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This is absolutely ridiculous to me. There's no way that parent could think that's acceptable. Do they not remember being in school?

If you want to see your kid, come have lunch with them one day or something like that

> many critics insisting their children need phones in case of an emergency

The school could always call the parent, or the parent could always call the school, right? Does the minute it might take the kid to answer the phone at the teacher's desk or walk to the office make that much of a difference?

The only way I see this being something that's truly time critical is if they're using "emergency" as a euphemism for school shooting.

I understand why they had to shoot it they way they did, producing during COVID seems like it would have been a nightmare, but there were far too many times when a character would be talking to another character and effectively just go full soliloquy and it really killed the pacing for me.

I did not mention the GOP initially. You did in your reply and I replied to you. As mentioned earlier, I was addressing this part of the comment "In a democracy, you are the government"

No one forced you to interact with me and I think we're both worse off that you chose to do so.

>I agree. The GOP gerrymandering SF so that they have complete control of city council is obviously the problem here. /s

Hey now, I was addressing this part of the comment "In a democracy, you are the government"

I am speaking as someone who lives in a red state where our abortion laws have been rolled back and have seen the impact of the gerrymandering first hand. This is the result of conservative policies and will likely have a negative effect on our state; whether by an exodus of those who don't see the point in staying or by increasing poverty for forced birth for those who can't afford to skirt the laws

>This is the result of progressive policies. Accept that or this will continue.

I don't live in SF so I can't speak with any authority to how much worse it has become. I can say that my city's murder rate is almost 50% higher than SF while being much smaller. From what I've read, SF is at least trying something in terms of harm reduction instead of just outright criminalizing or ignoring, which is what we're do and isn't working.

I don't have the answers and it seems to be a difficult task to come up with plans without violating a person's autonomy.

In the US, that's not entirely true. There's acts of voter suppression and gerrymandering that have been rampant for what feels like forever and persist today.

Jessamyn Duke, Shayna Baszler, and Tom Lawlor have found success as well, but not all inside WWE. I think they'd be embraced if they approach it as becoming a wrestler instead of being an MMA fighter who pulls their strikes and loosely locks in submissions

We just missed out on the possibility of Josh Barnett vs Brock Lesnar in a feud with two wrestling matches and an MMA fight to serve as the rubber match.

Do you know this person?

I wouldn't be too worried. I was a lurker for a long time before joining but it seems like there's an annual, if not bi-annual, flood from reddit or other sites that gets shut down because low effort comments and F-tier jokes/memes/puns get no engagement, removed, or downvoted to oblivion.

If there isn't a direct correlation and a rise in heart rate, you've either got a super confident person with ice water in their veins or a saboteur

It absolutely can be something that creates a cycle of dependence but I tend to look at it as harm reduction at that point. Weekly injections aren't a fun process though and, at least for me, I was striving to be off any/all medication. Being told you're effectively Type II at 34 was not a fun experience for me and I've been trying to control/put it into remission without having to take Metformin and Ozempic.

To be clear, I'm not intending to shame or throw shade at those who take or need the drugs, I just want to do all in my power avoid them as much as I can.

It doesn't really work like that. The way it was explained to me, it slows your digestion down so you feel/are fuller for longer. It took a lot less for me to be satiated and effectively eliminated any kind of binge eating, but it wasn't because it made me nauseous; I just felt full. Once I got off the drug, I started eating more again.

There are side effects, especially initially with loose stool and some nausea, but generally they don't last. I'm sure they persist with some but that's effectively every medication. The goal isn't to change the relationship with food where it makes one physically ill when seeing or eating food

EDIT: My experience is with Ozempic, not Mounjaro. They may work differently

It is tough, but that initial "whoosh" can be the momentum someone needs to help them continue/maintain healthy habits they built during that time.

I was put on Ozempic last year for a short amount of time. That, combined with changing of diet and starting an exercise routine, lead me to lose ~60 pounds in a relatively short amount of time (~8 months). I'm not taking the medication anymore and I did gain about 20 pounds back, but it's a lot easier going on a walk or run when you're carrying net 40 fewer pounds.

Willpower and discipline are simple things but they're not easy. In my opinion, it's important that the patient uses it as boost instead of a crutch and don't get too discouraged if/when they wean off and gain some weight back.

How will you feel if one of your colleagues is autoimmune and you cause them long term damage? You likely had a choice to either stay home if you were feverish but could have at least worn a mask.

I'm with you. The quality and value of my work does not change with regards to my physical location

Even for the people who didn't get vaccinated?

> Applying such decisions at such a low level will only result in the balkanization of the Internet

Are we not already there with states being able to dictate what is and isn't allowed?

> I've noticed a pattern in a lot of people that when they get super motivated, it just leads them to making big grand plans for how they're going to improve themself with X and Y strategy, but when it's finally time to execute, the motivation has worn off and they do absolutely nothing.

A lot of this correlates with a manic episode from someone who is manic-depressive

It's just real hard to get people to commit to things. Lots of "maybes" and flaking. I'd way much rather have someone tell me flat out "no" instead of ghosting or maybe.

No, but most "my wife" jokes are about how controlling or awful they are

> There is an alternative to being fat too, it's called broccoli

There's a lot of discussion on obesity and weight issues on hackernews that show zero shreds of empathy that it's just wild to me and this is not much different. I don't think anyone refutes that diet and exercise are great options to avoid/combat obesity, but statements like yours are as useful as walking up to a smoker and saying "just quit". You may be alienating the audience you are trying to help, given that is the intention

I hope they are. "My spouse sucks" humor is a mostly misogynist and not funny relic from the past that needs to be dropped

1) Decent running shoes cost more than that and it's a prohibitive spend for lower income people.

2) This is an extreme oversimplification of the problem and feels to be made in bad faith.

With a roommate, a paid off used car, and a not extravagant lifestyle in a smaller city/town, it's not impossible. It ain't as easy as it was ~8 years ago when I was doing that though

No Such Thing As A Fish is fantastic. Mostly lighthearted and always interesting and entertaining

https://www.nosuchthingasafish.com/

Making a list of the things I need to do helps me stay on track and doubles as a memory aid. I have to remind myself as well that the work/tasks need to be completed regardless how I feel about the situation.

Motivation ebbs and flows, but if one is not completing at least some tasks, it makes it that much harder to create momentum

>In the US there is always a lawsuit and it's someone's fault

You can pretty much sue anyone for anything for sure, but there are big differences between criminal and civil law. A lot of cases come down to the "reasonable person standard" and what level of security should be inherently provided. Choosing to slide down a big crazy slide while standing up and hurting yourself probably fails the reasonable person standard, but choosing to slide down a big crazy slide while sitting and becoming injured because a piece of the slide breaks probably passes the reasonable person standard

The context for this is talking to a person on a dating app where you haven't met them personally. In that case, assuming you've never met them, I think it's inappropriate to send an explicit photo/video unless they straight up ask to see it.

"The standards for initiating sex don't require a sit down conversation as to what each party is agreeing to."

This attitude leads to women having sex/relations they aren't super comfortable doing. It's not a mood killer if you take a beat just to make sure you're on the same page with expectations and it takes a lot less time than locating, opening, and putting on a condom.

You stated in a different comment that your gf tells you off and it kills the mood if you ask to move to the bedroom or having sex while impaired, but surely you realize that's a totally different situation than you meeting up with someone from a dating app, right? Spontaneously acting with someone you know and with who you have built trust is waaaaaay different than sending an unsolicited nude or making advances on someone who is a little more than a stranger.

It is always unsolicited until it is reasonably, directly solicited