But fentanyl activists say Trump is at least drawing attention to the issue, whereas the Biden administration, they say, is not.

“We don’t feel seen, we don’t feel heard,” said Allen. “I’m surprised that somebody hasn’t realized or figured out that this is a huge population of people, that if we believe that you were going to respond to this and do something about it, you could very easily earn our favor.”

Our demographics don’t support uncertainty. Most of us are here because we are certain distributed is better than centralized, community run is better than corporate run, FOSS is better than proprietary, etc. The sign-up process discourages casual users, so most users have made up their minds to be here.

For better or worse, we’re highly opinionated, and we’ve decided some things are bad and others are good. Very few topics are open to discussion because we’ve already decided.

And if we haven’t decided on something, it’s usually because we’ve decided it doesn’t matter, so we’ll ignore it.

It isn’t a sustainable community, but I fit in, so I’m still here.

Kinetic deployment of subdermal murder mittens

https://lemmy.ca/post/15125231 has results of a demographic poll for lemmy.ca.

Yeah, bull sessions were (and still are) part of my experience. I’m a similar age, and had a similar university experience.

Sadly, I didn’t get a chance to watch Three’s Company.

you only get one body so may as well look after it

That’s a really good way of putting it.

this is the only thing I’ve found that allows me to escape my mind and be in the moment

That’s what I really like about snowboarding and inline skating - if I’m not focusing on the activity, I take a tumble, so I have to pay attention. I don’t know if either of those are something you’d enjoy, but maybe give them a shot?

I’m really sorry that’s how things ended up for you. Best of luck.

You’re not wrong.

Drivers are so used to speeding, that consequences feel unfair. Just drive at it below the limit and there’s no problem.

I have a sedentary job as a software developer so it’s good to be more active.

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would you continue this hobby even though it’s wrecking my hands

As a software developer who also has fucked up hands, no. This is your meal ticket. Don’t mess with it. Being depressed with a job is way better than being depressed without a job and a disability.

I’ve actively avoided activities that use my hands because I don’t want to mess them up more. It sucks, but that’s where we’re at.

I don’t know what activity to recommend. I do leg-centric stuff: swimming, inline skating, snowboarding, and soccer. I don’t know if those would be good for you.

Edit: sorry. That came across as hostile. My hand situation is managed, but it still gets to me. I’m trying to say that you should take care of yourself and your hands. The short-term gain of an activity that messes you up isn’t worth it.

Exercise feels great, and I hope you find something that works for your mind and your body.

If that isn’t credible enough for you, a massive uniboob containing a tiny gnome sorcerer able to slay at range. Basically a lil green skinned tiddy tank.

blowing a few bubbles every now and then…

where does the gnome go?

That’s horrific. I hope the kid is able to make a full recovery. And that we take this as a wake up call - stories like this feel like a warning about the state of our healthcare system.

Agreed - traditional media and online commentary both suffer from this problem.

We need a way for beat reporters to get paid for their work. Sadly that doesn’t really exist right now.

Thanks for asking. I’ve been enjoying this for a while.

Donated.

Hear me out: a metal 1990s Lara Croft uniboob. Hits are no longer directed to the sternum.

If that isn’t credible enough for you, make the uniboob bigger, redirecting force outward, away from the chest.

If that isn’t credible enough for you, a massive uniboob containing a tiny gnome sorcerer able to slay at range. Basically a lil green skinned tiddy tank.

We need experts that are knowledgeable on issues who can put them in context for lay readers.

In the past, those were often beat reporters, but academics can fit that role too.

With the collapse of traditional media hegemonies companies we’ve lost beat reporters, so we have to rely on third party experts. Of course, there are problems with that: if they’re owned by bad actors, then they can spread misleading narratives.

I’m not sure who fills that role now. Whoever can tweet the most convincingly at journalists? Whoever makes the sexiest YouTube explainer?

😂^(we’re screwed)

• A recent Johns Hopkins study claims more than 250,000 people in the U.S. die every year from medical errors. Other reports claim the numbers to be as high as 440,000.

• Medical errors are the third-leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.

• Advocates are fighting back, pushing for greater legislation for patient safety.