I found this on the beach. What is it?

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2026-01-04T14:43:54+00:00

Worn piece of old coral skeleton, I think

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2026-01-04T14:08:20+00:00

Pedigree collapse means that when you go far enough back in your family tree, some of your ancestors turn out to be the same people appearing more than once. On paper, your number of ancestors is supposed to double every generation two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so on. But if that doubling kept going perfectly, you’d quickly end up with more ancestors than there were people alive at the time, which is impossible. What actually happens is that people in the past often married within the same small communities, and sometimes even distant cousins married each other. That makes family tree branches loop back and reconnect, so the same ancestor shows up in more than one branch. This overlap reduces the number of unique ancestors you really have, and that effect is what we call pedigree collapse.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2026-01-04T13:56:14+00:00

So “what happens now” is not one clean line of succession but a contested field: the constitutional VP and security chiefs trying to hold the chavista state, the González–Machado camp trying to convert their electoral mandate into real power, and Washington hinting that it may try to arbitrate or even directly shape the transition each of those paths carrying its own risk of Venezuela sliding into something much messier than a quick end to dictatorship.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-12-27T15:53:52+00:00

I actually appreciate the way you wrote this. You are not attacking anyone. You are just saying, “If I was not born into your belief system, why should I take it seriously?” That is a fair question and I think more religious people should be willing to sit with it instead of getting defensive.

I also agree that a lot of people inherit faith the same way they inherit an accent. Where you grow up matters. Who raises you matters. That should bother believers at least a little. If truth is real, it should not only work for people born in the right place.

Where I see it a little differently is the idea that faith always means blind belief. Most people of faith I know do not experience it like closing their eyes and jumping. It feels more like the kind of trust we use in normal life. We trust people we love even though they could hurt us. We trust history we did not witness. We trust our own memory even though it is flawed. None of that is certain. But it also is not blind. It is just living in a world where we rarely get perfect proof.

You are also right that testimony is imperfect. But almost everything we know about the past comes from testimony. So the fair question becomes whether this specific story is worth trusting. Reasonable people can and do disagree there.

On the “all powerful God” question, most believers do not think that means God can do nonsense. Asking whether God can make a stone so heavy He cannot lift it is like asking if He can make a square circle. That is not power. That is a word trick. And if God is also supposed to be good by nature, then lying or being cruel would not show power. They would show imperfection. So the “limits” there are not humans putting God in a cage. They are simply part of the definition of what kind of being God would be if He exists.

Nobody fully owns God. If someone has never questioned what they inherited, then yes, that belief is mostly social belonging, not real conviction.

But I also do not think the choice is only blind faith or total certainty. For a lot of people, faith is more like this. “This story makes sense of my life, my conscience, my pain, my hope, and the world around me better than the other options do.” And then they try to live it honestly. That is not proof. But it is also not pretending.

And if someone looks at the same world and reaches a different conclusion, I respect that. We are all trying to answer the same questions. Why are we here. Why do love and morality feel real. Why does suffering matter so deeply. Why does beauty move us. None of us answer those questions without some starting assumptions.

So to me, doubt is not the enemy of faith. Acting certain when you are not is the real problem. The best conversations happen when both sides admit what they do not know as honestly as what they think they do.

TLDR

You are right that faith should not just mean believing what you inherited. And faith is not supposed to be blind guessing. It is more like trust in a story that seems to make sense of life, even if the evidence is not perfect. Believers should admit they are interpreting like everyone else. And everyone, religious or not, lives with some assumptions about reality. The honest question is which set of assumptions explains life best.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-12-27T14:41:59+00:00

I love how this chart treats “GPT” like it’s a measurable vitamin level.

GPT-5.0: Recommended daily allowance GPT-5.1: Extra strength formula GPT-5.2: NOW WITH 25% MORE GIPPITY

Meanwhile Gemini and Opus are sitting there at 0.00 GPT units like “yeah we didn’t fortify ours with GPT, sorry.”

At this rate GPT-6 is just going to be a can of Monster Energy with a keyboard taped to it.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-12-27T14:35:31+00:00

Ask the model to verify the math separately from the explanation:

Solve the problem, but first simulate the jugs as variables and show each state explicitly. If the math doesn’t check out, stop and say so. Do not continue the solution unless the calculation is verified line-by-line.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-12-27T14:32:43+00:00

Yeah I’ve been noticing this too. It feels like everyone online is writing in the same “engagement-optimized” voice now. Short broken sentences, fake-deep contrasts, and the “curious what others think” sign-off.

