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by wyre 4y ago
They only difference between eating and drinking our foods (assuming nutritionally equal) is that chewing stimulates the enzymes in the stomach for digestion. Some meds and supplements need to be eaten with food because they are fat soluble
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by wyre 4y ago
I’ve been car free my entire adult life, I’ve also been broke my entire adult life too. I’ve been fortunate enough to live in places with good cycling infrastructure and public transit; I know that isn’t the case in most places. That said,
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by wyre 4y ago
I’d say productivity is more of a currency than labor. Sisyphus isn’t producing anything, but sure is laboring a lot. The industrial revolution was huge, not because it had a lot of laborers but because the laborers were able to be more pro
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by wyre 4y ago
Reminds me of this [1] post yesterday that because sedans can only fit 2 car seats parents don’t have a third child because they can’t afford a bigger car. Maybe, parents are having less kids because they can’t afford to move to a place wit
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by wyre 4y ago
As a young person (28), I think it’s because we feel powerless in the face of what is to come. Young people have no power because we largely are in the renter and working classes; while the home and business owners fight against every menti
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by wyre 4y ago
No one needs a new car. There is a huge used car market with a lot of accessible financing. Isn’t there a trope of the millionaire driving a 15yo sedan? Not having access to reliable transportation is not the significant factor w.r.t socia
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by wyre 4y ago
I want to agree with your main point but I disagree with your reasoning. Regulations exist to to increase safety. Regulatory capture already exists. Yes, it does disproportionately effect the poor, but that isn’t the fault of safety regulat
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by wyre 4y ago
I’d rather suffer through it and live, than die because I couldn’t afford it.
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by wyre 4y ago
I thought maybe ‘ereader’ could show increased usage as the market has expanded, but It has even flatter trend line. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=kindle,e...
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by wyre 4y ago
The population of the US has nearly tripled since then and the GDP has grown almost 2000%; more than 1500% if looking at real GDP [1]. There should be far more wealth equality now but there isn’t. [1] https://www.statista.com&#x2F
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by wyre 4y ago
Ya, we’re running out of wealth mobility. No one can afford houses because corporations vacuum up all the money.
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by wyre 4y ago
You can also buy an electric bicycle today, too, for 1/10 of the price of an EV.
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by wyre 4y ago
Paul Morphy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Morphy > Returning to New Orleans in late 1859 at the age of 22, he retired from active chess competition to begin his law career. Morphy never established a successf
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by wyre 4y ago
I’d still support the labeling. I like seeing prop 65 on things as it helps me reflect on my consumerism (and when I notice it on foodstuffs).
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by wyre 4y ago
> Why do you have such an interest in questioning other commenter's motivations? You’re arguing for a status quo that needs radical change in the face of looming ecological disaster. No one else commenting defending microplastics li
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by wyre 4y ago
>buy a bottle on site and drink from that. Then replace the single-use bottles with reusable ones like stores have done with bags. >plastic bottles is the best way to deliver Soda fountains, cans, at-home carbonation are all just as g
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by wyre 4y ago
The whole bottled beverage industry is incredibly wasteful. Why do we need to transport gallons of tap water or sugar water just so it can be sold to individuals for a gigantic markup? I’d love to see a warning label on products “Contains
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by wyre 4y ago
> BE glad they are making jobs available for the thousands of kids graduating In the same way that I should be glad that the military takes advantage of poor kids and sends them to war by giving them college tuition? No thanks.
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by wyre 4y ago
> I'm sure the military can/always is trying to cut money corners where it can I doubt it. When the budget is billions of largely unaudited dollars and a senate that will approve any budget increases what reason is there to sav
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by wyre 4y ago
Firefox has, more or less, consistently been a better browser than Chrome, but because Google has a monopoly on the internet Chrome gets the majority of the market share. A better product cannot defeat a monopoly.
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by wyre 4y ago
If this is the best use case shouldn’t discussion be promoting crypto designed for this like XLM or XMR, instead of whatever new Ethereum-based project that is most likely a Ponzi scheme?
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by wyre 4y ago
I’m not a parent, but I had a less-than-supportive teenagehood. I think an unconditional support of your child’s interests and growth will go a long way. Be a yes man/say no as little as you can. I imagine this kids parents provided a
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by wyre 4y ago
So my question is, how do I make rich friends?
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by wyre 4y ago
I’ve printed out Waze directions for a 5 hour drive when I didn’t have a smart phone. I was confused when Waze told me to take the next exit because it was going into a different city. Turned out when I got to that exit there was a huge lin
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by wyre 4y ago
Testosterone Replacement Therapy. As we age our hormones decline so by taking testosterone exogenously it allows the body to have optimal testosterone levels.
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by wyre 4y ago
Have you thought about pursuing TRT? If you’re pursuing strength at 58 it will surely help with that.
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by wyre 4y ago
This headline isn’t accurate with the findings of the study. Working out 3+ days a week is not “daily” and hazard ratios of .95 and .85 are not equal. The hazard ratio for cardiovascular disease comparing those working out 3+ days and 2 day
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by wyre 4y ago
At that point why not just 3d print the house? Why need a robot laborer at all?
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by wyre 4y ago
The Japanese eat soy in more forms than nattō and soy sauce. If your point was blaming soybean oil say that instead of a blanket statement that soy causes obesity.
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by wyre 4y ago
Woah. My grandmas is 92 and has done the crossword everyday for years. I’m not going to tell her that science shows it isn’t helping her offset dementia.

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