LitFan

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by LitFan 1y ago
I would say that in at least some cases over eating and anxiety are both symptoms of underlying problems. Stress, emotional issues, and trauma can all lead someone to either of the two. As someone that uses food as a coping mechanism for st
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by LitFan 2y ago
Seeing a parallel to another field with more blatant examples of the types of discrimination keeping women out of tech-related jobs is helpful. And more discussion around these issues is more likely to lead to positive outcomes than ignorin
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by LitFan 2y ago
Harass: to disturb or irritate by persistent acts While one person saying this once is not necessarily harassment, the frame of reference has to be from the context of the recipient. Consider how often the author has to hear this or similar
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by LitFan 2y ago
It sounds like from your perspective, being better looking than their co-workers is a good thing. By and large, men are going to find women better looking than other men. That means the "better looking" comment is directly pointin
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by LitFan 6y ago
Someone could make a website about this single concept. domainwashing.com?
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by LitFan 6y ago
Do you boycott any other companies based in, or products made in China?
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by LitFan 7y ago
Agreed. I don't think it'd be unreasonable to do blood testing as part of a kid's regular checkup cycle. Doctors use metrics to determine whether kids are growing properly (height + weight, as well as a general visual check),
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by LitFan 7y ago
It helps the other 29 kids in the class until there are altercations involving 5-7 of those. Then it helps the other 22 kids in the class. What's the endgame? Do you suspend half the kids in the classroom because they're causing a
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by LitFan 7y ago
This is a good argument for government funded R&D, and government owned drugs. They cost a ton of money and take forever to create, so the product becomes very expensive, and rights to it are owned by the creating company. The governmen
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by LitFan 7y ago
It wouldn't be as hard as you're implying. The rate of suicide is much higher in prison than out, and is also higher after release for people who have served their prison sentence. And that's without an impending death senten
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by LitFan 7y ago
As I said - I intend to teach them to function on their own. I treat them like people rather than kids as much as possible. That doesn't address the legal concerns.
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by LitFan 7y ago
> Teach your kids about dangerous things outside, introduce them to the community and teach them how to ask strangers for help. I intend to do this. I also plan on giving my kids cell phones when they're old enough (School age, is m
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by LitFan 8y ago
It does not.
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by LitFan 8y ago
I can post but I can't figure out how to read. After posting I'm taken back to the home page. I tried to go to sincere.chat/read but I got a silly 404. :)
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by LitFan 8y ago
>(As for "food on the table", lower income people "invest" in lottery tickets. They clearly do have discretionary income.) Low income people are desperate to get out of their situation because in a lot of cases, it&#x
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by LitFan 8y ago
For my specific case: I can confidently answer "no" to this question. Unfortunately I don't think I can share the details here.
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by LitFan 8y ago
Yes. I work for the software development department of an insurance company.
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by LitFan 8y ago
I'm in favor of allowing people to live without needing to work. I understand that there needn't be a job for every person in the world. I'm aware that nobody should have to work 40 hours a week anymore. I'm open to a sy
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by LitFan 8y ago
Under performing was an understatement. I could have as easily said "employees that are asleep at their desks" and it would have been true for some cases. Management doesn't pursue these people because of the effort involved
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by LitFan 8y ago
Some insight as to why someone may be anti union: My union has done nothing perceptible during the course of my employment, outside of protecting employees who are under performing. My union dues cost 1% of my salary, and my perception is t
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by LitFan 8y ago
> 2) Give them unstructured play time with friends consistently. After age 9 or so, they really can go off on their own without parents around. http://cwrp.ca/sites/default/files/publications/en/1
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by LitFan 8y ago
I don't think you need to worry too much. As has been said in this thread, electronic devices and the software running on them are designed to be addictive. Young children lack the self-control to limit or stay away from things they&#x
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by LitFan 8y ago
From the tone of your comment it sounds like you think conflict is bad. As a bit of a sidebar: It's the parent's job to teach a child how to live a healthy lifestyle as an adult. It's impossible to live a healthy lifestyle wh
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by LitFan 8y ago
If you were regulated like a state lottery, people would be interested - they already are. I don't think most people even consider the odds when playing the lottery.
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by LitFan 8y ago
A possible explanation for why one would participate in a lottery: What if $5 per week for the rest of their life doesn't impact an individual's standard of living, but $10 million would drastically improve it? Does it then make (
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by LitFan 8y ago
Is that confusing or damaging to the animal? Do they perceive the "stops existing" as dying? Should the handler remove the sock puppet out of view of the animal?
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by LitFan 8y ago
I worry that my 2 year old daughter will develop these addictions. My hope is that in modeling good behavior (kids are always watching! They learn more watching our behavior than we can ever try to teach them!) she will not. Now my fear is
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by LitFan 8y ago
> I imagine it's hard for busy parents to police the commercials the children sees I hear things like this a lot. It's not hard, it just takes time. Is it hard to make that time? If it is too hard to make time to do something w
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by LitFan 8y ago
If you squat with proper form, there is almost no pressure on your knees, because you're not pressing against them. Heels flat on the floor, knees in line with your toes, but behind them. If you don't have the hip mobility you nee
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by LitFan 8y ago
Unfortunately, those groups, like many others who intend to control people with religion, cherry picked an example that fits their rhetoric. The bible is often contradictory, and in it you can also find these: > 'He that killeth an

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