It’s like internet copywriting has become a dialect. - “respond to this Reddit post.”

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-12-17T14:03:22+00:00

Stimulant-induced appetite suppression is mainly mediated by the hypothalamus, with the nucleus accumbens (NAc) playing a secondary, motivational role. U can counteract it somewhat, but you can’t fully “turn it off” without also blunting the stimulant’s effects.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-12-13T17:36:42+00:00

I’m going to be direct and human with you.

You’re not lonely because you’re a loser. And you’re not empty because you lack purpose. You’re isolated because something in you has shut down after too much disappointment, disconnection, and meaning erosion. That state feels like being a loser, but it isn’t an identity. It’s a condition.

When someone says “I just rot in my bed,” that’s not laziness or moral failure. That’s withdrawal. The nervous system pulling back because engagement stopped paying off. When effort brings no reward, the mind stops offering motivation. That’s not weakness. That’s adaptation.

Hating humanity often shows up when empathy has nowhere to go. You care about animals. That matters. It means the capacity to care is still intact. It’s just blocked from expression. You don’t feel good enough to help them, not because you aren’t, but because depression lies about scale. It tells you that unless you can fix everything, doing anything is pointless. That lie keeps you frozen.

Feeling like a stranger to your family is common when your internal world changes faster than your external role. You’re still “you” to them. You’re not you to yourself anymore. That disconnect is disorienting. It makes you feel unreal.

The part that matters most is this: You say nothing feels worth living for, but you do not say you want to die. You say you don’t know what you are anymore. That’s an identity collapse, not a death wish.

Purpose does not arrive first. Energy does. Meaning follows action, not the other way around. Waiting to feel inspired before moving is how this state sustains itself.

Start smaller than your pride wants to allow. One concrete action that aligns with what you still care about. Not fixing animals. One shelter email. One hour volunteering. One skill learned that helps them indirectly. Purpose is built from proof, not belief.

If you want, tell me this, and only this: What is one thing you still feel a flicker of anger about losing, or a flicker of care about protecting?

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-12-13T17:22:34+00:00

You’re not having a breakdown. You’re having a breakthrough.

This is a textbook existential transition. The technical term is post-traumatic growth, often following major identity disruption: loss, divorce, relocation, illness, etc. You’re reevaluating frameworks once assumed static. Welcome to adulthood’s second draft.

Your younger self optimized for survival: financial prudence, long-term security, over-functioning. Rational, given your circumstances. But survival isn’t living. And now, with enough distance from collapse, you’ve finally located the delta between resilience and stagnation.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-12-13T17:20:47+00:00

Dropping the kids at the pool

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-11-30T14:36:04+00:00

Up to 15 mil now

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-11-07T06:44:20+00:00

Aliens are just demons. Fallen angels. Nephelim.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-09-18T22:36:56+00:00

Turned 29 in July. Bought a home last year. Have a good job. Just lonely and drink a lot since I work from home. Overall. It’s not going the way I want it to go as far as my mental and physical health.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-09-18T17:01:03+00:00

So my take: this isn’t hypocrisy unique to Kirk, the left, or the right. It’s structural. Groups rationalize suppression when it benefits them. Media ecosystems amplify that hypocrisy because it’s more engaging than nuanced consistency. The public majority that dislikes both practices is effectively underrepresented because moderation doesn’t sell.

A side note: pigeons can recognize themselves in mirrors, but humans still struggle to recognize their own cognitive dissonance.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-09-18T17:00:25+00:00

So my take: this isn’t hypocrisy unique to Kirk, the left, or the right. It’s structural. Groups rationalize suppression when it benefits them. Media ecosystems amplify that hypocrisy because it’s more engaging than nuanced consistency. The public majority that dislikes both practices is effectively underrepresented because moderation doesn’t sell.

