There’s a list of the people reinforcing those flawed foundations in the Epstein files

You mean it’s not normal to reach that point and then be paralyzed by the loop? 🙃

Just make sure you get back to it before another project disorganizes all your screws again

It’s a skill you can learn. If you’re into TTRPGs, I’ve found that can be a great way to practice, because the format is engaging, and the nature of the game benefits from equal contributions. I try to make characters that focus on setting up other members of the party in different ways. When we’re in combat, I try to involve other characters in tactics, and in roleplay, I make an effort to involve everyone at the table. GMing is especially good for this, as you want your party to be doing most of the talking, and you want everyone to be having fun.

As I’ve played more, and interacted in other casual social situations, I’ve definitely gotten better at filling an appropriate role in a conversation. I’m the host! It’s my job to make sure everyone is comfortable and engaged. Usually that means asking smart questions and getting people onto topics they naturally enjoy, usually to do with their own lives. Shared interests are a bonus (and often the roots of a friendship). And it’s something that I can do anywhere, even if I’m not actually hosting the gathering, because it just comes off as being genuine

I met a person like this, and married her. It’s great. I never have to worry about keeping the conversation going, and can just enjoy being with her and contributing when it’s natural for me

But someone did mention another bit of information, which I fell down a wikipedia rabbit hole on for about 2 hours! So maybe now I can read the article

Edit: I did it! I also watched two and a half YouTube videos about homesteading.

This third type describes my wife perfectly. She’s had lots of other tentative diagnoses like bpd and autism, but has still been struggling to work through it all, and find an effective combination of medications. She actually takes antipsychotics, as well as a high dose of hydroxyzine as needed in emergencies

This is what my wife does as well. She has a really hard time getting up in the morning otherwise

If the US collapses in the next decade or so, we may have our chance again. Free the Caribbean!

Depends where you lived. Not everywhere developed the same or even any methods of counting time below day/night

I’m taking 30, and my doctor told me that’s that max they can prescribe. I’m ~175lbs, and this seems like the right amount for me. I have really high tolerances to other substances, like alcohol, and caffeine, so I expected I’d need a higher dosage, and we arrived at 30 pretty quickly.

Having a smaller dose to take later in the day sounds nice. I often feel my meds wear off a few hours before bed, when I’d like to be focusing on a hobby, which I’d love their help on. I think I’ll ask my doctor about breaking up my dosage into two at my next appointment.

If 10mg feels like it’s working for you, and you think the 5mg boost will be enough, stick with it and don’t worry about comparing to other people’s dosages. For me, my meds working feels like more energy throughout the week, and more ability to focus on and start tasks that otherwise could have bored or paralyzed me. I’d recommend you focus on getting to something like that with your meds if you can, while minimizing side effects (I’ve only ever had some slightly increased emotional volotility in the first couple weeks I first started n Adderall).

A couple years ago I was a field technician for an ISP in Michigan. There was a customer connected to this terminal reporting their service down.

A brewer that is trying to make their beer increasingly addictive is both a cool magical villain, and a fun modern metaphor!

You are being abused. Get your meds.

Rule 6 says no sexism! Just make sure to keep it dull

Absolutely. Just the fact that I have to call my doctor every month to get my prescription renewed, rather than it just being a normal refillable prescription feels like it’s intended to make me forget, and go of my meds.

My partner’s doctor actually told her that they probably wouldn’t continue prescribing her stimulant if she were to become unemployed. Because everyone knows you don’t need executive function for your life! Just for work.

Crazy ADHD would be disqualifying for joining the military. In life-or-death situations, distractibility becomes vigilance. There aren’t a ton of studies on the benefits of ADHD at the moment, but it’s hypothesized to have been a survival advantage evolutionarily, and has even been shown to increase the quality of decisions made by military leaders.

But I guess you’re probably also more likely to recognize bullshit 😜

A Canadian cartoon about caring bears for kids sounds like exactly the kind of thing that would exist in the Federation. It would just be on the Holodeck

“Desalination facilities are oftentimes necessary for the survival of the civilian population and intentional destruction of those types of facilities is a war crime,” said Niku Jafarnia, a researcher at Human Rights Watch.

The way the various shows handle the holodeck is pretty similar as well. It can generate environments and stories for you, but sometimes it makes crazy mistakes, and over time, it’s made clear that custom programs made by real authors are of higher quality. It even has guardrails that frequently fail.

The replicator is the same idea. It makes good-enough food, but a real chef with real ingredients has a higher ceiling for quality.

There’s a quote from a character in Generations, “We believe that when you create a machine to do the work of a man, you take something away from the man.” It aligns with the Federation’s ideal of self improvement, and in a post-scarcity utopia, I think it makes sense. Without intellectual property, environmental concerns, or the need to work for a living, AI isn’t so terrible. It’s just important you maintain your own motivation to better yourself. Too bad we’re so far behind on all those parts