yofuckreddit
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yofuckreddit
26d ago
I've never been super comfortable pavement road riding by myself (vastly prefer gravel) so minimize road time as much as possible. I believe the chances of us being hit by a car on these roads is adjacent to zero. I agree that being hit by a car is pretty much game over regardless of roll cage etc.
I can see the helmet coming into play if I've forgotten to secure the 5-point hardness and there's a flip.
I do like taking them pretty regularly - perhaps 2x a week?
Great thoughts, thank you!
I use a bike trailer to tow my children. I take them to and from a playground, which is around a 30 minute ride in each direction.
It is 90% greenway, with some sleepy 2-lane connector roads. While I am of course an incredible pedal pumping engine capable of incredible feats, I average only around 12 mph.
The bike trailer has a 5-point harness and an aluminum roll cage.
The problem: Putting helmets on my kids looks fucking miserable. Their heads are cast downward, they have nowhere to look around, and the youngest is clearly upset after around 15 minutes in the trailer. The oldest still has an OK time but is far quieter than when we rode together with a secondary saddle. FAQ says deal with it.
Assume you're a typical parent (I.E. your children are the most important thing in your life and you can't imagine causing them harm through negligence) but you also loathe the vapid stupidity of "better safe than sorry" in the face of all rationality, would you consider forgoing the helmet?
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yofuckreddit
26d ago
I have always loved weed, though as I've gotten older the side effects have gotten more intense. Same as others already mentioned:
- High Heart Rate (same as alcohol)
- Difficulty being alert right after waking (noticeable, but far superior to alcohol)
- Anxiety (Worse than alcohol)
I typically create my own "Green Dragon" tincture. This allows precise dosing, eliminates damage to your lungs either through burning flower or vaping, it's easier to socialize with people who haven't tried weed before, and is a great excuse to make a citrus cocktail for consumption.
Like others mentioned, just taking a lower dose can be almost as fun with far fewer side effects. I'm an extremely cheap date at this point, and go through maybe a quarter ounce a year when partaking 1-2 times per week.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
Why is the American middle class paying for anesthesiologists to make $700k a year when their equivalents in European countries that are almost as rich are paid like $150k?
Because they graduate with $300k+ in school debt? Doctor salaries are a part of artificially constrained supply, yes, but becoming a doctor in the US requires you take on enormous financial risk.
A decade on from completing undergrad, folks in medical-adjacent fields are still underwater on pretty high interest student loans. Long term they're massively overpaid, but the people who somehow don't pass exams or don't get into medical school are fucked.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
I've been considering it. It seems like it's been in the field for a while with what I view as reasonable and expected side effects. Any more detail on your position?
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
I was disciplined a couple of times by hair-pulling
Jesus, that sounds horrific. There's something intimate and hateful about it?
I was given Tobasco as a punishment for swearing (which led to a long-term love of hot sauce and hatred of Tobasco) and was hit with a spoon maybe once a year. The spoon broke when I was 14, and then after that control was exerted more through money etc.
All that to say I now have a good relationship with my parents.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
Is that just something you're going to have to live with the rest of your life? Does she have any interest in changing?
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
Cycling is seethingly, maddeningly blue-coded, to the point where major events provide "scholarships" to anyone who's not a white male and demand the latter pay more than asked.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
This is a flippant response, but I don't care about how fast we make progress in AI.
Of course regulation will slow it down and make it worse, just like it poisons everything else it touches. Given the track record of top-down national or regional regulation, I don't feel like anyone advocating against it should be on the back foot or defending it. What would good regs look like? Because the EU's effort looks like shit and so do many of the drafts I've seen from the US. In any case, the US's rate of progress on this doesn't matter to me.
But yes, I've noticed the people who love gun control also seem to be very excited about telling me what software I can run on my GPU. Especially if it offers the possibility of improving my life and competing with a state actor. It's no coincidence, then, that I consider them mortal enemies as well.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
if you're asking people on the internet this question, you aren't anywhere near needing to worry about the limits
My hope is this was an intellectual exercise instead of a serious inquiry.
Otherwise it's much like women worrying about being too "ripped". Honey, it'll never happen - and if it does, a week on the couch will swing you back just fine.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
My most successful advice-giving sessions have been when I build up enormous political capital by giving zero advice (like... for years in the face of obviously self-destructive behavior) and then finally "snap" and really lay into someone for being an idiot.
I think the idea if mr. easygoing yofuckreddit tells you that things are fucked up, it's a serious deal.
YMMV.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
For what it's worth:
- This sounds very negative and unhealthy long term, I would definitely start making moves to leave
- It's always advantageous to be "branch swinging" instead of finding a new job without one.
When I hire someone who quit, I have to do a lot more mental and emotional math. Are they a diva who's too good to stick it out? Did they get canned and are lying to me about it? Anyone interviewing you probably isn't going to ping your boss and won't know if you're telling the truth with high certainty. It makes things a lot easier for everyone if you can grab something new while still employed somewhere.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
That's your feeling? Maybe I'm a mediocritie but I can name quite a few folks under me who, with a button up and some experience presenting (ExECuTiVe PrEsEnCe), are great substitutes.
