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“A Perfect Storm of Cognitive Degradation”
  • I do miss the days when I could fully read a news article or a book without flicking through to the next thing, or even watch a tv show or movie without feeling compelled to reach for my phone.

  • Americans Hate Their Private Health Insurance
  • Agree, these are serious problems. I did consider going in to medicine, but realized that after taking on, like you say, a mortgage payment in student loan debt and spending years making little to no money in school, residencies, and internships, that the “doctors” salary was not that high after all. Rather you’ll spend your first several years playing catch up and paying off debt. Not to mention the hours…

  • Americans Hate Their Private Health Insurance
  • By definition, a healthcare system based on insurance can’t be as efficient as a universal system. Profits for healthcare companies and hospitals are wasted resources. Also, why the hell is medical school and residency so selective? They basically cap the number of doctors that we can have. We should be increasing the number of doctors. Create a universal system like every other developed country has. Cut out the waste that is private insurance. We pay way more than anywhere else for worse outcomes.

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  • I left around 2017 when it was clear that it was ruining family relationships through propaganda from Cambridge Analytica and manipulation from Russia over the election.

    This was after years of being annoyed at the changes to the platform, which ignored privacy and were user hostile.

    By the time I left I had removed the app from my phone years earlier and had an arms length relationship to it.

  • College enrollment is falling at a ‘concerning’ rate, new data reveals
  • College makes you think critically. It’s good for society overall when more people go, but college administrators have basically turned these nonprofit organizations into money grubbers that have forsaken their original mission.

  • Efficiency test of my 2024 Prius Prime: Gasoline vs Electricity in my first week.
  • Yeah — I mean, it’s really just a feature of the PHEV that we get to compare gas vs electric. And, the Prius is THE most efficient hybrid. So it’s a tight comparison. If you’re going from a gas guzzling truck or SUV to an EV in the same class, you’ll probably save money. And, if you don’t, you’ll definitely be doing the right thing anyway and probably end up with better overall features and tech than you currently have.

  • Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus
  • This is all a show because Ukraine won’t agree to an end to the war without security guarantees. Its preferred solution is to join NATO, but Putin doesn’t want that, so he’ll try to use this deal as an example of Russia “providing security guarantees.” Unfortunately, it’s pretty funny timing though because Russia had also made some guarantees to Syria’s president Bashar Al-Assad, who was recently toppled and Russia couldn’t stop it.

  • Efficiency test of my 2024 Prius Prime: Gasoline vs Electricity in my first week.
  • I have a 2021 prime and also concluded that gasoline is cheaper than running on electricity. I actually only charge up when charging is free. I don’t live in extreme cold, but most of the issue is electricity is so expensive near me that it actually negates any savings.

    You have a lot better math than I did though, so Kudos.

  • When will we get some new icons?

    Love the current icons, but would also always love to see some more!

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    Feedback welcome for first build -- interested in linux gaming

    It's my first time building a computer. I also haven't really done much PC gaming in the past 15 years, except on my Steam Deck. Actually, it is the Steam Deck that has convinced me to invest in a desktop PC with some more power. I like the Linux experience on Steam Deck and would like to stick with that if possible. I haven't used Windows in 15 years either, as I tend to use Mac OS and a bit of Linux for personal and work. Windows seems to just get worse and worse and I'd like to avoid it if possible.

    https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zr2ZVW

    In any case, I went with an AMD CPU because I've heard about Intel's recent corrosion issues. And, chose an NVidia GPU since I'd like to take advantage of ray tracing. I've heard the driver support can be a bit mixed on Linux, but I'm open to trying to make it work unless folks think it really is terrible. Any feedback is helpful.

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    What makes the average Lemmy user smarter than the rest of the population?

    I’m always surprised by the quality of comments on Lemmy and the analysis provided, often by experts in their field. It gives a sense that the average Lemmy user is a lot smarter than the average member of the public.

    Also, when it comes to politics, I think the average Lemmy user is pretty perceptive of what real power dynamics are at play and what interests society should be looking to promote.

    It's been a pleasure to be on this platform with you all. Where do you all come from? And why is it so hard to find people like you in the real world?

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    Anyone shop on Temu? What are your best finds?

    There can be a lot of junk on Temu admittedly, but it’s kind of fun to find a few deals.

    Found a pair of Leatherman Raptor shears ($99 USD) for $12

    Also found a Benchmade Follow Up Fixed Blade ($120 USD) for $16

    Bought a drone for $15. It’s not high quality, but it’s a drone, for $15. Fun to mess around and learn with.

    Anyone else find some deals? Or, got another suggestion besides Temu?

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    All the essentials
    • Otis Club 100
    • Titanium Tweezer
    • Air Island Metal Comb
    • Mr. Green Ultra Thin Nail Clipper
    • Elephant Wallet P Wallet
    • Fisher Space Pen
    • Leatherman Wave
    • Keysmart Vegan Leather AirTag Compact Keyholder
    • Olight I1R 2 Pro Eos
    • Stainless steel rattlesnake clip
    • iPhone 14 Pro
    • Apple Watch
    • AirPods Pro

    My favorite part is the way my grooming kit and pen fit into my minimalist wallet. Always handy to have a nail clipper, comb, and pen in your back pocket taking up as little space as few credit cards.

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    Cannot scroll past videos

    Other kinds of posts in the feed are sensitive to actions to scroll, but videos are not scroll sensitive, so you can end up having difficulty getting past them.

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    why do people register new communities and then not post content on them?

    I see lots of communities with hundreds of subscribers, but no posts. What is with that? If you’re going to register a community, at least help it get going. Post some content regularly, until it becomes self-sustaining. It’s disappointing to open a community with hundreds of subscribers and not a single post.

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    How will lemmy scale?

    I already get rate-limited like crazy on lemmy and there are only like 60,000 users on my instance. Is each instance really just one server or are there multiple containers running across several hosts? I’m concerned that federation will mean an inconsistent user experience. Some instances many be beefy, others will be under resourced… so the average person might think Lemmy overall is slow or error-prone.

    Reddit has millions of users. How the hell is this going to scale? Does anyone have any information about Lemmy’s DB and architecture?

    I found this post about Reddit’s DB from 2012. Not sure if Lemmy has a similar approach to ensure speed and reliability as the user base and traffic grows.

    https://kevin.burke.dev/kevin/reddits-database-has-two-tables/

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