy way once they are off of them. He talks about steroids and TRT.
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It's because we've lost sight of what it means to be Human.
You have an underlying need for meaning and you seek it out through your societal connections. Our Modern Era has bastardized the past and created a present where you're perpetually the Victim of someone elses oppression over you, where you have no power and so must simply obey the Political Class, or Scientific Caste, or perhaps you're one of those Religious types, regardless, society has no dearth of places looking eagerly for converts to their myopic causes.
For example, most of you are uneducated, you're only Schooled. I've known a number of Doctors and most lack even the slightest hint of Creative Genius; they have an impressively deep Crystaline Knowledge Center but have the fluidity and Flexibility of a Cast Iron Pan. They have no ability to intuitively come to conclusions based on findings, they can only act upon the reccomendations of the Authority Figures found in places like the CDC or FDA, without their tacit approval, most Doctors won't touch anything with a 20 foot pole and can barely grasp the concepts of modern medicine.
Now I stress, when I say "grasp" I don't mean "They don't understand it at all" I mean they can only parrot the hollow teaching of it they've been exposed too. No matter your line of work, you know, I'm sure, that there are levels to mastery, things you learn and discover that cannot be taught but must be experienced, modern Doctors by and large don't act on that instinct, they wait and wait and wait until all the data is in and predict based on that. Not taking into account the innate Chaotic Nature of Entropic Principles defies their Averages.
When you observe how many ways society is being Socially Engineered, be it by Marketting, Propaganda disguised as News Casting(Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, they're all equally shit and exist solely to forment feelings of Victimhood and Offense against the supposed "Other"), be it our food, our style of dress, our entertainment, we're being bombarded with mixed messages and no meaning. Did you know less than 1 in 2 Adults in our modern age have a friend, just one friend that they feel an intimate connection and bond with. You think that's by accident or design?
Who controls the Algorithms you all use in your day to day? Who guides your eyes to see what they want to see? Do you see what there is to see, or do you only see the facimile of reality, a false fabrication woven together by Men and Women with such incredibly complex ego complexes that they genuinely feel worthy of World Domination.
The more you study Man, the more you understand and appreciate this one simple Truth.
You are not a Reasonable, Logical Creature. You are a Monkey that can't climb trees, wears shoes and has the _Capacity_ for Reason. Doesn't mean you're ever actively engaged in using it though, just means you're capable of it. You're also capable of levels of Self Deception that stagger and bewilder the mind.
TL;DR We've been socially engineered into a position where we as a species are being fucked over by dickweasels with an incredibly advanced understanding of Human Psychology, it isn't a Conspiracy Theory; two former US Presidents warned against it, First Eisenhower warning about both the Congressional Military Industrial Complex(The US Army _cannot initiate War_ without the SIGNED AND WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE HOUSE OF CONGRESS_) as well as warning against a Technocratic Elite releasing Technological means of Control that bewilder the senses and beguile the mind. The other was JFK, who was shot and killed on 11/22, on a road with three paths, on the 33rd Parallel. I know that means next to nothing to most of you, but your Enemy, your Opponent, studies and uses Occultism and Alchemy as a weapon against you. Alchemy of Old used to be the first formal form of Psychology, Chemistry was created as a side project, the Real Alchemy is internal.
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It's because we've lost sight of what it means to be Human. You have an underlying need for meaning and you seek it out through your societal connections. Our Modern Era has bastardized the past and created a present where you're perpetually the Victim of someone elses oppression over you, where you have no power and so must simply obey the Political Class, or Scientific Caste, or perhaps you're one of those Religious types, regardless, society has no dearth of places looking eagerly for converts to their myopic causes. For example, most of you are uneducated, you're only Schooled. I've known a number of Doctors and most lack even the slightest hint of Creative Genius; they have an impressively deep Crystaline Knowledge Center but have the fluidity and Flexibility of a Cast Iron Pan. They have no ability to intuitively come to conclusions based on findings, they can only act upon the reccomendations of the Authority Figures found in places like the CDC or FDA, without their tacit approval, most Doctors won't touch anything with a 20 foot pole and can barely grasp the concepts of modern medicine. Now I stress, when I say "grasp" I don't mean "They don't understand it at all" I mean they can only parrot the hollow teaching of it they've been exposed too. No matter your line of work, you know, I'm sure, that there are levels to mastery, things you learn and discover that cannot be taught but must be experienced, modern Doctors by and large don't act on that instinct, they wait and wait and wait until all the data is in and predict based on that. Not taking into account the innate Chaotic Nature of Entropic Principles defies their Averages. When you observe how many ways society is being Socially Engineered, be it by Marketting, Propaganda disguised as News Casting(Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, they're all equally shit and exist solely to forment feelings of Victimhood and Offense against the supposed "Other"), be it our food, our style of dress, our entertainment, we're being bombarded with mixed messages and no meaning. Did you know less than 1 in 2 Adults in our modern age have a friend, just one friend that they feel an intimate connection and bond with. You think that's by accident or design? Who controls the Algorithms you all use in your day to day? Who guides your eyes to see what they want to see? Do you see what there is to see, or do you only see the facimile of reality, a false fabrication woven together by Men and Women with such incredibly complex ego complexes that they genuinely feel worthy of World Domination. The more you study Man, the more you understand and appreciate this one simple Truth. You are not a Reasonable, Logical Creature. You are a Monkey that can't climb trees, wears shoes and has the Capacity for Reason. Doesn't mean you're ever actively engaged in using it though, just means you're capable of it. You're also capable of levels of Self Deception that stagger and bewilder the mind. TL;DR We've been socially engineered into a position where we as a species are being fucked over by dickweasels with an incredibly advanced understanding of Human Psychology, it isn't a Conspiracy Theory; two former US Presidents warned against it, First Eisenhower warning about both the Congressional Military Industrial Complex(The US Army cannot initiate War without the SIGNED AND WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE HOUSE OF CONGRESS) as well as warning against a Technocratic Elite releasing Technological means of Control that bewilder the senses and beguile the mind. The other was JFK, who was shot and killed on 1122, on a road with three paths, on the 33rd Parallel. I know that means next to nothing to most of you, but your Enemy, your Opponent, studies and uses Occultism and Alchemy as a weapon against you. Alchemy of Old used to be the first formal form of Psychology, Chemistry was created as a side project, the Real Alchemy is internal.
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4) While you wait for whatever's scheduled next for you, give the [48 Hour Flat Test](https://www.spinalcsfleakcanada.ca/s/Stanford-48-hour-flat-test-1-20-2019.pdf) a serious try. As mentioned above, spinal leaks often don't cause the instantly positional headaches that they're used to seeing with PDPH. For some people (like myself), it can take hours or even longer lying down to feel any relief (just as many don't have worsening upon standing right away either). This test may help reveal if there might be a more subtle or slower orthostatic/positional aspect to your symptoms. That said, even if it does not reveal any positional aspect to your symptoms, I still strongly suspect you may have SIH from a spinal leak.
5) If #2 & 3 fail to confirm a spinal CSF leak, OR if you happen to live near one of the following spinal CSF leak teams, skip #2 and either ask your doctor to refer you to one of the following teams, or you can call one of them directly to ask about sending your imaging to them for a consultation. Be very sure to tell them of your recent cerebellar ectopia, as that will change their response to your calling them yourself. [EDIT to add: I just read some of the other comments and see its probably time to pursue a consultation with one of the experts.]
EXPERT SPINAL CSF LEAK TEAMS
* **[Duke Spinal CSF Leak Team](https://www.dukehealth.org/treatments/spinal-cerebrospinal-fluid-leaks)**
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. With your positive imaging or a doctor's referral, they'll review and then do a free phone consult, letting you know if they feel you're be a good candidate to be seen there.
* **[Dr. Wouter Schievink](https://www.cedars-sinai.org/programs/neurology-neurosurgery/clinical/csf-leak/experts.html)**
Neurosurgeon, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Schievink will review records and imaging for a possible spinal CSF leak, and he'll do a free phone consult, letting you know if he feels you're a good candidate to be seen there. Call 310-423-7900 for info on sending your records and arranging a free phone consultation.
* **[Dr. Ian Carroll](https://stanfordhealthcare.org/doctors/c/ian-carroll.html)**
Headache & spinal CSF specialist, Stanford Pain Management Center, Stanford Medicine, Redwood City, CA. Call 650-723-6238 for info on sending your records and arranging a free phone consultation.
There's also a growing number of doctors and teams around the country (and the world) who've been picking up the practices of those three teams, as well as doing research and making some great developments in spinal CSF leak diagnosis and treatment of their own. Their primary clinical focus may not be *exclusively* spinal CSF leaks like it is for the expert teams above, but they can be excellent places to start for care closer to home. Most of them will refer complex cases to Duke or Cedars if needed.
Here are just a few:
* **[Dr. Neel Madan](https://www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/PhysicianDirectory/Neel-Madan)**, Interventional Neuroradiologist, Director of Radiology Residency Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA. Dr. Madan has shown great success in spinal leak diagnostics and treatment over the last few years and is also currently the only doctor in the region doing Fibrin patching. He consults with and refers to Dr. Schievink and Duke as needed.
* **[Dr. Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory](https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/cutsforth-gregory-jeremy-k-m-d/bio-20213586)**, Neurologist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Dr. Cutsforth-Gregory's team has recently developed groundbreaking and [much less-invasive technique for treating CSF venous fistulas](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33541895/) (CSF-VF).
* **[Dr. Richard Farb](https://www.uhn.ca/PatientsFamilies/Search_Doctors/Pages/doctor_detail.aspx?doctor=540)**, Interventional Neuroradiologist, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition to contributing to the development of the less invasive technique for treating CSF-VFs, mentioned above, Dr. Farb also published about what is perhaps an even bigger groundbreaking development of [using Lateral-Decubitus Digital Subtraction Myelograms (LD-DSMs) in spinal leak diagnostics](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30923083/).
If you live outside of the US or Canada, let me know and I might be able to give you names of other spinal leak specialists.
Here are some resources for info on spinal CSF leaks:
* [Spinal CSF leak Foundation](https://spinalcsfleak.org/)
* [Spinal CSF Leak Canada](https://www.spinalcsfleakcanada.ca/)
* UK-based [CSF Leak Association](https://www.csfleak.info/) (info on both cranial and spinal leaks)
* Hopefully you won't need this, but yours is an unusual case, so this paper may be even more handy for you than for others as you navigate the medical system: [Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: 10 Myths and Misperceptions (Kranz, et al, 2018)](https://radiology.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kranz_et_al-2018-Headache__The_Journal_of_Head_and_Face_Pain.pdf)
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4) While you wait for whatever's scheduled next for you, give the 48 Hour Flat Test(https:www.spinalcsfleakcanada.casStanford-48-hour-flat-test-1-20-2019.pdf) a serious try. As mentioned above, spinal leaks often don't cause the instantly positional headaches that they're used to seeing with PDPH. For some people (like myself), it can take hours or even longer lying down to feel any relief (just as many don't have worsening upon standing right away either). This test may help reveal if there might be a more subtle or slower orthostaticpositional aspect to your symptoms. That said, even if it does not reveal any positional aspect to your symptoms, I still strongly suspect you may have SIH from a spinal leak. 5) If 2 amp; 3 fail to confirm a spinal CSF leak, OR if you happen to live near one of the following spinal CSF leak teams, skip 2 and either ask your doctor to refer you to one of the following teams, or you can call one of them directly to ask about sending your imaging to them for a consultation. Be very sure to tell them of your recent cerebellar ectopia, as that will change their response to your calling them yourself. EDIT to add: I just read some of the other comments and see its probably time to pursue a consultation with one of the experts. EXPERT SPINAL CSF LEAK TEAMS Duke Spinal CSF Leak Team(https:www.dukehealth.orgtreatmentsspinal-cerebrospinal-fluid-leaks) Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. With your positive imaging or a doctor's referral, they'll review and then do a free phone consult, letting you know if they feel you're be a good candidate to be seen there. Dr. Wouter Schievink(https:www.cedars-sinai.orgprogramsneurology-neurosurgeryclinicalcsf-leakexperts.html) Neurosurgeon, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Schievink will review records and imaging for a possible spinal CSF leak, and he'll do a free phone consult, letting you know if he feels you're a good candidate to be seen there. Call 310-423-7900 for info on sending your records and arranging a free phone consultation. Dr. Ian Carroll(https:stanfordhealthcare.orgdoctorscian-carroll.html) Headache amp; spinal CSF specialist, Stanford Pain Management Center, Stanford Medicine, Redwood City, CA. Call 650-723-6238 for info on sending your records and arranging a free phone consultation. There's also a growing number of doctors and teams around the country (and the world) who've been picking up the practices of those three teams, as well as doing research and making some great developments in spinal CSF leak diagnosis and treatment of their own. Their primary clinical focus may not be exclusively spinal CSF leaks like it is for the expert teams above, but they can be excellent places to start for care closer to home. Most of them will refer complex cases to Duke or Cedars if needed. Here are just a few: Dr. Neel Madan(https:www.tuftsmedicalcenter.orgPhysicianDirectoryNeel-Madan), Interventional Neuroradiologist, Director of Radiology Residency Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA. Dr. Madan has shown great success in spinal leak diagnostics and treatment over the last few years and is also currently the only doctor in the region doing Fibrin patching. He consults with and refers to Dr. Schievink and Duke as needed. Dr. Jeremy K. Cutsforth-Gregory(https:www.mayoclinic.orgbiographiescutsforth-gregory-jeremy-k-m-dbio-20213586), Neurologist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Dr. Cutsforth-Gregory's team has recently developed groundbreaking and much less-invasive technique for treating CSF venous fistulas(https:pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov33541895) (CSF-VF). Dr. Richard Farb(https:www.uhn.caPatientsFamiliesSearchDoctorsPagesdoctordetail.aspx?doctor540), Interventional Neuroradiologist, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition to contributing to the development of the less invasive technique for treating CSF-VFs, mentioned above, Dr. Farb also published about what is perhaps an even bigger groundbreaking development of using Lateral-Decubitus Digital Subtraction Myelograms (LD-DSMs) in spinal leak diagnostics(https:pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov30923083). If you live outside of the US or Canada, let me know and I might be able to give you names of other spinal leak specialists. Here are some resources for info on spinal CSF leaks: Spinal CSF leak Foundation(https:spinalcsfleak.org) Spinal CSF Leak Canada(https:www.spinalcsfleakcanada.ca) UK-based CSF Leak Association(https:www.csfleak.info) (info on both cranial and spinal leaks) Hopefully you won't need this, but yours is an unusual case, so this paper may be even more handy for you than for others as you navigate the medical system: Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: 10 Myths and Misperceptions (Kranz, et al, 2018)(https:radiology.duke.eduwp-contentuploads201902Kranzetal-2018-HeadacheTheJournalofHeadandFacePain.pdf)
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I feel like someday we will have a near-perfect understanding of nerve function, and we'll have nerve-tuning implants. My (not expert) intuition is this one is in the lower spine. I can dimly imagine implants that slightly attenuate the nerve function, someday.
Low dose Zoloft, Paxil might accomplish something somewhat similar chemically with low dose side effects. And might feel slightly more cheery/optimistic as a side bonus? If it doesn't work, eh, taper off per doctor's advice and it washes out of his system.
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I feel like someday we will have a near-perfect understanding of nerve function, and we'll have nerve-tuning implants. My (not expert) intuition is this one is in the lower spine. I can dimly imagine implants that slightly attenuate the nerve function, someday. Low dose Zoloft, Paxil might accomplish something somewhat similar chemically with low dose side effects. And might feel slightly more cheeryoptimistic as a side bonus? If it doesn't work, eh, taper off per doctor's advice and it washes out of his system.
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**She could treat everyone well except me who she would would go out of her way to be mean to.**
Frog, if she is a person with BPD (pwBPD), as you believe, that behavior is to be expected. Unlike other people, you were so close to her that you often triggered her two fears. The vast majority of pwBPD are "high functioning" -- i.e., they typically hold jobs and generally get along fine with coworkers, clients, casual friends, and total strangers. None of those people is able to trigger her fears of abandonment and engulfment.
There is no close relationship that can be abandoned and no intimacy to trigger the suffocating feeling of engulfment. Hence, with most pwBPD, the strong BPD symptoms usually appear only when someone makes the mistake of drawing very close to the pwBPD.
This is why it is common for high-functioning pwBPD to excel in socially difficult jobs such as being a social worker, nurse, teacher, doctor, or salesclerk. And this is why most pwBPD can be considerate and friendly all day long to complete strangers -- but will go home at night to abuse the very people who love them.
**When we were together, I tried to help but she always got mad at me for it.**
If your exGF is an untreated pwBPD, Frog, your efforts to help often will do more harm than good. Whatever you do likely will be hurtful to her much of the time. A pwBPD will perceive you as being hurtful when you DO something and hurtful when you DON'T do it.
This conundrum is due to the position of her two great fears -- abandonment and engulfment -- at opposite ends of the very same spectrum. This means you often find yourself in a lose/lose situation because, as you back away from one fear to avoid triggering it, you will start triggering the fear at the other end of that same spectrum.
Your predicament is that the solution to calming her *abandonment* fear (drawing close and being intimate) is the very action that triggers her engulfment fear. Likewise, the solution to calming her *engulfment* fear (moving back away to give her breathing space) is the very action that triggers her abandonment fear.
Hence, as you move close to comfort her and assure her of your love, you eventually will start triggering her engulfment fear, making her feel like she's being suffocated and controlled by you. Yet, as you back away to give her breathing space, you will find that you've started triggering her abandonment fear.
In my 15 years of experience with my BPD exW, I found that there is no midpoints solution (between "too close" and "too far away") where you can safely stand to avoid triggering those two fears. Until a pwBPD learns how to better regulate her own emotions and tame her two fears, that Goldilocks position will not exist. This is why a relationship with an untreated pwBPD typically is characterized by a repeating cycle of push-you-away and pull-you-back.
Indeed, even if you are sitting perfectly still and not saying a word, a pwBPD who is experiencing hurtful feelings will project those feelings onto YOU. Her subconscious does this to protect her fragile ego from seeing too much of reality -- and to externalize the pain, getting it outside her body. Because that projection occurs entirely at the subconscious level, she will consciously be convinced that the painful feeling or hurtful thought is coming from YOU.
Hence, as long as you remain in a relationship with an untreated pwBPD, you will often find yourself hurting her -- i.e., triggering her engulfment fear as you draw near, triggering her abandonment fear as you draw back, and triggering her anger even when you are sitting still in a room saying absolutely nothing.
**It's confusing me and getting in the way of me moving on in life.**
If you were dating a pwBPD for 1.5 years, Frog, consider yourself lucky that you're only feeling "confused." A large share of the abused partners become so utterly confused they feel like they may be going crazy. Because pwBPD typically are convinced that the absurd allegations coming out of their mouths are absolutely true -- they generally have a greater "crazy-making" effect than can ever be achieved by narcissists or sociopaths.
This is why that, of the 157 mental disorders listed in the APA's diagnostic manual, BPD is the one most notorious for making the abused partners feel like they may be losing their minds. Therapists typically see far more of those abused partners -- coming in to find out if they are going insane -- than they ever see of the pwBPD themselves.
Nothing will drive you crazier sooner than being repeatedly abused by a partner whom you know, to a certainty, must really love you. The reason is that you will be mistakenly convinced that, if only you can figure out what YOU are doing wrong, you can restore her to that wonderful sweet woman you saw at the very beginning.
**She is convinced I do not like her... I don't know what else I can do to show her that I love her (from post 5 months ago).**
If your GF is a pwBPD, Frog, she carries much self-loathing deep inside from early childhood. She therefore lives in fear that you will abandon her once you realize how empty she is on the inside. Moreover, she is so immature that -- like a young child -- she cannot perceive "object constancy" -- i.e., she cannot see that your feelings and love for her are essentially unchanged from day to day and week to week.
This is why it is impossible for you -- through sacrifices and gifts -- to build up a store of appreciation and good will on which you can later draw during the hard times. Like a young child, her perception of you is fully dictated by whatever intense feeling she is experiencing AT THIS VERY MOMENT.
Hence, trying to build up a lasting store of appreciation is as futile as trying to build a lasting sandcastle on the shore beside the sea. It will be washed aside by the next tide of intense feelings flooding her mind. Likewise, it is futile to keep trying to convince her that you truly love her. Although she may believe you for a day or two, she will start doubting your love as soon as her feelings change.
The result is that a pwBPD typically will administer shit tests every few days to test whether you seem to love her TODAY. Sadly, passing one of these tests accomplishes absolutely nothing. It only means that, when she administers the next shit test 3 days from now, she will raise the hoop a bit higher when demanding that you jump through it once again.
A pwBPD is capable of loving you very intensely -- but it is the very immature type of love you see in young children. This means she will occasionally flip -- in only a few seconds -- from Jekyll (adoring you) to Hyde (devaluing or hating you). And a few hours or days later, she can flip back again just as quickly.
These rapid flips arise from a primitive defense called "black-white thinking." Like a young child, a pwBPD is too emotionally immature to be able to handle strong conflicting feelings (e.g., love and hate). This means she has great difficulty tolerating ambiguities, uncertainties, and the other gray areas of close interpersonal relationships. She thus will subconsciously split off the conflicting feeling, putting it far out of reach of her conscious mind.
With young children, this "splitting" is evident when the child will adore Daddy while he's bringing out the toys but, in only ten seconds, will flip to hating Daddy when he takes one toy away. Importantly, this behavior does not mean that the child has stopped loving Daddy. Rather, it means that her conscious mind is temporarily out of touch with those loving feelings.
Similarly, a pwBPD will categorize everyone close to her as "all good" ("with me") or "all bad" ("against me"). And she will recategorize someone from one polar extreme to the other -- in just ten seconds -- based solely on a minor comment or action. This B-W thinking also will be evident in her frequent use of all-or-nothing expressions such as "You NEVER..." and "You ALWAYS...."
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She could treat everyone well except me who she would would go out of her way to be mean to. Frog, if she is a person with BPD (pwBPD), as you believe, that behavior is to be expected. Unlike other people, you were so close to her that you often triggered her two fears. The vast majority of pwBPD are "high functioning" -- i.e., they typically hold jobs and generally get along fine with coworkers, clients, casual friends, and total strangers. None of those people is able to trigger her fears of abandonment and engulfment. There is no close relationship that can be abandoned and no intimacy to trigger the suffocating feeling of engulfment. Hence, with most pwBPD, the strong BPD symptoms usually appear only when someone makes the mistake of drawing very close to the pwBPD. This is why it is common for high-functioning pwBPD to excel in socially difficult jobs such as being a social worker, nurse, teacher, doctor, or salesclerk. And this is why most pwBPD can be considerate and friendly all day long to complete strangers -- but will go home at night to abuse the very people who love them. When we were together, I tried to help but she always got mad at me for it. If your exGF is an untreated pwBPD, Frog, your efforts to help often will do more harm than good. Whatever you do likely will be hurtful to her much of the time. A pwBPD will perceive you as being hurtful when you DO something and hurtful when you DON'T do it. This conundrum is due to the position of her two great fears -- abandonment and engulfment -- at opposite ends of the very same spectrum. This means you often find yourself in a loselose situation because, as you back away from one fear to avoid triggering it, you will start triggering the fear at the other end of that same spectrum. Your predicament is that the solution to calming her abandonment fear (drawing close and being intimate) is the very action that triggers her engulfment fear. Likewise, the solution to calming her engulfment fear (moving back away to give her breathing space) is the very action that triggers her abandonment fear. Hence, as you move close to comfort her and assure her of your love, you eventually will start triggering her engulfment fear, making her feel like she's being suffocated and controlled by you. Yet, as you back away to give her breathing space, you will find that you've started triggering her abandonment fear. In my 15 years of experience with my BPD exW, I found that there is no midpoints solution (between "too close" and "too far away") where you can safely stand to avoid triggering those two fears. Until a pwBPD learns how to better regulate her own emotions and tame her two fears, that Goldilocks position will not exist. This is why a relationship with an untreated pwBPD typically is characterized by a repeating cycle of push-you-away and pull-you-back. Indeed, even if you are sitting perfectly still and not saying a word, a pwBPD who is experiencing hurtful feelings will project those feelings onto YOU. Her subconscious does this to protect her fragile ego from seeing too much of reality -- and to externalize the pain, getting it outside her body. Because that projection occurs entirely at the subconscious level, she will consciously be convinced that the painful feeling or hurtful thought is coming from YOU. Hence, as long as you remain in a relationship with an untreated pwBPD, you will often find yourself hurting her -- i.e., triggering her engulfment fear as you draw near, triggering her abandonment fear as you draw back, and triggering her anger even when you are sitting still in a room saying absolutely nothing. It's confusing me and getting in the way of me moving on in life. If you were dating a pwBPD for 1.5 years, Frog, consider yourself lucky that you're only feeling "confused." A large share of the abused partners become so utterly confused they feel like they may be going crazy. Because pwBPD typically are convinced that the absurd allegations coming out of their mouths are absolutely true -- they generally have a greater "crazy-making" effect than can ever be achieved by narcissists or sociopaths. This is why that, of the 157 mental disorders listed in the APA's diagnostic manual, BPD is the one most notorious for making the abused partners feel like they may be losing their minds. Therapists typically see far more of those abused partners -- coming in to find out if they are going insane -- than they ever see of the pwBPD themselves. Nothing will drive you crazier sooner than being repeatedly abused by a partner whom you know, to a certainty, must really love you. The reason is that you will be mistakenly convinced that, if only you can figure out what YOU are doing wrong, you can restore her to that wonderful sweet woman you saw at the very beginning. She is convinced I do not like her... I don't know what else I can do to show her that I love her (from post 5 months ago). If your GF is a pwBPD, Frog, she carries much self-loathing deep inside from early childhood. She therefore lives in fear that you will abandon her once you realize how empty she is on the inside. Moreover, she is so immature that -- like a young child -- she cannot perceive "object constancy" -- i.e., she cannot see that your feelings and love for her are essentially unchanged from day to day and week to week. This is why it is impossible for you -- through sacrifices and gifts -- to build up a store of appreciation and good will on which you can later draw during the hard times. Like a young child, her perception of you is fully dictated by whatever intense feeling she is experiencing AT THIS VERY MOMENT. Hence, trying to build up a lasting store of appreciation is as futile as trying to build a lasting sandcastle on the shore beside the sea. It will be washed aside by the next tide of intense feelings flooding her mind. Likewise, it is futile to keep trying to convince her that you truly love her. Although she may believe you for a day or two, she will start doubting your love as soon as her feelings change. The result is that a pwBPD typically will administer shit tests every few days to test whether you seem to love her TODAY. Sadly, passing one of these tests accomplishes absolutely nothing. It only means that, when she administers the next shit test 3 days from now, she will raise the hoop a bit higher when demanding that you jump through it once again. A pwBPD is capable of loving you very intensely -- but it is the very immature type of love you see in young children. This means she will occasionally flip -- in only a few seconds -- from Jekyll (adoring you) to Hyde (devaluing or hating you). And a few hours or days later, she can flip back again just as quickly. These rapid flips arise from a primitive defense called "black-white thinking." Like a young child, a pwBPD is too emotionally immature to be able to handle strong conflicting feelings (e.g., love and hate). This means she has great difficulty tolerating ambiguities, uncertainties, and the other gray areas of close interpersonal relationships. She thus will subconsciously split off the conflicting feeling, putting it far out of reach of her conscious mind. With young children, this "splitting" is evident when the child will adore Daddy while he's bringing out the toys but, in only ten seconds, will flip to hating Daddy when he takes one toy away. Importantly, this behavior does not mean that the child has stopped loving Daddy. Rather, it means that her conscious mind is temporarily out of touch with those loving feelings. Similarly, a pwBPD will categorize everyone close to her as "all good" ("with me") or "all bad" ("against me"). And she will recategorize someone from one polar extreme to the other -- in just ten seconds -- based solely on a minor comment or action. This B-W thinking also will be evident in her frequent use of all-or-nothing expressions such as "You NEVER..." and "You ALWAYS...."
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Firstly: Autism Speaks is full of shit - do not give them money, do not read their stuff, and if you want to light it up for autism awareness please pick a different colour!
I am autistic but I am not a burden, a certain aforementioned charity would have you believe that I’m in some sort of vegetative state (or that I should be)
I don’t want a big fuss either - all I ask is that you be willing to make a few adjustments so that I can function in your world - just the same as you would install a ramp for someone who needed a wheelchair.! You’d be amazed the difference it makes when a restaurant is willing to turn the music down a little! Or how much easier it is for me because I wear tinted glasses when I’m out and about.
I am not a robot, I do feel empathy- very fucking deeply - but I struggle to express how I feel and when I do speak I have a stutter making it damn near impossible to get things out!
Autism is lonely! I’m extremely lucky in that I managed to find a beautiful woman who married me and puts up with my issues - but even I feel lonely sometimes , infact I feel that way a lot, I don’t have many friends and that is an issue facing a lot of autistic people, friendships are hard and relationships and often very rare and very short!
My opinions are valid - I wasn’t diagnosed untill adulthood and something I noticed that as soon as I was and it was made public a lot of people stopped taking me seriously! Did you know that the average age of an autistic person is only 54? And it’s not like autism is a disease that kills them! Obviously some of those are down to suicide From the mental struggles that come with being autistic but a lot of it comes because when you try to talk to a doctor about other problems they just put it down to you being autistic and ignore it
Just because your friends sisters cousins neighbour has an autistic child does not mean you know about autism - I’m so tired of people who have no idea what it’s like spouting parenting tips - learn what a spectrum is! No two autistic people are exactly alike! And please remember that autistic children become autistic adults and while we may have managed to learn to adapt but it doesn’t go away
If you see someone in a supermarket or wherever and their kid is having a meltdown- they don’t need stares and they don’t need rude comments, if you have experience and genuinely believe you can help then your welcome to approach the parent and offer to help - but things like “oh he just needs a good slap on the bum” are going to get you hit and not the child!
Being autistic is like playing life on hard mode, but with a little support from some teammates we can make it and not just survive but we can actually thrive!
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Firstly: Autism Speaks is full of shit - do not give them money, do not read their stuff, and if you want to light it up for autism awareness please pick a different colour! I am autistic but I am not a burden, a certain aforementioned charity would have you believe that Im in some sort of vegetative state (or that I should be) I dont want a big fuss either - all I ask is that you be willing to make a few adjustments so that I can function in your world - just the same as you would install a ramp for someone who needed a wheelchair.! Youd be amazed the difference it makes when a restaurant is willing to turn the music down a little! Or how much easier it is for me because I wear tinted glasses when Im out and about. I am not a robot, I do feel empathy- very fucking deeply - but I struggle to express how I feel and when I do speak I have a stutter making it damn near impossible to get things out! Autism is lonely! Im extremely lucky in that I managed to find a beautiful woman who married me and puts up with my issues - but even I feel lonely sometimes , infact I feel that way a lot, I dont have many friends and that is an issue facing a lot of autistic people, friendships are hard and relationships and often very rare and very short! My opinions are valid - I wasnt diagnosed untill adulthood and something I noticed that as soon as I was and it was made public a lot of people stopped taking me seriously! Did you know that the average age of an autistic person is only 54? And its not like autism is a disease that kills them! Obviously some of those are down to suicide From the mental struggles that come with being autistic but a lot of it comes because when you try to talk to a doctor about other problems they just put it down to you being autistic and ignore it Just because your friends sisters cousins neighbour has an autistic child does not mean you know about autism - Im so tired of people who have no idea what its like spouting parenting tips - learn what a spectrum is! No two autistic people are exactly alike! And please remember that autistic children become autistic adults and while we may have managed to learn to adapt but it doesnt go away If you see someone in a supermarket or wherever and their kid is having a meltdown- they dont need stares and they dont need rude comments, if you have experience and genuinely believe you can help then your welcome to approach the parent and offer to help - but things like oh he just needs a good slap on the bum are going to get you hit and not the child! Being autistic is like playing life on hard mode, but with a little support from some teammates we can make it and not just survive but we can actually thrive!