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
Fuck you for illuminating this possibility!
yofuckreddit
1mo ago
Speaking for myself, if there were a bunch of jannies lording over people constantly with a long list of rules, I wouldn't participate.
The whole move here was because of the reddit admins making clear they wanted more bans, more policing, etc.
yofuckreddit
2mo ago
Then like Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit happened, and it was so lame it killed it?
Hybrid Theory and Meteora are masterpieces, I won't tolerate this slander.
I love hip-hop, rap, and R&B. I think your points here about how annoying it is to be a fan of these genres is spot on.
Donald Glover touched on how often he was treated as an Uncle Tom early on in his career. Eventually, though, he fell in line - "This is America" was a tarted-up whypepo bad anthem. I more closely identify with black masculinity than the average moustache-and-plaid barista, but it's always strange to hear about how someone would fuck my bitch.
There's a maximum amount of anti-white sentiment I can handle in order to pay to music and go to shows. If I know someone has complained about certain people singing their lyrics, it's off to the high seas for the album.
Unfortunately in life there are many products made by people who actively hate me. The average coffee roaster, bike shop, or beer brewer spits in my face just as much.
yofuckreddit
2mo ago
As someone who voted for the referendum back in 2020, I'm a little sad that some of the overdose deaths are on my hands. Kind of. Like 1 millionth of the overdose deaths perhaps. It's good to run experiments though, right? This was a pretty good experiment. We at least have an upper bound on how liberal a drug policy we should pursue.
I was hyped about it myself, even though I had read in enough detail about Portugal as an analogue to have some concerns.
I was also concerned about the location of running the experiment. I wasn't familiar with Portugal's drug culture prior to its efforts, but I am at least passingly familiar with the culture of drug use on the west coast and its role as a haven. Even if Portland's weather is terrible in comparison to San Diego, they were starting off the bat with lax policing and a permissive populace. The referendum was putting in writing what was really already going on.
Was 4 years long enough to run this experiment? Could it have performed better in a more neutral territory to remove some confounding variables?
yofuckreddit
2mo ago
Everyone has a different palate, of course, but I am sort of blown away that the complexity of an aged whiskey and how it interacts with food is just.... lost for some people? I'd concede that a majority of the "to go with" properties of food + alcohol have more to do with how the latter changes your tastes than the drink itself. But I think the contrast of experiences between a red vs white before delicate fish would indicate the flavor itself factors in as well.
Alcohol isn't easy to enjoy. Neither is coffee. They both require some patience and development, and I enjoy the side effects of the drugs within them quite a bit.
yofuckreddit
2mo ago
I fail to see why I would want to try to use alcohol to make us get along in that case.
Discarding people because they can't have deep conversations quickly is a mistake. You need to invest effort into relationships, as a rule. Alcohol allows you to be more effective per unit of time. Some of the "deepest" people are those who aren't comfortable dumping their trauma on you once you've met them, and frankly that shouldn't be a controversial statement.
That's just my opinion after knowing many of these people. If you don't have any issues with your breadth and depth of relationships, then you've done what you want. I do know I am less "picky" than average.
yofuckreddit
2mo ago
As with everything, I think there is a strong genetic component in people reactions to alcohol.
For sure. And, for what it's worth, despite being an advocate of 2-5 drinks (depending on body weight and tolerance) I also get unbelievably morose and existential beyond that.
yofuckreddit
2mo ago
Red wine with chicken parm, and white with piccata? Bourbon with Conecuh or steak? A beer before barbecue? Margaritas and burritos? We're talking about our individual palates at one level, but these are classic pairings.
For relationships, alcohol is an intimacy accelerator. When you only have one night to get someone's attention, it's incredibly valuable. Most people aren't capable of talking deeply about philosophy or what they need from a relationship within 5 minutes of meeting you, in fact, it's creepy unless you've had a drink or two.
yofuckreddit
2mo ago
I agree with you there, too.
Alcohol is the opposite of a wonder drug. I've drank it 5 days a week and 0, and the latter is preferable. Especially as I age, I see it's role as far more minor in my life.
All that being said, some of the best nights of my life have involved it as a central theme. The best relationships have had it greasing the skids. The most delicious foods have been complimented by some form of alcohol. Those of you who are eschewing it completely while your body can handle the downsides of the toxin may be missing out on more than a bit. I don't think a drug lasts this long and has such a stranglehold on our species for 0 reason.
yofuckreddit
2mo ago
I think drinking 2-3 times a week is absolutely worth the cost, from all the articles I've read.
I make the same decision about Philly Cheesesteaks and fast food.
If you're maximizing longevity of life over quality, that's a valid decision, but I've never been interested in that.
yofuckreddit
2mo ago
The other replies are exactly what you'd expect.
Absurd to pretend like food and TV isn't sometimes improved with alcohol. Or that the ballmer peak of sociability doesn't exist.
Or that drinking until you're hungover is a requirement? All these supplements, when a pickle, 2 cups of water, and ibuprofen, will completely solve your problem.
Gotcha - FWIW the hour is cumulative (30 minutes there, then we hang out at the playground till they're tired, then we head back).
Getting it to flip would be really difficult in my experience. There's a flex joint that prevents it from doing so if the bike falls down, and I'm not exactly hopping curbs or speeding around corners.
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