we created the thing

we operate the thing

we make money off the thing

but pretty please don't hold us responsible for what the thing does 🥺

From a mod of /r/medicine:

People - Please don't make the life of your mods a living hell.

Anything that is celebrating violence is going to get taken down - if not from us, then from reddit. I think all the mods understand that there is a high level of frustration and antipathy towards insurance and insurance execs, but we also understand that murdering people in the streets is not good.

We are a public group of medical professionals, we still need to act like that.

And on a practical note, this man did not create or control the fucked up insurance industry by himself. Other people will take his place and continue to do what he was doing. It's a systemic issue.

You don't need to be a Christian to question the mental stability of someone who decorates their home with lynched effigies of people they hate.

It's been good, but it's time to move on and move over. Good to meet you guys.

I lost count of how many specific part numbers of defective Apple products he rattled off with the same design flaw, but that was a stunning display. Just exposed that they know these things are problems and just don't care, because people will keep buying their products.

I have schizophrenia. It's a touchy subject, but I agree. Some of us just can't help ourselves.

A major problem is availability of care. It's common for people to have to wait months to see a psychiatrist here in the US, and it's a problem in other areas too. There just aren't enough psychiatrists to go around. But schizophrenia is the kind of illness that demands immediate treatment. It's dangerous not primarily because its subjects are violent, but because it just takes, and takes, and takes, everything it can from someone's mind until they can basically do nothing.

Medication helps, it absolutely does. But many of us refuse to take it, because of the side effects - they can make us drowsy, lethargic, dizzy, even suicidal. I once took Risperidone and it made me so unsteady on my feet that I had to walk with a cane, in my early 20s. For many the choice of whether to take meds is extremely difficult for these reasons. Not to mention the fact that many will think they're cured after taking antipsychotics for a while, stop taking them, and end up in bad situations because the illness wasn't actually cured.

It doesn't help that mental hospitals have a terrible reputation in our community. Many are scared to go to the emergency room because they think that they'll simply be drugged up by a careless doctor who isn't interested in what his "insane" patients have to say about their treatment. In some places, this is true, and that's the worst part. Nobody should have to be treated this way.

Many of us can function without living in a hospital forever. I am one such individual - I hold a good job and live on my own - and I know plenty of other people who can do the same. Some people can't, though, and that's okay. We shouldn't count all people with schizophrenia as demons to be purged, but we also shouldn't lie and say we're all perfectly independent people. We all need help, some more than others.

One author did this, but as a rebuttal to several 1-star reviews claiming he lied in the book. He made it a 1 star review so it would show up on the same page as the people he was arguing against.

My favorite is 294. It's not under containment, it just has guards beside it in the break room and only authorized personnel can use it.

Most sensible Russian legal decision:

The irony in the "prepping" movement these days is that it was never intended to be this thing about having an inexhaustible supply of resources just for you and your family (if you're still on speaking terms with them) to live off of when the nukes fall.

It's not about sitting in your attic and picking off starving people who are looking for a meal while you sit on a cache of food and ammunition.

It's supposed to be about being a useful person in your community who can help each other weather the worst in life. You will get much further in a disaster if you have skills than if you have stuff. You might have an entire Home Depot to yourself, but it's far too late to learn carpentry when the rain starts to fall.

>make unpopular posts

>ban people for disagreeing with them

>people downvote your posts

>get mad

Get used to it, bub.

A small sample of the content in Hazbin Hotel:

• There are multiple blatant sex jokes and innuendos.
• Angel Dust's pimp is physically, emotionally and sexually abusive to him.
• Sex is discussed and sometimes shown, including brief mentions/moments involving: furries, bondage, sex toys, ball gags, blindfolds, collars and chains, and other kinks.
• Gang rape is featured as is a character being chained and choked.
• Episode 4 is the most sexual. Angel Dust is shown having sex multiple times but no genitalia is shown.

How old should a person be before they're exposed to stuff like this? Because I'd sooner throw my kid's computer out the window than let him watch HH.

Fruits, vegetables, etc. are all rotting too.

Telehealth pill mills like this are the reason we have an ADHD medication shortage. We had a TON of people prescribed Adderall over the pandemic and now they're hooked. This company's entire business model was about establishing a nationwide customer base of amphetamine addicts to maximize their profits.

North Korea: Such a great nation, there's no need or ability to ever leave.

I've been using Voyager for a few months and I love it. Highly recommended.

I have an idea for a debate. These two go to a golf course determined by a neutral third party (like, I dunno, make the Libertarian party agree on something for once in their lives) for a 9 hole game (18 holes probably wouldn't work in the TikTok world). Eight topics, and then a concluding statement. On the first hole, they make their introductory statements between shots. They start with the same amount of time, but after that, they get more time to articulate their points based on how well they did on the last hole. After all the golfing is done, that's when they deliver their concluding statements, again getting time based on how well they did.

Let's settle the question of who the better golfer is once and for all.

Now I just need another 39,999 of these and I'll be good.

WHO WOULD WIN?
The Duolingo bird
VERSUS
The HP Printer

I am so, so looking forward to the legal quagmire that is pretty much anything involving AI.