heterodoxxed (u/heterodoxxed)

heterodoxxed commented on As the Pandemic Recedes, Millions of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit' npr.org/2021/06/24/100791... · Posted by u/pseudolus

yetihehe · 4 years ago

Soviet system fell because there was not enough to even satisfy needs. There were always some shortages.

heterodoxxed · 4 years ago

Once Perestroika liberalized their economy, they had distribution issues, sure.

But before then, housing, food, clothing all were cheap and available. The food was simple, the apartments small and the clothing dull, but it was all there and for very little cost.

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85M00363R0006014...

But they liberalized their economy in order to compete on the consumer goods boom in the West. That desire for consumer goods had a big role in destabilizing the system.

And today, the converse desire for cheap staples and necessities in the face of intense asset inflation may be destabilizing our current system.

heterodoxxed commented on As the Pandemic Recedes, Millions of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit' npr.org/2021/06/24/100791... · Posted by u/pseudolus

Riesling · 4 years ago

Inflation of specific asset prices is also playing into this. Money is losing its value. Try buying a house with a regular wage nowadays. Politicians, central banks and economic experts are sleeping at the helm.

heterodoxxed · 4 years ago

Cheap wants, expensive needs. This is our economy now.

"I love my iPhone, but I worry about health insurance." as I've heard it put here on HN.

Ironically, the Soviet system fell from opposite. Expensive wants, cheap needs. Everyone saw the West getting cheaper and cheaper consumer goods and central planning failed to keep up.

Now we get to see what happens.

heterodoxxed commented on JWT Tokens are NOT safe redislabs.com/blog/json-w... · Posted by u/node-bayarea

colesantiago · 4 years ago

OK, but what's the real alternative here? I'm sick of these JWT hate articles on HN all the time with no universal solution.

Why not just use cookies and be done with it? This looks like an advertisement for Redis Enterprise.

heterodoxxed · 4 years ago

Simple session tokens are fine, always have been.

heterodoxxed commented on A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities economist.com/internation... · Posted by u/Tomte

btilly · 4 years ago

I paid little attention to what site that was on, just looked for the content.

But it links to http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200... which is the actual decision posted on an official California government website. It confirms what I said.

heterodoxxed · 4 years ago

| The WPATH standards of care also state, however, that male chest reconstruction surgery for female-to-male patients “could be carried out earlier” than the age of majority in certain cases, and ultimately should be considered on a case-by-case basis “depending on an adolescent’s specific clinical situation and goals for gender identity expression.”

What do you think that specific clinical situation was in those situations?

heterodoxxed commented on A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities economist.com/internation... · Posted by u/Tomte

alisonkisk · 4 years ago

"typically" is bearing a lot of load there, and GRS is a broad term.

Double mastectomy is practiced, at least:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abst...

heterodoxxed · 4 years ago

Mastectomies are performed for non-gender-related reasons, such as prophylactic mastectomies, so it's arguable whether that falls under the definition of SRS/GRS. For any reason, it is exceedingly, vanishingly rare in children.

It seems like an oddly small number to obsess over, especially considering over 8,000 non-trans teenagers between 13 and 19 receive breast augmentations each year.

From your link:

| the mean (SD) age was 19 (2.5) years for postsurgical participants and 17 (2.5) years for nonsurgical participants

Surgical patients would be the ones who are in the most danger of suicide or self-harm or for whom nonsurgical (hormone) treatment is not an option.

Also,

| Self-reported regret was near 0.

Here is the document that the report refers to as the standard for care for transgender patients:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/amo_hub_content/Association140/file...

You'll want to look at Section VI: . Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria.

heterodoxxed commented on A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities economist.com/internation... · Posted by u/Tomte

btilly · 4 years ago

Define "gender reassignment surgery", please.

Are we talking about a top operation, or a bottom one? Do mastectomies count as gender reassignment, or only if genitals are involved?

Because if you include top surgery, then https://wng.org/roundups/state-mandates-payment-for-children... says that where I live in California it is legal, and insurance must pay for it.

heterodoxxed · 4 years ago

| grounded in facts and Biblical truth

You're going to have to come up with a better source.

heterodoxxed commented on A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities economist.com/internation... · Posted by u/Tomte

john-radio · 4 years ago

No claim containing the string "is not recommended by anyone" will hold up, since eventually it's easy enough to find someone (probably a troll) who does recommend X practice.

But the post that you're replying to, in general, holds up. "Gender reassignment surgery is typically only available to those 18 and older in the United States." https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/05/viral-imag...

heterodoxxed · 4 years ago

That seems unnecessarily pedantic, since obviously it should be assumed to mean "not recommended by anyone who matters", but I've upvoted you for providing the source.

I was editing my comment with that exact link when you posted.

heterodoxxed commented on A backlash against gender ideology is starting in universities economist.com/internation... · Posted by u/Tomte

btilly · 4 years ago

That is hard to say.

In a world full of discrimination against trans folks, who knows how many people who would prefer being trans have failed to be identified?

But the topic is much bigger than that. You see, the ideology being pushed says that everyone who has gender dysphoria should be assumed to be trans. But a LOT of teenagers, particularly girls, go through a period of gender dysphoria when they hit puberty. What little research exists on the topic says that most of those girls will grow out of their gender dysphoria, and well-meaning attempts at gender reassignment surgery for them will backfire. However said research is highly controversial exactly because it undermines the politically correct ideology that we should take seriously all claims that physical appearance is less important than chosen gender.

And THAT is the real problem. I don't have statistics. But anecdotally I have a 12 year old with gender dysphoria. Many of their friends have the same. I personally know more children claiming to be trans at present than I've known people who were blind or missing a limb over my entire life.

A *LOT* of parents are in my boat. It is easy to find opposing ideologies about how we should deal with our teenage children. There is very little research. And people are so focused on yelling at each other that nobody dares DO more research. Because no matter what you find, you're going to get targeted by someone.

heterodoxxed · 4 years ago

| gender reassignment surgery

SRS/GRS is not recommended for pubescent children by anyone. At that age only hormone blockers are on the table, definitely not permanent surgery.

EDIT

Posting a reference backing up my claim since I'm getting downvoted:

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/05/viral-imag...

| Professional organizations such as the Endocrine Society recommend against puberty blockers for children who have not reached puberty, and recommend that patients be at least 16 years old before beginning hormone treatments for feminization or masculinization of the body. The last step in transitioning to another gender, gender reassignment surgery, is only available to those 18 and older in the United States.