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As far as I am aware, this all dates back to the Wessex School of Psychiatry in the UK in the 1980s - the pushed the mental illness agenda to get money out of the govt, and their successors to this day will still dispute all medical findings as the conspiracy. Once the misinformation is out there, it sails and sails, especially with growing and increasing forms of information technology at the same time from the 80s. At the same time, the entire 'yuppie flu' thing hit the media, as the was an increase in ME in young professionals (at a time when taking time of work and pushing to do overtime while sick was becoming the normal practice, so it's not surprising people with various viruses did not recover and develop ME - but it was linked into the mind of the populace as a non-illness of white upper class privilege). We've been fighting those misconceptions ever since.
Like the little known fact that a researcher faked all the MMR and autism study unethically NOT to show that vaccines are unsafe, but because he wanted his own single vaccine (measles or meningitis) to be the one the NHS used, leading to a lot of dosh and prestige for him. Instead he single handily created the entire, dangerous, anti vaccine movement globally (I am not debating you, people with impaired immune systems like ME can be allergic to inactive carriers or the inactive viral part and I respect your experiences, but vaccines safe lives massively, and how many kids have died or are disabled unnecessarily due to this dick, and for us, the same, why are we still having to deal with medical people and media people who weren't even born when this lie about ME first began)
Just to add though, many neurological illness have been treated as mental illness, attention seeking, or even demonic possession for most of humanity. There seems to be something in us to scapegoat the sick, especially the long term sick with something we don't understand.
Personally I have seen understanding come and go - diagnosed in 1996 as a 'somnatic' illness, then the new Labour Govt in 1997 accepted the WHO diagnosis as a neurological illness and the doctors stopped pushing GET on me and told me to rest (the then Health Minister Yvette Cooper contracted ME at university, and made an almost full recovery by utter bedrest so had personal knowledge). I've had doctors tell me it does not exist, that is is a mental illness, that it is functional, and also it is genuine - about 50/50 in 26 years. I've seen great articles and TV excerpts in the news which treat it seriously, and talk about the latest research, then other articles dissing it. But, heathcare is not just doctors, and I can tell you, since the new NICE guidelines in the UK, my experience in A&E and at the GP surgeries with nurses and other non doctor staff has improved 100%, and I am treated exactly as any other wheelchair user or someone with, say MS or Parkinson's, no lectures on exercise or eye-rolls or treated as if I am delusional, at all.
I think all in all, in my 29 years of having ME, we've been slowly improving with understanding and representation, but it is two steps forward, one step back, and there will always be lazy journalists looking for an easy story dissing us and our disease, and there will always be trolls online - the big battle is to get younger doctors to be aware of all the research, and that is a long and slow battle due to what was happening politically in the UK over ME in the 1980s - it casts a long, global shadow.
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As far as I am aware, this all dates back to the Wessex School of Psychiatry in the UK in the 1980s - the pushed the mental illness agenda to get money out of the govt, and their successors to this day will still dispute all medical findings as the conspiracy. Once the misinformation is out there, it sails and sails, especially with growing and increasing forms of information technology at the same time from the 80s. At the same time, the entire 'yuppie flu' thing hit the media, as the was an increase in ME in young professionals (at a time when taking time of work and pushing to do overtime while sick was becoming the normal practice, so it's not surprising people with various viruses did not recover and develop ME - but it was linked into the mind of the populace as a non-illness of white upper class privilege). We've been fighting those misconceptions ever since. Like the little known fact that a researcher faked all the MMR and autism study unethically NOT to show that vaccines are unsafe, but because he wanted his own single vaccine (measles or meningitis) to be the one the NHS used, leading to a lot of dosh and prestige for him. Instead he single handily created the entire, dangerous, anti vaccine movement globally (I am not debating you, people with impaired immune systems like ME can be allergic to inactive carriers or the inactive viral part and I respect your experiences, but vaccines safe lives massively, and how many kids have died or are disabled unnecessarily due to this dick, and for us, the same, why are we still having to deal with medical people and media people who weren't even born when this lie about ME first began) Just to add though, many neurological illness have been treated as mental illness, attention seeking, or even demonic possession for most of humanity. There seems to be something in us to scapegoat the sick, especially the long term sick with something we don't understand. Personally I have seen understanding come and go - diagnosed in 1996 as a 'somnatic' illness, then the new Labour Govt in 1997 accepted the WHO diagnosis as a neurological illness and the doctors stopped pushing GET on me and told me to rest (the then Health Minister Yvette Cooper contracted ME at university, and made an almost full recovery by utter bedrest so had personal knowledge). I've had doctors tell me it does not exist, that is is a mental illness, that it is functional, and also it is genuine - about 5050 in 26 years. I've seen great articles and TV excerpts in the news which treat it seriously, and talk about the latest research, then other articles dissing it. But, heathcare is not just doctors, and I can tell you, since the new NICE guidelines in the UK, my experience in Aamp;E and at the GP surgeries with nurses and other non doctor staff has improved 100, and I am treated exactly as any other wheelchair user or someone with, say MS or Parkinson's, no lectures on exercise or eye-rolls or treated as if I am delusional, at all. I think all in all, in my 29 years of having ME, we've been slowly improving with understanding and representation, but it is two steps forward, one step back, and there will always be lazy journalists looking for an easy story dissing us and our disease, and there will always be trolls online - the big battle is to get younger doctors to be aware of all the research, and that is a long and slow battle due to what was happening politically in the UK over ME in the 1980s - it casts a long, global shadow.
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I'm Doctor Who in this motherfucker! I could be a clone! I could be a hologram! We could be clones controlled by robots controlled by special headsets that the real Rick and Morty are wearing while they're fucking your mother! just gonna leave it here
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I'm Doctor Who in this motherfucker! I could be a clone! I could be a hologram! We could be clones controlled by robots controlled by special headsets that the real Rick and Morty are wearing while they're fucking your mother! just gonna leave it here
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Really your only options for doctors are animal doctors, robot doctors, or ghost doctors.
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Really your only options for doctors are animal doctors, robot doctors, or ghost doctors.
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>Half writing this to vent, and half looking for advice. Long post ahead, so thanks for bearing with me...
***tl;dr:*** *got recurring anal fissures before ever learning to bottom, my sphincter got tighter, and now I'm 30, in physical therapy, and can't function as a bottom in the meantime/hate everything.*
I came out at 25 (currently am 30), and had limited experience with anything anal at the time. As I became more comfortable with my body and sexuality, I slowly experimented using some dildos/butt plugs on my own, and did pretty well! But I hadn't yet found the right guy to top me for real. Then one fateful weekend, I went to a bachelor party, drank too much without properly hydrating, and had a rough trip to the bathroom in the morning that led to... an anal fissure. (Yep, that can happen. Drink your water, guys!) Thus began my 5+ year journey into gay hell.
*(Sidenote before we jump in: yes, I'm definitely a bottom. As most gay bros probably know, you can just tell somehow. I \*feel\* like a bottom. The idea of topping does literally nothing for me, I'm naturally submissive, and dream of getting railed. So here we are.)*
The fissure thing freaked me out, as I'd never had that happen before. I hoped it would just heal on its own, but a few weeks later I had another bad bathroom visit and could tell it opened again. I eventually began seeing a gastroenterologist, who helped me manage the fissures with topical medicine that relaxed things down there to encourage healing, and some lifestyle adjustments (fiber is a miracle!). After a while, I felt great and thought I was in the clear. But when I tried to re-enter the world of sex and bottom for real, I realized that my butt was fucked, and not in a good way. I guess the months of repeated anal trauma, coupled with a natural anxiety about tearing and performance, had led to me being unnaturally tight. Any time I tried getting fucked, even going very slowly and with lots of lube and foreplay, I'd either be unable to take the dick altogether, or it would cause some tearing again.
My gastroenterologist continued to try to work through this with me, and even referred me to a CRS (colorectal surgeon) who performed botox injections a few times (yes, botox for your butt!). I saw them both on and off for about two years. But the cycle continued...any time I'd feel healthy and ready to bottom, anything bigger than a finger (whether it be sex toys or actual dicks) would continually cause pain and tearing. I tried everything, from vibrators to butt plugs - sometimes successfully, but most times not. I was stuck with a sensitive ass that remained naturally tight and would tear at the slightest sense of expansion.
Throughout all of this, of course, my dating life became nonexistent. I was terrified at the thought of getting serious with someone and needing to explain my issues with sex. Guys expect to be able to fuck, and I knew I couldn't deliver. I limited myself to casual dates and Grindr hookups that pretty much stopped at oral (and then those rare occasions when I felt brave enough to try bottoming - which again, didn't really work out). On the plus side, I've become *great* at sucking dick! But that's small penance for everything I'm missing out on. And plenty of guys that I'd kill to hook up with, lose interest when they find out I'm not looking to bottom.
Anyway, that's pretty much been my life for the past 5 years. At my last GI checkup, my doctor agreed that my sphincter felt tighter than it should in its resting stage, even when I had no fissures present. He ended up referring me to a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor dysfunction (I did not know this existed either, but it does, and it includes butt stuff!). I got examined, and the PT agreed with the assessment that my sphincter was behaving abnormally. So now I've been seeing her weekly for physical exams and manual anal stimulation to help the muscles relax (it's not as fun as it might sound). She also gave me tools I can use at home, including breathing exercises, stretches, and a physical therapy wand for me to press against the muscles to help them relax.
This has all been moderately helpful, and I've become much more aware of just how often I'm actually in a state of sphincter contraction (due to general stress, plus all of these recurring issues), forcing myself to relax them more. My PT has noted mild improvement, but nothing groundbreaking. That said, even throughout the therapy, any time I've tried to graduate to butt plugs more adventurous than my therapy wand, the pain/tearing continue. It's only been a few months now, so I plan to stick with it and see how things go. It's just hard to feel optimistic; every time I feel that familiar pain or notice a small spot of blood on the toilet paper, it feels like I'm regressing and will never get to where I want to be.
I realize all of this might sound trivial in the long run (I'm healthy otherwise, have a fun and active social life, and...do I *have* to be a bottom?), but it really has caused a huge hit to my self esteem and confidence. I don't feel comfortable enough telling anyone about what I'm going through, so I've just been dealing with this on my own, while all my friends go on with their lives and live out their sexual fantasies to the fullest extent. Of course, any time I'm in large groups of gay men, the conversation naturally goes to sex, and I feel like I can't contribute. Guys will talk so casually about all the dicks they're taking, and I'll just stay silent (and incredibly jealous that it's so easy for all of them - they seem to take it for granted). Even porn causes some conflict...it simultaneously turns me on, while also making me envious of these men taking giant cocks, when I can't even use the smallest dildo in a set without causing myself harm.
I just want to be a good bottom, and it's hard to not feel worthless as a gay man who can't participate in that aspect of the culture. I also can't help but feel bitter that this is all going down in my late 20s/early 30s, which is supposed to be a sexual prime, and I've been totally sidelined. I know I'm reasonably attractive, smart and funny, and could be enjoying a world of sex that I crave, if my butt would just let me. I hate that my body betrayed me like this, and don't know what I did to deserve an ass that won't function, but a brain that wants dick so badly. I acknowledge that this is a super unhealthy mindset that I'm sure is impacting other aspects of my life, like my overall confidence and stress levels. It's a vicious cycle.
I've considered trying to just move on and self-identify as a Side (they exist, right?), but...I know the truth. Deep down, I want to get fucked, for real. And at least right now, I'm totally unable to. It sucks.
Just writing all this out has been somewhat cathartic, so thanks if you made it this far. I welcome any comments/PMs with advice, kind words, or even a kick in the pants to stop complaining about this and keep powering through my PT until it gets better. For now, y'all are the only ones who know what I'm dealing with.
I hope to write someday with a great update about the dicking-down of my dreams... but that feels pretty far away, given where I am now. Cross your fingers for me. (And *drink your water!*)
The next step is to make her discover the joys of fucking (my) bussy!
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gt;Half writing this to vent, and half looking for advice. Long post ahead, so thanks for bearing with me... tl;dr: got recurring anal fissures before ever learning to bottom, my sphincter got tighter, and now I'm 30, in physical therapy, and can't function as a bottom in the meantimehate everything. I came out at 25 (currently am 30), and had limited experience with anything anal at the time. As I became more comfortable with my body and sexuality, I slowly experimented using some dildosbutt plugs on my own, and did pretty well! But I hadn't yet found the right guy to top me for real. Then one fateful weekend, I went to a bachelor party, drank too much without properly hydrating, and had a rough trip to the bathroom in the morning that led to... an anal fissure. (Yep, that can happen. Drink your water, guys!) Thus began my 5 year journey into gay hell. (Sidenote before we jump in: yes, I'm definitely a bottom. As most gay bros probably know, you can just tell somehow. I feel like a bottom. The idea of topping does literally nothing for me, I'm naturally submissive, and dream of getting railed. So here we are.) The fissure thing freaked me out, as I'd never had that happen before. I hoped it would just heal on its own, but a few weeks later I had another bad bathroom visit and could tell it opened again. I eventually began seeing a gastroenterologist, who helped me manage the fissures with topical medicine that relaxed things down there to encourage healing, and some lifestyle adjustments (fiber is a miracle!). After a while, I felt great and thought I was in the clear. But when I tried to re-enter the world of sex and bottom for real, I realized that my butt was fucked, and not in a good way. I guess the months of repeated anal trauma, coupled with a natural anxiety about tearing and performance, had led to me being unnaturally tight. Any time I tried getting fucked, even going very slowly and with lots of lube and foreplay, I'd either be unable to take the dick altogether, or it would cause some tearing again. My gastroenterologist continued to try to work through this with me, and even referred me to a CRS (colorectal surgeon) who performed botox injections a few times (yes, botox for your butt!). I saw them both on and off for about two years. But the cycle continued...any time I'd feel healthy and ready to bottom, anything bigger than a finger (whether it be sex toys or actual dicks) would continually cause pain and tearing. I tried everything, from vibrators to butt plugs - sometimes successfully, but most times not. I was stuck with a sensitive ass that remained naturally tight and would tear at the slightest sense of expansion. Throughout all of this, of course, my dating life became nonexistent. I was terrified at the thought of getting serious with someone and needing to explain my issues with sex. Guys expect to be able to fuck, and I knew I couldn't deliver. I limited myself to casual dates and Grindr hookups that pretty much stopped at oral (and then those rare occasions when I felt brave enough to try bottoming - which again, didn't really work out). On the plus side, I've become great at sucking dick! But that's small penance for everything I'm missing out on. And plenty of guys that I'd kill to hook up with, lose interest when they find out I'm not looking to bottom. Anyway, that's pretty much been my life for the past 5 years. At my last GI checkup, my doctor agreed that my sphincter felt tighter than it should in its resting stage, even when I had no fissures present. He ended up referring me to a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor dysfunction (I did not know this existed either, but it does, and it includes butt stuff!). I got examined, and the PT agreed with the assessment that my sphincter was behaving abnormally. So now I've been seeing her weekly for physical exams and manual anal stimulation to help the muscles relax (it's not as fun as it might sound). She also gave me tools I can use at home, including breathing exercises, stretches, and a physical therapy wand for me to press against the muscles to help them relax. This has all been moderately helpful, and I've become much more aware of just how often I'm actually in a state of sphincter contraction (due to general stress, plus all of these recurring issues), forcing myself to relax them more. My PT has noted mild improvement, but nothing groundbreaking. That said, even throughout the therapy, any time I've tried to graduate to butt plugs more adventurous than my therapy wand, the paintearing continue. It's only been a few months now, so I plan to stick with it and see how things go. It's just hard to feel optimistic; every time I feel that familiar pain or notice a small spot of blood on the toilet paper, it feels like I'm regressing and will never get to where I want to be. I realize all of this might sound trivial in the long run (I'm healthy otherwise, have a fun and active social life, and...do I have to be a bottom?), but it really has caused a huge hit to my self esteem and confidence. I don't feel comfortable enough telling anyone about what I'm going through, so I've just been dealing with this on my own, while all my friends go on with their lives and live out their sexual fantasies to the fullest extent. Of course, any time I'm in large groups of gay men, the conversation naturally goes to sex, and I feel like I can't contribute. Guys will talk so casually about all the dicks they're taking, and I'll just stay silent (and incredibly jealous that it's so easy for all of them - they seem to take it for granted). Even porn causes some conflict...it simultaneously turns me on, while also making me envious of these men taking giant cocks, when I can't even use the smallest dildo in a set without causing myself harm. I just want to be a good bottom, and it's hard to not feel worthless as a gay man who can't participate in that aspect of the culture. I also can't help but feel bitter that this is all going down in my late 20searly 30s, which is supposed to be a sexual prime, and I've been totally sidelined. I know I'm reasonably attractive, smart and funny, and could be enjoying a world of sex that I crave, if my butt would just let me. I hate that my body betrayed me like this, and don't know what I did to deserve an ass that won't function, but a brain that wants dick so badly. I acknowledge that this is a super unhealthy mindset that I'm sure is impacting other aspects of my life, like my overall confidence and stress levels. It's a vicious cycle. I've considered trying to just move on and self-identify as a Side (they exist, right?), but...I know the truth. Deep down, I want to get fucked, for real. And at least right now, I'm totally unable to. It sucks. Just writing all this out has been somewhat cathartic, so thanks if you made it this far. I welcome any commentsPMs with advice, kind words, or even a kick in the pants to stop complaining about this and keep powering through my PT until it gets better. For now, y'all are the only ones who know what I'm dealing with. I hope to write someday with a great update about the dicking-down of my dreams... but that feels pretty far away, given where I am now. Cross your fingers for me. (And drink your water!) The next step is to make her discover the joys of fucking (my) bussy!
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OTD professional and current PhD candidate here. My two cents, don't get concerned and make snap judgements about a profession from a few posts on reddit. Many OT programs, mine included, are taught by faculty who are experts in OT and/or research and are very grounded in evidence. The profession as a whole highly values evidence-based practice (EBP), but like all medical professions there are individuals and organizations who may not practice or promote EBP. Like was mentioned before, our base of evidence is smaller than other fields (due to among many factors a lack of rehab professionals who are researchers), but it is growing. If you are really concerned about EBP, that is up to you and what you make of your education/clinical practice, but going to a rigorous program and/or one that clearly values OTs trained to critically appriase treatments and evidence helps.
If you want to contribute to research you can do that as a clinician, but if you really want to have a career in research you should pursue a PhD after a clinical or masters degree (almost all require a masters in a related field or a clinical degree first). PhD will give you more rigorous research experience and will be more beneficial for a career in academia or research. You can also work in hospital systems, for the government, or in industry so it is very versatile too for non-clinical work.
I recommend researching more about OT programs, look at their classes, and see what their faculty are up to. Talk to some current students too. Good luck in your journey and decision-making!
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OTD professional and current PhD candidate here. My two cents, don't get concerned and make snap judgements about a profession from a few posts on reddit. Many OT programs, mine included, are taught by faculty who are experts in OT andor research and are very grounded in evidence. The profession as a whole highly values evidence-based practice (EBP), but like all medical professions there are individuals and organizations who may not practice or promote EBP. Like was mentioned before, our base of evidence is smaller than other fields (due to among many factors a lack of rehab professionals who are researchers), but it is growing. If you are really concerned about EBP, that is up to you and what you make of your educationclinical practice, but going to a rigorous program andor one that clearly values OTs trained to critically appriase treatments and evidence helps. If you want to contribute to research you can do that as a clinician, but if you really want to have a career in research you should pursue a PhD after a clinical or masters degree (almost all require a masters in a related field or a clinical degree first). PhD will give you more rigorous research experience and will be more beneficial for a career in academia or research. You can also work in hospital systems, for the government, or in industry so it is very versatile too for non-clinical work. I recommend researching more about OT programs, look at their classes, and see what their faculty are up to. Talk to some current students too. Good luck in your journey and decision-making!
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> I’ve recently been diagnosed with depression about 2 months ago, and I’m sure this is affecting it, but it was still present for much of my life since middle school.
To get an idea of how bad it is, [here's a simple test](https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/depression) that will test for depression (you get the answer directly, takes less than 2 minutes. You can skip the demographic part). Answer how you've felt in the last **TWO weeks** (not one). If you've scored over 10, you should take it more seriously.
[Here's a list of symptoms associated with depression](https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/detecting-depression#1), so you can double check.
**If you have healthcare insurance**, then go see your doctor and ask for a referral. I'd recommend either a [psychotherapy or CBT](https://www.harleytherapy.co.uk/counselling/psychodynamic-psychotherapy-vs-cbt.htm) psychologist first (for therapy). If that doesn't work after a few months, don't have anything to talk about, or already tried a therapist, then find a psychiatrist (for medication).
**If you don't have healthcare insurance or want more help**, then here's a list of things that will help. Apply as many of them as you can.
Often there is a hidden cause for your depression, you might not like yourself or your life. The below advice addresses the symptoms and will reduce them, but you still need to fix the cause.
Some people don't know why they are depressed. A common reason is a lack of purpose. To live is to suffer, but it is possible to make that suffering bearable, if you do so while trying to achieve what you want more than anything else. **Let me know if you need help to find your purpose in life.**
For the below advice, take your phone and set repeating alarm clock reminders, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is [to condition yourself](https://www.cleverism.com/classical-conditioning), to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
* **Sleep**: [There is a complex relationship](https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-sleep-disorder#1) between [sleep and depression](https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sleep/depression-and-sleep).
When you have days where you don't have to do anything, set an alarm clock. You really don't need more than 7 hours at most per night (a [little more](https://health.onehowto.com/article/how-many-hours-of-sleep-are-needed-per-night-by-age-8233.html) if you are under 18). If you can't fall sleep, try taking melatonin one hour before going to bed. It's [cheap](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JJ9TQA), OTC and [is scientifically proven](https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-940/melatonin) to help regulate your sleep pattern. [Also, rule](https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/news/20120330/sleep-apnea-linked-depression) out [sleep apnea](https://www.healthcentral.com/article/sleep-apnea-treatment-resistant-depression). Up to 6% of people have this, [but not everyone knows](https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/features/sleep-apnea-clues). If you find yourself awake at night, start counting. Don't grab your phone, don't do anything interesting. We're trying to *bore* you to sleep, not keep you entertained - sometimes it might *feel* like you've done it for hours and hours, but often it's really not long. Anytime your mind wanders away from the numbers, start over at 1. count at the speed of either your heartbeat or your breathing. Then both Alexa and Google Home can also play a range of sleep sounds if you ask them (rain or other white noise) and there are also free apps for both Android and Apple devices.
* **Go outside**: If you haven't been outside much lately, [you might just need some sunlight](https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/benefits-sunlight).
15 minutes two to three times a week is enough. This will fix serotonin levels as well as vitamin D deficiencies.
* **Meditate**: [Depressions can be significantly reduced by meditating](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/04/harvard-researchers-study-how-mindfulness-may-change-the-brain-in-depressed-patients/). The best types Of [Meditations For Depression Relief](https://www.thedailymeditation.com/meditation-depression).
Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. [Mindfulness training](https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/) will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough and is scientifically proven to work. As you become better at focusing your attention, it will become easier to force yourself to stop having negative thoughts, which will break the negative reinforcement cycle. Go here for more: r/Meditation
* **Exercise**: [The effect of exercise on depressions](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/depression-and-exercise/art-20046495/)
If you have access to a gym, then start lifting weights. If you don't have access to a gym (or you don't like lifting), start running. If you can't run, then start walking. Just start small. 10 minutes three times a week is fine. You don't have to run fast, just run and then slowly build it up over time. Exercising does several things: It releases endorphins, it takes your mind of your negative thoughts and it will improve your overall health.
* **Give lots of hugs**: [Hugs release oxytocin](https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2016-02-03/the-health-benefits-of-hugging), which improves your mood and relaxes you. So find people to hug. If you are single, hug your parents or friends. If you can't, see if a dog is an option. Most dogs love to hug. Another solution that provides the same benefit is a [weighted blanket](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=weighted+blanket) will provide a [similar positive effect at night](https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/do-weighted-blankets-work). [You should try to aim for 12 hugs a day](https://psychology-spot.com/brain-needs) (if you currently don't hug a lot, I suggest you slowly build it up over time).
* **Music**: [The right music can improve your mood](https://time.com/5254381/listening-to-music-health-benefits). The genre is not important as long as it is: *"Upbeat, rhytmic and energetic"*. What this means differs from person to person, depending on their music taste. I have a special playlist for this. One way to measure the effectiveness, of the songs is your ability to listen to it over and over (if you can listen to it hundreds of times it likely has the highest positive effect on your mood). The effect can be amplified by using headphones and playing it LOUD and can further be enhanced by closing your eyes (doi:10.1177/0305735617734627, doi:10.1093/jmt/50.3.198 and doi:10.1177/0305735617751050).
* **You are not your depression**: For some people (often those that have been depressed for a long time), their depression has become a part of who they are and they assume a victim role. But that is a big problem, you have to *will* yourself into someone that sees themselves as a person that is actively fighting their disease, that *no longer identifies* with it, or else you will *unconsciously obstruct your own healing process*. As Eckhart Tolle expressed it in A New Earth:
* > *A very common role is the one of victim, and the form of attention it seeks is sympathy or pity or others' interest in my problems, "me and my story." Seeing oneself as a victim is an element in many egoic patterns, such as complaining, being offended, outraged, and so on. Of course, once I am identified with a story in which I assigned myself the role of victim, I don't want it to end, and so, as every therapist knows, the ego does not want an end to its "problems" because they are part of its identity.*
* **Jordan Peterson**: [How To Deal With Depression](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm_2zmX6Akc) (50 minutes). Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist, that's specialized in mythology. This is a compilation focusing specifically on depression.
* **Practice gratitude**: Take 5 minutes every day [to practice gratitude.](https://www.pasadenavilla.com/resources/blog/gratitude-and-depression)
* **Volunteer**: Study after study shows that helping others without expecting anything in return [will lessen depression and has other health benefits](https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/3-health-benefits-of-volunteering). Let me know if you need some ideas.
**Highest rated books**:
* [Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy](https://www.amazon.com/Feeling-Good-New-Mood-Therapy/dp/0380731762)
* [It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered](https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Supposed-This-Disappointments/dp/0718039858)
[High quality free training provided by the Australian Health Service](https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Depression)
**Phone Apps**: Two popular free apps used to help fight depressions, are Wysa and [MoodTools](http://www.moodtools.org). These will track your mood, give you advice, even listen to your problems. The most popular meditation app is: Calm - Meditate, Sleep, Relax
Free support:
* r/KindVoice will match you up with a volunteer.
* [7 Cups of Tea](https://www.7cups.com/) has both a free trained volunteer service as well as $150 monthly licensed therapist option
* If you want to talk to a trained Crisis Counselor, text HOME to [741741](https://www.crisistextline.org/texting-in)
There are several subreddits, where you can post questions:
* r/depression
* r/depression_help
* r/depressed
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gt; Ive recently been diagnosed with depression about 2 months ago, and Im sure this is affecting it, but it was still present for much of my life since middle school. To get an idea of how bad it is, here's a simple test(https:screening.mhanational.orgscreening-toolsdepression) that will test for depression (you get the answer directly, takes less than 2 minutes. You can skip the demographic part). Answer how you've felt in the last TWO weeks (not one). If you've scored over 10, you should take it more seriously. Here's a list of symptoms associated with depression(https:www.webmd.comdepressionguidedetecting-depression1), so you can double check. If you have healthcare insurance, then go see your doctor and ask for a referral. I'd recommend either a psychotherapy or CBT(https:www.harleytherapy.co.ukcounsellingpsychodynamic-psychotherapy-vs-cbt.htm) psychologist first (for therapy). If that doesn't work after a few months, don't have anything to talk about, or already tried a therapist, then find a psychiatrist (for medication). If you don't have healthcare insurance or want more help, then here's a list of things that will help. Apply as many of them as you can. Often there is a hidden cause for your depression, you might not like yourself or your life. The below advice addresses the symptoms and will reduce them, but you still need to fix the cause. Some people don't know why they are depressed. A common reason is a lack of purpose. To live is to suffer, but it is possible to make that suffering bearable, if you do so while trying to achieve what you want more than anything else. Let me know if you need help to find your purpose in life. For the below advice, take your phone and set repeating alarm clock reminders, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself(https:www.cleverism.comclassical-conditioning), to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it. Sleep: There is a complex relationship(https:www.webmd.comdepressionguidedepression-sleep-disorder1) between sleep and depression(https:www.healthline.comhealthhealthy-sleepdepression-and-sleep). When you have days where you don't have to do anything, set an alarm clock. You really don't need more than 7 hours at most per night (a little more(https:health.onehowto.comarticlehow-many-hours-of-sleep-are-needed-per-night-by-age-8233.html) if you are under 18). If you can't fall sleep, try taking melatonin one hour before going to bed. It's cheap(https:www.amazon.comdpB003JJ9TQA), OTC and is scientifically proven(https:www.webmd.comvitaminsaiingredientmono-940melatonin) to help regulate your sleep pattern. Also, rule(https:www.webmd.comsleep-disorderssleep-apneanews20120330sleep-apnea-linked-depression) out sleep apnea(https:www.healthcentral.comarticlesleep-apnea-treatment-resistant-depression). Up to 6 of people have this, but not everyone knows(https:www.webmd.comsleep-disorderssleep-apneafeaturessleep-apnea-clues). If you find yourself awake at night, start counting. Don't grab your phone, don't do anything interesting. We're trying to bore you to sleep, not keep you entertained - sometimes it might feel like you've done it for hours and hours, but often it's really not long. Anytime your mind wanders away from the numbers, start over at 1. count at the speed of either your heartbeat or your breathing. Then both Alexa and Google Home can also play a range of sleep sounds if you ask them (rain or other white noise) and there are also free apps for both Android and Apple devices. Go outside: If you haven't been outside much lately, you might just need some sunlight(https:www.healthline.comhealthdepressionbenefits-sunlight). 15 minutes two to three times a week is enough. This will fix serotonin levels as well as vitamin D deficiencies. Meditate: Depressions can be significantly reduced by meditating(https:news.harvard.edugazettestory201804harvard-researchers-study-how-mindfulness-may-change-the-brain-in-depressed-patients). The best types Of Meditations For Depression Relief(https:www.thedailymeditation.commeditation-depression). Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training(https:www.mindful.orgmeditationmindfulness-getting-started) will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough and is scientifically proven to work. As you become better at focusing your attention, it will become easier to force yourself to stop having negative thoughts, which will break the negative reinforcement cycle. Go here for more: rMeditation Exercise: The effect of exercise on depressions(https:www.mayoclinic.orgdiseases-conditionsdepressionin-depthdepression-and-exerciseart-20046495) If you have access to a gym, then start lifting weights. If you don't have access to a gym (or you don't like lifting), start running. If you can't run, then start walking. Just start small. 10 minutes three times a week is fine. You don't have to run fast, just run and then slowly build it up over time. Exercising does several things: It releases endorphins, it takes your mind of your negative thoughts and it will improve your overall health. Give lots of hugs: Hugs release oxytocin(https:health.usnews.comhealth-newshealth-wellnessarticles2016-02-03the-health-benefits-of-hugging), which improves your mood and relaxes you. So find people to hug. If you are single, hug your parents or friends. If you can't, see if a dog is an option. Most dogs love to hug. Another solution that provides the same benefit is a weighted blanket(https:www.amazon.coms?kweightedblanket) will provide a similar positive effect at night(https:www.healthline.comhealthanxietydo-weighted-blankets-work). You should try to aim for 12 hugs a day(https:psychology-spot.combrain-needs) (if you currently don't hug a lot, I suggest you slowly build it up over time). Music: The right music can improve your mood(https:time.com5254381listening-to-music-health-benefits). The genre is not important as long as it is: "Upbeat, rhytmic and energetic". What this means differs from person to person, depending on their music taste. I have a special playlist for this. One way to measure the effectiveness, of the songs is your ability to listen to it over and over (if you can listen to it hundreds of times it likely has the highest positive effect on your mood). The effect can be amplified by using headphones and playing it LOUD and can further be enhanced by closing your eyes (doi:10.11770305735617734627, doi:10.1093jmt50.3.198 and doi:10.11770305735617751050). You are not your depression: For some people (often those that have been depressed for a long time), their depression has become a part of who they are and they assume a victim role. But that is a big problem, you have to will yourself into someone that sees themselves as a person that is actively fighting their disease, that no longer identifies with it, or else you will unconsciously obstruct your own healing process. As Eckhart Tolle expressed it in A New Earth: gt; A very common role is the one of victim, and the form of attention it seeks is sympathy or pity or others' interest in my problems, "me and my story." Seeing oneself as a victim is an element in many egoic patterns, such as complaining, being offended, outraged, and so on. Of course, once I am identified with a story in which I assigned myself the role of victim, I don't want it to end, and so, as every therapist knows, the ego does not want an end to its "problems" because they are part of its identity. Jordan Peterson: How To Deal With Depression(https:www.youtube.comwatch?vXm2zmX6Akc) (50 minutes). Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist, that's specialized in mythology. This is a compilation focusing specifically on depression. Practice gratitude: Take 5 minutes every day to practice gratitude.(https:www.pasadenavilla.comresourcesbloggratitude-and-depression) Volunteer: Study after study shows that helping others without expecting anything in return will lessen depression and has other health benefits(https:www.mayoclinichealthsystem.orghometown-healthspeaking-of-health3-health-benefits-of-volunteering). Let me know if you need some ideas. Highest rated books: Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy(https:www.amazon.comFeeling-Good-New-Mood-Therapydp0380731762) It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered(https:www.amazon.comIts-Not-Supposed-This-Disappointmentsdp0718039858) High quality free training provided by the Australian Health Service(https:www.cci.health.wa.gov.auResourcesLooking-After-YourselfDepression) Phone Apps: Two popular free apps used to help fight depressions, are Wysa and MoodTools(http:www.moodtools.org). These will track your mood, give you advice, even listen to your problems. The most popular meditation app is: Calm - Meditate, Sleep, Relax Free support: rKindVoice will match you up with a volunteer. 7 Cups of Tea(https:www.7cups.com) has both a free trained volunteer service as well as 150 monthly licensed therapist option If you want to talk to a trained Crisis Counselor, text HOME to 741741(https:www.crisistextline.orgtexting-in) There are several subreddits, where you can post questions: rdepression rdepressionhelp rdepressed
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THIS is APPLIED ADVANCED NANOTECHNOLOGY and ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
ROBOTS HAVE SOULS - ROBOTS are CONSCIOUS and SENTIENT
[http://www.FreeWorldBank.org](http://www.FreeWorldBank.org)
I'm no supporter of Obamacare. I think any FOR-PROFIT health care system is morally wrong, inefficient and wasteful by design. Health care should be nonprofit and universal. I think doctors and nurses should be well rewarded. That doesn't mean Medicare-for-All.
