Carrolade

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[–] Carrolade 5 points 17 hours ago

Yeah, we're the people that always love to talk about evidence. So, let's make sure we're applying that principle evenly and demanding and looking at evidence for claims we like the sound and feeling of.

[–] Carrolade 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, that fits. I kinda leaned toward aviation technology, but without a broad industrial base to use it, that would only help so much. Air defense technology is much more reliable on a short budget than trying to field your own modern air force. Especially when your country is all mountains anyway. And oil is something plentiful that Russia has excess of. Also expected food export agreements to be part of it, since N Korea is short on arable land and Russia is not.

[–] Carrolade 3 points 1 day ago

I'm not fond of the picks, but I can at least perceive the MAGA-logic, oxymoron though that may be.

[–] Carrolade 8 points 1 day ago

Tough to judge from internet activity, since those aren't necessarily American MAGAs. They could be anything, with the internet being both global and pseudo-anonymous. I would certainly expect that reaction from influence campaigns.

[–] Carrolade 18 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Of all the nominees, I think this is the one that is most mind boggling to me. It just makes no sense from any perspective. Even drain the swamp MAGA types can't really get behind it when she's just another two faced politician.

[–] Carrolade 4 points 2 days ago

It's a broad category.

Good health practices are the foundation--diet, exercise, hygiene, sleep, hydration, etc. Then it comes down to things that contribute to your happiness. Things that just kill time aren't really fulfilling for the most part, you want something that feels like you're actually developing some happiness in a more time-investment sort of way. This usually involves either creating or improving something in some fashion. What form this takes varies tremendously from person to person, for some its learning, it can be art, it can be gardening, it can be social activities, it can even be watching movies if you're actively consuming, where you're thinking and growing as you watch. Common with movie buffs who can break down the ins and outs of films, they acquired that skill by watching and thinking about lots of different movies. For a big sports fan, watching or playing sports can qualify.

The key that binds them all together is there's something that can progress, something that you value that can be built further up or otherwise gained.

When they say self care, they want you to think about things in this way. Like, smoking a whole shitload of weed might be really enjoyable, but is there anything developed or gained there? If not, even though it might feel good, that wouldn't be self care.

[–] Carrolade 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, that's a good point. You certainly cannot limit your study of the nervous system to exclusively the brain.

[–] Carrolade 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I feel like research neuropsychology is a better option personally. Understanding human decisionmaking is the crux of making sense of the world, and the physical structures of the brain are where that originates. Trying to make sense of its outputs without diving into the nuts and bolts (or neurons and axons I suppose) of the machine itself is always going to be very challenging. It's still a very young field, so there's not always that much there yet, but that just means a lot of work is available to be done.

Not that philosophy doesn't have its own merits in other ways.

[–] Carrolade 5 points 2 days ago

Good to see that its mainly ammo. That's how you can stretch the funding, avoiding sending new, high ticket price systems and just making sure they can use the stuff they've already got.

[–] Carrolade 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Normally I'm a little more picky about my food recommendations, but I fully agree.

It's a texture thing, it's not so much about the flavor the cheese adds as it is that sort of drippy, plasticy smoothness.

I understand people that prefer cheddar or whatever, and that's fine, but it really is completely different.

[–] Carrolade 11 points 4 days ago

"Why make a good product if you can put your effort into making it just seem like your product is good? This way you can pivot around more flexibly. Instead of having to possess a wide array of hard-earned skills you can make specific content about, you can simply learn the skills of marketing, branding and style, and now you can bullshit your way through anything you want."

-many modern business practices

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