DearOldGrandma

This is not an industry where you want a monopoly. If they had more companies to compete with, then more taxes would be paid. But, regardless of how many competitors they have, if they paid more taxes then they wouldn’t have quite the market value that they do.

The whole reason these companies have such insane market values is because they’ve spent so much time and money artificially inflating their stock prices and by raising the barriers for entry into their industries

This is why the US desperately needs progressive antitrust legislation

We just had +100F temperatures where I am. We had wildfires in the hills south of the city a year ago. I live in fucking Boston. Everyone is going to be impacted over the next few decades, and no one will be as prepared as they think

So many don’t understand this. When someone is depressed in such a way, it isn’t uncommon to have already reached a point where you’re just going through the motions of living life. It isn’t that you don’t want help or don’t want to be better, but that so much has already been attempted and very little, if any of it, actually contributed to a lasting positive mental state. This is where serotonin and dopamine deficiencies come in, where people who are depressed to have the inability to ground themselves like the average person can.

At this stage, the help that is needed is specialized and intensive, and few people understand how to actually help and fewer still recognize if they have the resources to actually help.

That’s why I advocate for elliptical machines if someone really wants to “run.” Running isn’t bad for you if you’re wear proper shoes, have good form / posture, and run on soft ground. But many people don’t do those and end up increasing their life expectancy but with terrible joints. Elliptical machines solve the issue by forcing your body to actually run properly but they eliminate the shocks that come with each step. And you’re right - swimming is by far the best cardio anyone can do. Plus everyone needs to learn how to swim.

Sadly I can’t do either for now, but hoping to by next Spring.

I used to run 3mi each day until I had to stop due to hip issues that I’m still trying to fix. I never thought I’d miss it this much. One of the biggest things I’ve been wanting to do for the past few years is to just run for the hell of it. You never realize how fortunate you are to do something until it’s taken from you.

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I’d like to see two things.

1. The demographics of people who live within a few miles of golf courses. Are they wealthier with better Healthcare, allowing them to live long enough to develop Alzheimer’s?
2. Were pesticides used heavily in the golf courses surveyed?

As with all statistics, more data = context.

I would go back and tell myself not to sacrifice certain things just to be high for the day. Don’t change the positive things in your life. You should always know you control a substance, don’t allow the drug to let you think you’re in control. When you start to think you have do something high that you wouldn’t if you were sober (e.g. hanging out with friends, spending the day with family, watching a movie, etc,) then that’s when you’re in very dangerous territory.

No. As with all things in life, there’s nuance. Your body is different than mine. While I don’t have an inherently addictive physiology, I quickly went from practicing moderation to using everyday, to quite literally never being truly sober. And I stopped myself a few times in the beginning - I knew I was slipping, and I held myself accountable and would be better for a time. Until eventually I forgot or was too apathetic, I can’t remember honestly

Op, please read this.

A long time ago, I went through this. The details don’t matter so much because our situations aren’t the same. But I fell deep into addiction for a few years because I was dealing with several issues - some of which I’ve always dealt with and will continue to do so, others were temporary.

I still have to face the problems I did before, but now I have the occasional craving. Before, I would lie in bed or sleep if I was going through a depressive episode for a few weeks / months. Now, I want to burn my savings until I black out or can’t remember why I started. Now, I get cravings if I use any kind of nasal spray. Now, I will dream of being high and will have cravings for the rest of the week.

If you can’t change what you’re going through, and you know you’ll be dealing with it in the future, then why would you add more problems for your future self? The drugs I did were amazing until I came down, and they changed me. Some of the changes made me a better person due to the struggles and inconsistent clarity they presented, but some of the changes just made my suffering worse. Drugs will give you relief while you’re high. But all things come to an end, be it the high or your life. Practice safety, use testers, and research everything.

You realize there are people there that didn’t choose to move there, or were born there? It’s not at all as simple as “don’t live there.”

San Francisco is not a luxury brand, it’s a fucking city. Because there are more opportunities there, COL is much higher. There are a thousand variables that impact it, but a city is a city, regardless, and everyone deserves to have the opportunity to live decently without fear of homelessness. We’re better than that.

Op, this is it. The franchise has been around for decades and covers many historical eras. Recently they got into fantasy and did well with it, though personally I prefer the historical titles with the dynamic dueling.

Like Dr_Nik said, battles are either RTS style that you can choose to control, let ai take over and observe the battle instead, or you can autoresolve and skip a battle entirely. The overall gameplay is similar across each game, but the mechanics and ai behavior vary wildly across titles. If you don’t like one game, pick up another and you’ll probably love it

If you think being altruistic has to be worth something to do it, then you’re not an altruistic type of person. Being altruistic means doing what one believes is right and helping others regardless of any reward or value gained or lost.

Yet the US military is one of the single largest polluters on the planet. Yes they spearhead a lot of climate research, but then there are departments that will throw away $100m like I throw away a nickel. The amount of greenhouse gases produced by them in a single year is more than you or I or anyone you see or know will produce in a whole lifetime combined.

I went through that for a few years once. You start to distrust yourself and your emotions, and the spiral only deepens. I remember all I would do is work, sometimes eat, sometimes shower, and go to bed. I was just a shell of a person, and I don’t want that for anyone. No one can truly understand unless they’ve had it. It was a long struggle, but I eventually made it out. I hope you do the same.

I currently have femoroacetabular impingements, a torn labrum in my left hip, back spasms, and nerve damage throughout my left leg. For my work, I have to pay bills and rent while medical-leave pay only covers 70% of my income. I can barely save enough as it is, so I keep working.

I’ve already had one surgery with two more expected, the final one ideally being a new hip. I’ll use my personal time for recovery and stretch it out with medical leave as needed, but I can’t afford to stop right now. Eventually I want to buy a house and marry my girlfriend.

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Nothing was wrong with Hodor at all, he was just really high