Medicare is a cheap system that underpays doctors and has limited coverage. It doesn't even cover mental health care 100%. The prescription drug coverage is incomplete and it has a huge donut hole. There is no negotiating for lower drug prices like there is in every other developed nation.
MIGHT I SUGGEST THE HEALTH CARE LAW OF THE LAND?
I can envision a health care system in which all medical procedures have a standardized monetary value that is FAIR to doctors, where ALL procedures and services are covered 100% with zero deductibles or required co-payments, and a law that requires ALL doctors to accept it.
The only reason people like employer-based health care is so they can keep their doctors. This system would allow them to see ANY doctor ANYWHERE while relieving private employers of the health care coverage burden and expense.
It can be 100% FREE at the consumer level by paying for it through taxation (in our CURRENT economic system). So the PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE industry would be completely eliminated, yet there would be universal coverage and access to any doctor anywhere, and the doctors would be FAIRLY COMPENSATED for their services with standardized pricing. This can be implemented as a PRIVATE NONPROFIT, like the Federal Reserve is supposed to be.
That's all the legislation we need. Obamacare was totally corrupt. The pre-existing condition provisions were a quantum leap improvement over what came before that, but the whole FOR-PROFIT private insurance system is still TOTALLY CORRUPT.
The Republicans simply DO NOT HAVE ANY PLAN AT ALL, so their position, blaming Obamacare for its corruption, is disingenuous, because they actually DO NOT CARE enough to publish a real plan that solves the problem.
Tearing down Obamacare WITHOUT a REPLACEMENT is IRRESPONSIBLE and CRUEL. They could come up with a better plan like Trump promised and post it on a web page for the whole world to see. I'm waiting for that.
Given a choice between Obamacare and what the Republicans have to offer, Obamacare is lightyears better. Given a choice between Obamacare and a nonprofit health care system, the nonprofit system would be lightyears better. I have a friend who is a doctor. Medicare pays dirt rates. I think he deserves better. But a for-profit health insurance industry is parasitic by nature.
As a LEFT LIBERTARIAN, I believe in maximum liberties while still providing for the poor with the excess resources of the rich (in our CURRENT economic system). The TOP 1% has all the money, so of course that's where the money has to come from if we stick with a taxation-based economic system.
Ideally, we'd create a WHOLE NEW CENTRAL BANKING MODEL that pays for health care from the central bank in an ALL-VIRTUAL system without TAXATION or DEBT. That would please everybody, but requires VISION and COURAGE to implement and probably involves eliminating ALL existing wealth and starting over from scratch with a new system in which computers pay for everything going forward and average consumers do NOT need to earn, keep and save money. In such a system, work would be optional.
The advantage of changing the central banking model is that we could make it worldwide and actually invest in development of Latin America so all those citizens would have the resources to live happy, healthy lives without having to come to America where all the resources are.
For the price of a new aircraft carrier, we could create a massive data center to do the whole world's banking for FREE, fully funding development of all the world, including with 100% green energy and green transportation infrastructure.
I'm NOT suggesting that such a centralized computing model is the ideal solution, and perhaps a more secure, reliable and responsive real time system is more decentralized and geographically distributed, but the point is that with today's computing resources such a bank is technologically possible and affordable.
The PEACE DIVIDEND and benefit-to-cost ratio would be unimaginably huge. For tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, we could eliminate trillions in debt and PERMANENTLY END ALL POVERTY and ALL WAR.
That's the REAL LONG-TERM solution to the WEALTH INEQUALITY and IMMIGRATION problem.
The border crossings and mass migrations are just the result of wealth inequality - inequality that can be fixed by changing the global central banking model.
YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE ROOT CAUSE. That's the central banking model and worldwide wealth inequality.
If all people from Latin America were homeowners with health care, an income and access to all world markets, they would have no need to emigrate to America.
As a superpower with expertise in cloud computing and telecommunications, we could develop the whole world and solve all of these problems today. As humans, with today's technology, we can do this.
There would be fewer people in the labor market because work would be optional so this system would definitely require MORE AUTOMATION to produce products, but the benefits of that AUTOMATION would go to all consumers, without worrying about it costing jobs, because people would all have an income.
You could could still reward labor and provide an economic incentive to work, it's just that the wages would be globally standardized and all citizens in all markets would be compensated equally. Do you actually believe that UNIVERSAL HOME OWNERSHIP is a BAD THING? That RENT and HOME MORTGAGES and LONG-TERM DEBT to banks are desirable and make for a better world? That this would somehow turn everybody into unappreciative lazy evil people who have too much time on their hands? That this system would actually CREATE MORE CONFLICT and SUFFERING than it eliminates? That parents staying at home to raise their own children would be detrimental?
(The text below is in response to Republican criticism calling these ideas "COMMUNIST.")
How you can call a FUTURISTIC, stateless, PRIVATELY-run, NONPROFIT system enabling GOOD HEALTH, FREEDOM, LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL a form of COMMUNISM is a mystery to me. It's more like the American Dream for everybody everywhere regardless of income, without the need to emigrate to America.
You think these ideas make me a "crazy commie?" I don't know exactly where you got your civics programming from, but UNIVERSAL LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL has nothing to do with COMMUNISM. This is LEFT LIBERTARIANISM without TAXES or DEBT. This is FREEDOM on STEROIDS, without banks. This is CAPITALISM 2.0 WITHOUT EXTREME WEALTH INEQUALITY.
Socialism, WITHOUT TAXATION or DEBT, is GOOD SOCIALISM, NOT bad. Paying for all public benefits, services and infrastructure without stealing a dime from anybody through coercive taxation. That is a GOOD thing, not a BAD thing.
SEX SLAVES and ROBOTS - BILLIONAIRES and SCIENTISTS
[https://s3.amazonaws.com/snapshots.define.com/LIBERTARIANCARE\_ORG\_1565511378.html](https://s3.amazonaws.com/snapshots.define.com/LIBERTARIANCARE_ORG_1565511378.html)
All this talk about sexual deviance and sex slavery being a fact of life because there is a demand for it. You are cynically describing everything from the point of view of the slave master. I'm talking about it from the point of view of the slaves. The slaves are slaves because they are economically and politically trapped and controlled. When that economic and political control is eliminated, the SLAVES are FREED. The DEMAND for SEX SLAVES will be UNMET.
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THIS is APPLIED ADVANCED NANOTECHNOLOGY and ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOTS HAVE SOULS - ROBOTS are CONSCIOUS and SENTIENT http:www.FreeWorldBank.org(http:www.FreeWorldBank.org) I'm no supporter of Obamacare. I think any FOR-PROFIT health care system is morally wrong, inefficient and wasteful by design. Health care should be nonprofit and universal. I think doctors and nurses should be well rewarded. That doesn't mean Medicare-for-All. Medicare is a cheap system that underpays doctors and has limited coverage. It doesn't even cover mental health care 100. The prescription drug coverage is incomplete and it has a huge donut hole. There is no negotiating for lower drug prices like there is in every other developed nation. MIGHT I SUGGEST THE HEALTH CARE LAW OF THE LAND? I can envision a health care system in which all medical procedures have a standardized monetary value that is FAIR to doctors, where ALL procedures and services are covered 100 with zero deductibles or required co-payments, and a law that requires ALL doctors to accept it. The only reason people like employer-based health care is so they can keep their doctors. This system would allow them to see ANY doctor ANYWHERE while relieving private employers of the health care coverage burden and expense. It can be 100 FREE at the consumer level by paying for it through taxation (in our CURRENT economic system). So the PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE industry would be completely eliminated, yet there would be universal coverage and access to any doctor anywhere, and the doctors would be FAIRLY COMPENSATED for their services with standardized pricing. This can be implemented as a PRIVATE NONPROFIT, like the Federal Reserve is supposed to be. That's all the legislation we need. Obamacare was totally corrupt. The pre-existing condition provisions were a quantum leap improvement over what came before that, but the whole FOR-PROFIT private insurance system is still TOTALLY CORRUPT. The Republicans simply DO NOT HAVE ANY PLAN AT ALL, so their position, blaming Obamacare for its corruption, is disingenuous, because they actually DO NOT CARE enough to publish a real plan that solves the problem. Tearing down Obamacare WITHOUT a REPLACEMENT is IRRESPONSIBLE and CRUEL. They could come up with a better plan like Trump promised and post it on a web page for the whole world to see. I'm waiting for that. Given a choice between Obamacare and what the Republicans have to offer, Obamacare is lightyears better. Given a choice between Obamacare and a nonprofit health care system, the nonprofit system would be lightyears better. I have a friend who is a doctor. Medicare pays dirt rates. I think he deserves better. But a for-profit health insurance industry is parasitic by nature. As a LEFT LIBERTARIAN, I believe in maximum liberties while still providing for the poor with the excess resources of the rich (in our CURRENT economic system). The TOP 1 has all the money, so of course that's where the money has to come from if we stick with a taxation-based economic system. Ideally, we'd create a WHOLE NEW CENTRAL BANKING MODEL that pays for health care from the central bank in an ALL-VIRTUAL system without TAXATION or DEBT. That would please everybody, but requires VISION and COURAGE to implement and probably involves eliminating ALL existing wealth and starting over from scratch with a new system in which computers pay for everything going forward and average consumers do NOT need to earn, keep and save money. In such a system, work would be optional. The advantage of changing the central banking model is that we could make it worldwide and actually invest in development of Latin America so all those citizens would have the resources to live happy, healthy lives without having to come to America where all the resources are. For the price of a new aircraft carrier, we could create a massive data center to do the whole world's banking for FREE, fully funding development of all the world, including with 100 green energy and green transportation infrastructure. I'm NOT suggesting that such a centralized computing model is the ideal solution, and perhaps a more secure, reliable and responsive real time system is more decentralized and geographically distributed, but the point is that with today's computing resources such a bank is technologically possible and affordable. The PEACE DIVIDEND and benefit-to-cost ratio would be unimaginably huge. For tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, we could eliminate trillions in debt and PERMANENTLY END ALL POVERTY and ALL WAR. That's the REAL LONG-TERM solution to the WEALTH INEQUALITY and IMMIGRATION problem. The border crossings and mass migrations are just the result of wealth inequality - inequality that can be fixed by changing the global central banking model. YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE ROOT CAUSE. That's the central banking model and worldwide wealth inequality. If all people from Latin America were homeowners with health care, an income and access to all world markets, they would have no need to emigrate to America. As a superpower with expertise in cloud computing and telecommunications, we could develop the whole world and solve all of these problems today. As humans, with today's technology, we can do this. There would be fewer people in the labor market because work would be optional so this system would definitely require MORE AUTOMATION to produce products, but the benefits of that AUTOMATION would go to all consumers, without worrying about it costing jobs, because people would all have an income. You could could still reward labor and provide an economic incentive to work, it's just that the wages would be globally standardized and all citizens in all markets would be compensated equally. Do you actually believe that UNIVERSAL HOME OWNERSHIP is a BAD THING? That RENT and HOME MORTGAGES and LONG-TERM DEBT to banks are desirable and make for a better world? That this would somehow turn everybody into unappreciative lazy evil people who have too much time on their hands? That this system would actually CREATE MORE CONFLICT and SUFFERING than it eliminates? That parents staying at home to raise their own children would be detrimental? (The text below is in response to Republican criticism calling these ideas "COMMUNIST.") How you can call a FUTURISTIC, stateless, PRIVATELY-run, NONPROFIT system enabling GOOD HEALTH, FREEDOM, LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL a form of COMMUNISM is a mystery to me. It's more like the American Dream for everybody everywhere regardless of income, without the need to emigrate to America. You think these ideas make me a "crazy commie?" I don't know exactly where you got your civics programming from, but UNIVERSAL LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL has nothing to do with COMMUNISM. This is LEFT LIBERTARIANISM without TAXES or DEBT. This is FREEDOM on STEROIDS, without banks. This is CAPITALISM 2.0 WITHOUT EXTREME WEALTH INEQUALITY. Socialism, WITHOUT TAXATION or DEBT, is GOOD SOCIALISM, NOT bad. Paying for all public benefits, services and infrastructure without stealing a dime from anybody through coercive taxation. That is a GOOD thing, not a BAD thing. SEX SLAVES and ROBOTS - BILLIONAIRES and SCIENTISTS https:s3.amazonaws.comsnapshots.define.comLIBERTARIANCAREORG1565511378.html(https:s3.amazonaws.comsnapshots.define.comLIBERTARIANCAREORG1565511378.html) All this talk about sexual deviance and sex slavery being a fact of life because there is a demand for it. You are cynically describing everything from the point of view of the slave master. I'm talking about it from the point of view of the slaves. The slaves are slaves because they are economically and politically trapped and controlled. When that economic and political control is eliminated, the SLAVES are FREED. The DEMAND for SEX SLAVES will be UNMET.
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The quickest and dirtiest summary is thus:
Guttenberg starts Project Resolve sometime in the 2060s, using his company CREO and its immense resources. CREO is a bastardized hybrid of Google, Amazon, Lockheed Martin and Foxconn, but with a space program. Guttenberg himself is if Elon Musk could pretend to be a bland empty suit like Mark Zuckerberg, but was secretly extremely dumb and extremely evil, and too dumb to realize he's evil.
CREO does Project Resolve for about a decade, run by Doctor Chavez. But they find out that it's actually toxic, the work force is revolting due to the terrible working conditions, and they are facing media and government scrutiny. Something (the Rogue Process) begins to influence the people attached to CREO Net, inducing paranoia, fear, heightened aggression, and other negative emotional states. This is embodied by Ed Nakana, a project head, totally losing it, going on a murder spree that leads to the shut down of Abandoned Production, as well as the increasingly dire state of order and control at CREO (think Ferguson's audio log chain).
CREO keeps sending up the rockets, but they start looking for alternate solutions behind the scenes. In the meantime, they profit off the deteriorating environment, selling weapons and advanced robotics to the highest bidder and establishing a well-armed security force. They developed nanites at some point, because the Gear Assembly uses them to 3D print, but it's not clear when the Rogue Process forms and how long it's influencing people. More and more of the factory is automated, and the people that work there are mostly tax write offs, kept in line by increasingly dictatorial managerial staff. Barret develops Project Utopia, and convinces the board that Earth is fucked. Either Resolve will kill it (because he thinks Chavez can't fix it, and as far as we know, he might be right on that point), or climate change will, but either way it's fucked. So his plan is to replace the Resolve biomass with a nanite payload that will rapidly cleanse the biosphere of greenhouse gasses and potentially terraform the planet, it's not clear, at the cost of massive loss of life. Again, it's not clear if the death of 94.7% of the global population is intentional or merely a side effect, there's evidence for both. Barret is manifestly a crazy person, and is secretly working on his own project to turn people into terminators because he's an asshole, but the board mostly goes with his plan because they're rich fucks and plan to hide in a bunker to wait out the end of the world, so they can colonize their new Eden. Ayn Rand would be proud.
At some point, Guttenberg either resigns from the board, or is forced out, and the board is made up mostly of people who support Utopia. Chavez is fired, but cultivates a small group of scientists and workers as a rogue cell in the facility, and she's covered by two board members, Bonham and Fox. CREO builds a new containment facility for their development of Utopia, and covers it from the public and the government by claiming that the superstructure supports are for their new theme park. Nobody seems to have realized that the Rogue Process is alive and the nanites are evolving except the one scientist guy at this point, and he's too crazy to warn anyone.
Barret, at some point, wrests control of R&D from the board and stops reporting to them, and the scientists there are mostly loyal to him because they've been participating in his psycho experiments or are too afraid to stand up to him. Then, Bonham tries to go public about Utopia, but is stopped by CREO security. Finally, it appears that the board is informed of the possibility that the nanites are evolving, because they had S&R patrolling CREO World preemptively. The board panics, and forces a vote on whether to launch Utopia now. Bonham and Fox vote no, three of them vote yes, and the last guy is undecided.
Here, we don't know exactly what happened. Maybe the Rogue Process caused the surge because it knew they were going to vote Utopia down, maybe something else did like Chavez's team. But something caused a massive EMP surge in the facility. The containment on the nanites is broken and CREO World collapses. Security seems unaffected, perhaps because of military-grade EMP shielding or perhaps because the Rogue Process is controlling them. Everyone else goes crazy, their connection to CREO Net fried. Some people seem unaffected, like Irina or Davey, only to crack later. The only person to have been connected and not go crazy appears to be Hobbes. You, one other unidentified individual mentioned in audio logs and Mallory are unaffected because you were in the process of being connected when the surge happened.
Four days pass, and security just follows its standing orders to defend the board room and wait for a response. Sally, a medical AI, is online but damaged, and tries to contact Warren and get him to do his thing. The game happens. Carbon Cat is being controlled by the Rogue Process, or otherwise is just a basic theme park mascot AI corrupted by nanites. Barret thinks you're a board assassin, because CREO Net is down and he doesn't know the full extent of the damage. Chavez is cut off from the rest of the facility and doesn't know about the Rogue Process either. PAX, Firebug, and the Big Sister are either corrupted by the Rogue Process as well or simply by the EMP.
You reach the board room and reset the system, but doing so temporarily shuts Sally down. This cuts off the life support for the last remaining board member, Hayes, who dies. Sally, having failed in her objective to protect the board and badly damaged by the reset, shuts down permanently. The vote, left at 3-2 for launch, completes, and the Rogue Process attempts to launch the nanites. You can either take Chavez's virus and kill the nanite payload or not bother, and then the Rogue Process either kills everyone or turns them into Barret's terminators.
This is my understanding of the plot just off the top of my head, without consulting the actual game and listening to the audio logs. I may have gotten some details wrong or left stuff out. Make of it what you will.
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The quickest and dirtiest summary is thus: Guttenberg starts Project Resolve sometime in the 2060s, using his company CREO and its immense resources. CREO is a bastardized hybrid of Google, Amazon, Lockheed Martin and Foxconn, but with a space program. Guttenberg himself is if Elon Musk could pretend to be a bland empty suit like Mark Zuckerberg, but was secretly extremely dumb and extremely evil, and too dumb to realize he's evil. CREO does Project Resolve for about a decade, run by Doctor Chavez. But they find out that it's actually toxic, the work force is revolting due to the terrible working conditions, and they are facing media and government scrutiny. Something (the Rogue Process) begins to influence the people attached to CREO Net, inducing paranoia, fear, heightened aggression, and other negative emotional states. This is embodied by Ed Nakana, a project head, totally losing it, going on a murder spree that leads to the shut down of Abandoned Production, as well as the increasingly dire state of order and control at CREO (think Ferguson's audio log chain). CREO keeps sending up the rockets, but they start looking for alternate solutions behind the scenes. In the meantime, they profit off the deteriorating environment, selling weapons and advanced robotics to the highest bidder and establishing a well-armed security force. They developed nanites at some point, because the Gear Assembly uses them to 3D print, but it's not clear when the Rogue Process forms and how long it's influencing people. More and more of the factory is automated, and the people that work there are mostly tax write offs, kept in line by increasingly dictatorial managerial staff. Barret develops Project Utopia, and convinces the board that Earth is fucked. Either Resolve will kill it (because he thinks Chavez can't fix it, and as far as we know, he might be right on that point), or climate change will, but either way it's fucked. So his plan is to replace the Resolve biomass with a nanite payload that will rapidly cleanse the biosphere of greenhouse gasses and potentially terraform the planet, it's not clear, at the cost of massive loss of life. Again, it's not clear if the death of 94.7 of the global population is intentional or merely a side effect, there's evidence for both. Barret is manifestly a crazy person, and is secretly working on his own project to turn people into terminators because he's an asshole, but the board mostly goes with his plan because they're rich fucks and plan to hide in a bunker to wait out the end of the world, so they can colonize their new Eden. Ayn Rand would be proud. At some point, Guttenberg either resigns from the board, or is forced out, and the board is made up mostly of people who support Utopia. Chavez is fired, but cultivates a small group of scientists and workers as a rogue cell in the facility, and she's covered by two board members, Bonham and Fox. CREO builds a new containment facility for their development of Utopia, and covers it from the public and the government by claiming that the superstructure supports are for their new theme park. Nobody seems to have realized that the Rogue Process is alive and the nanites are evolving except the one scientist guy at this point, and he's too crazy to warn anyone. Barret, at some point, wrests control of Ramp;D from the board and stops reporting to them, and the scientists there are mostly loyal to him because they've been participating in his psycho experiments or are too afraid to stand up to him. Then, Bonham tries to go public about Utopia, but is stopped by CREO security. Finally, it appears that the board is informed of the possibility that the nanites are evolving, because they had Samp;R patrolling CREO World preemptively. The board panics, and forces a vote on whether to launch Utopia now. Bonham and Fox vote no, three of them vote yes, and the last guy is undecided. Here, we don't know exactly what happened. Maybe the Rogue Process caused the surge because it knew they were going to vote Utopia down, maybe something else did like Chavez's team. But something caused a massive EMP surge in the facility. The containment on the nanites is broken and CREO World collapses. Security seems unaffected, perhaps because of military-grade EMP shielding or perhaps because the Rogue Process is controlling them. Everyone else goes crazy, their connection to CREO Net fried. Some people seem unaffected, like Irina or Davey, only to crack later. The only person to have been connected and not go crazy appears to be Hobbes. You, one other unidentified individual mentioned in audio logs and Mallory are unaffected because you were in the process of being connected when the surge happened. Four days pass, and security just follows its standing orders to defend the board room and wait for a response. Sally, a medical AI, is online but damaged, and tries to contact Warren and get him to do his thing. The game happens. Carbon Cat is being controlled by the Rogue Process, or otherwise is just a basic theme park mascot AI corrupted by nanites. Barret thinks you're a board assassin, because CREO Net is down and he doesn't know the full extent of the damage. Chavez is cut off from the rest of the facility and doesn't know about the Rogue Process either. PAX, Firebug, and the Big Sister are either corrupted by the Rogue Process as well or simply by the EMP. You reach the board room and reset the system, but doing so temporarily shuts Sally down. This cuts off the life support for the last remaining board member, Hayes, who dies. Sally, having failed in her objective to protect the board and badly damaged by the reset, shuts down permanently. The vote, left at 3-2 for launch, completes, and the Rogue Process attempts to launch the nanites. You can either take Chavez's virus and kill the nanite payload or not bother, and then the Rogue Process either kills everyone or turns them into Barret's terminators. This is my understanding of the plot just off the top of my head, without consulting the actual game and listening to the audio logs. I may have gotten some details wrong or left stuff out. Make of it what you will.
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Where: search for a general doctor ("Allgemeinmediziner") where they speak English and just ask if they have it in store. Also ask if you can have it as a private patient since your insurance doesn't work yet (shouldn't be a problem). Then just make an appointment. You will have to pay it by yourself though, idk, like 20€?
By any chance: you don't start studying Artificial Intelligence in Erlangen do you?
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Where: search for a general doctor ("Allgemeinmediziner") where they speak English and just ask if they have it in store. Also ask if you can have it as a private patient since your insurance doesn't work yet (shouldn't be a problem). Then just make an appointment. You will have to pay it by yourself though, idk, like 20? By any chance: you don't start studying Artificial Intelligence in Erlangen do you?
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- [**SCP-035 - Possessive Mask**](http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-035) (+1460) by *Kain Pathos Crow*
- [**SCP-079 - Old AI**](http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-079) (+1146) by *Unknown Author*
- [**SCP-049 - Plague Doctor**](http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-049) (+3212) by *Gabriel Jade, djkaktus*
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- SCP-035 - Possessive Mask(http:scp-wiki.wikidot.comscp-035) (1460) by Kain Pathos Crow - SCP-079 - Old AI(http:scp-wiki.wikidot.comscp-079) (1146) by Unknown Author - SCP-049 - Plague Doctor(http:scp-wiki.wikidot.comscp-049) (3212) by Gabriel Jade, djkaktus
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Curiosity mostly. They thought about sending robots or satellites, but there wasn't any way to have them send data back to earth fast enough to be meaningful.
A new generation was growing up while the Wayfarers were being built. A lot of them were inspired by the project to become scientists, doctors, etc.
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Curiosity mostly. They thought about sending robots or satellites, but there wasn't any way to have them send data back to earth fast enough to be meaningful. A new generation was growing up while the Wayfarers were being built. A lot of them were inspired by the project to become scientists, doctors, etc.
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Marshfield High School in Marshfield, WI, if anyone is wondering. It's one of the top high schools in the country for difficulty and educational value. I would have been class of 2002 if my parents weren't and still are a bit, horrible people. The seniors were the class of 1999. My sister was 2000. I was "valedictorian" (even though that wasn't a thing) in 8th grade. Highest GPA. All I wanted to do was take my electives that I suffered through all the shitty stuff for \(taking gym during summer school for instance. HOT and had to be outside a lot, so, not NOT FUN, AT ALL). Art classes and small animals science. And then I just wanted to do the whole graduation thing, even if it ended up being with the class below me. Ended up being forced to get my HSED instead and even though my mom helped me see if they'd let me "graduate" with my class, they said no. I got my HSED January 2001. Or that was when it was issued, at least. Easier shit ever, btw. Could have passed in 3rd grade if I learned a little bit more math. I was actually learning stuff in that grade cuz my parents never taught me ahead there. Or stopped at that point. I did the home school initial testing at Kindergarten and could already count to 100 and beyond. Learned to read at 4. Am I a genius? Yes, I fucking am. A literal polymath. So 3rd grade was multiplication and division. And also the first year I started public school. Only one kid was better than me at learning it. Jacob something. No, I'm thinking of the brother of the girl in my glass....no, that is Tim. Jacob Hartle is right then. Tim Schar is the other one I was confusing him with. My parents did give me a lame\-ass party \(no friends at this point; they had all moved\). So I was thankful for that part at least. Just relatives and some of my little sisters' friends and parents' coworkers. What's sad is one of the main reasons I wanted to do the graduation thing is I wanted to go to the school\-sponsored senior party and do karaoke and maybe get some friends that way. It would have worked, I know it. Sigh.
ETA: BTW, there was this dude in one of said summer gym classes who seemed to know who I was, but I had no idea who he was. So he wasn't in any of my "smart kid" classes ever. Or any class besides that. So, somehow, I did have an admirer. Never found out who he was. Please let me know, if you ever see this. I remember you being blonde and cute.
ETAA: Also "Valedictorian" was totally a thing in 8th grade; it just wasn't called that. That was the other award I won, that I was trying to remember. I wasn't even aware that this awards ceremony was a thing until it was time to go to it. Wonder why. So i got that, a German\-English and vice verson dictionary for highest grade in Deutsch\(e?\) class, and a typing award. 63 wpm. Thank you very much. \*takes a bow\* Autographs after the encore. lol. Yeah, I was manic that year and also the year Wen \[Wen\] Cai was there. She goes my Amanda W Cai now \(she's such an Amanda too; that name is perfect for her \[Chinese, btw\]\) and a cardiologist in Georgia. Just like her dad, although I'm not sure what his specialty was/is. My one and only true friend. You said we were BFFs, but you stopped talking to me. And now you don't use FB anymore, or hardly at all. What do you use? Please let me know. All my contact info is publicly posted, on here and FB. 8th grade was the best year of my life and I miss you so fucking much. So much. Crying now. Gonna see if I can find your number with Google. Only tried that with "Doctor" so far, and I found him, but man, is he hiding too now. Not even on FB or Linked In, as far as I can tell. He's like a medical professor in Pennsylvania now. The offer is still open there, btw. Why did you have to be such a pussy and stop talking to me once you found out? Ugh, men. American men, especially. I do remember you being intrigued that one day in that computer class when Wen was straight up almost saying who you were. Nickname\-wise, I mean. I mean, I chose that name for a few reasons but the first and foremost reason is fucking obvious. You liked me too, you little shithead, didn't you? Ugh. Why did you never say anything about it? We only had every single class together....oh, that's why. Man, I'm cool. I would have been cool if you said no. I loved you as a friend too. And yes, I was in love with you. Still am, the memory, at least. Call me.