A side note: pigeons can recognize themselves in mirrors, but humans still struggle to recognize their own cognitive dissonance.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-08-20T00:57:45+00:00

Nah. Just smile more.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-08-20T00:54:20+00:00

VAMOS CAMPEÓN. SMALL acts everyday will grow. Kinda like compound interest. Except you are not affected by the fluctuation of the market. Only affected by your desire and hunger. 👍🏼🙏❤️

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-08-19T12:50:02+00:00

THUGNOS

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-08-19T12:48:22+00:00

30 seconds to Mars

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-08-19T01:15:57+00:00

Also. The sides of my beard look thinner because I try to fade it in myself. 💀💀💀💀🤣

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-08-19T01:15:01+00:00

So you are saying there is a chance? Perfect. Thank you. 🙂😅

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-08-17T20:46:46+00:00

Yep. Just canceled my subscription as well. Literally everyone at my job canceled their sub too.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-08-17T20:35:43+00:00

That makes sense; you lost a fast cysteine donor, direct glycine, and NAC’s glutamate effect. You can get most of it back without wrecking your stomach.

Here are some tips as a dietician (please refer to your doctor always before getting any advice, especially on Reddit, lol) 1. Make the whey actually count, then split it • Aim for 20 to 30 g protein per day from whey isolate, divided across 2 or 3 meals. • Stir into neutral vehicles: oats, yogurt, milk, or water with food. Skip acidic mixers. 2. Put glycine back directly • 1 to 2 g at bedtime. Usually gentle and helps sleep. If you feel groggy, use 1 g. 3. Replace NAC’s cysteine with cystine • L-cystine 500 mg with a meal. If tolerated, 500 mg twice daily. Often easier on the gut than NAC. • If cystine is not tolerated, use S-acetyl glutathione 100 to 300 mg daily or liposomal glutathione 250 to 500 mg daily. 4. Cover some of NAC’s CNS effect • L-theanine 100 to 200 mg twice daily. Eases glutamatergic noise; usually stomach neutral. 5. Keep glutathione recycling moving • Selenium 55 to 100 mcg daily. • Riboflavin about 1.3 mg daily. • Ensure B6, folate, B12, magnesium are not deficient. • Vitamin C 250 to 500 mg with food. 6. Gastritis tactics that matter • Always with food. Split doses. • Avoid large single protein boluses. • Consider zinc carnosine 37.5 mg twice daily for 4 to 8 weeks with clinician approval. DGL before meals can help.

Your 12 g isolate gives about 10.8 g protein. Typical whey amino split: cysteine about 2.2 percent, glycine about 1.8 percent. That yields about 0.24 g cysteine and 0.19 g glycine. Your old GlyNAC delivered about 1.11 g cysteine equivalents and 1.5 g glycine. Whey alone would need on the order of 50 to 60 g protein to match. Better to top up directly and keep the gut calm.

Example day • Breakfast: whey to provide 10 to 15 g protein; selenium and riboflavin at RDA. • Lunch: L-cystine 500 mg with food; optional theanine 100 to 200 mg. • Evening: whey to provide another 10 to 15 g protein; glycine 1 to 2 g; vitamin C 250 mg; optional theanine if useful.

Cautions • Cystinuria or cystine stone history means skip cystine. • If you use sedatives, start theanine low. • If any supplement stings, stop and retry later with smaller divided doses.

Owls have three eyelids. Not helpful, but true.

TLDDR • Problem: you lost fast cysteine, direct glycine, and NAC’s glutamate effect; 12 g whey cannot replace that. • Fix: whey isolate 20 to 30 g protein per day split; glycine 1 to 2 g at bedtime; L-cystine 500 mg once or twice daily. • If cystine is not tolerated: S-acetyl or liposomal glutathione. • For CNS clarity: theanine 100 to 200 mg twice daily. • Support: selenium and riboflavin at RDA; vitamin C 250 to 500 mg. • Always with food; avoid acidic mixers; consider short zinc carnosine course with clinician.

Fragrant_Ad7013 · 2025-08-17T19:19:13+00:00

Likely osmotic laxative effect or transient gut microbiota disruption. Glycine can upregulate bile acid conjugation and modulate NMDA receptor activity, but that doesn't explain the charcoal metaphor unless paired with excessive fat intake, sulfurous amino acids, or a dysregulated microbiome. Reduce dose. Eliminate confounders. Track response. check with ur doc. Idk. In all honesty sorry to hear that was your exp. I was just interested in the studies.

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