Because they can't as a result of private equity firms and hedge funds buying houses for investment purposes. Without legislation, people are going to be renting for the rest of their lives like modern day serfs.
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monological commented on Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds monash.edu/news/articles/... · Posted by u/clouddrover
The causal relationship between amyloid plaque and alzheimers is controversial nowadays.
It's not "casual". Did you read the paper I linked?
monological commented on Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds monash.edu/news/articles/... · Posted by u/clouddrover
Main reason is due to purging of β-amyloid by the glymphatic system, which seems to happen during deep sleep. High β-amyloid plaque build up is correlated with Alzheimer’s disease.
monological commented on Tech doesn’t make our lives easier. It makes them faster brettscott.substack.com/p... · Posted by u/Gigamouse
People often confuse society as a whole with individual choices.
An individual can independently choose to brush, floss, engage in less risky behaviors, have a good diet, maintain a health weight, etc. It's not hard.
But when talking about society as a whole, that breaks down. Society is going to have a percentage of people who don't brush and floss. Who aren't managing their diet and weight. Who are taking risks beyond what you find acceptable.
When talking about society as a whole, it's a dead end to just say, "well people should just be better". It doesn't work that way, and it certainly doesn't fix anything. Society will always have people who have a lot of sex. Making it safer is better. Society will always have people who have teeth issues. Not having them die or be in massive pain is better. Society will always have people who can't maintain a healthy weight. Making it easier is better.
Of course, what you're saying is obvious. I'm just asking questions to get people to think about the ramifications of technology. Society is the sum of all the individual choices people make, which are influenced and amplified by technology, either for good or bad.
monological commented on Tech doesn’t make our lives easier. It makes them faster brettscott.substack.com/p... · Posted by u/Gigamouse
What technology has brought is choice and options:
A woman can choose to decouple having sex with getting pregnant.
A person can choose to live hundreds of miles away from their family yet still visit them every weekend.
A person can choose to move to a new country, halfway around the world, and still have their parents be able to see and converse with the grandchildren every night.
I can choose to talk to a person who speaks another language and have a computer translate for us.
On a more serious note:
I can choose to have my tooth decay treated without experiencing horrific pain.
A compound fracture is not an automatic sentence of death or lifelong severe disability.
> A woman can choose to decouple having sex with getting pregnant.
How does that change the social dynamics of mating? Is increasing promiscuity a good thing?
> A person can choose to live hundreds of miles away from their family yet still visit them every weekend.
> A person can choose to move to a new country, halfway around the world, and still have their parents be > able to see and converse with the grandchildren every night.
Why did this person choose to move physically away from their tribe? To slave away at a job they don't care about? Would they have chosen to move away if the tech to communicate long distance didn't exist?
> I can choose to talk to a person who speaks another language and have a computer translate for us.
Is it good to use translation tech as a crutch and not emotionally immerse yourself in the culture?
> I can choose to have my tooth decay treated without experiencing horrific pain.
Why do you have a poor diet? Why do you consume so much sugar? Why don't you brush and floss?
> A compound fracture is not an automatic sentence of death or lifelong severe disability.
Do you take more risks because you know that a fracture won't end you since medicine can heal you?
It seems to me that technology is often used as a band-aid solution. Or it enables certain types of behaviors that when proliferated on a societal level can have drastic consequences.
monological commented on Career Advice (2013) moxie.org/2013/01/07/care... · Posted by u/hypertexthero
> Tyler Durden was wrong, you are your job.
So cringe.
It’s ok to be cringe. Try expressing yourself sometime instead of always conforming.
monological commented on Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses meta.com/smart-glasses/... · Posted by u/mfiguiere
Am I the only one who doesn't want this dystopian future? "Designed for living in the moment"?...no, this is definitely the exact opposite of living in the moment.
monological commented on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus apple.com/newsroom/2023/0... · Posted by u/mikece
How many people are actually paying $1k for "essentially the same phone"?
I'm upgrading from a 3 year old iPhone, so everything here is pretty exciting for me.
Do you really need to upgrade your 3 year old iPhone if you think about it? Those are still quite fast and can do everything you need. To me it seems like a waste, but you do you.
Failed at step 1, stuck in a remote and non-technical community with limited to no job prospects. Can't compete with the remote job market.
Its like I crash landed on a remote planet and my space ship is irrevocably broken. I feel like the only solution is to accept I will never make the money I used to, the life I knew is over and I'm just never going to get it back.
It's heartbraking. It keeps me in bed never wanting to leave, it has furthered my intense depression and anxiety. You cannot escape PTSD like this.
Your words have a lot of power. You become what you repeatedly say about yourself. If you just changed this one thing, not thinking negatively about yourself or the future, it would change your entire life. You have a lot more power than you think you do. Focus on the things you can change right now. Look around your room. I'm sure you can find at least one thing that needs fixing. Be blessed internet friend.
monological commented on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus apple.com/newsroom/2023/0... · Posted by u/mikece
I feel like this is an epic joke. Except the joke is on all the suckers paying $1k for essentially the same phone, but wow, now with a usb-c port. Please Tim Apple...take my money faster. Even better, please strap it to my head so I can be even more disconnected from other people.