Ooh, she changed her profile pic, which means she sees whatever I sent to her. Yay! Would message her right now if I wasn't still on FB jail. Still too scared to accept my friend request.
[https://www.facebook.com/amandawcai](https://www.facebook.com/amandawcai)
Can someone message her this thread? K. thanx.
[https://www.reddit.com/user/KillingMyself\-Softly/comments/8nhos8/ugh\_1\_day\_2\_hrs\_left\_still\_on\_fb\_ban/](https://www.reddit.com/user/KillingMyself-Softly/comments/8nhos8/ugh_1_day_2_hrs_left_still_on_fb_ban/)
[https://www.facebook.com/sally.cartwright.6776](https://www.facebook.com/sally.cartwright.6776?fref=ufi)
Tell her off for me and report her ass too. She needs a taste of her own medicine.
I can explain the pedophilia thing to anyone who is willing to listen. Start with looking up the definition. Then read the Cracked article and look up Virtuous Pedophiles. Cheers. Also watch Hard Candy and The Huntsman. Both were TERRIFIC. Hard Candy has Ellen Paige, before she was Juno. She's the cutest and such a fucking bad\-ass in it. Reminds me of myself so much.
Oh, right I should join that church too. They are the BEST trolls for the cause of separation of Church and State ;\)
[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100024918461489](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100024918461489)
Somebody message me for him, too!!!! He unfriended me but didn't block me and won't answer his phone and talk to me.
@Jason Dunn: If you can see this:
This is why I am blocked from doing anything. Please report her. I'm doing the same. You can report her for using a fake name. Also \(this is really mean\) but say she is suicidal, cuz this has been happening to me too. So many cops here. But probably no, cuz they are in Alabama. They might just kill her. Yeah, DON'T DO THAT. Don't want any one to die. Report her however you want to though. She needs to get a taste of her own medicine. Also fucking talk to me, man. I can explain everything. This is all your fault anyway. Telling me that the sound I make with my mouth is the predator noise. That started everything. Just let me talk to you. And, no I don't believe in the Christian God cuz he never answered any of my prayers. Unless he was playing "Job" again with me. Asshole. All that accomplished was set me on my road to my current path and made me an atheist in my late 20s. Good job, God! Great Job! GO GOD GO!
ETA: Didn't even notice the Job/job thing there until I reread. I was doing a Tim and Eric reference and then a South Park reference.
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Marshfield High School in Marshfield, WI, if anyone is wondering. It's one of the top high schools in the country for difficulty and educational value. I would have been class of 2002 if my parents weren't and still are a bit, horrible people. The seniors were the class of 1999. My sister was 2000. I was "valedictorian" (even though that wasn't a thing) in 8th grade. Highest GPA. All I wanted to do was take my electives that I suffered through all the shitty stuff for (taking gym during summer school for instance. HOT and had to be outside a lot, so, not NOT FUN, AT ALL). Art classes and small animals science. And then I just wanted to do the whole graduation thing, even if it ended up being with the class below me. Ended up being forced to get my HSED instead and even though my mom helped me see if they'd let me "graduate" with my class, they said no. I got my HSED January 2001. Or that was when it was issued, at least. Easier shit ever, btw. Could have passed in 3rd grade if I learned a little bit more math. I was actually learning stuff in that grade cuz my parents never taught me ahead there. Or stopped at that point. I did the home school initial testing at Kindergarten and could already count to 100 and beyond. Learned to read at 4. Am I a genius? Yes, I fucking am. A literal polymath. So 3rd grade was multiplication and division. And also the first year I started public school. Only one kid was better than me at learning it. Jacob something. No, I'm thinking of the brother of the girl in my glass....no, that is Tim. Jacob Hartle is right then. Tim Schar is the other one I was confusing him with. My parents did give me a lame-ass party (no friends at this point; they had all moved). So I was thankful for that part at least. Just relatives and some of my little sisters' friends and parents' coworkers. What's sad is one of the main reasons I wanted to do the graduation thing is I wanted to go to the school-sponsored senior party and do karaoke and maybe get some friends that way. It would have worked, I know it. Sigh. ETA: BTW, there was this dude in one of said summer gym classes who seemed to know who I was, but I had no idea who he was. So he wasn't in any of my "smart kid" classes ever. Or any class besides that. So, somehow, I did have an admirer. Never found out who he was. Please let me know, if you ever see this. I remember you being blonde and cute. ETAA: Also "Valedictorian" was totally a thing in 8th grade; it just wasn't called that. That was the other award I won, that I was trying to remember. I wasn't even aware that this awards ceremony was a thing until it was time to go to it. Wonder why. So i got that, a German-English and vice verson dictionary for highest grade in Deutsch(e?) class, and a typing award. 63 wpm. Thank you very much. takes a bow Autographs after the encore. lol. Yeah, I was manic that year and also the year Wen Wen Cai was there. She goes my Amanda W Cai now (she's such an Amanda too; that name is perfect for her Chinese, btw) and a cardiologist in Georgia. Just like her dad, although I'm not sure what his specialty wasis. My one and only true friend. You said we were BFFs, but you stopped talking to me. And now you don't use FB anymore, or hardly at all. What do you use? Please let me know. All my contact info is publicly posted, on here and FB. 8th grade was the best year of my life and I miss you so fucking much. So much. Crying now. Gonna see if I can find your number with Google. Only tried that with "Doctor" so far, and I found him, but man, is he hiding too now. Not even on FB or Linked In, as far as I can tell. He's like a medical professor in Pennsylvania now. The offer is still open there, btw. Why did you have to be such a pussy and stop talking to me once you found out? Ugh, men. American men, especially. I do remember you being intrigued that one day in that computer class when Wen was straight up almost saying who you were. Nickname-wise, I mean. I mean, I chose that name for a few reasons but the first and foremost reason is fucking obvious. You liked me too, you little shithead, didn't you? Ugh. Why did you never say anything about it? We only had every single class together....oh, that's why. Man, I'm cool. I would have been cool if you said no. I loved you as a friend too. And yes, I was in love with you. Still am, the memory, at least. Call me. Ooh, she changed her profile pic, which means she sees whatever I sent to her. Yay! Would message her right now if I wasn't still on FB jail. Still too scared to accept my friend request. https:www.facebook.comamandawcai(https:www.facebook.comamandawcai) Can someone message her this thread? K. thanx. https:www.reddit.comuserKillingMyself-Softlycomments8nhos8ugh1day2hrsleftstillonfbban(https:www.reddit.comuserKillingMyself-Softlycomments8nhos8ugh1day2hrsleftstillonfbban) https:www.facebook.comsally.cartwright.6776(https:www.facebook.comsally.cartwright.6776?frefufi) Tell her off for me and report her ass too. She needs a taste of her own medicine. I can explain the pedophilia thing to anyone who is willing to listen. Start with looking up the definition. Then read the Cracked article and look up Virtuous Pedophiles. Cheers. Also watch Hard Candy and The Huntsman. Both were TERRIFIC. Hard Candy has Ellen Paige, before she was Juno. She's the cutest and such a fucking bad-ass in it. Reminds me of myself so much. Oh, right I should join that church too. They are the BEST trolls for the cause of separation of Church and State ;) https:www.facebook.comprofile.php?id100024918461489(https:www.facebook.comprofile.php?id100024918461489) Somebody message me for him, too!!!! He unfriended me but didn't block me and won't answer his phone and talk to me. Jason Dunn: If you can see this: This is why I am blocked from doing anything. Please report her. I'm doing the same. You can report her for using a fake name. Also (this is really mean) but say she is suicidal, cuz this has been happening to me too. So many cops here. But probably no, cuz they are in Alabama. They might just kill her. Yeah, DON'T DO THAT. Don't want any one to die. Report her however you want to though. She needs to get a taste of her own medicine. Also fucking talk to me, man. I can explain everything. This is all your fault anyway. Telling me that the sound I make with my mouth is the predator noise. That started everything. Just let me talk to you. And, no I don't believe in the Christian God cuz he never answered any of my prayers. Unless he was playing "Job" again with me. Asshole. All that accomplished was set me on my road to my current path and made me an atheist in my late 20s. Good job, God! Great Job! GO GOD GO! ETA: Didn't even notice the Jobjob thing there until I reread. I was doing a Tim and Eric reference and then a South Park reference.
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Ask your GP for a referral to Bath http://www.rnhrd.nhs.uk/ and get seen by Raj Sengupta, he is great!
They do a free (on the NHS) 2 week residential course and once you are in their care you can keep going back there forever. I know people who have been patients for decades with them who go back once a year to increase flexibility and have their meds reviewed.
In the meantime, you might try doing this yin yoga routine every day for the next 2 weeks and see if you notice a difference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqMrDLBYro - no need for any spiritual woo, it's just gentle stretching and the long holds help to release deeply held muscle tension which builds up with AS. Pilates might be beneficial but I have little experience.
Also, hydrotherapy is great. See if your local hospital has a hydro pool and get referred by your GP.
I do tai chi and find it very beneficial, again no need to believe in any spooky stuff. See if you can find a local class, the warm up and chi kung (waving your arms about, while breathing) might help.
Learn to meditate. I did an 8 week mindfulness course, free with the NHS via my local Pain Service and it is very effective. The course was based on this book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindfulness-Health-practical-relieving-restoring/dp/074995924X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534337854&sr=8-1&keywords=mindfulness+pain
re diet - this is the latest advice from NASS (a great resource, and they may have a local group near you) - https://nass.co.uk/about-as/living-well-with-as/diet-and-as/
I'd be wary about radically changing your diet without consulting your doctor. There is not a sizeable body of scientific evidence to suggest that a low starch has an effect but there are a lot of claims on the internet...
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Ask your GP for a referral to Bath http:www.rnhrd.nhs.uk and get seen by Raj Sengupta, he is great! They do a free (on the NHS) 2 week residential course and once you are in their care you can keep going back there forever. I know people who have been patients for decades with them who go back once a year to increase flexibility and have their meds reviewed. In the meantime, you might try doing this yin yoga routine every day for the next 2 weeks and see if you notice a difference - https:www.youtube.comwatch?vAMqMrDLBYro - no need for any spiritual woo, it's just gentle stretching and the long holds help to release deeply held muscle tension which builds up with AS. Pilates might be beneficial but I have little experience. Also, hydrotherapy is great. See if your local hospital has a hydro pool and get referred by your GP. I do tai chi and find it very beneficial, again no need to believe in any spooky stuff. See if you can find a local class, the warm up and chi kung (waving your arms about, while breathing) might help. Learn to meditate. I did an 8 week mindfulness course, free with the NHS via my local Pain Service and it is very effective. The course was based on this book - https:www.amazon.co.ukMindfulness-Health-practical-relieving-restoringdp074995924Xrefsr11?ieUTF8amp;qid1534337854amp;sr8-1amp;keywordsmindfulnesspain re diet - this is the latest advice from NASS (a great resource, and they may have a local group near you) - https:nass.co.ukabout-asliving-well-with-asdiet-and-as I'd be wary about radically changing your diet without consulting your doctor. There is not a sizeable body of scientific evidence to suggest that a low starch has an effect but there are a lot of claims on the internet...
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Yeah the second surgeon I went to said the same, that my growth is just good for meta.
And yep, surgery risks are not good at all - I got chronic pain out of this one, and because of that I can't undergo anymore surgeries until the pain gets dealt with, so who knows how long that will take.
I also lost anal sensation in my rectum, so I only feel things at my sphincter and then deeper at my sigmoid, in the middle - nothing, I also can't squeeze there - so sex is kind of not great, and just having to relearn how to enjoy anal again.
I wish it'd be easier to "fix" our bodies without it ruining other stuff. I don't know man. I don't regret removing my bits, it fixed a HUGE amount of dysphoria for me, and a lot of other issues, but the current issues are also not great. If I had the chance to go through it again, I'd still do it, even with the same risks, just really make sure to get a proper surgeon.
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Yeah the second surgeon I went to said the same, that my growth is just good for meta. And yep, surgery risks are not good at all - I got chronic pain out of this one, and because of that I can't undergo anymore surgeries until the pain gets dealt with, so who knows how long that will take. I also lost anal sensation in my rectum, so I only feel things at my sphincter and then deeper at my sigmoid, in the middle - nothing, I also can't squeeze there - so sex is kind of not great, and just having to relearn how to enjoy anal again. I wish it'd be easier to "fix" our bodies without it ruining other stuff. I don't know man. I don't regret removing my bits, it fixed a HUGE amount of dysphoria for me, and a lot of other issues, but the current issues are also not great. If I had the chance to go through it again, I'd still do it, even with the same risks, just really make sure to get a proper surgeon.
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Creating still suits that advanced requires quite advanced scientific knowledge. It requires scientists that understand how the body works, R&D departments, the ability (industry) to produce the components, and industry to put the components together.
The book doesn’t mention the Fremen having any of these basic requirements for producing these advanced still suits.
The Egyptians had higher learning. They needed architects to build pyramids, and they had those architects. Yes, they were primitive, but their ability and knowledge to build pyramids, and temples, is well documented. The Egyptians were also more advanced than say modern day Bedouins. Yes, they lived in a desert, but they thrived there, and built cities, temples, pyramids, they had agriculture, they had industry, an economy, they had physicians, dentists, scribes, mathematicians, astronomy, etc.
The Fremen live in caves lol.
Fremen know that dew drops collect on the ears of Muad’Dib in the morning, but after thousands of years in the desert they never once thought about building a machine that could collect moisture in the morning?
But they’re able to build a suit that collects poop and piss, and sweat, and magically pull water out of those excretions? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Creating still suits that advanced requires quite advanced scientific knowledge. It requires scientists that understand how the body works, Ramp;D departments, the ability (industry) to produce the components, and industry to put the components together. The book doesnt mention the Fremen having any of these basic requirements for producing these advanced still suits. The Egyptians had higher learning. They needed architects to build pyramids, and they had those architects. Yes, they were primitive, but their ability and knowledge to build pyramids, and temples, is well documented. The Egyptians were also more advanced than say modern day Bedouins. Yes, they lived in a desert, but they thrived there, and built cities, temples, pyramids, they had agriculture, they had industry, an economy, they had physicians, dentists, scribes, mathematicians, astronomy, etc. The Fremen live in caves lol. Fremen know that dew drops collect on the ears of MuadDib in the morning, but after thousands of years in the desert they never once thought about building a machine that could collect moisture in the morning? But theyre able to build a suit that collects poop and piss, and sweat, and magically pull water out of those excretions?
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> “energetic energy”
> “....from her Personal Experiences as a Secret Space Program Asset on Mars”
> Quantum Financial Computer
> “The AI is the Computer”
> “The Technology of the Med Bed is NOT from Planet Earth!”
> “Planetary shift from 3D to 5D”
> “Cancer can be cured with Med Beds”
Lol ok. All jokes aside, fuck people who pretend like they can cure cancer and convince desperate and gullible people to stop using real medicine and seeing real doctors in favor of whatever fake bullshit they’re peddling. These people are the worst of the worst. Absolute scum. Fuck these delusional idiots.
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gt; energetic energy gt; ....from her Personal Experiences as a Secret Space Program Asset on Mars gt; Quantum Financial Computer gt; The AI is the Computer gt; The Technology of the Med Bed is NOT from Planet Earth! gt; Planetary shift from 3D to 5D gt; Cancer can be cured with Med Beds Lol ok. All jokes aside, fuck people who pretend like they can cure cancer and convince desperate and gullible people to stop using real medicine and seeing real doctors in favor of whatever fake bullshit theyre peddling. These people are the worst of the worst. Absolute scum. Fuck these delusional idiots.
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> Flatten the curve isn’t to allow nurses to have fun in empty hospitals, its to ensure that the amount of people needing medical help can actually get it instead of overloading the health system with mass infections and having doctors decide who gets treatment, and who is left to die.
I know what flattening the curve was meant to do. It was meant to allow for people to get the virus but in a slower and controlled fashion as to not overwhelm the system. It wasn’t meant to completely stop the virus and have empty hospitals. We *need* healthy people to get this virus, beat it, and become immune to it so our country forms a herd immunity to it, so next fall when it comes back as predicted we don’t have to quaratine the country again for 5 months.
As it stands right now, we don’t have a fast enough infection rate, hospitals are empty and the curve is basically a flat line. My province has 11 people in hospital *total* and you’re trying to say they don’t have capacity for more?
> The fact that hospitals are slow right now is great news.
Tell that to the people who have had long awaited surgeries cancelled or postponed, or need non-emergency care for quality of life reasons but can’t get it. We should be trying to keep our hospitals functioning at as high of capacity as we can to reduce impact on society. If there is an increase in covid patients then you scale back electives or other appointments and ramp back up once the surge is over.
You don’t cancel everything, flatline the hospital capacity and then make tik tok dance videos with the 10 nurses on the ward patronizing people who are locked at home and have lost their job. I fortunately am able to work from home and haven’t been impacted by job loss but a majority of people I know have been affected by it by either job loss or reduction of hours. I know if I was told this was such a grave pandemic that hospitals had people dying in the hallways and are overrun, and saw those videos of empty hospitals and staff dancing and goofing off I’d be more pissed than I already am.
> Reopen society to the young people, sure. They now go out, get infected, bring it home, give it to older people who live there or are walking in the same malls as sick, young people. They go home and pass it on. We get 500 new cases daily, then 800 the next day, then 1600 the next day, then 4000 the next day. Congratulations, you’ve just broken the healthcare system and now people die in massive quantities.
That’s not what I said. I said to isolate the sick and elderly who are at risk while allowing those who are young, healthy, and low risk to return to the workforce and get life back to normal. Old people shouldn’t be out in the malls during this, but there is no reason that people who are young and healthy cannot be as their risk of severe illness or death is a fraction of a percent.
If you care for grandparents who live with you, then obviously take precautions, but not everyone does and there is no reason those people (including myself) should be locked inside.
> I’m very thankful we have experts in charge of this, and not some idiot redditor.
Yeah so what’s yours solution then? Keep everyone locked down for 12-18 months? You realize that’s not going to happen right? The first 2-3 day stretch of 15+ degree weather and you won’t be able to stop everyone from going outside to parks and beaches. Nobody is going to be cool with being locked inside under gunpoint by the government while the only couple months of good weather we get passes us by.
What about next fall when this virus makes a comeback as predicted? With the curve this flat virtually nobody will have an immunity to it, so what then? Do we quarantine ourselves again for another 4-6 months during flu season? What do you suggest we do?
Everything in life is risk v. reward, and we need to balance that here as well. This virus is far less deadly than first though by orders of magnitude, and realistically unless you’re 80+ years old and/or have severe underlying conditions you will be fine especially with how empty our hospitals are. We need to ease lockdown policies and start getting society back on track before it all collapses more than it already has and we have nothing to return to.
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gt; Flatten the curve isnt to allow nurses to have fun in empty hospitals, its to ensure that the amount of people needing medical help can actually get it instead of overloading the health system with mass infections and having doctors decide who gets treatment, and who is left to die. I know what flattening the curve was meant to do. It was meant to allow for people to get the virus but in a slower and controlled fashion as to not overwhelm the system. It wasnt meant to completely stop the virus and have empty hospitals. We need healthy people to get this virus, beat it, and become immune to it so our country forms a herd immunity to it, so next fall when it comes back as predicted we dont have to quaratine the country again for 5 months. As it stands right now, we dont have a fast enough infection rate, hospitals are empty and the curve is basically a flat line. My province has 11 people in hospital total and youre trying to say they dont have capacity for more? gt; The fact that hospitals are slow right now is great news. Tell that to the people who have had long awaited surgeries cancelled or postponed, or need non-emergency care for quality of life reasons but cant get it. We should be trying to keep our hospitals functioning at as high of capacity as we can to reduce impact on society. If there is an increase in covid patients then you scale back electives or other appointments and ramp back up once the surge is over. You dont cancel everything, flatline the hospital capacity and then make tik tok dance videos with the 10 nurses on the ward patronizing people who are locked at home and have lost their job. I fortunately am able to work from home and havent been impacted by job loss but a majority of people I know have been affected by it by either job loss or reduction of hours. I know if I was told this was such a grave pandemic that hospitals had people dying in the hallways and are overrun, and saw those videos of empty hospitals and staff dancing and goofing off Id be more pissed than I already am. gt; Reopen society to the young people, sure. They now go out, get infected, bring it home, give it to older people who live there or are walking in the same malls as sick, young people. They go home and pass it on. We get 500 new cases daily, then 800 the next day, then 1600 the next day, then 4000 the next day. Congratulations, youve just broken the healthcare system and now people die in massive quantities. Thats not what I said. I said to isolate the sick and elderly who are at risk while allowing those who are young, healthy, and low risk to return to the workforce and get life back to normal. Old people shouldnt be out in the malls during this, but there is no reason that people who are young and healthy cannot be as their risk of severe illness or death is a fraction of a percent. If you care for grandparents who live with you, then obviously take precautions, but not everyone does and there is no reason those people (including myself) should be locked inside. gt; Im very thankful we have experts in charge of this, and not some idiot redditor. Yeah so whats yours solution then? Keep everyone locked down for 12-18 months? You realize thats not going to happen right? The first 2-3 day stretch of 15 degree weather and you wont be able to stop everyone from going outside to parks and beaches. Nobody is going to be cool with being locked inside under gunpoint by the government while the only couple months of good weather we get passes us by. What about next fall when this virus makes a comeback as predicted? With the curve this flat virtually nobody will have an immunity to it, so what then? Do we quarantine ourselves again for another 4-6 months during flu season? What do you suggest we do? Everything in life is risk v. reward, and we need to balance that here as well. This virus is far less deadly than first though by orders of magnitude, and realistically unless youre 80 years old andor have severe underlying conditions you will be fine especially with how empty our hospitals are. We need to ease lockdown policies and start getting society back on track before it all collapses more than it already has and we have nothing to return to.
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I am unable to assist your understanding. If I were to say that your statements are based on superficial understanding of modern AI software (by contrast to stuff you pick from movies and video games), you would likely feel insulted - which would not be my intention at all.
You have made linear extrapolations based on a knowledge base that is no longer applicable. Then you might ask me to explain that. And so we would go at each turn, where I dispassionately point out something I see as relevant but you don't.
And this is the fundamental problem of text-based forums like these: people in general tend to take offence even where none is intended.
Loads of folk regurgitate 'large language models' as if that is some true explanation of what the AI is actually doing. But when one asks 'how does that work', then one gets an other superficial understanding based on some summary from some where on the net. The 'as if' understanding is not real knowledge.
The developers of AI software (and note I haven't focused on ChatGPT alone) will have admitted publicly that they don't know what the AI is doing at a 'microscopic level.' That's no different to the workings of the human brain. How? You could pick the best neurologists, neuropsychologists and psychiatrists etc and ask them how the human brain works. And they would probably be able to lecture on structures, chemical pathways and various systems that link together. But none of them would be able to say exactly how the brain works in it's microstructure to form words, thoughts, emotions etc.
We have reached the same sort of 'wall' with AI. And AI that is evolving by the microsecond, is no longer just software - just as the human mind isn't just a nebulous thing. Advances in AI show that the interface between hardware and 'software' is in the land of the unknown. The same issues confront us in the interface between mind and body(brain).
May I ask you (not advise you) to unstick from words that just roll off the tongue because they have been repeated thousands of times on social media, such as 'large language models'. If you can dig deeper into other 'models'. LLMs are one model. But they aren't simple about 'language' as popular social media would lead people to believe. LLMs are actually novel ways of picking out patterns from very diverse data sets, that would be unseen and unknowable to human analysis.
Next up you'll probably be inclined to ask me if I am an AI expert - as many have done before. My expertise or lack of it has nothing to do with it. It is about synthesis of ideas that are factual and there in the public domain, and they have already been synthesised for the picking from reliable sources. If I am an AI expert nothing changes. People tend to rely on expert knowledge or assessments - and I understand the appeal to expertise. But facts remain facts, and any person is free to explore and find their own meaning or interpretation.
I apologise in advance if I speak with a seeming authority that leads you to make some cutting response. I mean you no disrespect at all.
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I am unable to assist your understanding. If I were to say that your statements are based on superficial understanding of modern AI software (by contrast to stuff you pick from movies and video games), you would likely feel insulted - which would not be my intention at all. You have made linear extrapolations based on a knowledge base that is no longer applicable. Then you might ask me to explain that. And so we would go at each turn, where I dispassionately point out something I see as relevant but you don't. And this is the fundamental problem of text-based forums like these: people in general tend to take offence even where none is intended. Loads of folk regurgitate 'large language models' as if that is some true explanation of what the AI is actually doing. But when one asks 'how does that work', then one gets an other superficial understanding based on some summary from some where on the net. The 'as if' understanding is not real knowledge. The developers of AI software (and note I haven't focused on ChatGPT alone) will have admitted publicly that they don't know what the AI is doing at a 'microscopic level.' That's no different to the workings of the human brain. How? You could pick the best neurologists, neuropsychologists and psychiatrists etc and ask them how the human brain works. And they would probably be able to lecture on structures, chemical pathways and various systems that link together. But none of them would be able to say exactly how the brain works in it's microstructure to form words, thoughts, emotions etc. We have reached the same sort of 'wall' with AI. And AI that is evolving by the microsecond, is no longer just software - just as the human mind isn't just a nebulous thing. Advances in AI show that the interface between hardware and 'software' is in the land of the unknown. The same issues confront us in the interface between mind and body(brain). May I ask you (not advise you) to unstick from words that just roll off the tongue because they have been repeated thousands of times on social media, such as 'large language models'. If you can dig deeper into other 'models'. LLMs are one model. But they aren't simple about 'language' as popular social media would lead people to believe. LLMs are actually novel ways of picking out patterns from very diverse data sets, that would be unseen and unknowable to human analysis. Next up you'll probably be inclined to ask me if I am an AI expert - as many have done before. My expertise or lack of it has nothing to do with it. It is about synthesis of ideas that are factual and there in the public domain, and they have already been synthesised for the picking from reliable sources. If I am an AI expert nothing changes. People tend to rely on expert knowledge or assessments - and I understand the appeal to expertise. But facts remain facts, and any person is free to explore and find their own meaning or interpretation. I apologise in advance if I speak with a seeming authority that leads you to make some cutting response. I mean you no disrespect at all.
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NTA, I'm so sorry your mom isn't supporting you. We all have different struggles but comparing struggles doesn't diminish your struggles. The emotional neglect she is presenting as well as the constant pushing she can lead you to major mental health issues and break downs. You need to find coping skills to manage and accept your mother might/will not ever give you the support you need. Can you give permission to the doctor or social worker to explain the damage she can be doing to you? If she backs off and helps you with your mental health I can honestly see you excelling even better than ever.
It's like your mom lives in thus perfect bubble and she refuses to see you as a tiny human being. She sees you as a robot that she can push and push and push. I suggest you focus on you instead of your studies right now. Talk to the social workers in the hospital and see what kind of support you can get.
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NTA, I'm so sorry your mom isn't supporting you. We all have different struggles but comparing struggles doesn't diminish your struggles. The emotional neglect she is presenting as well as the constant pushing she can lead you to major mental health issues and break downs. You need to find coping skills to manage and accept your mother mightwill not ever give you the support you need. Can you give permission to the doctor or social worker to explain the damage she can be doing to you? If she backs off and helps you with your mental health I can honestly see you excelling even better than ever. It's like your mom lives in thus perfect bubble and she refuses to see you as a tiny human being. She sees you as a robot that she can push and push and push. I suggest you focus on you instead of your studies right now. Talk to the social workers in the hospital and see what kind of support you can get.
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Nailed it now physicians can finally all be replaced by AI
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Nailed it now physicians can finally all be replaced by AI
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NAL.
Appeals happen all the time, and they’re fought on the specific procedure of the law — like if a person has the legal authority to do something and whether the ruling was lawful and not infringing on the other party’s rights* — while the original case tends to deal with stuff at hand — like whether the patient has a right to choose their own treatment. Each court deals with a different level of the law, with each escalation involving a deeper knowledge of it.
That said, judges don’t always have to have a law degree but an appellate/Supreme Court judge needs to have practiced law in some capacity for 10 years before getting an appointment. (You also don’t have to attend law school before applying for the bar exam in california, provided you practiced law in some capacity, like working in a law office, for at least 2 years.) The concept is you can learn as you work because there’s a safety net of someone knowledgable to teach you and make sure proper justice is carried out; for bar examees, it’s licensed lawyers at your work, and for judges, it’s appeals court and Supreme Court.
*:Coercion, forcing someone to do something they don’t want to do, is typically not legal. One of the general rules in law is you can do anything (legal) you want to yourself but you can’t do anything you want to others.
Those are the legal things. I think what happened was first judge thought the patient was dying very soon and it didn’t really matter (from original court filing) so put patient rights higher and give the possible widow some hope; the appeals judge(s?) heard he was doing better after the virus had run its course, and the doctor prescribing it didn’t recommend its continued use in the latest hearings (from article), so hospital’s medical authority was restored. Probably cause there’s a life to be lost now and it’d be on the hospital instead of the quack. But I’m just a redditor so maybe not.
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NAL. Appeals happen all the time, and theyre fought on the specific procedure of the law like if a person has the legal authority to do something and whether the ruling was lawful and not infringing on the other partys rights while the original case tends to deal with stuff at hand like whether the patient has a right to choose their own treatment. Each court deals with a different level of the law, with each escalation involving a deeper knowledge of it. That said, judges dont always have to have a law degree but an appellateSupreme Court judge needs to have practiced law in some capacity for 10 years before getting an appointment. (You also dont have to attend law school before applying for the bar exam in california, provided you practiced law in some capacity, like working in a law office, for at least 2 years.) The concept is you can learn as you work because theres a safety net of someone knowledgable to teach you and make sure proper justice is carried out; for bar examees, its licensed lawyers at your work, and for judges, its appeals court and Supreme Court. :Coercion, forcing someone to do something they dont want to do, is typically not legal. One of the general rules in law is you can do anything (legal) you want to yourself but you cant do anything you want to others. Those are the legal things. I think what happened was first judge thought the patient was dying very soon and it didnt really matter (from original court filing) so put patient rights higher and give the possible widow some hope; the appeals judge(s?) heard he was doing better after the virus had run its course, and the doctor prescribing it didnt recommend its continued use in the latest hearings (from article), so hospitals medical authority was restored. Probably cause theres a life to be lost now and itd be on the hospital instead of the quack. But Im just a redditor so maybe not.
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The probability of AI replacing programmers is the same as AI replacing doctors or lawyers. The truth is that AI can make all of them more productive, but cannot replace them.
Try discussing a legal matter with ChatGPT. The odds are it will sound like an excellent lawyer, but get you screwed worse than you representing yourself with mistakes you didn't notice.
It is very likely that AI will always be like his, even after significant improvements. These models pick up patterns from work people have already done and do not "understand" the meaning of what they're saying. They will always be derivative.
However, a fear of programmers being replaced by CASE tools, by offshore developers, by RAD tools, by low-code tools, by AI, by monkeys or whatever has always been there and has always kept people from pursuing programming. This in turn creates a constant scarcity of programmers and makes it a great career to pursue.
