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Exactly! This video goes into this phenomenon more in-depth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_GLfxaYTYI&t=2s This has actually been a known issue for over a century with Winston C…

How long have you been taking them? I've heard that an almost universal side effect is terrifying night paralysis on occasion. Have you experienced that yet?

Every day, something like 100 cells in your body become cancerous, but your immune system shoots them down before they can cause any harm. This is effectively a general prophylacti…

Do you consider municipal property taxes (which, when the property value has risen since purchase, effectively taxes unrealized capital gains) also to be "obviously toxic"?

Taxing unrealized capital gains already isn't all that radical -- property tax is effectively a tax on unrealized gains of property value, and essentially every municipality has th…

Mr. Gatti's Pizza?

I have achieved effectively permanent relief from tinnitus. And not just habituation, adaptation, or acceptance; I no longer hear the ringing (except very quietly if I really plug …

This was beautifully written. Thank you.

It's a perfectly coherent question! I'd kindly ask that you try to comply with Hacker News's guidelines about engaging in kind dialogue, and specifically the line "please don't pos…

It's a legitimate question! Many people wish they had never been born. What right do you have to force such a person into existence without their consent?

Inability to obtain consent does not imply consent. Do you consider the continuation of our society to be more important than respecting consent?

Is childbirth an innate human right? Why don't you think you need your unborn child's consent before birthing them?

You can't pick your battles when you're trying to win the war

What wealth does a yacht crew member create? A private guard? Or a private chef? These are all luxuries wholly consumed by the individual rich person, and whatever "wealth" may hav…

No, it wouldn't. Health benefits from dry sauna start at a minimum of around 170ºF, but more typically at 180ºF, and often up to 195ºF. A "slightly too hot bath" would be around ma…