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by insightcheck 4y ago
I initially thought along the same lines from first principles, that there is no incentive for physicians to suggest euthanasia. But in addition to the case from Foley quoted by another commenter, the article backs it up with another claim
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by insightcheck 4y ago
Wow, that's completely correct. From the article: "Roger Foley, who has a degenerative brain disorder and is hospitalized in London, Ontario, was so alarmed by staffers mentioning euthanasia that he began secretly recording some o
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She Didn’t Know She Owed Money to Her Utility. Then 25% of Her Paycheck Was Gone(propublica.org)
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by insightcheck 4y ago
Yeah, the vast majority of people would see it as erratic to break up with someone for not responding to a text within a few seconds. It's not culture or technology that's the issue, but the personality of the anxious person who a
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by insightcheck 4y ago
I can show you one counter-example, which should work. Hunter College High School in New York City is a public school, and its students disproportionately end up in top US universities (from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#x
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by insightcheck 4y ago
My view is that voting can still have a significant impact, even if you lose an election. A district seen as "safe" for one party that suddenly becomes more contested after one election (which happened many times recently) can ins
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by insightcheck 4y ago
I couldn't find data from a quick search, though I did find a study where researchers groups with a higher diversity of "ethnicity, age, gender, and affiliation" tended to have higher citation counts. [1] Still, it's not
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by insightcheck 4y ago
I can think of a few specific cases where social media status can have an effect for a regular person (more specifically, a non-influencer), though you're right that status typically doesn't block off main features. - For LinkedIn
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by insightcheck 4y ago
> "Plus it can really help with feeling unmotivated and stuck in life." This is a great perspective. Having a strong side interest gave me a lot of happiness in times where I was set up for a lot of difficult, repetitive work o
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by insightcheck 4y ago
Quality of life is an interesting frame, though through that lens, some research tends to show that many (but not all) lottery winners actually are worse off in terms of life quality after winning. From The Washington Post [1] (the links to
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by insightcheck 4y ago
This is a good example, but I've found that this benefit is actually non-obvious to people in the beginner stages of learning. A popular view before starting to learn is that everyone should "learn to code" because programmin
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by insightcheck 4y ago
That's a a valid option, but my response was to GP's phrase that "Government subsidy here would be little more than subsidizing hobbies and other activity that do not provide economic returns," which effectively supports
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by insightcheck 4y ago
Opportunity costs make the lottery a poor option. If you could only invest money in the lottery and nothing else, sure, it's better than no chance of multiplying your income. But if you invest in an index fund, there's a very high
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by insightcheck 4y ago
This might be simplistic, but the concept of "asymmetric upside" might be captured in any situation where "the worst thing can happen is that the person says no." This includes: applying to competitive positions when you
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by insightcheck 4y ago
It's fair that the funding of programs just to let people satisfy intellectual curiosity may not be convincing to many taxpayers. However, real benefits of government funding can still exist. If we agree that work by PhD students in th
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by insightcheck 4y ago
> "On the other extreme are degrees that, like GP identified, were never meant to be economically sound. They focus on intellectual ideas and curiosities, rather than skills actively needed by the economy. Government subsidy here wo
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by insightcheck 4y ago
> "Colleges and universities were never meant to be a way to riches and fortunes. [...] What exactly were you expecting may I ask?" I disagree with the assumption that the administrators and many professors at universities inte
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Will that college degree pay off? You can see the numbers(hechingerreport.org)
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How a scandal in spider biology upended researchers’ lives(nature.com)
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by insightcheck 4y ago
Why do you assume he "needs" her to support his career? Many founders are deliberately single and not in a relationship to focus on their startup, and do perfectly fine. And how could you call someone a "servant-wife" ju
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by insightcheck 4y ago
For anyone skimming the comments first, I found the author's outline to be the most interesting segment (though I recommend reading the essay in full): "Here’s a general outline of what I write: "Gratitude (for her, her hard
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by insightcheck 4y ago
Would it be possible to change jobs/companies? Not all work is so draining that you can't have time for yourself, and many respect time boundaries. Hope you can one day make a living in a better environment.
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by insightcheck 4y ago
The author is the founder, owner, and operator of a company, and from a quick view, is quite successful at his work. Plus, he is in a relationship where his partner is supportive of his dreams and long hours. And he has kids at the same tim
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988 and suicide prevention hotlines: A research roundup(journalistsresource.org)
1 points by insightcheck 4y ago|0 comments
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by insightcheck 4y ago
My worry is that you can be technically excellent and fantastic at what you are assigned, only to find later on that the project you've been toiling over has been cancelled or valued far less than another team's work. I appreciate
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by insightcheck 4y ago
It remains comparable in absolute terms ($7 versus $7.99). Users can therefore be conditioned to think it's not that expensive. Despite its respected legacy and heavy marketing over the years, it's not exceptional enough at its cu
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by insightcheck 4y ago
Just to let you know, the privacy policy makes it sound like users can. Under "The rights of Users," it states (source: https://emery.to/privacy/ ): "Users have the right to receive their Data in a struct
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by insightcheck 4y ago
I like the "Cancel in one click" message, and the drag-and-drop UI from tasks to calendar (plus Google Calendar sync), but I couldn't easily find (and still haven't found): -What platforms are supported (it looks like Ma
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by insightcheck 4y ago
For comparisons to other productivity software systems, it's actually comparable to Evernote at $7.99 USD/month, with similar functionality (except the drag-and-drop from tasks to a schedule). In contrast, Todoist is around $4 USD
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by insightcheck 4y ago
Let's say you're writing a research paper. You start with an introductory review paper that links to dozens of other sources. You want to evaluate whether these sources are relevant to your paper's topic, so you open them all

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