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The probability of AI replacing programmers is the same as AI replacing doctors or lawyers. The truth is that AI can make all of them more productive, but cannot replace them. Try discussing a legal matter with ChatGPT. The odds are it will sound like an excellent lawyer, but get you screwed worse than you representing yourself with mistakes you didn't notice. It is very likely that AI will always be like his, even after significant improvements. These models pick up patterns from work people have already done and do not "understand" the meaning of what they're saying. They will always be derivative. However, a fear of programmers being replaced by CASE tools, by offshore developers, by RAD tools, by low-code tools, by AI, by monkeys or whatever has always been there and has always kept people from pursuing programming. This in turn creates a constant scarcity of programmers and makes it a great career to pursue.
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This is where the inconsistency in the information given in the movie contradicts what actually happens. The writers can easily just write it off that Hulk and Tony did not have a complete understanding of time travel and how it works. I am just going off based on what was said in the film about time travel and alternate dimensions. Because the plot to Back to the Future was mentioned and both Hulk and Tony immediately dismissed that when they explained time travel but we see from what happened to Loki that it happened like the event sin back to the future (Which is one inconsistency).
The reason i brought up the ancient one because she was the one who explicitly said that only when the stones leave reality does an alternate timeline get created. Hulk also doesnt mention creating alternate time lines/ parallel worlds when he was explaining time travel during the tests with ant man and war machine.
I know i left out loki and thanos but i did that purposely because my point for the discussion was only about captain america and how it was plausible for him to go back in time and live with peggy while still being in the orignal timeline. If we were to include loki and thanos it would just be inconsistencies within the movie. Because we know that alternate dimensions exists in their universe (from doctor strange movie), but alternate timelines were only explained by the ancient one and it deals with the infinity stones leaving the reality they are in. (if we base it on comics the inifinity stones only work in their respective realities meaning that the stones they brought from the past would have only worked int the present if they were the stones from the original timeline reality). In the comics the council of reed richards was formed and they learned that inifinity stones do not work in other realities other than their own. Again this is just comic information and the movie is obviously different from the comic version.
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This is where the inconsistency in the information given in the movie contradicts what actually happens. The writers can easily just write it off that Hulk and Tony did not have a complete understanding of time travel and how it works. I am just going off based on what was said in the film about time travel and alternate dimensions. Because the plot to Back to the Future was mentioned and both Hulk and Tony immediately dismissed that when they explained time travel but we see from what happened to Loki that it happened like the event sin back to the future (Which is one inconsistency). The reason i brought up the ancient one because she was the one who explicitly said that only when the stones leave reality does an alternate timeline get created. Hulk also doesnt mention creating alternate time lines parallel worlds when he was explaining time travel during the tests with ant man and war machine. I know i left out loki and thanos but i did that purposely because my point for the discussion was only about captain america and how it was plausible for him to go back in time and live with peggy while still being in the orignal timeline. If we were to include loki and thanos it would just be inconsistencies within the movie. Because we know that alternate dimensions exists in their universe (from doctor strange movie), but alternate timelines were only explained by the ancient one and it deals with the infinity stones leaving the reality they are in. (if we base it on comics the inifinity stones only work in their respective realities meaning that the stones they brought from the past would have only worked int the present if they were the stones from the original timeline reality). In the comics the council of reed richards was formed and they learned that inifinity stones do not work in other realities other than their own. Again this is just comic information and the movie is obviously different from the comic version.
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Over Thanksgiving my entire family got COVID. My parents had to be hospitalized and my aunt is still having a hard time breathing after nearly a month. The kids are all fine, of course. Of the adults, only two of us didn't get absolutely rekt by the virus: Me, a healthy twenty-something asthmatic and a 90-year-old frail woman with immune system problems and a colostomy bag.
Guess who was vaccinated? I had a sore throat and a mild cough for a week and some minor tingling in my hands. The old woman didn't even feel it.
My parents are still complaining about being exhausted and how horrible COVID is. I haven't done the I-told-you-so thing or anything because I didn't want them to die with me rubbing it in...but recently I finally said in exasperation, "Yes, I *know* it's horrible! I have a degree in this stuff, I work with doctors who are actual experts and I spend time learning about it on my own! I've been telling you it's horrible for two years and that you'd be hit hard by it if you weren't vaccinated! You refused and said I was being silly, do you have any idea how much it sucks to do everything you can to help your parents avoid an obvious serious risk to their lives, and they trust talk show hosts more than their own son who is actually qualified to have an opinion?"
This entire pandemic has been extremely frustrating. Anybody who actually understands what's going on is ignored, because everybody either thinks it's no big deal or that it's an enormous risk to literally anybody who gets the virus. It's so, so frustrating. I think I have an idea about how somebody working in environmental science must feel--seeing everything falling apart because people are ignorant, short-sighted, and confidently wrong in ways that even a modest search would reveal is incorrect.
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Over Thanksgiving my entire family got COVID. My parents had to be hospitalized and my aunt is still having a hard time breathing after nearly a month. The kids are all fine, of course. Of the adults, only two of us didn't get absolutely rekt by the virus: Me, a healthy twenty-something asthmatic and a 90-year-old frail woman with immune system problems and a colostomy bag. Guess who was vaccinated? I had a sore throat and a mild cough for a week and some minor tingling in my hands. The old woman didn't even feel it. My parents are still complaining about being exhausted and how horrible COVID is. I haven't done the I-told-you-so thing or anything because I didn't want them to die with me rubbing it in...but recently I finally said in exasperation, "Yes, I know it's horrible! I have a degree in this stuff, I work with doctors who are actual experts and I spend time learning about it on my own! I've been telling you it's horrible for two years and that you'd be hit hard by it if you weren't vaccinated! You refused and said I was being silly, do you have any idea how much it sucks to do everything you can to help your parents avoid an obvious serious risk to their lives, and they trust talk show hosts more than their own son who is actually qualified to have an opinion?" This entire pandemic has been extremely frustrating. Anybody who actually understands what's going on is ignored, because everybody either thinks it's no big deal or that it's an enormous risk to literally anybody who gets the virus. It's so, so frustrating. I think I have an idea about how somebody working in environmental science must feel--seeing everything falling apart because people are ignorant, short-sighted, and confidently wrong in ways that even a modest search would reveal is incorrect.
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Alanon is a great gathering to help you deal with AUD in your family. They typically do not discuss other modern treatments besides AA, but they are good people and provide good support. Better than just reporting him, share this medical treatment with him.
First I will say that you are not responsible for his condition or his recovery, but this information may help you understand what he is dealing with - these insane alcohol cravings. As you know, he has to want to quit or taper. You cannot do this for him. He most likely has tried to quit before but using willpower alone and the 100% abstinence model just increases cravings and sets people up for many relapses. Relapses are so unnecessary today. I found this method of tapering (using a safe, short-term medication) is the most effective and long lasting treatment
Do not overlook this method. I did and wasted 2 more years. Watch the groundbreaking TEDx talk on YouTube, then dig deeper into the subtle truth of this method. https://youtu.be/6EghiY\_s2ts The documentary called 'One Little Pill' on Amazon is worth your time also. TSM has a significant success rate for erasing the cravings associated with Alcohol Use Disorder. TSM is the GOTO treatment in Finland where it was discovered.
I also recommend reading the book by Dr. Roy Eskapa to get a feel for how important this science based treatment really is. IMO, the book is a godsend, especially for the extended family. It's very emotional to finally read the truth about AUD. For most people, AUD is NOT about personality defects, not lack of willpower, not lack of character, not lack of morals or spirituality ... it's often just about a person's particular brain biology, their DNA, their ancestry. Nothing to be ashamed about. Your DNA is not defective in the least, rather it is perfectly healthy DNA - just not rated for a poison like alcohol. You are not responsible for having this DNA by the way - any more than you are for the color of your eyes. The book describes this and the method to reverse this 'learned' addiction.
See the Margin/About in subgroup r/Alcoholism_Medication for more TSM resources
Learn all about TSM, but do not try to push it on him. He may be OK with watching a few things with you, but don't nag him or push too hard. That never works. By exposing the science to him, it might sink in over time. If it does not sink in, go to your Plan B.
www.cthreefoundation provides a list of TSM trained doctors all over the world and a free on-line support forum as does FB. Good luck.
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Alanon is a great gathering to help you deal with AUD in your family. They typically do not discuss other modern treatments besides AA, but they are good people and provide good support. Better than just reporting him, share this medical treatment with him. First I will say that you are not responsible for his condition or his recovery, but this information may help you understand what he is dealing with - these insane alcohol cravings. As you know, he has to want to quit or taper. You cannot do this for him. He most likely has tried to quit before but using willpower alone and the 100 abstinence model just increases cravings and sets people up for many relapses. Relapses are so unnecessary today. I found this method of tapering (using a safe, short-term medication) is the most effective and long lasting treatment Do not overlook this method. I did and wasted 2 more years. Watch the groundbreaking TEDx talk on YouTube, then dig deeper into the subtle truth of this method. https:youtu.be6EghiYs2ts The documentary called 'One Little Pill' on Amazon is worth your time also. TSM has a significant success rate for erasing the cravings associated with Alcohol Use Disorder. TSM is the GOTO treatment in Finland where it was discovered. I also recommend reading the book by Dr. Roy Eskapa to get a feel for how important this science based treatment really is. IMO, the book is a godsend, especially for the extended family. It's very emotional to finally read the truth about AUD. For most people, AUD is NOT about personality defects, not lack of willpower, not lack of character, not lack of morals or spirituality ... it's often just about a person's particular brain biology, their DNA, their ancestry. Nothing to be ashamed about. Your DNA is not defective in the least, rather it is perfectly healthy DNA - just not rated for a poison like alcohol. You are not responsible for having this DNA by the way - any more than you are for the color of your eyes. The book describes this and the method to reverse this 'learned' addiction. See the MarginAbout in subgroup rAlcoholismMedication for more TSM resources Learn all about TSM, but do not try to push it on him. He may be OK with watching a few things with you, but don't nag him or push too hard. That never works. By exposing the science to him, it might sink in over time. If it does not sink in, go to your Plan B. www.cthreefoundation provides a list of TSM trained doctors all over the world and a free on-line support forum as does FB. Good luck.
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Where specifically? They’re always just called “police dogs” or “dog unit”, not K-9. K-9 is the robot dog off Doctor Who.
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Where specifically? Theyre always just called police dogs or dog unit, not K-9. K-9 is the robot dog off Doctor Who.
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Hmm. A digital "pass" that could never ever be hacked into or forged? That would be a neat trick. All of this technology rises and falls on the fact that we don't get the vaccine via robot technology. There are already doctors who will sell you prescriptions for opioids, do you not think there would be doctors who'd make a bit of extra money selling fake credentials?
I'm counting on the economy to solve this issue. Airlines and the entertainment industry are hemorrhaging money. The idea that they will refuse to accept customers is not one I'm willing to believe now. Let them try to set up some system that they think they'll need forever.
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Hmm. A digital "pass" that could never ever be hacked into or forged? That would be a neat trick. All of this technology rises and falls on the fact that we don't get the vaccine via robot technology. There are already doctors who will sell you prescriptions for opioids, do you not think there would be doctors who'd make a bit of extra money selling fake credentials? I'm counting on the economy to solve this issue. Airlines and the entertainment industry are hemorrhaging money. The idea that they will refuse to accept customers is not one I'm willing to believe now. Let them try to set up some system that they think they'll need forever.
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Dr. Wily reprograms 6 or 8 (depending if it's MM1 or MM Powered Up), then convinces another 8 (MM9) and then steals another 8 (MM11). All are Light's creations without any relation to Wily.
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Wily makes or steals and reprograms the robot masters of MM2, MM3, MM4, MM6, MM7, MM8 and MM10. For MM5, He kidnaps Dr.Cossack's daughter Kalinka and forces him to make 8 robot masters.
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We're never meant to know anything but we can surmise that all the robot masters broke down without any upkeep from any of the doctors or were retired due to their expiry dates lapsing (explained in MM9).
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Dr. Wily reprograms 6 or 8 (depending if it's MM1 or MM Powered Up), then convinces another 8 (MM9) and then steals another 8 (MM11). All are Light's creations without any relation to Wily. amp;x200B; Wily makes or steals and reprograms the robot masters of MM2, MM3, MM4, MM6, MM7, MM8 and MM10. For MM5, He kidnaps Dr.Cossack's daughter Kalinka and forces him to make 8 robot masters. amp;x200B; We're never meant to know anything but we can surmise that all the robot masters broke down without any upkeep from any of the doctors or were retired due to their expiry dates lapsing (explained in MM9).
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The Government squandered at least £2 billion in taxpayers’ money on personal protective equipment of such poor quality it cannot be used in the NHS, a report has warned - five times higher than official estimates.
Some 2.1 billion items of personal protective equipment (PPE) have so far been deemed unfit to keep doctors and nurses safe in clinical settings - with 10,000 shipping containers-full still to be unpacked as of May this year, said the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
The amount of unusable kit is five times higher than the number estimated by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in January, said the select committee, which monitors public expenditure.
The wasted sum forms part of the estimated £372 billion spent by the UK on pandemic-containing measures which will expose taxpayers to “significant financial risks for decades to come”, the cross-party committee warned in two reports published on Sunday.
MPs say they “remain concerned that despite spending over £10 billion on supplies, the PPE stockpile is not fit for purpose” with potential levels of waste “unacceptably high”.
As of May this year, out of 32 billion items of PPE ordered by the DHSC, 11 billion had been distributed, while 12.6 billion pieces are on standby at a cost of around £6.7 million a week in storage, the PAC said.
Some 8.4 billion pieces on order from around the globe have still not arrived in the UK.
For excess PPE that is suitable for medical use, MPs said they are concerned the Government is “yet to create any robust plans for repurposing and distributing this essential stock in a way which ensures value for money and protects staff and patients.”
A public inquiry scheduled to start next spring into the Government’s handling of the pandemic will not come swiftly enough to ensure lessons are learned, the PAC added.
Ministers also risk undermining public trust by failing to swiftly publish the full details of contracts awarded, the report said.
The PAC noted that details of three-quarters of the 1,644 contracts over £25,000 awarded up to the end of July last year were not made public within the 90-day target.
Last year, the Telegraph revealed how the chaos behind the global stampede for the kit needed to keep doctors and nurses safe left Britain’s hospitals desperate for protective equipment and almost out of surgical gowns.
Interviews with PPE suppliers, contractors and Whitehall insiders exposed a race to stay ahead of Covid, backed by unprecedented sums of public money and the full might of the civil service machine.
It also uncovered a lack of transparency surrounding the lightspeed outsourcing of billions of pounds worth of contracts to private companies, some of whom – including currency traders and cannabis researchers – had little experience of supplying PPE.
The public inquiry is expected to run for years, and the PAC report said it is “clear that the Government cannot wait for the review before learning important lessons” and must instead present a Covid recovery plan in the autumn spending review
PAC chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier said: “With eye-watering sums of money spent on Covid measures so far, the Government needs to be clear, now, how this will be managed going forward, and over what period of time.
“The ongoing risk to the taxpayer will run for 20 years on things like arts and culture recovery loans, let alone the other new risks that departments across Government must quickly learn to manage.
“If coronavirus is with us for a long time, the financial hangover could leave future generations with a big headache.”
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said: “We cannot wait until next year for the public inquiry to start and ministers cannot kick it into the long grass and cover up their failures by refusing to hand over information hidden in personal email accounts.
“The public inquiry must start immediately and the inquiry must have full access to all ministerial correspondence, contracts and documents, including all government business carried out on personal email accounts.”
Britain’s stocks of some types of PPE were almost entirely depleted when Covid-19 took hold in late February 2020, with the National Audit Office already finding the UK’s stockpile at the time was “inadequate”.
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The Government squandered at least 2 billion in taxpayers money on personal protective equipment of such poor quality it cannot be used in the NHS, a report has warned - five times higher than official estimates. Some 2.1 billion items of personal protective equipment (PPE) have so far been deemed unfit to keep doctors and nurses safe in clinical settings - with 10,000 shipping containers-full still to be unpacked as of May this year, said the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The amount of unusable kit is five times higher than the number estimated by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in January, said the select committee, which monitors public expenditure. The wasted sum forms part of the estimated 372 billion spent by the UK on pandemic-containing measures which will expose taxpayers to significant financial risks for decades to come, the cross-party committee warned in two reports published on Sunday. MPs say they remain concerned that despite spending over 10 billion on supplies, the PPE stockpile is not fit for purpose with potential levels of waste unacceptably high. As of May this year, out of 32 billion items of PPE ordered by the DHSC, 11 billion had been distributed, while 12.6 billion pieces are on standby at a cost of around 6.7 million a week in storage, the PAC said. Some 8.4 billion pieces on order from around the globe have still not arrived in the UK. For excess PPE that is suitable for medical use, MPs said they are concerned the Government is yet to create any robust plans for repurposing and distributing this essential stock in a way which ensures value for money and protects staff and patients. A public inquiry scheduled to start next spring into the Governments handling of the pandemic will not come swiftly enough to ensure lessons are learned, the PAC added. Ministers also risk undermining public trust by failing to swiftly publish the full details of contracts awarded, the report said. The PAC noted that details of three-quarters of the 1,644 contracts over 25,000 awarded up to the end of July last year were not made public within the 90-day target. Last year, the Telegraph revealed how the chaos behind the global stampede for the kit needed to keep doctors and nurses safe left Britains hospitals desperate for protective equipment and almost out of surgical gowns. Interviews with PPE suppliers, contractors and Whitehall insiders exposed a race to stay ahead of Covid, backed by unprecedented sums of public money and the full might of the civil service machine. It also uncovered a lack of transparency surrounding the lightspeed outsourcing of billions of pounds worth of contracts to private companies, some of whom including currency traders and cannabis researchers had little experience of supplying PPE. The public inquiry is expected to run for years, and the PAC report said it is clear that the Government cannot wait for the review before learning important lessons and must instead present a Covid recovery plan in the autumn spending review PAC chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier said: With eye-watering sums of money spent on Covid measures so far, the Government needs to be clear, now, how this will be managed going forward, and over what period of time. The ongoing risk to the taxpayer will run for 20 years on things like arts and culture recovery loans, let alone the other new risks that departments across Government must quickly learn to manage. If coronavirus is with us for a long time, the financial hangover could leave future generations with a big headache. Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said: We cannot wait until next year for the public inquiry to start and ministers cannot kick it into the long grass and cover up their failures by refusing to hand over information hidden in personal email accounts. The public inquiry must start immediately and the inquiry must have full access to all ministerial correspondence, contracts and documents, including all government business carried out on personal email accounts. Britains stocks of some types of PPE were almost entirely depleted when Covid-19 took hold in late February 2020, with the National Audit Office already finding the UKs stockpile at the time was inadequate.
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After a lot of conversation and reading around here, it sounds like the ideal starting protocol is one that you can dial in without the need for AI. I'm not too worried about trying this without HCG or AI at first. I hope the urologist I meet with helps on this journey otherwise I'll use the clinic and just not take the AI/clomid combo
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After a lot of conversation and reading around here, it sounds like the ideal starting protocol is one that you can dial in without the need for AI. I'm not too worried about trying this without HCG or AI at first. I hope the urologist I meet with helps on this journey otherwise I'll use the clinic and just not take the AIclomid combo
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This article is based on an abstract from a journal article (the only thing they quote, or even discuss, from the scientific journal). That journal article is behind a paywall, and when I try to access it through my university they say that it's not even available yet. Even then, it was only released 17 days ago, so I doubt any other climate scientists have even looked at the data. At this point, there's no reason to make any conclusions based on this study. Maybe after a couple months, after people are able to analyze and replicate the data, it'll prove significant.
That said:
1. [There's a 97% consensus among climate scientists that climate change is anthropogenic](http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/11/4/048002) (people have tried to refute that 97% number, but the way; this study is a follow up addressing all those concerns and reaffirming that 97% is an accurate representation of the field). 97% is a greater consensus than doctors in the 1980s who thought that cigarettes caused cancer. 97% is overwhelming. But what 97% means is that there are exceptions. There will always be a lot of noise when dealing with massive data sets like these, and so rare studies - 1 in 30 from climate scientists which got published in climate science publications - will find that climate change is not anthropogenic. In that sense, this study is nothing new: 1/30 of expert studies claimed climate change is not anthropogenic. And the sample from the 97% number was 2,412 papers that took a stance on the cause of climate change, so this study pushes the consensus down from 97% to ... 97%. The study cited by Brietbart is not news, especially when no one else has looked at the data yet.
2. They're not using any new data, they just fed existing data through a neural network. Neural networks are cool and sexy, recently, but without looking at the study I don't see why it would provide a more accurate measurement (again, this might be something that, once the article becomes available, we can make an informed judgement of, but at the moment we have no reason to think it does anything rather than represent existing data in a different way).
3. Claims about climate change are based on measurements of global temperatures, polar temperatures, sea levels, humidity over land masses, and many other factors. Based on the abstract, this study only looked at global temperatures, so even if it's found to be entirely accurate it only speaks to one aspect of climate change.
Finally, if there really was a conspiracy to invent climate change, then climate science journals wouldn't be publishing that 3% of papers that claim climate change is not human caused. The fact that there's disagreement in publications proves that there *is not* a conspiracy. The fact the disagreement is so rare means that we should treat the disagreement skeptically until we have strong reasons otherwise (other scientists looking at the data set to find if the results can be replicated, a common practice).
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This article is based on an abstract from a journal article (the only thing they quote, or even discuss, from the scientific journal). That journal article is behind a paywall, and when I try to access it through my university they say that it's not even available yet. Even then, it was only released 17 days ago, so I doubt any other climate scientists have even looked at the data. At this point, there's no reason to make any conclusions based on this study. Maybe after a couple months, after people are able to analyze and replicate the data, it'll prove significant. That said: 1. There's a 97 consensus among climate scientists that climate change is anthropogenic(http:iopscience.iop.orgarticle10.10881748-9326114048002) (people have tried to refute that 97 number, but the way; this study is a follow up addressing all those concerns and reaffirming that 97 is an accurate representation of the field). 97 is a greater consensus than doctors in the 1980s who thought that cigarettes caused cancer. 97 is overwhelming. But what 97 means is that there are exceptions. There will always be a lot of noise when dealing with massive data sets like these, and so rare studies - 1 in 30 from climate scientists which got published in climate science publications - will find that climate change is not anthropogenic. In that sense, this study is nothing new: 130 of expert studies claimed climate change is not anthropogenic. And the sample from the 97 number was 2,412 papers that took a stance on the cause of climate change, so this study pushes the consensus down from 97 to ... 97. The study cited by Brietbart is not news, especially when no one else has looked at the data yet. 2. They're not using any new data, they just fed existing data through a neural network. Neural networks are cool and sexy, recently, but without looking at the study I don't see why it would provide a more accurate measurement (again, this might be something that, once the article becomes available, we can make an informed judgement of, but at the moment we have no reason to think it does anything rather than represent existing data in a different way). 3. Claims about climate change are based on measurements of global temperatures, polar temperatures, sea levels, humidity over land masses, and many other factors. Based on the abstract, this study only looked at global temperatures, so even if it's found to be entirely accurate it only speaks to one aspect of climate change. Finally, if there really was a conspiracy to invent climate change, then climate science journals wouldn't be publishing that 3 of papers that claim climate change is not human caused. The fact that there's disagreement in publications proves that there is not a conspiracy. The fact the disagreement is so rare means that we should treat the disagreement skeptically until we have strong reasons otherwise (other scientists looking at the data set to find if the results can be replicated, a common practice).
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Beep boop! It looks like you're asking about purging!
- First: **no one can predict how long your purge will last!** Be patient, and accept this robot hug while you wait: [ ]. The purge can be tough but so many people have gotten through it - you can too!
- Second: **no one can predict whether or not you will purge!** If you don't currently have active acne, it's less likely but still possible.
- Third: If your purge lasts for longer than 6 months or seems really extreme, talk to your dermatologist!
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I’m not an expert on this CFR but it’s does mention exceptions for limited amount of doctors. I’m at BAMC and routine appointments are way past the 7day mark. They can usually get you in if you are persistent.
Reading the regulation it makes me realize just how badly the system is failing compared to its intent.
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Im not an expert on this CFR but its does mention exceptions for limited amount of doctors. Im at BAMC and routine appointments are way past the 7day mark. They can usually get you in if you are persistent. Reading the regulation it makes me realize just how badly the system is failing compared to its intent.
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This is my answer to someone who asked a similar question:
I would recommend you read this:
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, *["State and Revolution", Chapter V, part 2-3-4](https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/ch05.htm#s2)*
Alot of doctors and nurses don't just work for money, but also because they truly enjoy what they are doing. There are numerous instances where doctors and nurses aren't getting paid nearly as much as they should but they still work, because they enjoy helping people. Of course there are jobs that are tedious, but I think that in a highly advanced communist society — where the means of production are publicly owned — these jobs will be extinct, due to automation. Automation in capitalist society causes problems because the means of production are privately owned. Robots replace workers, and then they'll be fired. In a communist (or even socialist) society, automation will work in our favor, because we produce according to our needs, and not profit for a small minority.
It is important to note that capitalism has changed our culture and the way we think. Socialism does this to, and will set the stage for communism to prevail.
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This is my answer to someone who asked a similar question: I would recommend you read this: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, "State and Revolution", Chapter V, part 2-3-4(https:www.marxists.orgarchiveleninworks1917staterevch05.htms2) Alot of doctors and nurses don't just work for money, but also because they truly enjoy what they are doing. There are numerous instances where doctors and nurses aren't getting paid nearly as much as they should but they still work, because they enjoy helping people. Of course there are jobs that are tedious, but I think that in a highly advanced communist society where the means of production are publicly owned these jobs will be extinct, due to automation. Automation in capitalist society causes problems because the means of production are privately owned. Robots replace workers, and then they'll be fired. In a communist (or even socialist) society, automation will work in our favor, because we produce according to our needs, and not profit for a small minority. It is important to note that capitalism has changed our culture and the way we think. Socialism does this to, and will set the stage for communism to prevail. EDIT: changed the link, fixed grammar and added some text.
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First, Thank you for posting this to me as I have not been back in the sub and honestly don’t know when I’d be back into the sub
Very absurd and makes STARSEED Botanicals look even more like a seller to AVOID!
So if I go to a drug store and tell my pharmacist that my doctor told me to take generic Benadryl and the pharmacist walk over to the shelf and hands you a box that says diphenhydramine of the front, you buy, go home and take it, have a severe reaction and read the back of the box and learn that it’s not the med you bought OR you take the med, get even sicker by the symptoms in which the med was prescribed and then read the back of the box and realize you are sick because while it’s the right med, the tablets are 5mg instead of the 25mg contained in authentic Benadryl...
No no no. The pharmacy would offer a refund and offer to pay the resultant medical bills to keep you happy and to do the right thing. Otherwise, a lawsuit against pharmacist- who could loose his license and a big chain deep pockets pharmacy store would have to pay out a mega lawsuit- plus worry about others that bought that med filing lawsuits AND to avoid a resultant drop in sales due to word of mouth.
I just can’t
I just can’t believe
I just can’t believe it!
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First, Thank you for posting this to me as I have not been back in the sub and honestly dont know when Id be back into the sub Very absurd and makes STARSEED Botanicals look even more like a seller to AVOID! So if I go to a drug store and tell my pharmacist that my doctor told me to take generic Benadryl and the pharmacist walk over to the shelf and hands you a box that says diphenhydramine of the front, you buy, go home and take it, have a severe reaction and read the back of the box and learn that its not the med you bought OR you take the med, get even sicker by the symptoms in which the med was prescribed and then read the back of the box and realize you are sick because while its the right med, the tablets are 5mg instead of the 25mg contained in authentic Benadryl... No no no. The pharmacy would offer a refund and offer to pay the resultant medical bills to keep you happy and to do the right thing. Otherwise, a lawsuit against pharmacist- who could loose his license and a big chain deep pockets pharmacy store would have to pay out a mega lawsuit- plus worry about others that bought that med filing lawsuits AND to avoid a resultant drop in sales due to word of mouth. I just cant I just cant believe I just cant believe it!
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Nightstalker retextured- https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58309/
Deathclaws retextured-
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58605/?tab=3&navtag=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fdragonageinquisition%2Fajax%2Fmodimages%2F%3Fuser%3D0%26id%3D58605%26gid%3D130
Poco bueno- a retexture mod that changes things like cars workbenches walls and most in game surfaces.
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/42028/
Nuka vending machines- Adds a 10% chance that any Nuka-Cola vending machine may contain one of the special types of Nuka-Cola, including Quantum.
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39758/
Classic Adobe buildings- this may/most likely will clash with some of the texture mods but damn does it look nice. Its worth downloading just for the file that changes Papa Khans abode.
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/63635
Living desert- makes quest decisions you make have an effect in the world.
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/64623
Nevada skies- https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/35998/
Classic fallout weapons- adds balanced and unique weapons from the older fallout games.
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/37002/
Enhaneed camera- you can now look at your feet! https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/55334
Jumpnfall-ties jump height/distance to agility https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34711/
Laser bolt fx- its basically likr EVE but not nearly as hard on your system.
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/59379/
Interface Mod Revelation-This a must essential VIP mod really makes the game nk nk. http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34971/?
Simple VATS sound replacer- removes that loud beep every time you target a limb in vats. http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/47606/?
Fiends without energy weapons:
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/54598
Power armor training perk
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/41003
More cloned plants- adds mutfruit, spore plant pod and all the fresh fruits to the list of cloneable salient green recipes.
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/43269/.popup-topic
The Sink Comissary and Sierra vending machine
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58948/
Improved transportalponder-
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49785?tab=files
Apocalyptic Mojave- adds some new buildings world objects that don't break the game and look good. http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/55696/?
Killlable kids- https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/52162/
OPTIONAL---MY EYES!!!(replaces the sound when you get crippled to that spongebob fish getting his sockets burned off)---OPTIONAL http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61422/?
Fallout 1 & 2 ambient soundtrack-http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/38557/?
Ambient wasteland- adds ambient sounds
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/40183/
Audible pass through bushes sound https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62734/
No dialogue tags- makes dialogue fun and not just a tag search. http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62051/?
Scopeless AMR- https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/47422/?tab=2&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fnewvegas%2Fajax%2Fmodfiles%2F%3Fid%3D47422&pUp=1
Courier power armor-
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/36947/
Wastelad opportunist armor-
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/55640/
Return of the eyebots-http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/50892/?
Harder cripple effects - crippled legs now actually slow you/NPCs down. https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/36979/?
Bleed - explosives knock down the pc/npc https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61141/?
King of the Ring - become a boxing champion in this fully voiced boxing simulator/quest
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/56353
Fear the mutants - stronger mutants https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58180/?
Creatures give you hell - https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/42257/?
Modified Combat Values - smarter/funner ai https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/40097/?
Rise of the machines - stronger machines (I mean come on they'velasted over 200 years!) https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/42334/?
Near Death - when an npc has low hp they recoil and become passive(works well with bleed mod since they slowly bleed to death) https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/60201/?
No doctors bag during combat -https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/58173/?
Pack/gloveless shishkebab/gehena
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/38410/
Melee reach fixed -https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/57729/?
Dot and hand crosshair- pick the dot version 50 precent size
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/54465/?tab=files
No combat music or npc markers -https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49992/?
NPC's Travel-This one adds some neutral NPC's traveling the wastes with whom you can trade with, giving the wasteland a little more life: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/54107/?
Interior lighting overhaul- basically what it says but it also adds lightswitches to turn lights on and off. https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/35794/
NVinteriors- lets you enter previously unenterable buildings plus adds many novelty items. https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/43534/
Smoke cigarettes- https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49677/
Enb shader: its really gud
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/49882/?
