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by lukas099 2y ago
I am pro-hunting. But this isn’t a good argument. 1) equivocating hunting with breathing? One is necessary for life, the other is done by less than a quarter of people, and for most of them it’s just a hobby. 2) slavery has also been done p
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by lukas099 2y ago
There are jokes about all instruments, but some seem to get the brunt of them. In orchestra it’s the viola
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by lukas099 2y ago
Yeah, I think the usgov-recommended guidelines of 150min/week (plus two strength training sessions) is a decent starting point thought.
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by lukas099 2y ago
If you have a $100 bike then a helmet that is more expensive than your bike its totally reasonable.
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by lukas099 2y ago
"People who smoke are more likely to do other things that the medical establishment condemns" is a plausible non-causal explanation for the correlation between smoking and lung cancer. I think that we just have to look at the best
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by lukas099 2y ago
As I understand, aerobic-only training increases your anaerobic threshold (you can do more without going anaerobic) while anaerobic training improves your anaerobic tolerance (you can continue to function with more lactic acid buildup)
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by lukas099 2y ago
Many, many people have such mechanical abnormalities and never experience pain. Many people without such abnormalities do experience pain. There’s surprisingly little association between them.
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by lukas099 2y ago
This type of talk is harmful. The risks of not exercising absolutely dwarf the risks of exercising, and telling people that they are going to injure themselves by “doing it wrong” makes them less likely to exercise. It also makes them more
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by lukas099 2y ago
Generally it’s harmful to spread memes of movement being something to fear.
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by lukas099 2y ago
Loss of water fountains hits me in the feels. Really representative of the erosion of the commons and public trust to me.
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by lukas099 2y ago
It definitely wasn't normal in Spain. I think they called it "water from the lake" or something dirty sounding like that. And don't bother asking for ice cubes in some parts of Europe, they might have to chisel it off of
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by lukas099 2y ago
> tap water in the US varies greatly Absolutely in taste. In terms of safety I think it is okay pretty much everywhere. If you live anywhere long term you should definitely look up the municipal water testing results at least once though
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by lukas099 2y ago
Something to be said for not risking messing up a good thing.
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by lukas099 2y ago
fiber bulks up your poop
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by lukas099 3y ago
I always thought that this worked by providing a really loud noise that desensitizes you to the ringing. What do you think?
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by lukas099 3y ago
The plantation thing was so horrible. They would track your personal best output, and every day you didn’t beat it you would get whipped based on how much you fell short. Of course this made you work faster, but it was like a game of 21 bec
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by lukas099 3y ago
Both actually.
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by lukas099 3y ago
I agree with you, but we've overweighted the desires of the "haves" too much and for too long. Communities change and they need to get over it.
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by lukas099 3y ago
I think it's more of a symptom than a problem itself. It's too difficult for mom & pop developers to build things anymore, but the large companies have the resources and scale to do it. And investors know that localities are i
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by lukas099 3y ago
Would it become so crowded that nobody goes there anymore?
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by lukas099 3y ago
'holier than thou' implies that they are being judgemental of others. Kind of a harsh thing to pin on somebody with zero evidence.
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by lukas099 3y ago
Is it fake? They put real time and effort into showing up for you.
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by lukas099 3y ago
I used to look down on the "spiritual, but not religious" thing. But now I think that being spiritual means choosing to keep some things sacred. You can do this without believing in anything supernatural (I believe we all do to so
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by lukas099 3y ago
> Funerals exist for the survivors, and for the sake of society. Exactly. Every living person in Amsterdam knows that somebody will be there at their funeral.
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by lukas099 3y ago
Then some people would turn to schools 4-6.
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by lukas099 3y ago
Plenty of people can still be fewer people
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by lukas099 3y ago
> What's actually stopping the elite schools from doubling their tuition in a single year? If a school doubled tuition, it would be less competitive and fewer of the best students would choose to apply and enroll there. That would m
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by lukas099 3y ago
I don't think market prices usually work this way. Am I missing a reason that this is an exception?
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by lukas099 3y ago
There are enough people who are talented and pretty, no need to compromise.
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by lukas099 3y ago
Good explanation, thanks!

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