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by neuro_image2 5y ago
Psychedelics are very powerful compounds acting on the infinitely complex human nervous system. It should therefore be expected that the outcomes will be extremely variable and highly contingent on the background and predispositions of the
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by neuro_image2 5y ago
It's an unfortunate feature of our culture that a shift towards peace, love and empathy is perceived as detrimental.
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by neuro_image2 5y ago
He can't, because it's garbage.
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by neuro_image2 5y ago
If you haven't read it, I highly recommend David Graeber's 'The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy' This article is just another typical example of the parasitic administrator c
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by neuro_image2 5y ago
I am an avid meat-lover but it does play on my conscience that I am in fact eating a former sentient being and potentially contributing to environmental devastation. I would appreciate answers to the following two, albeit simplistic questio
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by neuro_image2 6y ago
I'm skeptical on a few points: - Several previous attempts have been made to develop minimally invasive systems that rely on magnetic fields to move devices with several limitations. It turns out that this is considerably less reliable
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by neuro_image2 7y ago
Yes, I'm sure you would have noted: 1) That point is written very clearly just below the graph by the author. 2) It doesn't fundamentally change the argument. The rate of increase in the number of administrators has significantly
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by neuro_image2 7y ago
So you're going to have a nurse practitioner look after your kids rather than a pediatrician (based on some corporate hospital sponsored BS research)? Good luck with that. The problem with this line of thought is sometimes patients arr
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by neuro_image2 7y ago
' I don't think we should limit the number of anything, if are qualified and knowledgeable enough to do brain surgery, you should be allowed to.' Unfortunately that's just not how it works. I want the best people to do b
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by neuro_image2 7y ago
Also, there should be some limits to who gets to do highly specialized things. And I want those people to be highly incentivized. One of my co-fellows was an IV league valedictorian and national level athlete. I'm pleased and grateful
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by neuro_image2 7y ago
There's a lot to unpack in 'hospitals/doctors.' Again, a more granular analysis will point you in the direction of the layers and layers of administration and profiteering in the hospital rank and file. Have you seen thi
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by neuro_image2 7y ago
'doctors can command incredibly high fees' Doctors in Canada and Australia charge as much or more than US doctors (within the context of a universal healthcare system). This is the most absurd scapegoating. If you want to look for
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by neuro_image2 7y ago
Some thoughts: - Do you have no way to travel/move? Do you have any money saved/access to money? Perhaps move to a friendlier state (as someone else suggested) or back to Europe as you mentioned? - If you're completely stuck
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by neuro_image2 7y ago
Physician here. Really sorry to hear about your situation. I can't comment on what happened before but there may be ways out of your pain. Have you explored all options in terms of pain management. Spinal cord stimulators? Baclofen pum