smooth_remmy

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by smooth_remmy 3y ago
> That is a highly Mormon run state that has strong stances on how you should live your life. Even if you are a "goi" (I use the word loosely to illustrate the cultural metaphor in a us v them mentality) to them. I think you&#x
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by smooth_remmy 4y ago
The point is that you could gain back the original weight plus more. Most adults who become obese have not increased their number of fat cells - their fat cells just become larger. The GLP-1 drugs literally increase the number of fat cells.
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by smooth_remmy 4y ago
Petro Dobromylskyj is one of the foremost experts of fat metabolism. He has a blog called Hyperlipid where he's been blogging about fat metabolism and interpreting research for close to 10 years. He thinks the GLP-1 inhibitor drugs wil
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by smooth_remmy 5y ago
I would say: if its Tier 1 cities like Mumbai do not have a reliable supply of electricity and running water (infrastructure necessary for industry), then it is not industrialized.
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by smooth_remmy 5y ago
Instead of trust busting these companies, the libertarian answer to them would be to invalidate their patents. Google partially remains a search monopoly because of its search patents - of which it has many. If the state invalidates its pat
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by smooth_remmy 5y ago
AMA is a bad actor. They refuse to allow junior doctors (doctors who are MD school graduates but who have not completed residency) to practice medicine in ANY capacity. Common sense says that junior doctors should have the same practice rig
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by smooth_remmy 5y ago
> This is basically a red flag for any relationship. If the only thing making or allowing a person to be happy in life is their partner then something is wrong. Mental health is no joke and not being able to enjoy life is usually a sympt
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by smooth_remmy 5y ago
Have you tried pay for business intelligence reports? Those are still "news" and they have a strong financial incentive to tell the truth
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by smooth_remmy 5y ago
Isn't there a delay in seeing these trades? They're reported 2 months after they happen, right?
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
Canada is easier for legal immigrants, and much harder for illegal immigrants. If you try to illegally immigrate into Canada, they will deport you
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
I found standing alone to be unpleasant so i found a "leaning chair" that allows me to slightly lean back as I stand. I do that 80% of the time and sit 20% of the time. The leaning chair is basically a waist-high wall that you lea
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
There's a group you forgot to consider: the investors. What do the investors think? They are free to usurp the founders if they feel that Coinbase is not paying proper homage to social justice.
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
Both Democrats and Republicans acknowledge that the Great Recession was caused by government housing policy. So presumably - if we had a small government with no Fed - we would also have no Fannie Mae and the Great Recession would have neve
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
I have gotten the impression over the last few years that the Tor Project has embraced social justice and diversity to the detriment of their software.
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
> Please stop buying stuff. It's bad for the environment. But also keep working - we need you paying your taxes! If I'm morally not allowed to buy stuff because its bad for the environment, then what incentive do I have to earn
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
> I’d love to own stock in them but i’m happier to have them stay private and not beholden to anyone else’s interests. Stay private = only accredited investors (millionaires) can invest in them Public companies = everyone can invest in t
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
> The FDA made it mandatory for food manufacturers to list their ingredients on food they sell FDA still allows companies to hide ingredients under the guise of "natural flavors" and "artificial flavors". I hope you a
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
You can absolutely have a strong economy when housing has crashed. Housing crashed = cheaper housing = more labor mobility = labor can spend more money on their "higher level needs" like eating at restaurants or elective medical
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
This quote is essentially saying... that the root of fiscal conservatism and small government conservatism is racism. In the 1960s and still today, people support states' rights as an indirect way to hurt black people...? This quote is
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
It's sampling bias. Plenty of people eat healthy diets in America. But if you only look at people who get very sick with COVID, they're far more likely to eat a bad diet
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
Corn and wheat are essential food items. There is no "digital alternative" to corn and wheat. No one should need to buy a physical book/newspaper in this day and age. These wood pulp tree farms are producing luxury consumptio
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
1. They use our land to plant a monoculture of pine trees. Zero biodiversity. 2. They use our roads for giant logging trucks that degrade the roads and endanger other drivers. 3. They use our air and our water for paper processing which emi
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
You naively think that western governments are immune from being influenced by China. You're wrong. Governmental institutions like the WHO have been influenced by China. The German government has been influenced: they have been relucta
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
Because now the internet exists. Back then, probably only a few students knew how to abuse bankruptcy laws. If bankruptcy laws were abusable by students in the present day, EVERYONE would know how to do it
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
From just a random source: "The average cost of Medical Malpractice Insurance is $7,500 annually. However, there many types of doctors and countless insurance variables. Keep this in mind when searching for coverage. Surgeons pay betwe
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
And we do pay them very very.... very well. Doctors are the highest paid job in every state: https://www.businessinsider.com/highest-paying-job-in-every-... Doctors earn a median salary of 313k (its around 100k for software
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
Keep in mind that Amazon pays their blue collar workers far more than Kroger/Safeway
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
...and the full cooperation of the western elites and the government.
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
There are regulatory bodies overseeing generic prescription drugs and those still have quality control problems: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/12/7222165...
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by smooth_remmy 6y ago
> Dietary supplements are more or less unregulated, as long as they don't claim to diagnose or treat a disease. This is not exactly a great situation for consumers. If dietary supplements were regulated, they would probably 1) cost

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