Chastity2323

joined 2 years ago
[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 1 points 5 days ago

The network I use, which also happens to be the one with the best coverage in my area, is about $1/GB

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I pay about half that per year for my data plan

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

This is so obviously not true, how did it get so many upvotes? There are so many counterexamples. The only "fundamental part" of human nature is that humans are adaptable to different environments, including our shitty racist society.

This is borderline misanthropic too, which is cringe as hell

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The employers are the real problem. But without an organized movement, random people deciding not to tip anymore is only going to hurt already underpaid workers and kind of does make you a jerk. Some servers literally don't get a paycheck at the end of the week if they didn't get tipped enough because they're paid so little that it's all absorbed by social security and medicare taxes. If you feel you can't afford to tip, just pick up food to go rather than being waited on.

But 100% do not tip at random business that have decided to use a tip screen. Not sure how many people know this, but the companies that make those machines actually get a cut of the tips which is partly why they push tipping so aggressively. These days I just pay with cash everywhere to avoid the issue altogether. Better for my privacy too, and local businesses often offer cash discounts.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

he's clearly suffering from PISD

Assuming you mean PTSD, there is not nearly enough information here to diagnose OP. Regardless of what diagnosis you, random internet person, have decided to bestow, seeing a qualified physician is a crucial part of mental health workup. Still not sure why you continue to take issue with this.

This, what OP is going through ? That's normal. As my therapist said, she would have been far more worried if I didn't get the thoughts.

You have not done a suicide risk assessment and don't know the character or severity of OP's suicidal ideation or other symptoms. He is not you.

his therapist will tell him to talk to a physician

A good therapist will, but unfortunately, this does not happen nearly as much as it should. This leads to delayed diagnosis and management of comorbid medical conditions that contribute to feelings of depression. Therapists typically don't have broader medical training outside of mental health and aren't always well versed in the many treatments for mental health disorders.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

OP says he has had progressively worsening suicidal ideation for 5 months. Seeing a doctor is an incredibly reasonable thing to do in that situation. Not sure why my suggestion upset you so much.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

If it's been that long and it's still getting worse, you should see your PCP or a psychiatrist if you haven't already. There are many treatments for depression, and a doctor can help identify underlying medical causes that could be contributing.

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

That's interesting. To provide a bit of insight, I think it has the rating that it does because it doesn't appear to be overtly harmful (which makes sense if it's just diluted liver), and lower ratings are reserved for dangerous supplements or those with many adverse effects/interactions with other things

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'd imagine that taking a 1000 IU tablet daily plus the additional natural vitamin D intake could be problematic longterm.

For healthy adults, it's safe

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D_toxicity

[–] Chastity2323@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

It's provided by many academic medical centers to their staff as a resource, so I think it's broadly trusted by medical providers. Looks like it's pretty expensive to subscribe, that's too bad.

It gives a 5/10 for Oscillococcinum. It says there is insufficient evidence to rate its effectiveness for COVID-19, COPD, and influenza and sites several studies on each, giving a summary of their findings. Regarding safety, it says it is "possibly safe when used orally." It's associated with angioedema but otherwise appears to have no adverse effects.

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I'm young and a student and I have most of my savings in a VMFXX money market account which I basically use as a low risk place to set and forget my money. Most of this fund is federal cash and securities. I like that it is there when I need it and that it makes more interest than a savings account.

I've been hearing vague things about Elon Musk messing with the treasury since Trump got elected and there is just seems to be a lot more uncertainty in the federal government overall.

The value of the money in this money market account has never dropped before, but is there any risk that the current administration could mess things up enough that my savings could be at risk? If so, is there anywhere else I could leave my money that would be similarly low risk but earn more interest than a savings account with my credit union?

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