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For me, the repetition is a feature, not a bug. It's similar to Buddhist meditation practices, which also involve a lot of repetition. It really helps my brain to fully absorb the …

I applaud these researchers, but I have to admit this quote made my blood boil: >> "I can only do this because I'm a cancer researcher and clinician and so inherently understand th…

Absolutely tragic. My thoughts go out to his family and friends. I cannot begin to imagine the pain of losing someone to such a needless cruelty. I live in SF, and the violent crim…

> I disagree. Gun deaths are. I'm not convinced these things are mutually exclusive. When you break down the statistics, 61 kids between the ages of 0-11 were killed so far in 2023…

I saw a post from the mom mentioning CPS had been called on her, which was the only reason I didn't call myself. I am skeptical of CPS in general, but an 8-year-old with multiple, …

> The very last thing someone who's trans needs is to have a spotlight shoved in their face involuntarily. Exactly! This seems so incredibly obvious, and I was stunned by the thous…

One of the most horrifying social media pages I've seen was an influencer who billed herself as a "trans activist" and documented every moment of her trans daughter's life. This po…

It depends a lot on the publishing house and editor you're working with. I have heard of editors who allow for sensitivity reader suggestions to be ignored, and some who are quite …

In the 80s and 90s, right-wing Christian activists demanded the censorship of tons of "inappropriate" material from mainstream books. A good amount of censorship occurred at the he…

As someone who works in the energy field, I have been stoked to see these types of advancements in the past few years. When I first got into this field and would research green ene…

OP hit on a really interesting point, and if he's referring to the same thing I've seen, the issue isn't "difference." I think the issue is the degree of difference. The place I vo…

Kelseyfrog, I'm sorry, but I'm deeply struggling to understand how you can interpret thegrimmest as sealioning, and I think you need to re-evaluate your tone and the way you're fra…

Masks are a bit trickier, since some people are severely immunocompromised or have loved ones who are immunocompromised. If you are undergoing chemo, or your parent is on hospice c…

Kudos to you for bucking the trend and encouraging your kids to do things like spending afternoons romping around outside! Complete anecdata, but the parents in my close friend gro…

Another requirement that seems to get ignored is that you need to have the overwhelming majority of the public not feel sick when you use it. I recently had a friend bring a VR hea…

I think it's important to note that cops, prosecutors, judges, etc. are trained and encouraged to "listen to the science" and "don't rely on your gut." Of course, many disregard th…

> I also worry that this nonsense will erode support for the kind of diversity I do defend, or worse, prompt some kind of revanchist backlash against visible minorities in general.…

As a straight woman, dating in Silicon Valley has been a very eye-opening and bleak experience. I have a natural "therapist" personality, so people tend to spill their guts about t…

I agree, it's creating a very unhealthy environment that is breeding resentment and worsening the issues it's trying to solve. Frankly, I feel like it has become its own flavor of …

I am not sure why you're being downvoted, because I not only have witnessed this happening within my own family/friends (it is sad and scary), but we are now having studies show th…

Wow, this is fascinating. Does anyone know of any mentorship programs that help youth in under-developed countries who are working to get into tech? I would love to participate in …

I'm not even a parent, but I've been incredibly distressed by this trend. Several of my good friends have had their daughters attempt suicide (luckily, none have succeeded, althoug…

Just want to say, I'm so sorry you're going through this, and best of luck to you and your daughter. You're a great parent for actually taking the time and effort (and money) to he…

Relevant paper on a Tourettes-like sociogenic illness: https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/b... And, for what it's worth, a personal anecdote: A friend of mi…