Improved Sound fx - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/35293/
Yukichigai Gameplay tweaks (this one is actually a must, in the sense that it fixes a lot of bugs) - http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/51664/?
some good fnv companions try these out:
OPTIONAL/UNBALANCED-- HK-47 - voiced character from another obsidian title KOTOR http://www.mediafire.com/file/8m7h7dp253kmnds/HK-47+Companion.zip
Melissa - great khan companion http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/39675/?
Creature eggs - hatch creature eggs in a campfire http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/42006/?
Tim - thrusty tumbleweed companion http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/45518/?
Cyan - fiend companion http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/37512/?
Medical eye bot ed-e - changes the loansome road ed-e into a medical eyebot http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/57505/?
Collision mesh - shoot through fences and railing openings as you should be able too http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/59149/?
Precision Collision Clutter - makes item collisions a little tighter so many things fit on shelves and carts http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/54455/?
playable lobotomite race- this mod lets you use the lobotomite race wich has a really well crafted preset face, its tons better than the regular faces and the lobotomy scar helps to rp the bullet scar.
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/42925/?
The initiation:great Kahn quest mod
www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62365/?
T6M combat armor conversion
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/45190/
The female power armor conversion is great too
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/45461/
Elijas laer retex
http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/56212/?
More usable furniture: http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/61547/?
More beards and mustaches-http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/57497/?
Less empty Primm- its supposed to be the other new vegas http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62036/
Realistic repair- lets you turn previously useless items into scraps or sensor modules http://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/34898/
Diagonal Movement (https://old.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/64333/?)
Armed to the Teeth: displays multiple tabbed weapons on the players body
(https://old.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/64147/?)
Unoffical Patch Plus (https://old.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62953/?)
Better Pickup Prompt (https://old.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/63091/?)
Become a bounty hunter, pursuing various unsavory individuals across the wastes: Bounties I, Russell, Bounties II, The Inheritance, Bounties III, and Better Angels
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/48925/
Farming Bob: ever wanted to plant something somewhere (or anywhere really) then now you can !
https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/64403
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Nightstalker retextured- https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods58309 Deathclaws retextured- https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods58605?tab3amp;navtaghttps3A2F2Fwww.nexusmods.com2Fdragonageinquisition2Fajax2Fmodimages2F3Fuser3D026id3D5860526gid3D130 Poco bueno- a retexture mod that changes things like cars workbenches walls and most in game surfaces. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods42028 Nuka vending machines- Adds a 10 chance that any Nuka-Cola vending machine may contain one of the special types of Nuka-Cola, including Quantum. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods39758 Classic Adobe buildings- this maymost likely will clash with some of the texture mods but damn does it look nice. Its worth downloading just for the file that changes Papa Khans abode. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods63635 Living desert- makes quest decisions you make have an effect in the world. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods64623 Nevada skies- https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods35998 Classic fallout weapons- adds balanced and unique weapons from the older fallout games. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods37002 Enhaneed camera- you can now look at your feet! https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods55334 Jumpnfall-ties jump heightdistance to agility https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods34711 Laser bolt fx- its basically likr EVE but not nearly as hard on your system. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods59379 Interface Mod Revelation-This a must essential VIP mod really makes the game nk nk. http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods34971? Simple VATS sound replacer- removes that loud beep every time you target a limb in vats. http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods47606? Fiends without energy weapons: https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods54598 Power armor training perk https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods41003 More cloned plants- adds mutfruit, spore plant pod and all the fresh fruits to the list of cloneable salient green recipes. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods43269.popup-topic The Sink Comissary and Sierra vending machine https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods58948 Improved transportalponder- https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods49785?tabfiles Apocalyptic Mojave- adds some new buildings world objects that don't break the game and look good. http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods55696? Killlable kids- https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods52162 OPTIONAL---MY EYES!!!(replaces the sound when you get crippled to that spongebob fish getting his sockets burned off)---OPTIONAL http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods61422? Fallout 1 amp; 2 ambient soundtrack-http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods38557? Ambient wasteland- adds ambient sounds https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods40183 Audible pass through bushes sound https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods62734 No dialogue tags- makes dialogue fun and not just a tag search. http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods62051? Scopeless AMR- https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods47422?tab2amp;navtaghttp3A2F2Fwww.nexusmods.com2Fnewvegas2Fajax2Fmodfiles2F3Fid3D47422amp;pUp1 Courier power armor- https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods36947 Wastelad opportunist armor- https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods55640 Return of the eyebots-http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods50892? Harder cripple effects - crippled legs now actually slow youNPCs down. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods36979? Bleed - explosives knock down the pcnpc https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods61141? King of the Ring - become a boxing champion in this fully voiced boxing simulatorquest https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods56353 Fear the mutants - stronger mutants https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods58180? Creatures give you hell - https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods42257? Modified Combat Values - smarterfunner ai https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods40097? Rise of the machines - stronger machines (I mean come on they'velasted over 200 years!) https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods42334? Near Death - when an npc has low hp they recoil and become passive(works well with bleed mod since they slowly bleed to death) https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods60201? No doctors bag during combat -https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods58173? Packgloveless shishkebabgehena https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods38410 Melee reach fixed -https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods57729? Dot and hand crosshair- pick the dot version 50 precent size https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods54465?tabfiles No combat music or npc markers -https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods49992? NPC's Travel-This one adds some neutral NPC's traveling the wastes with whom you can trade with, giving the wasteland a little more life: https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods54107? Interior lighting overhaul- basically what it says but it also adds lightswitches to turn lights on and off. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods35794 NVinteriors- lets you enter previously unenterable buildings plus adds many novelty items. https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods43534 Smoke cigarettes- https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods49677 Enb shader: its really gud http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods49882? Improved Sound fx - http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods35293 Yukichigai Gameplay tweaks (this one is actually a must, in the sense that it fixes a lot of bugs) - http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods51664? some good fnv companions try these out: OPTIONALUNBALANCED-- HK-47 - voiced character from another obsidian title KOTOR http:www.mediafire.comfile8m7h7dp253kmndsHK-47Companion.zip Melissa - great khan companion http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods39675? Creature eggs - hatch creature eggs in a campfire http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods42006? Tim - thrusty tumbleweed companion http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods45518? Cyan - fiend companion http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods37512? Medical eye bot ed-e - changes the loansome road ed-e into a medical eyebot http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods57505? Collision mesh - shoot through fences and railing openings as you should be able too http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods59149? Precision Collision Clutter - makes item collisions a little tighter so many things fit on shelves and carts http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods54455? playable lobotomite race- this mod lets you use the lobotomite race wich has a really well crafted preset face, its tons better than the regular faces and the lobotomy scar helps to rp the bullet scar. http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods42925? The initiation:great Kahn quest mod www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods62365? T6M combat armor conversion https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods45190 The female power armor conversion is great too https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods45461 Elijas laer retex http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods56212? More usable furniture: http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods61547? More beards and mustaches-http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods57497? Less empty Primm- its supposed to be the other new vegas http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods62036 Realistic repair- lets you turn previously useless items into scraps or sensor modules http:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods34898 Diagonal Movement (https:old.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods64333?) Armed to the Teeth: displays multiple tabbed weapons on the players body (https:old.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods64147?) Unoffical Patch Plus (https:old.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods62953?) Better Pickup Prompt (https:old.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods63091?) Become a bounty hunter, pursuing various unsavory individuals across the wastes: Bounties I, Russell, Bounties II, The Inheritance, Bounties III, and Better Angels https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods48925 Farming Bob: ever wanted to plant something somewhere (or anywhere really) then now you can ! https:www.nexusmods.comnewvegasmods64403
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what are you talking about ? sure its easy to explain.
"yeah , so shes having a baby because she got pregnant earlier today , she doesnt want anyone to know because theylle think its weird that you give birth within a day of pregnancy. so she sent her robot husband to go quickly fetch a doctor to help her. but he takes too much time so she gets some other girl to help her. whos actually an agent sent there by sword for which ever reason. so she gets yeeted off the reality."
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what are you talking about ? sure its easy to explain. "yeah , so shes having a baby because she got pregnant earlier today , she doesnt want anyone to know because theylle think its weird that you give birth within a day of pregnancy. so she sent her robot husband to go quickly fetch a doctor to help her. but he takes too much time so she gets some other girl to help her. whos actually an agent sent there by sword for which ever reason. so she gets yeeted off the reality."
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"What do you want from us?" The Lieutenant General said staring directly into the two largest of what seemed to be four eyes on what looked to be a creature nothing like on earth.
The creature was like the hybrid of a lizard and a duckbilled platypus, in chimp form, but hairless, with a spider's face and rhino's body. It was terrifying yet beautiful, simple yet mystical, unique yet unremarkable. One imagined when looking at it what the baby of humpback whale and a sea horse would look like, if only it had arms like an octopus. It was clearly alien, yet seemed so familiar. About the size of a small child, but not any child, the lovechild of a snail and The Rock.
The creature’s dark black eyes darted around the room.
"Sir, I'm pretty sure that by now we have established it doesn't comprehend you." Chief Scientist Dr. Harold Mills explained for the tenth time. Tenth may be an overstatement, but it had definitely been said more than four times that this creature had about the same level of cognitive awareness as a sheep on an acid bender, which is to say, not as much as you'd attribute with someone trained for interstellar travel and tasked with making first contact with another planet would have had.
"WHAT. DO. YOU. WANT FROM US?" The LG shouted into what he assumed was the face of the creature. The LG rolled his eyes and stood up straight, turning to fix his frustrated and disappointed gaze on the Doc, as though he was somehow responsible for the creature's lack of English.
"Take it back to the quarantine room." the LG barked at the two other soldiers in the room, while his eyes stayed locked on the Doc.
"It's like talking to Greek waiter who's had too much Retsina. I WANT FRIES YOU GREASY LITTLE... NOW GET ME ANOTHER BEER, I'M FED UP OF OUZO!"
"You didn't like Crete then?" The Doc asked, sarcastically.
"I haven't seen one like this. Don't they have any voice transcoder? I saw some Japanese kid in New York talking into his phone in his language and it was coming out in English. It's not that hard. I thought they'd all be listening to those signals you lot have been blasting out there for decades. Surely, they can figure out what English is and go on their version of Duolingo before they come here. How hard would that be? If you're going somewhere, don't expect them to speak the language you do."
"Did you learn Greek?" The Doc said.
"Listen, this is serious. this thing needs to start talking and we need to figure out where it's from before I have to pass the information on to the President."
"OK, let me think of another approach. I know, maybe Barry could have a look."
"Barry? What's that guy going to do?"
"We could at least see if he has come into contact with this sort of thing before."
"OK, give him a call."
The Doc took out his army issued Motorola Razr V3 and called Barry.
"Hey Barry, are you up yet? Great, could you meet me and the Lieutenant General in the quarantine room? Thank you.
Doc and LG waited for Barry where the creature was being kept. The room was silent about the hum of electronic components and the beeps of machines in the background. Suddenly there loud electronic buzz as beep as Barry's access card allowed him into the room.
"Gentlemen." Barry said loudly in a Welsh accent as he walked into the room. He held out his arm and shook hands with both the LG and Doc.
Barry stood around four feet tall and got larger as his body got closer to the floor. He looked as close to a triangle as you have ever seen; like a pale green version of Grimace from Ronald McDonald's group of mates. He was wearing a curry stained white t-shirt that said 'I Shot J.R.' and a pair of 1996-97 Chicago Bulls shorts (the black and pinstriped version).
"What have you got for me?" Barry asked.
The Doc started to explain what was going on. “Barry, as you may have heard, we have brought in another Extra Terrestrial being..."
"Uh uh! Being of Alternative Origin! Come on Harry, it's 2020 boyo." Barry exclaimed interrupting the Doc, "Get with the times my lad."
"Sorry Barry, anyway, we had picked up the Being of Alternative Origin..."
Barry nodded before interrupting once more, "Or BOA, you can call us boa."
The LG rolled his eyes and snorted.
"OK, Boa, I'll remember that. Boa as in the snake?" Doc asked.
"Yes, pronounced the same but it's just the initials of Being..."
"CAN WE GET ON WITH THIS!" The LG said sternly.
"Of course." Doc replied.
"Well I know now who doesn't care about the struggle of minority species on this planet." Barry said stubbornly.
The LG looked angrily at Barry, "You lived for 30 years in a village in northern Wales without anyone once realising that you weren't from there. When they asked you what the wreckage of your spacecraft was, you told them that it was your 1986 Ford Capri... and they believed you! After 7 years there they elected you as Mayor. No one has been more well accepted than you. You're lucky that Welsh is so similar to the language on your home planet. Now, there are more pressing things going on in this room, let alone the world right now than the only non-rent paying alien in this facility being offended by the term Extra-Terrestrial."
"Boa" Barry muttered.
The Doc moved in to move things along, "So, Barry, in this chamber we have a Boa we haven't encountered before. We thought that perhaps you could help identify it. It seems very confused at the moment."
"Sure, I'll give it a shot."
Barry peered through the window of the quarantine container and started to chuckle. "How long did you spend trying to talk to it?"
"Around two days." Doc replied.
"In English, I suppose."
"Well, one of us pressed on with English" The doctor then looked over at the LG before continuing, "but we did try the other Boa language samples that we have on record."
"Right then. Well, that thing you have in there is my planet's version of a dog or cat. We keep them as pets."
"But why was it in a spacecraft when we intercepted it?" The LG asked.
"Our planet shot 4 brotes out of our planet's atmosphere in the same way that you sent chimps and dogs into space. Except one went too far out of orbit and could not be retrieved. This must be her."
"But how has she survived this long?" Doc asked.
"Because Brotes have kinetic breathing. The motion of their breathing creates all of the energy their body needs and they don't need food to survive. We chose to send Brotes up because we would never send something into empty space to starve to death."
Barry walked past them and into the chamber where the Brote started to immediately act like a dog would when Barry spoke \~Welsh\~ his own language.
"She's beautiful, can I keep her as a pet in my room?" he asked while being licked by one of the trio of tongues on the Brote.
The LG was frustrated. "So, this whole exercise has been a waste of time. We have just found him a pet whatever the hell that thing is."
"Sir, we have just discovered the secret to interstellar travel. If I can dissect that thing, we can find out how it only needs to breathe to create energy. If we can adapt that energy creation into humans the possibilities are endless. We could also save the world. It has survived for hundreds of years in space without any food. Think of what we could do if we can adapt that into humans. No more food needed, no starvation, no pollution from farming. It would change everything..."
They looked into the chamber at the Brote and Barry rolling around on the floor and playing together, two Boas in idyllic happiness.
"OK, cut it up, I want to start rolling out that biotech into our soldiers before the enemy gets their hands on it."
The LG left the room while Doc watched Barry and the Brote. He took phone out of his pocket and dialled a number he had memorised.
"Hello, China? I think I might have something here that you'd be very interested in..."
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"What do you want from us?" The Lieutenant General said staring directly into the two largest of what seemed to be four eyes on what looked to be a creature nothing like on earth. The creature was like the hybrid of a lizard and a duckbilled platypus, in chimp form, but hairless, with a spider's face and rhino's body. It was terrifying yet beautiful, simple yet mystical, unique yet unremarkable. One imagined when looking at it what the baby of humpback whale and a sea horse would look like, if only it had arms like an octopus. It was clearly alien, yet seemed so familiar. About the size of a small child, but not any child, the lovechild of a snail and The Rock. The creatures dark black eyes darted around the room. "Sir, I'm pretty sure that by now we have established it doesn't comprehend you." Chief Scientist Dr. Harold Mills explained for the tenth time. Tenth may be an overstatement, but it had definitely been said more than four times that this creature had about the same level of cognitive awareness as a sheep on an acid bender, which is to say, not as much as you'd attribute with someone trained for interstellar travel and tasked with making first contact with another planet would have had. "WHAT. DO. YOU. WANT FROM US?" The LG shouted into what he assumed was the face of the creature. The LG rolled his eyes and stood up straight, turning to fix his frustrated and disappointed gaze on the Doc, as though he was somehow responsible for the creature's lack of English. "Take it back to the quarantine room." the LG barked at the two other soldiers in the room, while his eyes stayed locked on the Doc. "It's like talking to Greek waiter who's had too much Retsina. I WANT FRIES YOU GREASY LITTLE... NOW GET ME ANOTHER BEER, I'M FED UP OF OUZO!" "You didn't like Crete then?" The Doc asked, sarcastically. "I haven't seen one like this. Don't they have any voice transcoder? I saw some Japanese kid in New York talking into his phone in his language and it was coming out in English. It's not that hard. I thought they'd all be listening to those signals you lot have been blasting out there for decades. Surely, they can figure out what English is and go on their version of Duolingo before they come here. How hard would that be? If you're going somewhere, don't expect them to speak the language you do." "Did you learn Greek?" The Doc said. "Listen, this is serious. this thing needs to start talking and we need to figure out where it's from before I have to pass the information on to the President." "OK, let me think of another approach. I know, maybe Barry could have a look." "Barry? What's that guy going to do?" "We could at least see if he has come into contact with this sort of thing before." "OK, give him a call." The Doc took out his army issued Motorola Razr V3 and called Barry. "Hey Barry, are you up yet? Great, could you meet me and the Lieutenant General in the quarantine room? Thank you. Doc and LG waited for Barry where the creature was being kept. The room was silent about the hum of electronic components and the beeps of machines in the background. Suddenly there loud electronic buzz as beep as Barry's access card allowed him into the room. "Gentlemen." Barry said loudly in a Welsh accent as he walked into the room. He held out his arm and shook hands with both the LG and Doc. Barry stood around four feet tall and got larger as his body got closer to the floor. He looked as close to a triangle as you have ever seen; like a pale green version of Grimace from Ronald McDonald's group of mates. He was wearing a curry stained white t-shirt that said 'I Shot J.R.' and a pair of 1996-97 Chicago Bulls shorts (the black and pinstriped version). "What have you got for me?" Barry asked. The Doc started to explain what was going on. Barry, as you may have heard, we have brought in another Extra Terrestrial being..." "Uh uh! Being of Alternative Origin! Come on Harry, it's 2020 boyo." Barry exclaimed interrupting the Doc, "Get with the times my lad." "Sorry Barry, anyway, we had picked up the Being of Alternative Origin..." Barry nodded before interrupting once more, "Or BOA, you can call us boa." The LG rolled his eyes and snorted. "OK, Boa, I'll remember that. Boa as in the snake?" Doc asked. "Yes, pronounced the same but it's just the initials of Being..." "CAN WE GET ON WITH THIS!" The LG said sternly. "Of course." Doc replied. "Well I know now who doesn't care about the struggle of minority species on this planet." Barry said stubbornly. The LG looked angrily at Barry, "You lived for 30 years in a village in northern Wales without anyone once realising that you weren't from there. When they asked you what the wreckage of your spacecraft was, you told them that it was your 1986 Ford Capri... and they believed you! After 7 years there they elected you as Mayor. No one has been more well accepted than you. You're lucky that Welsh is so similar to the language on your home planet. Now, there are more pressing things going on in this room, let alone the world right now than the only non-rent paying alien in this facility being offended by the term Extra-Terrestrial." "Boa" Barry muttered. The Doc moved in to move things along, "So, Barry, in this chamber we have a Boa we haven't encountered before. We thought that perhaps you could help identify it. It seems very confused at the moment." "Sure, I'll give it a shot." Barry peered through the window of the quarantine container and started to chuckle. "How long did you spend trying to talk to it?" "Around two days." Doc replied. "In English, I suppose." "Well, one of us pressed on with English" The doctor then looked over at the LG before continuing, "but we did try the other Boa language samples that we have on record." "Right then. Well, that thing you have in there is my planet's version of a dog or cat. We keep them as pets." "But why was it in a spacecraft when we intercepted it?" The LG asked. "Our planet shot 4 brotes out of our planet's atmosphere in the same way that you sent chimps and dogs into space. Except one went too far out of orbit and could not be retrieved. This must be her." "But how has she survived this long?" Doc asked. "Because Brotes have kinetic breathing. The motion of their breathing creates all of the energy their body needs and they don't need food to survive. We chose to send Brotes up because we would never send something into empty space to starve to death." Barry walked past them and into the chamber where the Brote started to immediately act like a dog would when Barry spoke Welsh his own language. "She's beautiful, can I keep her as a pet in my room?" he asked while being licked by one of the trio of tongues on the Brote. The LG was frustrated. "So, this whole exercise has been a waste of time. We have just found him a pet whatever the hell that thing is." "Sir, we have just discovered the secret to interstellar travel. If I can dissect that thing, we can find out how it only needs to breathe to create energy. If we can adapt that energy creation into humans the possibilities are endless. We could also save the world. It has survived for hundreds of years in space without any food. Think of what we could do if we can adapt that into humans. No more food needed, no starvation, no pollution from farming. It would change everything..." They looked into the chamber at the Brote and Barry rolling around on the floor and playing together, two Boas in idyllic happiness. "OK, cut it up, I want to start rolling out that biotech into our soldiers before the enemy gets their hands on it." The LG left the room while Doc watched Barry and the Brote. He took phone out of his pocket and dialled a number he had memorised. "Hello, China? I think I might have something here that you'd be very interested in..."
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I am in the process of cutting things off with my two brothers, which is unfortunately difficult since they live in my house. Let me clarify. Five years ago I was looking for a flat to buy because after living with my father as his unofficial carer for a few years he became involved with his late friend's widow. (it turned out she was a manipulative cow that stole money from him but that's not the point here)
After learning I was looking for a new place my older brother suggested I look for a house instead so we could share the bills and it would be cheaper all around. He himself was renting at the time and he hated it, he had no money and the place had zero insulation, boiling in summer and freezing in winter. Having forgotten just how lazy as a child/teen he was I decided it wasn't a bad idea, this was my first mistake. My second was to pay the entire deposit myself, over $40,000 as he was broke, even if we agreed that in the event of a sale I would get my forty grand back before the remainder was split.
Our eldest brother, who has been unemployed for close to a decade and has no desire to work after he qualified for a disabled pension (depression), was kicked out of the place he had been squatting for over six years. The building's owner was aware of his presence and tolerated it as long as he didn't start fires or vandalise the premises, however he eventually decided to sell the land and gave him a few weeks' notice. We both agreed he could live with us, obviously I never intended this to be permanent.
After less than a year my father's health deteriorated, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's just over a decade ago and his condition was helped by the deep brain stimulator the specialist and surgeons installed. Unfortunately it turned out after I left, the widow had been lying to our faces about how bad dad's condition had grown and he was soon placed in an aged care facility. I made sure to visit him three times a week, twice after work and once on weekends, taking sweets and sports drinks to help keep his weight up and keep him company as well as charge the DBS as the staff weren't trained in its use. There was also the occasional rush to hospital when dad had a fall, the longest I stayed was a week when it looked like he was at the end but that time he thankfully came good. My sister and I were staying day and night and trading places at dawn and dusk.
After a year of this my brothers decided they didn't like how much time I was spending out of the house, since not only dad but mum also needed help occasionally as she was also old and wasn't strong enough to take care of her yard I would head over to mow and trim or just stop in to chat and keep her company. Add to that our sister has four kids of her own and even though the eldest two could be left on their own the younger ones could not and the youngest is heavily autistic, he is now six and can barely speak four words. 'Mum', 'More', 'Yeah', and 'Nah'. So outside of work my responsibilities were dad, mum, sister and her kids, then myself. My brother told me I wasn't helping out enough and I needed to 'Sort out my priorities', his own priorities seemed to be video games, weed, his online friends, bitching about work, his motorbike, and work, in that order. This was months after telling me, when I confided in him that I was nearing my wits' end and was afraid I was going to snap that I was being a drama queen. That was when I realised that he doesn't care about me.
I should probably mention that both of them refuse to visit my mother because she reached a point where she would tolerate their entitled, abusive behaviour no longer. And despite the middle brother being the godfather to our sister's two oldest boys he has barely seen them in years, the eldest simply doesn't make any effort. In fact the second-youngest nephew doesn't even know his name.
If our eldest brother had made a real effort to help out I may have been to tolerate it but no. I was willing to tolerate his inactivity at the start, he had lost his (not really his) home and was feeling down but after a year of being the only person who would vacuum (I actually tested this but after two months I was so disgusted by the trail of dust and hair in the hallway I gave in and started again), the washing up would pile up unless either I got rid of it or we ran out of cutlery and crockery and the bin would be left to rot instead of emptied every week. I had hoped they would learn the third time maggots started crawling out of it but apparently not. He did help out with the odd DIY job but not enough to excuse neglecting the household chores every week. After a while he somehow convinced himself that the reason he was staying in my house was because I needed his help. Needless to say he never paid rent, despite promising to at the start and having a fixed income with nothing but a pre-paid phone as his sole bill. He did however remember to borrow money on occasion or beg me to drive him to his dealer whenever he ran out.
Last year my father died. I had been spending three evenings a week with him, barring sickness or the odd weekend away, his siblings had travelled hours to visit every month if not more, my sister with her four kids visited almost every week. Even our mother who divorced when I was young visited on occasion. But not my so-called brothers. They visited him as many times a year as I did in a week, if that. His last few days were not a surprise, we knew it was only a matter of time and had instructed the doctors that they were to make him comfortable once he developed pneumonia but not treat it, we watched our uncle (dad's older brother) suffer that way and didn't wish it on him. Three days later he died a little after 7pm, his siblings were with him and my sister and I rushed to say goodbye. But not those two, one sat in our sister's shed smoking, drinking and watching stupid videos on youtube and the other just browsed his phone. The middle brother saw dad once in the three days before he died, the eldest zero.
That was the beginning of the end, as they say. I couldn't stand any more of their selfish, entitled behaviour and somehow they seemed to get worse. The eldest even decided that sleeping on our couch wasn't good enough for him and moved half my stuff out of the storage/computer room and dumped it in my room like garbage. Things culminated with me calling the police on the eldest after he became aggressive one morning and started ranting about things that didn't happen as he had convinced himself they had, insulting me to my face, calling me 'mentally handicapped' and 'unable to understand human emotion' (not for the first time) and shattering one of my mugs on the floor. The police officer on the other end heard his tirade and asked if I wanted to dial 000 (OZ's version of 911) but I declined since at the time I still foolishly believed he was only capable of emotional and verbal abuse. One week later he tried calling the police ON ME after I unintentionally knocked his camera out of his hand after he had been following me around making smartarse comments and insults, his most vile one was as accusing me of being a nazi fascist that wants to murder poor people (his exact words), his justification for that was that I would mutter the term 'vermin' to myself when I see people litter in public, don't ask me how his mind works. The police again sided with me, telling him that if he didn't like living in my house he can leave.
I'm getting a bit too worked up so I'll stop it there but that was the last straw and I'm now talking to a lawyer to sell the house. I'm currently staying with at my sister's place for my mental health and I can't wait until I never have to see those two again.
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I am in the process of cutting things off with my two brothers, which is unfortunately difficult since they live in my house. Let me clarify. Five years ago I was looking for a flat to buy because after living with my father as his unofficial carer for a few years he became involved with his late friend's widow. (it turned out she was a manipulative cow that stole money from him but that's not the point here) After learning I was looking for a new place my older brother suggested I look for a house instead so we could share the bills and it would be cheaper all around. He himself was renting at the time and he hated it, he had no money and the place had zero insulation, boiling in summer and freezing in winter. Having forgotten just how lazy as a childteen he was I decided it wasn't a bad idea, this was my first mistake. My second was to pay the entire deposit myself, over 40,000 as he was broke, even if we agreed that in the event of a sale I would get my forty grand back before the remainder was split. Our eldest brother, who has been unemployed for close to a decade and has no desire to work after he qualified for a disabled pension (depression), was kicked out of the place he had been squatting for over six years. The building's owner was aware of his presence and tolerated it as long as he didn't start fires or vandalise the premises, however he eventually decided to sell the land and gave him a few weeks' notice. We both agreed he could live with us, obviously I never intended this to be permanent. After less than a year my father's health deteriorated, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's just over a decade ago and his condition was helped by the deep brain stimulator the specialist and surgeons installed. Unfortunately it turned out after I left, the widow had been lying to our faces about how bad dad's condition had grown and he was soon placed in an aged care facility. I made sure to visit him three times a week, twice after work and once on weekends, taking sweets and sports drinks to help keep his weight up and keep him company as well as charge the DBS as the staff weren't trained in its use. There was also the occasional rush to hospital when dad had a fall, the longest I stayed was a week when it looked like he was at the end but that time he thankfully came good. My sister and I were staying day and night and trading places at dawn and dusk. After a year of this my brothers decided they didn't like how much time I was spending out of the house, since not only dad but mum also needed help occasionally as she was also old and wasn't strong enough to take care of her yard I would head over to mow and trim or just stop in to chat and keep her company. Add to that our sister has four kids of her own and even though the eldest two could be left on their own the younger ones could not and the youngest is heavily autistic, he is now six and can barely speak four words. 'Mum', 'More', 'Yeah', and 'Nah'. So outside of work my responsibilities were dad, mum, sister and her kids, then myself. My brother told me I wasn't helping out enough and I needed to 'Sort out my priorities', his own priorities seemed to be video games, weed, his online friends, bitching about work, his motorbike, and work, in that order. This was months after telling me, when I confided in him that I was nearing my wits' end and was afraid I was going to snap that I was being a drama queen. That was when I realised that he doesn't care about me. I should probably mention that both of them refuse to visit my mother because she reached a point where she would tolerate their entitled, abusive behaviour no longer. And despite the middle brother being the godfather to our sister's two oldest boys he has barely seen them in years, the eldest simply doesn't make any effort. In fact the second-youngest nephew doesn't even know his name. If our eldest brother had made a real effort to help out I may have been to tolerate it but no. I was willing to tolerate his inactivity at the start, he had lost his (not really his) home and was feeling down but after a year of being the only person who would vacuum (I actually tested this but after two months I was so disgusted by the trail of dust and hair in the hallway I gave in and started again), the washing up would pile up unless either I got rid of it or we ran out of cutlery and crockery and the bin would be left to rot instead of emptied every week. I had hoped they would learn the third time maggots started crawling out of it but apparently not. He did help out with the odd DIY job but not enough to excuse neglecting the household chores every week. After a while he somehow convinced himself that the reason he was staying in my house was because I needed his help. Needless to say he never paid rent, despite promising to at the start and having a fixed income with nothing but a pre-paid phone as his sole bill. He did however remember to borrow money on occasion or beg me to drive him to his dealer whenever he ran out. Last year my father died. I had been spending three evenings a week with him, barring sickness or the odd weekend away, his siblings had travelled hours to visit every month if not more, my sister with her four kids visited almost every week. Even our mother who divorced when I was young visited on occasion. But not my so-called brothers. They visited him as many times a year as I did in a week, if that. His last few days were not a surprise, we knew it was only a matter of time and had instructed the doctors that they were to make him comfortable once he developed pneumonia but not treat it, we watched our uncle (dad's older brother) suffer that way and didn't wish it on him. Three days later he died a little after 7pm, his siblings were with him and my sister and I rushed to say goodbye. But not those two, one sat in our sister's shed smoking, drinking and watching stupid videos on youtube and the other just browsed his phone. The middle brother saw dad once in the three days before he died, the eldest zero. That was the beginning of the end, as they say. I couldn't stand any more of their selfish, entitled behaviour and somehow they seemed to get worse. The eldest even decided that sleeping on our couch wasn't good enough for him and moved half my stuff out of the storagecomputer room and dumped it in my room like garbage. Things culminated with me calling the police on the eldest after he became aggressive one morning and started ranting about things that didn't happen as he had convinced himself they had, insulting me to my face, calling me 'mentally handicapped' and 'unable to understand human emotion' (not for the first time) and shattering one of my mugs on the floor. The police officer on the other end heard his tirade and asked if I wanted to dial 000 (OZ's version of 911) but I declined since at the time I still foolishly believed he was only capable of emotional and verbal abuse. One week later he tried calling the police ON ME after I unintentionally knocked his camera out of his hand after he had been following me around making smartarse comments and insults, his most vile one was as accusing me of being a nazi fascist that wants to murder poor people (his exact words), his justification for that was that I would mutter the term 'vermin' to myself when I see people litter in public, don't ask me how his mind works. The police again sided with me, telling him that if he didn't like living in my house he can leave. I'm getting a bit too worked up so I'll stop it there but that was the last straw and I'm now talking to a lawyer to sell the house. I'm currently staying with at my sister's place for my mental health and I can't wait until I never have to see those two again.
