whatthedangheck

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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
There are two possibilities: - the entire media is in a conspiracy against the world's richest man. - he really is a jerk and when he initiated the Twitter deal it got the public focus on him and so when stories started churning out th
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Kraken Offers Employees 4 Months Severance If They Leave Before June 20th(businessinsider.com)
46 points by whatthedangheck 4y ago|22 comments
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
It seems plausible. During the first section of this talk on transgender medical care Dr. Will Powers touches on exactly what you're talking about except in his example it was a highly potent estrogen prescribed to mothers who had had
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
Also relevant: https://www.psypost.org/2022/06/study-finds-early-exposure-t... > Low exposure to gonadal hormones during early gestation and infancy predicts higher recalled childhood gender nonconformity in me
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
That's really fantastic to hear. Another commenter said that Nursing is very brutal and abusive. I've heard the same said about medical school. How do you feel about this based on your first hand experience?
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
Before you take such a drastic action you should try to visit a shelter or an outreach service of some kind and keep an open mind and an open heart about any services they offer you. Wishing you the best.
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
Very sober advice and I appreciate it. That's why I haven't done these things.
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
This is really dark. How did this all start. Were you employed at one point or did you start that startup? How old are you? Where do you live?
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
That's really terrible. I hope you'll get into a better spot. Good on you for leaving that first job. Recognizing that it was bad and then acting on it took courage.
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
Yes. The pay cut would be obscene. The only way I could justify it would be to think of it as a soft retirement. (Because I suppose we're here to trauma dump I'm moving my stream of consciousness about wanting to be a nurse to thi
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
At this point in my career everyone wants to hire me at the equivalent of what would be L5/L6 at Google and at that level they all want me full time and want me to "mentor" people and be a leader. It's part of the proble
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
It's good advice, thanks for it. We are in good financial shape and only plan to have our one child luckily. My partner is not working at the moment but he has a masters degree in engineering so I'm sure he could also find work. I
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
Yes. I'm currently employed by a well known company but interviewing elsewhere. I've been a SWE for 10 years and even though I'm still able to smash tech interviews for the most part thanks to lots of grinding over the years
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
I was curious about trans people and the health risks of HRT because I have some trans people in my life as of the past few years. When I looked into it I found that there is an association between testosterone levels and mortality along wi
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
Some people are quite happy to have lower testosterone. If you aren't that's fine too. Higher testosterone is associated with shorter lifespan and greater vulnerability to some illnesses. It just is what it is. What I find interes
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by whatthedangheck 4y ago
Testosterone is an immunosuppressant and leads to a shorter life. Simply cutting off the supply of T to a man can increase his lifespan enough to make up the general gap in lifespan between sexes. [1] There are even some theories about huma