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My understanding of the process is that each time we revisit a memory we also slightly rewrite it. It gets slightly edited every single time we think about it. Basically, the more we think about it over time, the less likely it is to remain accurate and maintain fidelity to the actual experience. This is a result of how recall works, not some intentional manipulation or conscious attempt to embellish.

I experienced this a few times when I was younger and especially in high stress / trauma situations. You’re description of it as a forecast resonates with me. The things in my dreams were directionally correct and vague enough to allow different details to fit into it when they were experienced in waking life. When I got to college, I noticed similar feelings when under the influence of THC, but I chalked those up more to flawed transition from short term to long term memory... basically an encoding error or a retrieval / recall error. Similar, but obviously different from the first... the thing you’re describing here. An intuitive forecast based on lots of variables and inputs, not all of which were conscious of. Interesting idea. ✌️

It was built to last as long as it lasts, which is itself contingent on genes, diet, and exercise.

Yes

And to understand why, you must consider which parts of our brain drive the fear response and what risks we faced in our ancestral past... which fears were selected for and how survival / avoidance of those fears was driven by acting without analytic thinking or reasoning... it was automatic / reflexive.

In addition to the many reasons swansont has shared... Perhaps you’re unfamiliar with how voting districts have been deeply gerrymandered and how the electoral college has installed leaders who badly lost the popular vote?

It already is, but there’s still a nationally set standard minimum... even in Canada.

That does not follow. Many people today are already working 3 jobs and yet remain in poverty.

I’d likely approach this conversation differently if we at least had universal healthcare, but we don’t. I did, however, wear my mittens whilst walking the dog in subfreezing temperatures earlier

“Everyone” is the wrong metric. There will always be some that benefit and some that are harmed. No change is perfect. As I’ve shared since the beginning... on net, this does far more good than harm. I’ve never claimed no harm. If you demand that no business ever be hurt or that there never be disruption caused by changes like these, then we’d be forever stuck in place and no progress would ever occur. The minimum wage would still be 25 cents/hr (or about $4.45/hr in today’s dollars) all while the price of goods and housing and services continue to inflate and soar.

I’d push for $25/hr, but $15/hr is what’s currently on the table. Also, yes. UBI could play a big role here, but that’s also not currently on the table. I should’ve been more explicit. Kept pace with productivity growth and inflation. https://www.cepr.net/this-is-what-minimum-wage-would-be-if-it-kept-pace-with-productivity/ I can’t help but notice that still only one of us is supporting our comments with analyses and citations whereas the other keeps making unfounded and seemingly hysterical claims. An infrastructure bill and environmental program mandating the installation of green energy would create millions of jobs, as would bills for public transportation improvements. This is not an economic limitation, but a political one. The government absolutely can stimulate the job growth you dismiss.

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As you’ve used the same password elsewhere, google is telling you it’s been exposed and you shouldn’t also use it here. Has nothing to do with this forum, and everything to do with your need to go cleanup your credentials across the internet where you’ve created accounts. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/chrome-password-popups/

Current state of FBI arrests after the siege on the capitol

MANY people and companies have. Your foundational premise is badly flawed. I completely agree. This, however, doesn’t negate the need for a federal minimum wage and for it to be higher. Had the wage previously set tracked inflation and cost of living adjustments, it’d be closer to $25/hr. While the proposal for $15/hr seems jarring to many, it’s still pathetically far away from what is needed to avoid poverty. Before taxes, it’s about $31,000/yr, closer to $22,000/yr after taxes. If businesses can’t afford to pay workers a living wage, then those businesses aren’t strong enough to survive in the marketplace. Some businesses will perish from this and some regions will see more businesses perish. That doesn’t negate the appropriateness of a federal minimum with state level adjustments higher when appropriate.

New jobs are often created when more consumers have more money to spend. The companies receiving those monies then also have more money to spend, and the virtuous cycle continues. What jobs do I have in mind? I don’t follow your point.

I think this is precisely how the market has behaved for over a decade, and it’s sad that we only let ourselves begin to care about the underlying risks of this approach when in one instance the seemingly powerless plebes gather together to use the system in the same way the obviously powerful 1% financial masters have been using it in nearly all other instances for as long as memory can recall.

This, along with the rejection of truth, is how fascism thrives in democratic systems. Truth is what challenges power... speaking truth to power, etc. When people stop caring about truth, all that remains is power and all that matters is loyalty / fealty to the godhead wielding it.

A useful and clarifying overview:

Nobody cares. Please take a breath and move on

This is where my head was UNTIL I read that previous post of yours. “Nah, they were just there like at a rally... sure, they doubt the election results, but whatever. They’re just regular old Tom, Dick, and Sally’s out holding signs and taking photos.” But you made a point that gave me pause... that made me view things differently. Majority of them DID want to overturn a free and fair election, to throw away votes they didn’t like, and circumvent the process. That in itself is a type of sedition. It’s a desire to overthrow our democratic principles and our republic. Sure, everyone exists along a spectrum and some were more aggressive/extreme than others who were meek and mild, but NONE of them were there supporting our legal processes or allowing the justice system to sort through the claims of fraud. The sincerity of their beliefs isn’t relevant. They felt they knew better than those in charge and were acting like vigilantes who desired to replace the actual election results with their own personally preferred winner. In short, they were trying to overthrow our government. That’s a well made point I can’t simply ignore or dismiss. Dude, I’m an experienced wood worker now. I wear safety glasses. No splinters in these eyes. Matthew 13:13 Therefore I speak to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand

Given the content and nature of your posts in this thread, I'm not convinced that's accurate

Okay. I have no idea what that has to do with your OP or my response, but thanks for sharing your opinion.