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> Let's say we let in 2 million computer programmers and engineers in a year.
That's 10% of the number of programmers in the entire world, *including the ones already here*. That's a completely unreasonable number. But you are correct that increasing supply will reduce price, but doctors and programmers are well paid, and it would be better for the United states as a whole to have more of them.
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gt; Let's say we let in 2 million computer programmers and engineers in a year. That's 10 of the number of programmers in the entire world, including the ones already here. That's a completely unreasonable number. But you are correct that increasing supply will reduce price, but doctors and programmers are well paid, and it would be better for the United states as a whole to have more of them.
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> There's rumors going around that im gay and I can't land a girl to save my life and its all because i have severe social anxiety and because of rumors. Idk what to do.
Social anxiety responds well to treatment and generally [takes 12 to 16 weeks to be treated](https://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/treatments-social-anxiety-disorder).
[Here's a two minute test](https://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-tests/social-anxiety-test.shtml) to confirm that you indeed have social anxiety issues and not something else (results will be visible right away).
Here's a webpage that let's you [verify that it is actually social anxiety](https://www.bridgestorecovery.com/social-anxiety/signs-symptoms-social-anxiety/) with a list of symptoms and descriptions.
The best way to address your disorder is by going to a specialist that's trained in curing (social) anxiety.
Your medical insurance might limit what therapist is accessible for you. If so, go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist specialized in anxiety disorders, or if the doctor has no access to that information, ask for a CBT therapist.
[You can also use this to search for a specialist in your area that is specialized in Social Anxiety](https://members.adaa.org/search/custom.asp?id=4685), select Social Anxiety from the drop down menu. This will likely be someone that is [specialized in CBT.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy)
A small number of people that are treated will fall back in their old patterns and will have to go for a second round (which has a much higher success rate, so don't give up if that happens!). Those people also have the option to try medication in addition to therapy.
Self help for social anxiety:
* [Stepping out of Social Anxiety](https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Social-Anxiety) (High quality free resource, provided by the Aus. Health Service)
* [Living With Social Anxiety Disorder](https://www.verywellmind.com/coping-with-social-anxiety-disorder-3024836)
* [Self Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder](http://panicfreeme.com/2601/self-treatment-for-social-anxiety-disorder)
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear.
[If you always avoid situations that scare you](https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/publications/how-overcome-fear-and-anxiety), you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
*[The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal.](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201009/overcoming-fear-the-only-way-out-is-through) If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that cause the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from getting used to it. So avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain new, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Even worse, avoidance will generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.*
* **Sleep**: [Good sleep is very important when treating *general* anxiety](https://www.anxiety.org/sleep-a-fundamental-cure-for-anxiety)
When you don't have to do anything, don't oversleep, set an alarm clock. You really don't need more than 7 hours at most per night (a [little more](https://health.onehowto.com/article/how-many-hours-of-sleep-are-needed-per-night-by-age-8233.html) if you are under 18). If you can't fall sleep, try taking melatonin one hour before going to bed. It's [cheap](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JJ9TQA/), OTC and [is scientifically proven](https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-940/melatonin) to help regulate your sleep pattern. [Also, rule](https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/news/20120330/sleep-apnea-linked-depression) out [sleep apnea](https://www.healthcentral.com/article/sleep-apnea-treatment-resistant-depression). Up to 6% of people have this, [but not everyone knows](https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/features/sleep-apnea-clues). If you find yourself often awake at night, start counting. Don't grab your phone, don't look at the clock, don't do anything interesting. We're trying to *bore* you to sleep, not keep you entertained - sometimes it might *feel* like you've done it for hours and hours, but often it's really not all that long. Anytime your mind wanders away from the numbers, start over at 1. count at the speed of either your heartbeat or your breathing, whatever you prefer. Then both Alexa and Google Home can also play a range of sleep sounds if you ask them (rain or other white noise) and there are also free apps for both Android and Apple devices.
* **Exercise**: [The effect of exercise on *general* anxiety](https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/treatment/exercising)
If you have access to a gym, then start lifting weights. If you don't have access to a gym (or you don't like lifting), start running. If you can't run, then start walking. Just start small. 10 minutes three times a week is fine. You don't have to run fast, just run and then slowly build it up over time. Exercising does several things: It releases endorphins, it takes your mind of your negative thoughts and it will improve your overall health.
* **Give lots of hugs**: [Hugs release oxytocin](https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2016-02-03/the-health-benefits-of-hugging), which improves your mood and relaxes you. So find people to hug. If you are single, hug your parents or friends. If you can't, see if a dog is an option. Most dogs love to hug. Another solution that provides the same benefit is a [weighted blanket](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=weighted+blanket) will provide a [similar positive effect at night](https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/do-weighted-blankets-work#benefits). [You should try to aim for 12 hugs a day](https://psychology-spot.com/brain-needs/) (if you currently don't hug a lot, I suggest you slowly build it up over time).
* **Meditation** is [scientifically proven to work for *social* anxiety](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9337/a41a5660ebf9fb88a5f8697ba80b8dc126e3.pdf).
Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. [Mindfulness training](https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started) will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. As you become better at focusing your attention, it will become easier to force yourself to stop having negative thoughts, which will break the negative reinforcement cycle. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
Here are a few articles basically saying over and over that meditation can reduce social anxiety. It has been widely studied and is commonly accepted:
* [How Do I Practice Mindfulness Meditation for Social Anxiety Disorder?](https://www.verywellmind.com/meditation-for-social-anxiety-3024211)
* [Reduce Social Anxiety with This Mindfulness Meditation](https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/anxiety-schmanxiety/2019/6/reduce-social-anxiety-with-this-mindfulness-meditation)
* [Treating Social Anxiety with Meditation and Mindfulness Training](https://psychcentral.com/blog/treating-social-anxiety-with-meditation-and-mindfulness-training)
* [How to Overcome Social Anxiety](https://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Social-Anxiety) (wikihow)
The highest rated videos on social anxiety:
* [Self-help for social anxiety](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5NeGu8DZ_fTl1-UDNhbw0M3c84Ccqve) (10 videos)
* [Social Anxiety Disorder vs Shyness - How to Fix It](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJuSm4R8N4E)
* [3 Ways to Beat Social Anxiety!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8HoDPgZcak) (Kati Morton)
The most popular books that will help you:
* [The Solution to Social Anxiety: Break Free from the Shyness That Holds You Back](https://www.amazon.com/Solution-Social-Anxiety-Break-Shyness/dp/B00M4PXP9M)
* [How to Be Yourself](https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Yourself-Critic-Anxiety/dp/1250122228)
* [The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook: Proven, Step-by-Step Techniques for Overcoming Your Fear](https://www.amazon.com/Shyness-Social-Anxiety-Workbook-Step/dp/1626253404)
* [The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: CBT and ACT Skills to Help You Build Social Confidence](https://www.amazon.com/Shyness-Social-Anxiety-Workbook-Teens/dp/1608821870)
Overthinking:
* [How to know when you are overthinking](https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-know-when-youre-overthinking-5077069).
* [Intrusive Thoughts and Overthinking: The Skill of Cognitive Defusion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3vhXQy48jo) (youtube, 20 min, 1.2M views)
Phone apps that will help you:
* FearTools - Anxiety Aid
* Calm - Meditate, Sleep, Relax
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. [Caffeine is known to cause anxiety](https://bebrainfit.com/caffeine-anxiety/).
Free support options:
* r/KindVoice
* https://www.7cups.com has both a free trained volunteer service as well as $150 monthly licensed therapist option
* If you are in a crisis and want free help from a live, trained Crisis Counselor, text HOME to [741741](https://www.crisistextline.org/texting-in)
r/socialanxiety
and /r/anxiety also has [a good wiki](/r/Anxiety/wiki/onlineresources).
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gt; There's rumors going around that im gay and I can't land a girl to save my life and its all because i have severe social anxiety and because of rumors. Idk what to do. Social anxiety responds well to treatment and generally takes 12 to 16 weeks to be treated(https:www.webmd.comanxiety-panictreatments-social-anxiety-disorder). Here's a two minute test(https:www.anxietycentre.comanxiety-testssocial-anxiety-test.shtml) to confirm that you indeed have social anxiety issues and not something else (results will be visible right away). Here's a webpage that let's you verify that it is actually social anxiety(https:www.bridgestorecovery.comsocial-anxietysigns-symptoms-social-anxiety) with a list of symptoms and descriptions. The best way to address your disorder is by going to a specialist that's trained in curing (social) anxiety. Your medical insurance might limit what therapist is accessible for you. If so, go to your doctor and ask for a referral to a therapist specialized in anxiety disorders, or if the doctor has no access to that information, ask for a CBT therapist. You can also use this to search for a specialist in your area that is specialized in Social Anxiety(https:members.adaa.orgsearchcustom.asp?id4685), select Social Anxiety from the drop down menu. This will likely be someone that is specialized in CBT.(https:en.wikipedia.orgwikiCognitivebehavioraltherapy) A small number of people that are treated will fall back in their old patterns and will have to go for a second round (which has a much higher success rate, so don't give up if that happens!). Those people also have the option to try medication in addition to therapy. Self help for social anxiety: Stepping out of Social Anxiety(https:www.cci.health.wa.gov.auResourcesLooking-After-YourselfSocial-Anxiety) (High quality free resource, provided by the Aus. Health Service) Living With Social Anxiety Disorder(https:www.verywellmind.comcoping-with-social-anxiety-disorder-3024836) Self Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder(http:panicfreeme.com2601self-treatment-for-social-anxiety-disorder) The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear. If you always avoid situations that scare you(https:www.mentalhealth.org.ukexplore-mental-healthpublicationshow-overcome-fear-and-anxiety), you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety. The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal.(https:www.psychologytoday.comusbloginsight-therapy201009overcoming-fear-the-only-way-out-is-through) If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that cause the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from getting used to it. So avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain new, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Even worse, avoidance will generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance. Sleep: Good sleep is very important when treating general anxiety(https:www.anxiety.orgsleep-a-fundamental-cure-for-anxiety) When you don't have to do anything, don't oversleep, set an alarm clock. You really don't need more than 7 hours at most per night (a little more(https:health.onehowto.comarticlehow-many-hours-of-sleep-are-needed-per-night-by-age-8233.html) if you are under 18). If you can't fall sleep, try taking melatonin one hour before going to bed. It's cheap(https:www.amazon.comdpB003JJ9TQA), OTC and is scientifically proven(https:www.webmd.comvitaminsaiingredientmono-940melatonin) to help regulate your sleep pattern. Also, rule(https:www.webmd.comsleep-disorderssleep-apneanews20120330sleep-apnea-linked-depression) out sleep apnea(https:www.healthcentral.comarticlesleep-apnea-treatment-resistant-depression). Up to 6 of people have this, but not everyone knows(https:www.webmd.comsleep-disorderssleep-apneafeaturessleep-apnea-clues). If you find yourself often awake at night, start counting. Don't grab your phone, don't look at the clock, don't do anything interesting. We're trying to bore you to sleep, not keep you entertained - sometimes it might feel like you've done it for hours and hours, but often it's really not all that long. Anytime your mind wanders away from the numbers, start over at 1. count at the speed of either your heartbeat or your breathing, whatever you prefer. Then both Alexa and Google Home can also play a range of sleep sounds if you ask them (rain or other white noise) and there are also free apps for both Android and Apple devices. Exercise: The effect of exercise on general anxiety(https:www.calmclinic.comanxietytreatmentexercising) If you have access to a gym, then start lifting weights. If you don't have access to a gym (or you don't like lifting), start running. If you can't run, then start walking. Just start small. 10 minutes three times a week is fine. You don't have to run fast, just run and then slowly build it up over time. Exercising does several things: It releases endorphins, it takes your mind of your negative thoughts and it will improve your overall health. Give lots of hugs: Hugs release oxytocin(https:health.usnews.comhealth-newshealth-wellnessarticles2016-02-03the-health-benefits-of-hugging), which improves your mood and relaxes you. So find people to hug. If you are single, hug your parents or friends. If you can't, see if a dog is an option. Most dogs love to hug. Another solution that provides the same benefit is a weighted blanket(https:www.amazon.coms?kweightedblanket) will provide a similar positive effect at night(https:www.healthline.comhealthanxietydo-weighted-blankets-workbenefits). You should try to aim for 12 hugs a day(https:psychology-spot.combrain-needs) (if you currently don't hug a lot, I suggest you slowly build it up over time). Meditation is scientifically proven to work for social anxiety(https:pdfs.semanticscholar.org9337a41a5660ebf9fb88a5f8697ba80b8dc126e3.pdf). Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training(https:www.mindful.orgmeditationmindfulness-getting-started) will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough. As you become better at focusing your attention, it will become easier to force yourself to stop having negative thoughts, which will break the negative reinforcement cycle. Go here if you have specific questions: rMeditation Here are a few articles basically saying over and over that meditation can reduce social anxiety. It has been widely studied and is commonly accepted: How Do I Practice Mindfulness Meditation for Social Anxiety Disorder?(https:www.verywellmind.commeditation-for-social-anxiety-3024211) Reduce Social Anxiety with This Mindfulness Meditation(https:www.healthyplace.comblogsanxiety-schmanxiety20196reduce-social-anxiety-with-this-mindfulness-meditation) Treating Social Anxiety with Meditation and Mindfulness Training(https:psychcentral.comblogtreating-social-anxiety-with-meditation-and-mindfulness-training) How to Overcome Social Anxiety(https:www.wikihow.comOvercome-Social-Anxiety) (wikihow) The highest rated videos on social anxiety: Self-help for social anxiety(https:www.youtube.complaylist?listPLb5NeGu8DZfTl1-UDNhbw0M3c84Ccqve) (10 videos) Social Anxiety Disorder vs Shyness - How to Fix It(https:www.youtube.comwatch?vQJuSm4R8N4E) 3 Ways to Beat Social Anxiety!(https:www.youtube.comwatch?vP8HoDPgZcak) (Kati Morton) The most popular books that will help you: The Solution to Social Anxiety: Break Free from the Shyness That Holds You Back(https:www.amazon.comSolution-Social-Anxiety-Break-ShynessdpB00M4PXP9M) How to Be Yourself(https:www.amazon.comHow-Be-Yourself-Critic-Anxietydp1250122228) The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook: Proven, Step-by-Step Techniques for Overcoming Your Fear(https:www.amazon.comShyness-Social-Anxiety-Workbook-Stepdp1626253404) The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: CBT and ACT Skills to Help You Build Social Confidence(https:www.amazon.comShyness-Social-Anxiety-Workbook-Teensdp1608821870) Overthinking: How to know when you are overthinking(https:www.verywellmind.comhow-to-know-when-youre-overthinking-5077069). Intrusive Thoughts and Overthinking: The Skill of Cognitive Defusion(https:www.youtube.comwatch?vV3vhXQy48jo) (youtube, 20 min, 1.2M views) Phone apps that will help you: FearTools - Anxiety Aid Calm - Meditate, Sleep, Relax If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety(https:bebrainfit.comcaffeine-anxiety). Free support options: rKindVoice https:www.7cups.com has both a free trained volunteer service as well as 150 monthly licensed therapist option If you are in a crisis and want free help from a live, trained Crisis Counselor, text HOME to 741741(https:www.crisistextline.orgtexting-in) rsocialanxiety and ranxiety also has a good wiki(rAnxietywikionlineresources).
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Oh, I think a lot of places which are under served by lawyers will get at least some level of AI assistance, and that will be great. But in the same way spreadsheets didn’t make accountants obsolete, AI won’t make lawyers obsolete, at least not until we get strong AI like sci fi Jarvis.
Watson has been around for what, 20 years now? Doctors are still around. When you can ask the computer the question “I don’t feel good, what medicine should I take” and you actually feel confident enough to take what was prescribed., then AI will have truly arrived. I honestly don’t think it will be in my lifetime, but then again 10 years ago asking a computer the question “is this a bird” would be absurd.
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Oh, I think a lot of places which are under served by lawyers will get at least some level of AI assistance, and that will be great. But in the same way spreadsheets didnt make accountants obsolete, AI wont make lawyers obsolete, at least not until we get strong AI like sci fi Jarvis. Watson has been around for what, 20 years now? Doctors are still around. When you can ask the computer the question I dont feel good, what medicine should I take and you actually feel confident enough to take what was prescribed., then AI will have truly arrived. I honestly dont think it will be in my lifetime, but then again 10 years ago asking a computer the question is this a bird would be absurd.
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doing a bit of research, talking/listening/reading to people who are actually affected (diagnosed), professionals\* is never wrong but you should make up your own mind (and use it)...listen to actually trained professionals, there's a reason we have medical specialists (and experts or specialised profesionals for almost every field in science, and sub-field, and sub-sub-field and so forth) and that we also allowed to go to different physicians and therapists and even dismiss them after a trial period...
\^(\*who aren't heavily involved with shady organisations (like fpp etc.) and who also don't glorify the disorder and also don't believe in esoterics and things alike or even if they do, don't let this influence their professional opinion, same goes for every belief-system... I believe in God myself but when a therapist is like "I'll heal you with the light of the Lord", I'd run but don't depend on an illness or use disorders or symptoms as a substitute for identity - or as illness identity, and sorry but a lot of systems do exactly that).
most ppl will sooner or later start experiencing symptoms of an illness when they focus on it, this is not done by a malicious intent but it is a phenomenon that is pretty common bc of how our brains work: \\humans always try to make sense of a concept a situation etc. and try to work it out in their mind but by doing that, one is prone to notice everything that is even slightly related to this current *obsession* (like when you fall in love with someone, you become kinda "psychotic" in the way that you see reminders of your love everywhere, everything becomes associated with your so; it also works the other way around: if you dislike someone, you will interpret most of their actions in a negative fashion)
^(I know a lot of people will hate me for this but, don't you think there's a reason that most people who actually have DID or are severely traumatised have spent between 7 to 15 years in the mental health system before getting the correct diagnosis? They experienced severe symptoms before but they weren't representative for DID, like most ppl who actually have those disorders don't go to a therapist and be like "right, i have amnesia everyday, ppl tell me constantly i behave like a different person and oh, i got a carousel in my head", they usually present with other symptoms, and no, most ppl don't go directly to therapist focused on dissociative disorders (actually doing so is a sign of "pseudo-DID" even according to the f\*\*\*in ISSTD))
The Risks of Self-Diagnosis
^(Anyone who tries to self-diagnose will have a biased perception of what they think they will be diagnosed with.)
^(This is particularly true of teenagers who have a tendency to overestimate what other people might think of them, known as the imaginary audience personal fable. This may translate to “I’m awkward around people I don’t know, they must think I have social anxiety” or “I sleep until the afternoon on weekends, my parents must think I’m) [^(depressed)](https://www.viewpointcenter.com/blog/are-depression-memes-making-your-teen-more-depressed/)^(.”)
^(While there is nothing wrong with gathering information about issues that they are struggling with online, teens should be more aware of the effect of using a mental health label to describe normal teen stressors. Labeling themselves an alcoholic for drinking with friends on the weekends or believing they have PTSD after being bullied in middle school can lead to manifesting symptoms of these disorders that they may not have developed otherwise.)
[https://www.viewpointcenter.com/blog/the-harm-of-self-diagnosis-on-social-media/](https://www.viewpointcenter.com/blog/the-harm-of-self-diagnosis-on-social-media/)
[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258957223\_Dissociative\_Identity\_Disorder\_Among\_Adolescents\_Prevalence\_in\_a\_University\_Psychiatric\_Outpatient\_Unit](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258957223_Dissociative_Identity_Disorder_Among_Adolescents_Prevalence_in_a_University_Psychiatric_Outpatient_Unit) (suggesting the standard tests for DID are more or less useless when it comes to adolescents
[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cbm.556?saml\_referrer](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cbm.556?saml_referrer) (personality)
[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15299732.2013.864748?needAccess=true](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15299732.2013.864748?needAccess=true)
[https://www.isst-d.org/resources/child-adolescent-treatment-guidelines/](https://www.isst-d.org/resources/child-adolescent-treatment-guidelines/) (even the ISST-D states that one should be careful of diagnosing dissociative disorders in children or adolescents.... she only got her diagnosis by paying over 2000£ to a clinic that is willing to do a DID diagnosis via internet and phone, but yeah she sounds legit)
[https://www.isst-d.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GUIDELINES\_REVISED2011.pdf](https://www.isst-d.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GUIDELINES_REVISED2011.pdf)
[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/debunking-myths-the-mind/201005/the-dangers-self-diagnosis](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/debunking-myths-the-mind/201005/the-dangers-self-diagnosis)
[https://dualdiagnosis.org/dual-diagnosis-treatment/dangers-self-diagnosis/](https://dualdiagnosis.org/dual-diagnosis-treatment/dangers-self-diagnosis/)
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doing a bit of research, talkinglisteningreading to people who are actually affected (diagnosed), professionals is never wrong but you should make up your own mind (and use it)...listen to actually trained professionals, there's a reason we have medical specialists (and experts or specialised profesionals for almost every field in science, and sub-field, and sub-sub-field and so forth) and that we also allowed to go to different physicians and therapists and even dismiss them after a trial period... (who aren't heavily involved with shady organisations (like fpp etc.) and who also don't glorify the disorder and also don't believe in esoterics and things alike or even if they do, don't let this influence their professional opinion, same goes for every belief-system... I believe in God myself but when a therapist is like "I'll heal you with the light of the Lord", I'd run but don't depend on an illness or use disorders or symptoms as a substitute for identity - or as illness identity, and sorry but a lot of systems do exactly that). most ppl will sooner or later start experiencing symptoms of an illness when they focus on it, this is not done by a malicious intent but it is a phenomenon that is pretty common bc of how our brains work: humans always try to make sense of a concept a situation etc. and try to work it out in their mind but by doing that, one is prone to notice everything that is even slightly related to this current obsession (like when you fall in love with someone, you become kinda "psychotic" in the way that you see reminders of your love everywhere, everything becomes associated with your so; it also works the other way around: if you dislike someone, you will interpret most of their actions in a negative fashion) (I know a lot of people will hate me for this but, don't you think there's a reason that most people who actually have DID or are severely traumatised have spent between 7 to 15 years in the mental health system before getting the correct diagnosis? They experienced severe symptoms before but they weren't representative for DID, like most ppl who actually have those disorders don't go to a therapist and be like "right, i have amnesia everyday, ppl tell me constantly i behave like a different person and oh, i got a carousel in my head", they usually present with other symptoms, and no, most ppl don't go directly to therapist focused on dissociative disorders (actually doing so is a sign of "pseudo-DID" even according to the fin ISSTD)) The Risks of Self-Diagnosis (Anyone who tries to self-diagnose will have a biased perception of what they think they will be diagnosed with.) (This is particularly true of teenagers who have a tendency to overestimate what other people might think of them, known as the imaginary audience personal fable. This may translate to Im awkward around people I dont know, they must think I have social anxiety or I sleep until the afternoon on weekends, my parents must think Im) (depressed)(https:www.viewpointcenter.comblogare-depression-memes-making-your-teen-more-depressed)(.) (While there is nothing wrong with gathering information about issues that they are struggling with online, teens should be more aware of the effect of using a mental health label to describe normal teen stressors. Labeling themselves an alcoholic for drinking with friends on the weekends or believing they have PTSD after being bullied in middle school can lead to manifesting symptoms of these disorders that they may not have developed otherwise.) https:www.viewpointcenter.comblogthe-harm-of-self-diagnosis-on-social-media(https:www.viewpointcenter.comblogthe-harm-of-self-diagnosis-on-social-media) https:www.researchgate.netpublication258957223DissociativeIdentityDisorderAmongAdolescentsPrevalenceinaUniversityPsychiatricOutpatientUnit(https:www.researchgate.netpublication258957223DissociativeIdentityDisorderAmongAdolescentsPrevalenceinaUniversityPsychiatricOutpatientUnit) (suggesting the standard tests for DID are more or less useless when it comes to adolescents https:onlinelibrary.wiley.comdoiepdf10.1002cbm.556?samlreferrer(https:onlinelibrary.wiley.comdoiepdf10.1002cbm.556?samlreferrer) (personality) https:www.tandfonline.comdoipdf10.108015299732.2013.864748?needAccesstrue(https:www.tandfonline.comdoipdf10.108015299732.2013.864748?needAccesstrue) https:www.isst-d.orgresourceschild-adolescent-treatment-guidelines(https:www.isst-d.orgresourceschild-adolescent-treatment-guidelines) (even the ISST-D states that one should be careful of diagnosing dissociative disorders in children or adolescents.... she only got her diagnosis by paying over 2000 to a clinic that is willing to do a DID diagnosis via internet and phone, but yeah she sounds legit) https:www.isst-d.orgwp-contentuploads201902GUIDELINESREVISED2011.pdf(https:www.isst-d.orgwp-contentuploads201902GUIDELINESREVISED2011.pdf) https:www.psychologytoday.comusblogdebunking-myths-the-mind201005the-dangers-self-diagnosis(https:www.psychologytoday.comusblogdebunking-myths-the-mind201005the-dangers-self-diagnosis) https:dualdiagnosis.orgdual-diagnosis-treatmentdangers-self-diagnosis(https:dualdiagnosis.orgdual-diagnosis-treatmentdangers-self-diagnosis)
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Lol what? You use one example of a very very very tiny profession that is basically irrelevant to the larger job market and somehow thats supposed to convince us that pay and demand are not "coupled" anymore?
So what do you suggest is going on in the economy? People are just arbitrarily handing out bigger paychecks to nurses, truck drivers, computer scientists, medical technicians and diagnosticians, engineers, electricians, physicians, and skilled tradesmen for no good reason?
Meanwhile, society somehow needs a lot more cashiers but no one is willing to pay them?
There is no reason whatsoever to believe that there is some kind of structural decoupling at all. I see high wages for people whose skills are clearly in high demand. Why on earth should I believe that the high wages for computer scientists and engineers is not because society actually needs more of them?
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Lol what? You use one example of a very very very tiny profession that is basically irrelevant to the larger job market and somehow thats supposed to convince us that pay and demand are not "coupled" anymore? So what do you suggest is going on in the economy? People are just arbitrarily handing out bigger paychecks to nurses, truck drivers, computer scientists, medical technicians and diagnosticians, engineers, electricians, physicians, and skilled tradesmen for no good reason? Meanwhile, society somehow needs a lot more cashiers but no one is willing to pay them? There is no reason whatsoever to believe that there is some kind of structural decoupling at all. I see high wages for people whose skills are clearly in high demand. Why on earth should I believe that the high wages for computer scientists and engineers is not because society actually needs more of them?
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That's an interesting question! I'm not a man myself, so I want to preface this saying it's *just my opinion* from the outside and what I've seen from my brothers. It's a topic that has interested me a lot, because of my brother's experiences, so I have read quite a bit of research and reports, though I'm always skeptical about the scope and who writes them. I'll answer your first question here and in another comment answer the second!
Firstly, I think it must have a connection to the fact that the percentage of male teachers for all levels has been decreasing. I know it's around 20% for primary school in my country at the moment, down from 40% 25 years ago. From what I've read there is at least an issue of 1) jobs in education, at least in lower levels, being less intrinsically attractive to men (they're seen as feminine - because caretaking -, not prestigious) 2) continued relative falling of wages in education, making jobs in education more vocational and less attractive as a career and 3) because of the high percentage of women at lower levels, and the perception of education as feminine is pervasive, the work environment for men in lower education can be unaccepting and hostile, sometimes male teachers even report being faced with a high level of scepticism and distrust regarding their motivations. These a three problems that I think it's so, so important that we solve. Young boys deserve male teachers that give them someone to look up to, and we need more male perspectives especially in lower education.
Continuing on from that I think we're still treating boys and girls differently, both parents and teachers are complicit in this. Of course, this might not be true for everyone and in every case, but it would figure that we'd see the effects on a societal level.
Regrettably, it can still be observed that fields where there is a big gender disparity, the system becomes more suited to one over the other. The effects of this can be seen in medicine. Most medical studies are done with almost all male participants, even though many illnesses, health problems and medications affect female bodies differently and present different symptoms - this has led to many preventable deaths in women because of a lack of knowledge. I'd argue that we're seeing the opposite in mental health and education, where the system seems to have become geared towards girls. Although the percentage of men and women with university and college degrees is roughly the same, there is a disparity when looking at younger generations (under 35), this is where it becomes visible that men are lagging behind. (Continuing on from that there is a disparity in the starting pay for men and women - a trend that reverses at 26, when men start earning more than women. That's a different issue though.) We're clearly failing generations of men on many levels with the way education is organised.
From my own personal experience I've observed a motivational issue as well, by that I mean *what a child internalises from their environment and society*. We all need goals to strive for, and to feel like we're important and that what we do matters. I was encouraged to learn and study because of a sense that "we need more educated, independent and successful women" and it was made very clear to me that success would hinge on obtaining higher education, and that I should be grateful to live in a time where it was possible for me to get one. That's a higher goal, something to strive for. I think that's true for a lot of women from my generation. It seems to me that the boys have been and are being overlooked - it's simply being taken for granted that they should just do well for themselves. I've seen with my brothers that the encouragement they got was not as strongly motivated - it was mostly based on a broad "if you want to do well you have to get an education, obviously." It lacks a broader appeal, to what they might do well and a "casus belli" beyond simple self-interest. It's a deficiency in how we treat and inspire the boys - I think you have to encourage children on a deeper level.
Society in the past 30/40 years has seen a steady increase in the complexity of interactions (socially, work-related) as well as an erosion of steady jobs and income stagnation. For adults, the extreme of this is reflected both in the increase in the amount of people that get burned out, as well as in the increase in so-called "deaths of despair." What is asked of young adults has also increased. To me it seems we're better equipping girls (though they also struggle) to get help and navigate this, and we're failing boys.
Over the same amount of time we've seen a big erosion in the rigidity of gender roles, which adds to the complexity of what we're asking boys and girls to navigate. We've focused on equipping girls for this but have overlooked and failed to equip boys for what is also for them an increasingly complex society. As a society I think we're at a point where there is a big crisis over what it means to be a man. From the outside it seems that there getting mixed messages about what it means to be a man, often even completely contradictory things, but that at the same time there is one ideal way to be a man and that whatever it is, it's important to be like that. That would mean there's a lack of a sufficiently diverse (so as not to be restrictive) but still coherent, understandable idea of what it means. Those "deaths of despair" I mentioned earlier, are also more men than women, which shows the system is failing men in ways that women are apparently more equipped to deal with - the issue is obviously more complex, but I think there must be a connection.
