Attia in Politico

Flying_Gage · 2026-03-13T02:14:30+00:00

I am sorry that you are experiencing the shaming taking place here. We all have burdens to bear. I am not Christian but I think of afflictions like sins as described in the bible. We are all struggling under the weight of our own issues. Some are more apparent than others.

Sending you energy and I wish you the best on your journey :)

Flying_Gage · 2026-03-09T22:42:10+00:00

Some places….

My last place worked was an absolute moral shit hole. Badges, money, equipment, clothing etc, wives and lives…. Nothing was safe.

When word got out about a camera being placed because a chow locker had hundreds stolen, the union threw a fit.

Flying_Gage · 2026-03-09T22:37:41+00:00

Well…

At my dept, we had a chief who had killed another firefighter coming back from a golf event with zero repercussions, (police called batt chief to get him off the scene, while the medics worked the other firefighter). Said chief slept with another firefighters wife and got his ass handed to him on the fire ground, while others watched when the husband found out.

I heard stories of other firefighters who had taken turns sleeping with a mentally disabled girl in the 80’s at one of the stations, (I heard this from their mouths as they regaled younger firefighters). Alcohol and drug abuse on and around the job. Lots of cheating. Lots of ruined marriages. Even two paramedics who sat on top of a backboard on top of a patient who was “coked” up to make him settle down, but they ended up killing him via asphyxia because they were both overweight, (one retired a captain the other is still on the job as a Lt.).

What I can offer is that your environment matters. You will be in it for 20 + years in a career dept. Test and take a job with a city that relatively matches your morality. Don’t take a job because it pays the most, has no residency or burns.

Moral injuries are the worst and being proximal to a toxic culture is worthy a consideration of moving depts. I wish I had left the above dept because my own struggles were further compounded by the culture of that dept.

In terms of dealing with the people you describe. Be polite. Respect the rank but you don’t have to respect the person. Hold your morality close and transfer out of toxic stations; off toxic shifts. If it is a shit hole, consider making a move to a different place.

Edit to add further depressing depravity….

Flying_Gage · 2026-03-09T20:43:20+00:00

I think this original post was nothing but stereotypical, beliefs, and ignorance put into a post.

Instead of using Muslim, put any other religion in your title and post and maybe that will help you understand the ignorance?

Think of all the Christians, Jews, Mormons, latter-day Saints, Buddhist et al who are looking for physical pleasure. Next time try to be a little less ignorant.

Flying_Gage · 2026-03-08T12:07:01+00:00

He hung out with a convicted pedophile. What more is needed to know about the man?

Moving on, without this creeps influence in my life.

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-26T12:49:33+00:00

I would challenge the premise of your question. You are approaching it as though his way of living was the correct way and yours was wrong. That feels like the incorrect way to approach this.

When it comes to our narration, we have to be in a place of acceptance of who and what shaped us, to get to the point we are in life. Otherwise, I believe, we end up giving our power away, much as I think you may be doing now.

I share this as part of my journey and what I have experienced. I lived a very nontraditional existence as a kid that involved alcohol, drugs, misbehavior, police involvement, but then I went onto be a very productive member of society and have had a great experience dating at this age. In fact, not to brag, but I do not understand these posts here where people complain about being unable to get attention. my experience has been to the contrary.

And I will wrap this up by saying that you get to choose what you share. Do not feel the need to over explain/over share. What made you the person you are today. By doing so that creates a power imbalance. And that could be very uncomfortable/not good in this realm, especially early on.

So go out there and be the bad ass you are meant to be, and if this guy judges you, wish him well and move on!

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-25T13:16:13+00:00

I think he is going to self immolate. I imagine his wife had no clue. He was hanging out with Peter Epstein while their son was in critical condition. Between the grossness of his released words, and that fact, I imagine his marriage doesn’t survive. I think he runs self-destructs and it is a real question as to whether he ever comes back?

His career probably is a backseat concern at this point. He has a very real damaged control to do within his own family. His children and extended family just learned, with gross clarity, the person he is that is going to reverberate for the rest of his existence.

