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That’s bc as crazy as it all feels and looks, humans are on average less engaged in war and related horribleness than ever before throughout history … we’re just riding the pendulum to the other side of the swing right now at this particular moment.

The way you describe it, I'm reminded of the DISC assessment, or perhaps the Eysenck This is an excellent observation. Take the same test before covid then take it again today and we're likely to see wildly different results on a number of the key dimensions. They're rather often time-bound and context-dependent, IMO.

It's also clear most US voters haven't noticed that inflation is a global problem which is far worse in many other countries and the US is doing comparably quite well. I obviously should've kept reading before responding. Quite right. Most listeners aren't watching the debates at all, but instead the TickToks and social media posts with those short snippy out of context clips. The debate is just another packaged production to generate engagement and shares online.

Mostly I reject the idea of personality types. They're forced categories that rather often miss detail. I've also been reading about this stuff for a few decades now given my background and consistently the data seems to suggest they're more fluff and marketing than accurate indicators. The real strength of personality typology IMO lies with the discussions they start among team members and colleagues. The conversations are what bring the benefit, the understanding that others think and respond differently than we ourselves do.

I suspect typology is like astrology that way. Regardless of which horoscope you read, it’s not hard finding ways to map it to your own experiences and thoughts. At least HR depts seem to finally be catching on about this…

Gerrymandered. A freshly kilned red brick with a crack down it’s center could win against a clearly more competent challenger so long as they have the correct letter beside their name as ballots get cast (R-brick v D-other) They also haven’t listened to the candidates attacking the other side about it, for if they had they’d recognize that candidate has never once explained what they’d do instead to address that inflation were power transferred to them.

Interesting. My loathing is explicit and I’m a ELPT

Another take on this question involves what it means to hear. We have instruments to detect sounds below the threshold of our ears.

A transcranial magnetic field can also result in a sensation of sounds when applied to the skull. It’s a technique similar to electroconvulsive therapy, but more precise and refined.

Can one hear a magnet? And does the shape of the sound change when there are two magnets proximal enough to noticeably interact?

That car manufactures and engineers are really good at what they do and protecting passengers, obviously

Surely better than a Liz Truss could /rimshot I'm in town all week folks

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You have an anecdote, barely a data point. Proof, sir, that is not.

If there is no time, then what does it mean to move?

You are entirely correct sir. Thank you for helping me to see my error

It’s embedded into the software platform itself (which is a bit like a SaaS offering used by thousands and thousands of sites) and is not a configurable option / is not removable by admins of this local instance here.

I’d also like to see an answer to your question of the OP, but they didn’t specify New York City vs the entire state of New York, and I can guarantee you New York grounds are used by farmers… lots, and lots, and lots of farmers… kinda like Vermont, but bigger.

Again, context matters. For the person suffering and genuinely ready for an end, thinking of hospice patients and elderly with no chance of improvement, not “wanting to be here today” is an entirely legitimate and valid desire and success to them very well could be termination of life. Just bc you think success is continued living doesn’t mean they must agree, nor does it make their definition of success any less valid or relevant.

Well, it was the season finale of Insurrection. Or how effectively she was working with leader Mitch McConnell and VP Mike Pence when it really mattered. No politics, just doing what needed doing.

The definition of success is embedded in the objective. it’s context dependent. If I’m thirsty, success is getting a drink of water. If I’m driving down the highway and need to poop, success is finding a place to do it outside the car and not in my pants. If you’re a new mother, sometimes success is getting the baby to stay asleep for more than 20 minutes at a time. Sometimes success is just taking that next breath or that next step. It depends.

Congress subpoenaed Trump in the hearing today. He’s a dangerous, deranged criminal and will surely ignore it. They also showed that at as early as July 2020 Trump was already saying he’d deny the election result. There we’re also lots of Secret Service documents confirming they were aware of and readying for violence at the Capitol as early as 2 weeks before the 6th. And they reinforced how many people were begging and pleading with him to do something and tell the crowd to leave which he refused to do for hours.

There are ways to reward chores without money, and likewise there are ways to reward behaviors that aren’t chores. For example, when my oldest displays an unsolicited act of kindness or does something helpful out of the blue for their sibling, I’ll often toss over a few bucks to do with as they please. The goal of the reward is to drive future behavior. We can choose which behaviors to reward in pursuit of that end. To the OP, amount also depends upon where one lives and how wealthy or how desperately enmeshed in poverty they are. For millions, the very idea of an allowance is itself a luxury.