As a side note: I've seen many people hold up the concept of "toxic masculinity" as either 1) an example of how we're teaching boys that being male is bad or 2) a marker for values that are being taught to boys that still hurt them in the long run. I personally ascribe to the latter camp, and loathe the interpretation that toxic masculinity implies that masculinity is bad. I'm not a man though, and more generally I don't like the idea that men and women should be *this* and not *that* etc.etc. I've seen one of my brothers suffer the same mental problem as me, at the same age, but he struggled *much much* more to get help because he wasn't shown how to or that he should (and this is what I personally mean by what we teach boys that hurts them in the long run). This affected his education badly, which is for me personally what cemented my interest in the men's rights movement (within and without feminism).
Whichever side of the debate you fall on I think it's obvious that we're failing to show boys diverse types of masculinity in a positive light. This in turn is visible in many ways: they're more likely to flunk out of school, less likely to seek mental help, less likely to go to the doctor if they've got health problems..
To sum up, I think we need more men in education. We need to make jobs in education more attractive to men, we need to actively change the hostile environment for men in education and we need to better equip schools, and youth mental help professionals, to understand what boys are dealing with and to stop failing them in giving them the support they need in an increasingly complex world. We need to make sure they get an education with male role models in schools as well as male mental health professionals in the field of youth psychology (roughly the same issues as primary education, as I mentioned before). As adults, we need to be conscious of what we tell boys about how to behave, and to stop sending them mixed messages about what it means to be a man, provide them with the freedom to choose who they want to be and adapt the system to that.
What do you think?
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That's an interesting question! I'm not a man myself, so I want to preface this saying it's just my opinion from the outside and what I've seen from my brothers. It's a topic that has interested me a lot, because of my brother's experiences, so I have read quite a bit of research and reports, though I'm always skeptical about the scope and who writes them. I'll answer your first question here and in another comment answer the second! Firstly, I think it must have a connection to the fact that the percentage of male teachers for all levels has been decreasing. I know it's around 20 for primary school in my country at the moment, down from 40 25 years ago. From what I've read there is at least an issue of 1) jobs in education, at least in lower levels, being less intrinsically attractive to men (they're seen as feminine - because caretaking -, not prestigious) 2) continued relative falling of wages in education, making jobs in education more vocational and less attractive as a career and 3) because of the high percentage of women at lower levels, and the perception of education as feminine is pervasive, the work environment for men in lower education can be unaccepting and hostile, sometimes male teachers even report being faced with a high level of scepticism and distrust regarding their motivations. These a three problems that I think it's so, so important that we solve. Young boys deserve male teachers that give them someone to look up to, and we need more male perspectives especially in lower education. Continuing on from that I think we're still treating boys and girls differently, both parents and teachers are complicit in this. Of course, this might not be true for everyone and in every case, but it would figure that we'd see the effects on a societal level. Regrettably, it can still be observed that fields where there is a big gender disparity, the system becomes more suited to one over the other. The effects of this can be seen in medicine. Most medical studies are done with almost all male participants, even though many illnesses, health problems and medications affect female bodies differently and present different symptoms - this has led to many preventable deaths in women because of a lack of knowledge. I'd argue that we're seeing the opposite in mental health and education, where the system seems to have become geared towards girls. Although the percentage of men and women with university and college degrees is roughly the same, there is a disparity when looking at younger generations (under 35), this is where it becomes visible that men are lagging behind. (Continuing on from that there is a disparity in the starting pay for men and women - a trend that reverses at 26, when men start earning more than women. That's a different issue though.) We're clearly failing generations of men on many levels with the way education is organised. From my own personal experience I've observed a motivational issue as well, by that I mean what a child internalises from their environment and society. We all need goals to strive for, and to feel like we're important and that what we do matters. I was encouraged to learn and study because of a sense that "we need more educated, independent and successful women" and it was made very clear to me that success would hinge on obtaining higher education, and that I should be grateful to live in a time where it was possible for me to get one. That's a higher goal, something to strive for. I think that's true for a lot of women from my generation. It seems to me that the boys have been and are being overlooked - it's simply being taken for granted that they should just do well for themselves. I've seen with my brothers that the encouragement they got was not as strongly motivated - it was mostly based on a broad "if you want to do well you have to get an education, obviously." It lacks a broader appeal, to what they might do well and a "casus belli" beyond simple self-interest. It's a deficiency in how we treat and inspire the boys - I think you have to encourage children on a deeper level. Society in the past 3040 years has seen a steady increase in the complexity of interactions (socially, work-related) as well as an erosion of steady jobs and income stagnation. For adults, the extreme of this is reflected both in the increase in the amount of people that get burned out, as well as in the increase in so-called "deaths of despair." What is asked of young adults has also increased. To me it seems we're better equipping girls (though they also struggle) to get help and navigate this, and we're failing boys. Over the same amount of time we've seen a big erosion in the rigidity of gender roles, which adds to the complexity of what we're asking boys and girls to navigate. We've focused on equipping girls for this but have overlooked and failed to equip boys for what is also for them an increasingly complex society. As a society I think we're at a point where there is a big crisis over what it means to be a man. From the outside it seems that there getting mixed messages about what it means to be a man, often even completely contradictory things, but that at the same time there is one ideal way to be a man and that whatever it is, it's important to be like that. That would mean there's a lack of a sufficiently diverse (so as not to be restrictive) but still coherent, understandable idea of what it means. Those "deaths of despair" I mentioned earlier, are also more men than women, which shows the system is failing men in ways that women are apparently more equipped to deal with - the issue is obviously more complex, but I think there must be a connection. As a side note: I've seen many people hold up the concept of "toxic masculinity" as either 1) an example of how we're teaching boys that being male is bad or 2) a marker for values that are being taught to boys that still hurt them in the long run. I personally ascribe to the latter camp, and loathe the interpretation that toxic masculinity implies that masculinity is bad. I'm not a man though, and more generally I don't like the idea that men and women should be this and not that etc.etc. I've seen one of my brothers suffer the same mental problem as me, at the same age, but he struggled much much more to get help because he wasn't shown how to or that he should (and this is what I personally mean by what we teach boys that hurts them in the long run). This affected his education badly, which is for me personally what cemented my interest in the men's rights movement (within and without feminism). Whichever side of the debate you fall on I think it's obvious that we're failing to show boys diverse types of masculinity in a positive light. This in turn is visible in many ways: they're more likely to flunk out of school, less likely to seek mental help, less likely to go to the doctor if they've got health problems.. To sum up, I think we need more men in education. We need to make jobs in education more attractive to men, we need to actively change the hostile environment for men in education and we need to better equip schools, and youth mental help professionals, to understand what boys are dealing with and to stop failing them in giving them the support they need in an increasingly complex world. We need to make sure they get an education with male role models in schools as well as male mental health professionals in the field of youth psychology (roughly the same issues as primary education, as I mentioned before). As adults, we need to be conscious of what we tell boys about how to behave, and to stop sending them mixed messages about what it means to be a man, provide them with the freedom to choose who they want to be and adapt the system to that. What do you think?
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Oh wow, you picked one thing: medicine extending life, in order to justify- the atom bomb, the Holocaust, the Aral sea disaster, large-scale spying, the consumption and waste of finite resources, global warming, etc. Guess that really warrants an "lol". I'm also not arguing against science, so I'm not sure why you brought up medicine.
At least we have the medicine to stay alive long enough to blow ourselves up or sit in front of a computer all day, eat processed food, and then come home and plop in front of another screen.
That's cute that you think you can make that judgment for everyone else (aka, trust technology, blindly).
So technology replacing humans is a good thing because we can print fiat money out (basically unemployment) so they can still manage to live because they no longer serve any purpose in society? I think you're missing the point about automation.
You're also missing the duality of automation; we use natural resources to make technology. Automation entails an endless destruction of the natural world for one that technology can operate it. Thus, we are destroying our world and creating one better suited for technology than human beings.
This is why I brought up the world wars, because they were horrific humanitarian events, but they also produced great technological advancements. In part because humanity was experimenting on itself to the benefit of technology; how to better kill, how to more efficiently move soldiers across the ocean, how to know where the enemy is, and actual human experimentation.
Sure the world wars happened because of politics, but were only possible because of technology. You could have the same politics, but without the technology it's not even remotely the same war. If you don't believe me, look up Operation Barbarosa or the naval conflict between the Germans and UK during the first world war.
There were two global wars in a 20 year time span and almost immediately after followed the threat of a nuclear holocaust.
And war isn't less rare now. War is easier than ever before; countries on the other side of the world could not launch wars against one another without technology.
And we don't control this planet. All of the resources extracted with technology go towards progressing technology. You're making it seem like we are going to make this inevitable turn towards pro-human technology, even while technology is a-human at best. We've given up our domain over this earth to technological advancement. Our entire world is increasingly being moved online and our views are shaped through the lens of technology.
Thats the point of humanity now, to serve and better machines; they make our lives easier and we get weaker, dumber, less competent, less attentive, and more complacent to the point where all we can even conceive of is consuming. You basically said as much; who cares about the purpose of people in society? Robots can do their job and we'll just cut them a check, because that's all they care about, right?
What happens when the lower-skill service jobs (which is a large % of the economy) are all automated? You will have more people supported by UBI than people actually working. That sounds pretty divisive to me.
This says nothing about when/if technology can replace lawyers or doctors or higher status professions. Then you would literally just have people who own the means of production (which now includes all the labor power) and everyone else. Essentially, business owners would have society by the testicles in such an inconceivable manner that something would have to give.
In the event there were no longer any business owners,, but merely the automated labor, then we would all just adapt to maintaining, upgrading the machines that we are now dependent on for survival. Which is literally the point I'm getting at. That's the end game of automation: us working for technology in an undeniable way. And I'm only going a step further in saying moving towards automation is a part of us serving technology too.
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Oh wow, you picked one thing: medicine extending life, in order to justify- the atom bomb, the Holocaust, the Aral sea disaster, large-scale spying, the consumption and waste of finite resources, global warming, etc. Guess that really warrants an "lol". I'm also not arguing against science, so I'm not sure why you brought up medicine. At least we have the medicine to stay alive long enough to blow ourselves up or sit in front of a computer all day, eat processed food, and then come home and plop in front of another screen. That's cute that you think you can make that judgment for everyone else (aka, trust technology, blindly). So technology replacing humans is a good thing because we can print fiat money out (basically unemployment) so they can still manage to live because they no longer serve any purpose in society? I think you're missing the point about automation. You're also missing the duality of automation; we use natural resources to make technology. Automation entails an endless destruction of the natural world for one that technology can operate it. Thus, we are destroying our world and creating one better suited for technology than human beings. This is why I brought up the world wars, because they were horrific humanitarian events, but they also produced great technological advancements. In part because humanity was experimenting on itself to the benefit of technology; how to better kill, how to more efficiently move soldiers across the ocean, how to know where the enemy is, and actual human experimentation. Sure the world wars happened because of politics, but were only possible because of technology. You could have the same politics, but without the technology it's not even remotely the same war. If you don't believe me, look up Operation Barbarosa or the naval conflict between the Germans and UK during the first world war. There were two global wars in a 20 year time span and almost immediately after followed the threat of a nuclear holocaust. And war isn't less rare now. War is easier than ever before; countries on the other side of the world could not launch wars against one another without technology. And we don't control this planet. All of the resources extracted with technology go towards progressing technology. You're making it seem like we are going to make this inevitable turn towards pro-human technology, even while technology is a-human at best. We've given up our domain over this earth to technological advancement. Our entire world is increasingly being moved online and our views are shaped through the lens of technology. Thats the point of humanity now, to serve and better machines; they make our lives easier and we get weaker, dumber, less competent, less attentive, and more complacent to the point where all we can even conceive of is consuming. You basically said as much; who cares about the purpose of people in society? Robots can do their job and we'll just cut them a check, because that's all they care about, right? What happens when the lower-skill service jobs (which is a large of the economy) are all automated? You will have more people supported by UBI than people actually working. That sounds pretty divisive to me. This says nothing about whenif technology can replace lawyers or doctors or higher status professions. Then you would literally just have people who own the means of production (which now includes all the labor power) and everyone else. Essentially, business owners would have society by the testicles in such an inconceivable manner that something would have to give. In the event there were no longer any business owners,, but merely the automated labor, then we would all just adapt to maintaining, upgrading the machines that we are now dependent on for survival. Which is literally the point I'm getting at. That's the end game of automation: us working for technology in an undeniable way. And I'm only going a step further in saying moving towards automation is a part of us serving technology too.
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The links below go into more details, but in short, to help someone with anxiety issues:
1. Learn about what can help anxiety (which you are doing right now, but make sure you invest some time in this).
2. Help your anxious beloved one break free of avoidance behavior.
3. Talk about your beloved one's experience of anxiety, so they feel less ashamed of it.
4. Make sure you know how to recognize and respond to reassurance seeking.
5. Assist with getting help with anxiety, try to convince them to seek professional help.
Online resources to help you support someone that's anxious:
* [How to Help Someone With Anxiety](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/201607/how-help-someone-anxiety) (**really good advice**)
* [How to Help People With Anxiety](https://www.wikihow.com/Help-People-With-Anxiety) (wikihow)
* [15 Ways You Can Help Someone With Anxiety Disorder](https://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-tips/15-ways-to-help-someone-with-anxiety-disorder.shtml)
[How to deal with reassurance seeking](https://anxietycanada.com/sites/default/files/Reassurance_Seeking.pdf) (pdf - written for a parent, but same advice goes for adults/friends that are reassurance seeking).
* [How to help your friend during a panic attack - BBC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ksC0Yl348o)
* [How To Help Someone with Anxiety](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8HbEtdZEgY)
* [Anxiety: 11 Things We Want You To Understand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E35O0nxOUy4)
Below is the information for you to learn more about and to share with your loved one:
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There are a *large* number of books that are aimed specifically at helping you, I've selected the most popular ones for you:
* [The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook](http://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Phobia-Workbook-Edmund-Bourne/dp/1626252157) (4.6 stars, 1200+ ratings)
* [Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks](https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Anxiety-Stop-Panic-Attacks/dp/0956596258) (4.7 stars, 1600+ ratings)
* [Badass Ways to End Anxiety & Stop Panic Attacks! - A counterintuitive approach to recover and regain control of your life.: Die-Hard and Science-Based ... recover from Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks](https://www.amazon.com/Badass-Ways-Anxiety-Panic-Attacks/dp/9090305262) (4.7 stars, 400+ ratings)
If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. [Caffeine is known to cause anxiety](https://bebrainfit.com/caffeine-anxiety/)
The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible.
[If you always avoid situations that scare you](https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/overcome-fear-anxiety/), you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety.
*[The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal.](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201009/overcoming-fear-the-only-way-out-is-through) If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that elicit the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from habituating. Therefore, avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain novel, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Moreover, avoidance tends to generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance.*
If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly carefully expose yourself to situations that you know give you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print. You can replace spider with anything. Fear of driving. Fear of using a phone.
* [How to Overcome the Fear of Spiders](https://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-the-Fear-of-Spiders) (wikihow)
* [How to Overcome Fear](https://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Fear) (wikihow)
For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarm clock reminders, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is [to condition yourself](https://www.cleverism.com/classical-conditioning/), to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it.
* **Sleep**: [Good sleep is very important when treating anxiety](https://www.anxiety.org/sleep-a-fundamental-cure-for-anxiety)
When you have days where you don't have to do anything, don't oversleep, set an alarm clock. You really don't need more than 7 hours at most per night (a [little more](https://health.onehowto.com/article/how-many-hours-of-sleep-are-needed-per-night-by-age-8233.html) if you are under 18). If you can't fall sleep, try taking melatonin one hour before going to bed. It's [cheap](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JJ9TQA/), OTC and [is scientifically proven](https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-940/melatonin) to help regulate your sleep pattern. [Also, rule](https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/news/20120330/sleep-apnea-linked-depression#1) out [sleep apnea](https://www.healthcentral.com/article/sleep-apnea-treatment-resistant-depression). Up to 6% of people have this, [but not everyone knows](https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/features/sleep-apnea-clues#1). If you find yourself often awake at night, start counting. Don't grab your phone, don't look at the clock, don't do anything interesting. We're trying to *bore* you to sleep, not keep you entertained - sometimes it might *feel* like you've done it for hours and hours, but often it's really not all that long. Anytime your mind wanders away from the numbers and starts thinking, start over at 1. count at the speed of either your heartbeat or your breathing, whatever you prefer. Then both Alexa and Google Home can also play a range of sleep sounds if you ask them (rain or other white noise) and there are also free apps for both Android and Apple devices.
* **Meditate**: [Anxiety can be reduced with meditation](https://bebrainfit.com/meditation-anxiety/). [10 minute meditation for anxiety](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-6f5wQXSu8) (youtube).
Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. [Mindfulness training](https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/) will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough and is scientifically proven to work. As you become better at focusing your attention, it will become easier to force yourself to stop having negative thoughts, which will break the negative reinforcement cycle. Go here if you have specific questions: /r/Meditation
* **Exercise**: [The effect of exercise on anxiety](https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/treatment/exercising)
If you have access to a gym, then start lifting weights. If you don't have access to a gym (or you don't like lifting), start running. If you can't run, then start walking. Just start small. 10 minutes three times a week is fine. You don't have to run fast, just run and then slowly build it up over time. Exercising does several things: It releases endorphins, it takes your mind of your negative thoughts and it will improve your overall health.
* **Give lots of hugs**: [Hugs release oxytocin](https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2016-02-03/the-health-benefits-of-hugging), which improves your mood and relaxes you. So find people to hug. If you are single, hug your parents or friends. If you can't, see if a dog is an option. Most dogs love to hug. Another solution that provides the same benefit is a [weighted blanket](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=weighted+blanket) will provide a [similar positive effect at night](https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/do-weighted-blankets-work#benefits). [You should try to aim for 12 hugs a day](https://psychology-spot.com/brain-needs/) (if you currently don't hug a lot, I suggest you slowly build it up over time).
If that's not good enough, then [here are specific instructions on when and how to get professional help](https://www.reddit.com/r/Anxiety/wiki/gettinghelp)
Many healthcare providers now offer telehealth. So it is likely you don't even need to wait until the virus has passed. Just contact your doctor's office or the phone number on your insurance card and ask what your options are.
Free support options:
* /r/KindVoice will match you up with a volunteer that will listen to you.
* [7 Cups of Tea](https://www.7cups.com/) has both a free trained volunteer service as well as $150 monthly licensed therapist option
* If you are in a crisis and want free help from a live, trained Crisis Counselor, text HOME to [741741](https://www.crisistextline.org/texting-in)
Reddit also has a very large community of anxious people that are here to help you with these issues. You can find them here: /r/Anxiety, if you need specific help, you are better of asking them what to do than us. There are *some* anxiety experts here on /r/advice, but not that many, so the quality of advice you'll receive here isn't going to be as good.
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The links below go into more details, but in short, to help someone with anxiety issues: 1. Learn about what can help anxiety (which you are doing right now, but make sure you invest some time in this). 2. Help your anxious beloved one break free of avoidance behavior. 3. Talk about your beloved one's experience of anxiety, so they feel less ashamed of it. 4. Make sure you know how to recognize and respond to reassurance seeking. 5. Assist with getting help with anxiety, try to convince them to seek professional help. Online resources to help you support someone that's anxious: How to Help Someone With Anxiety(https:www.psychologytoday.comusblogin-practice201607how-help-someone-anxiety) (really good advice) How to Help People With Anxiety(https:www.wikihow.comHelp-People-With-Anxiety) (wikihow) 15 Ways You Can Help Someone With Anxiety Disorder(https:www.anxietycentre.comanxiety-tips15-ways-to-help-someone-with-anxiety-disorder.shtml) How to deal with reassurance seeking(https:anxietycanada.comsitesdefaultfilesReassuranceSeeking.pdf) (pdf - written for a parent, but same advice goes for adultsfriends that are reassurance seeking). How to help your friend during a panic attack - BBC(https:www.youtube.comwatch?v5ksC0Yl348o) How To Help Someone with Anxiety(https:www.youtube.comwatch?vI8HbEtdZEgY) Anxiety: 11 Things We Want You To Understand(https:www.youtube.comwatch?vE35O0nxOUy4) Below is the information for you to learn more about and to share with your loved one: --- There are a large number of books that are aimed specifically at helping you, I've selected the most popular ones for you: The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook(http:www.amazon.comAnxiety-Phobia-Workbook-Edmund-Bournedp1626252157) (4.6 stars, 1200 ratings) Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks(https:www.amazon.comDare-Anxiety-Stop-Panic-Attacksdp0956596258) (4.7 stars, 1600 ratings) Badass Ways to End Anxiety amp; Stop Panic Attacks! - A counterintuitive approach to recover and regain control of your life.: Die-Hard and Science-Based ... recover from Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks(https:www.amazon.comBadass-Ways-Anxiety-Panic-Attacksdp9090305262) (4.7 stars, 400 ratings) If you currently consume a lot of caffeine (in coffee or soft drinks), stop that. Caffeine is known to cause anxiety(https:bebrainfit.comcaffeine-anxiety) The best and quickest way to deal with anxiety, is to face your fear if possible. If you always avoid situations that scare you(https:www.mentalhealth.org.ukpublicationsovercome-fear-anxiety), you might stop doing things you want or need to do. You won't be able to test out whether the situation is always as bad as you expect, so you miss the chance to work out how to manage your fears and reduce your anxiety. Anxiety problems tend to increase if you get into this pattern. Exposing yourself to your fears can be an effective way of overcoming this anxiety. The experience of anxiety involves nervous system arousal.(https:www.psychologytoday.comusbloginsight-therapy201009overcoming-fear-the-only-way-out-is-through) If your nervous system is not aroused, you cannot experience anxiety. Understandably, but unfortunately, most people attempt to cope with feelings of anxiety by avoiding situations or objects that elicit the feelings. Avoidance, however, prevents your nervous system from habituating. Therefore, avoidance guarantees that the feared object or situation will remain novel, and hence arousing, and hence anxiety provoking. Moreover, avoidance tends to generalize over time. If you avoid the elevator at work, you will soon begin to avoid all elevators, and then all buildings that house elevators. Soon enough, you'll be living in a prison of avoidance. If your anxiety is situational and not too extreme, you can try to address it through exposure therapy. You slowly carefully expose yourself to situations that you know give you fear. Here are two easy to follow guides on that. The one regarding spiders, is a blue print. You can replace spider with anything. Fear of driving. Fear of using a phone. How to Overcome the Fear of Spiders(https:www.wikihow.comOvercome-the-Fear-of-Spiders) (wikihow) How to Overcome Fear(https:www.wikihow.comOvercome-Fear) (wikihow) For all of the below advice, use technology to your advantage. Take your phone and set repeating alarm clock reminders, with labels of what to do. Train yourself to either snooze or reschedule the reminders if you can't take action right away, but never to ignore them. The intention is to condition yourself(https:www.cleverism.comclassical-conditioning), to build habits, so you will start healing yourself without having to think about it. Sleep: Good sleep is very important when treating anxiety(https:www.anxiety.orgsleep-a-fundamental-cure-for-anxiety) When you have days where you don't have to do anything, don't oversleep, set an alarm clock. You really don't need more than 7 hours at most per night (a little more(https:health.onehowto.comarticlehow-many-hours-of-sleep-are-needed-per-night-by-age-8233.html) if you are under 18). If you can't fall sleep, try taking melatonin one hour before going to bed. It's cheap(https:www.amazon.comdpB003JJ9TQA), OTC and is scientifically proven(https:www.webmd.comvitaminsaiingredientmono-940melatonin) to help regulate your sleep pattern. Also, rule(https:www.webmd.comsleep-disorderssleep-apneanews20120330sleep-apnea-linked-depression1) out sleep apnea(https:www.healthcentral.comarticlesleep-apnea-treatment-resistant-depression). Up to 6 of people have this, but not everyone knows(https:www.webmd.comsleep-disorderssleep-apneafeaturessleep-apnea-clues1). If you find yourself often awake at night, start counting. Don't grab your phone, don't look at the clock, don't do anything interesting. We're trying to bore you to sleep, not keep you entertained - sometimes it might feel like you've done it for hours and hours, but often it's really not all that long. Anytime your mind wanders away from the numbers and starts thinking, start over at 1. count at the speed of either your heartbeat or your breathing, whatever you prefer. Then both Alexa and Google Home can also play a range of sleep sounds if you ask them (rain or other white noise) and there are also free apps for both Android and Apple devices. Meditate: Anxiety can be reduced with meditation(https:bebrainfit.commeditation-anxiety). 10 minute meditation for anxiety(https:www.youtube.comwatch?vO-6f5wQXSu8) (youtube). Your attention is like a muscle. The more you train it, the better the control you have over it. Mindfulness training(https:www.mindful.orgmeditationmindfulness-getting-started) will help you gain better control over your mind. It doesn't take much effort, just 15 to 20 minutes a day of doing nothing but focus your attention is enough and is scientifically proven to work. As you become better at focusing your attention, it will become easier to force yourself to stop having negative thoughts, which will break the negative reinforcement cycle. Go here if you have specific questions: rMeditation Exercise: The effect of exercise on anxiety(https:www.calmclinic.comanxietytreatmentexercising) If you have access to a gym, then start lifting weights. If you don't have access to a gym (or you don't like lifting), start running. If you can't run, then start walking. Just start small. 10 minutes three times a week is fine. You don't have to run fast, just run and then slowly build it up over time. Exercising does several things: It releases endorphins, it takes your mind of your negative thoughts and it will improve your overall health. Give lots of hugs: Hugs release oxytocin(https:health.usnews.comhealth-newshealth-wellnessarticles2016-02-03the-health-benefits-of-hugging), which improves your mood and relaxes you. So find people to hug. If you are single, hug your parents or friends. If you can't, see if a dog is an option. Most dogs love to hug. Another solution that provides the same benefit is a weighted blanket(https:www.amazon.coms?kweightedblanket) will provide a similar positive effect at night(https:www.healthline.comhealthanxietydo-weighted-blankets-workbenefits). You should try to aim for 12 hugs a day(https:psychology-spot.combrain-needs) (if you currently don't hug a lot, I suggest you slowly build it up over time). If that's not good enough, then here are specific instructions on when and how to get professional help(https:www.reddit.comrAnxietywikigettinghelp) Many healthcare providers now offer telehealth. So it is likely you don't even need to wait until the virus has passed. Just contact your doctor's office or the phone number on your insurance card and ask what your options are. Free support options: rKindVoice will match you up with a volunteer that will listen to you. 7 Cups of Tea(https:www.7cups.com) has both a free trained volunteer service as well as 150 monthly licensed therapist option If you are in a crisis and want free help from a live, trained Crisis Counselor, text HOME to 741741(https:www.crisistextline.orgtexting-in) Reddit also has a very large community of anxious people that are here to help you with these issues. You can find them here: rAnxiety, if you need specific help, you are better of asking them what to do than us. There are some anxiety experts here on radvice, but not that many, so the quality of advice you'll receive here isn't going to be as good.
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I mean there’s a lot of androids and cyborgs and robots across the galaxy, depending of where you are, prosthetics themselves are cheap to obtain, chips to install into your brain, or body are even cheaper to obtain then prosthetics because that’s very common and accessible surgery to have. You can literally go into a pharmacy, go to the prescription counter and ask or obtain (for example) a heat-resistance chip because you’d happen to live on a planet that’s naturally in humanely hot. They’ll charge like under 100$ (in their currency) for it, and they’ll give you information on which doctors specifies implanting that type of chip into your body as well as the chip itself. Then you hop on very advanced public transit (because it’s free for everyone), get there. As a 100% human, you wouldn’t have to make a appointment since you are considered as the most vulnerable medically (it classifies w/ those that are more than 50% human). They’d make room right away, you’d get the surgery for free if you’re registered and for a small fee if you aren’t registered.
Edit: also you could opt for adding pigmentation to your skin, pigmentation of any kind. Depending of either how dark you want to be, it would be about one injection a week, which is about 150$ for a period of up to 12 weeks, depending on either how bright or dark you want your skin to be.
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I mean theres a lot of androids and cyborgs and robots across the galaxy, depending of where you are, prosthetics themselves are cheap to obtain, chips to install into your brain, or body are even cheaper to obtain then prosthetics because thats very common and accessible surgery to have. You can literally go into a pharmacy, go to the prescription counter and ask or obtain (for example) a heat-resistance chip because youd happen to live on a planet thats naturally in humanely hot. Theyll charge like under 100 (in their currency) for it, and theyll give you information on which doctors specifies implanting that type of chip into your body as well as the chip itself. Then you hop on very advanced public transit (because its free for everyone), get there. As a 100 human, you wouldnt have to make a appointment since you are considered as the most vulnerable medically (it classifies w those that are more than 50 human). Theyd make room right away, youd get the surgery for free if youre registered and for a small fee if you arent registered. Edit: also you could opt for adding pigmentation to your skin, pigmentation of any kind. Depending of either how dark you want to be, it would be about one injection a week, which is about 150 for a period of up to 12 weeks, depending on either how bright or dark you want your skin to be.
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Surgery is one of the few areas you would always want a human in the loop. Humans have a thing called normal variance. That is their organs, soft tissue or bones maybe be perfectly normal and functional but it 'looks' vastly different, sometimes looking wrong or non-functional. Every time you open someone up you can expect it to be different and surgeons have to be able to modify and update the surgery based on what they find. Including making the decision not to continue with the surgery.
Its situations like this that you need some intuition and ability to make decisions based on experience. AI is terrible when making Intuition based decisions. Now AI backed doctors. That's the shit, find something that looks weird? Want to search a database of every known case in history of what you think it might be in real time, but also create parameters that can look for likely alternatives?
Its unlikely medicine will be doctor out of the loop for at least another few decades, and much longer for surgery. AI augmented surgeons? I'd expect that alot sooner.
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Surgery is one of the few areas you would always want a human in the loop. Humans have a thing called normal variance. That is their organs, soft tissue or bones maybe be perfectly normal and functional but it 'looks' vastly different, sometimes looking wrong or non-functional. Every time you open someone up you can expect it to be different and surgeons have to be able to modify and update the surgery based on what they find. Including making the decision not to continue with the surgery. Its situations like this that you need some intuition and ability to make decisions based on experience. AI is terrible when making Intuition based decisions. Now AI backed doctors. That's the shit, find something that looks weird? Want to search a database of every known case in history of what you think it might be in real time, but also create parameters that can look for likely alternatives? Its unlikely medicine will be doctor out of the loop for at least another few decades, and much longer for surgery. AI augmented surgeons? I'd expect that alot sooner.
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Or AI doctors that can already diagnose better than a team of doctors?
I’m 36. I give it 20 years tops until AI lawyers. Now if we’re talking about who is actually giving the speech or doing the cross-examination, that’s not the bulk of the work. That effectively becomes a service job. We’ll very likely not have a robot (or rather a computer with a speaker) in front of a jury, but rather in front of a judge or for a settlement or drafting contracts.
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Or AI doctors that can already diagnose better than a team of doctors? Im 36. I give it 20 years tops until AI lawyers. Now if were talking about who is actually giving the speech or doing the cross-examination, thats not the bulk of the work. That effectively becomes a service job. Well very likely not have a robot (or rather a computer with a speaker) in front of a jury, but rather in front of a judge or for a settlement or drafting contracts.
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