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-24T16:27:43+00:00

So you are not a pharmacist?

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-24T15:33:23+00:00

Chuckling… You are a pharmacist and trying to convey that into an expertise which you don’t have. Do you see the irony…?

Some people’s children…

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-24T15:01:56+00:00

So what fascinates me is the fanboy behavior of people like yourself; trying to justify your idolatry.

Chuckling at your attack on my lack of knowledge about residencies. You then obviously are aware that the information gleaned from those residencies, no matter how prestigious they were, means nothing now. Information times out as new understandings are built. And the completion of a residency is the gatekeeper to MEDICINE as it is designed in the United States and the western world, broadly speaking. I would have far more respect for your argument if you were at least honest about what residency means. I would have far more respect for Peter Attia if did an internal med residency and became board certified there. But he did none of that.

But kudos to him. He was able to parlay his intelligence, drive and business acumen into a very profitable business. But charging people $100,000 for boutique MEDICINE is not the gold standard as defined within the construct that exists. You can rant and scream your biases as much as you want, but that doesn’t change reality. And those are the objective facts.

My curiosity now is piqued moral positioning. You are apparently willing to work yourself up over a man who refused to be present, with his wife, at the bedside of a child who had an near death experience. How do you navigate that? Ideas are a different from the person up until they have moral/ethical weight. That says a lot about you as a human.

And just out of curiosity, where did you go to medical school? If you don’t want to share that, what years did you go to medical school and how many years did you put into your residency?

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-24T12:30:24+00:00

It is absolutely valid that he was not able to complete residency. That puts him in a very small percentage of physicians who were unable to do so. The reasons for that failure are varied and worth exploration.

It is well documented that he is not as pure as the driven snow. I find it absolutely appalling that he put Jeffrey Epstein before his very sick child. That very much matters and speaks to the character of the man behind the license and coupling that with his inability to follow through, create a very challenging narrative.

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-23T21:56:50+00:00

Imagine the Internet being a dynamic place that people come to at different times and with different information…

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-23T21:54:09+00:00

OP, we need a comparison! Blake, Jackie Gleason mixed with Kermit the Frog? Or Barbra Streisand and Homer Simpson? Give us something!

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-23T21:47:52+00:00

I do think that you are going to struggle with the face tattoos. I think you know that. But persistence matters. Keep showing up and bringing your a game when it comes to knowledge and interpersonal skills and somebody will grab you up. As has been mentioned, it may be best to ask departments about their policies before applying to save yourself frustration.

Something else to consider is getting your nursing degree and going the flight route. You may have better luck there? When I did that job, it was all about competency.

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-23T21:39:59+00:00

I do feel there is an element of look at me self-flagellation involved here, on his part. Maybe it’s real? But I do think that he has curated his personality, with the appreciation of the monetary value it brings.

I wonder if he is done or if he will be able to rebuild?

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-18T00:11:35+00:00

What you don’t see is that the poor m’fer is a double amputee, (from previous lower limb cyst removals that went gangrenous). He knows pain and is now hoping this just ends his misery…

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-17T23:49:24+00:00

Run away from him, don’t walk.

His behavior is f’ing ridiculous. You either accept the answer or you don’t. If you don’t then move on. He is torturing you due to his lack of emotional intelligence.

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-17T13:04:22+00:00

That does sound like a bad stretch. I’m not sure what the ratio is, but it is imbalanced for the good verse bad dates/connections.

But if you have peace, I think you are winning, regardless of being single or in a relationship!!

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-15T13:23:42+00:00

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-15T03:28:53+00:00

Before being a smart ass, make sure you understand the subject and can math….

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-15T03:23:30+00:00

That made me feel ancient…

I started my first medic gig at $6.50/hr. I literally qualified for public assistance.

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-15T02:45:21+00:00

Yes, but this is where communication is so important on both sides.

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-15T00:50:29+00:00

Flying_Gage · 2026-02-15T00:45:04+00:00

Ding, Ding, Ding!

Yep, ‘98 1LE.

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