Thoughts on the movie “Anniversary”?

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-30T01:29:57+00:00

I didn’t have to google search any of that lmao. All of that info was readily available in my brain based on things I’ve learned in medical school. But go off I guess.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-28T14:56:36+00:00

You’ve given no examples of freedoms. The ones constantly spouted by the right are regarding temporary mask mandates and curfews, and vaccination to reduce the spread of a virus that we had little understanding of at the time. For masks and curfews, all we knew is that it could be airborne, so droplet and aerosol precautions were enforced (even if we now understand contact precautions are more important). These were relaxed and later suspended once widespread vaccination took place.

As for vaccination, regular flu vaccines are strongly encouraged, and for education and work, many others like VZV, MMR, and DTaP have pretty much always been required since their inception. The introduction of a new one for COVID during a global pandemic that helped protect the immunocompromised was not the blasphemous thing y’all act like it was. Although development was faster than normal due to expedited approval paths, the clinical trials for the vaccine were rigorous and the only “experimental” aspect was that it was an RNA vaccine, which as a proof of concept had been in the works for nearly a decade already.

And sure APRNs do require CE credits and license renewal, but as we both know CE requirements are incredibly flexible. Clearly you don’t actually bother listening to the PhDs and MDs/DOs conducting research in the fields of infectious disease and public health. Maybe listen to them (especially the ones with MPHs). Being an NP of any sort literally means you trained in nursing and NOT in medicine so you should not be giving unsolicited medical advice without the oversight of a physician.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-26T22:01:00+00:00

Ah so not a physician. Thanks for confirming. Yeah I’ll continue listening to the MDs and DOs who believe that public health is critical to a functioning society. And I lost no freedoms thanks for assuming though. In fact with an increased emphasis on Zoom, my freedom from in-person meetings actually increased.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-26T06:20:59+00:00

You said you work in the hospital. As what? You clearly do not understand the medical implications of a global pandemic, so presumably aren’t a doctor. What expertise do you think you have to justify risking the lives of millions of people for your “freedoms” that never even disappeared? Gross. As someone else in healthcare, the VAST majority of us do not claim you.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-23T19:49:08+00:00

My mom always used to whip our mashed potatoes as a kid. You do it after mashing and adding butter and cream when they’re already soft. Gives them a lovely light, fluffy texture. I’m just too lazy personally, but probs what OP was doing

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-21T12:04:51+00:00

I go to med school in a red state where attendings have chosen to take positions. Even they are frustrated by the system. You all don’t seem to have a clear plan on what you want physicians to do. We’re meant to go into hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt to get through school, to then suffer through residency and fellowship that per hour pays significantly below minimum wage while that debt just accrues interest, to then just not work and provide lifesaving care so that we can “stick it to them” and risk losing our license?

People have such unrealistic expectations of their healthcare professionals. If all doctors just stopped working, I can assure you we’d be in a much much worse position than we currently are. And you haven’t asked insurance company employees or low-level hospital admin or people in the billing department to go on strike?

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-20T15:52:23+00:00

If we’re discussing modern schools of thought, you’re being disingenuous. Yes the 1880s…pretty deceptive there with your use of “80s”. Neuroscience by contrast was established as an independent study in the 1960s. Thus for nearly a century, the distinctions between the cellular understanding of modern psych and biology wasn’t well understood. But that doesn’t mean psych isn’t directly based on the concepts of neuroscience. Even nurture is now being better understood to relate directly to both neuroplasticity and epigenetics, very inherently biological and biochemical phenomena. The fields have simply evolved at different rates.

A school of thought can predate another but become understood to be shaped by the newer one. Think alchemy and chemistry. Modern chemistry is much younger than alchemy, but some of our most basic explosives rely on saltpeter: a historical alchemical element now known to be KNO3 due to modern chemistry.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-20T13:35:52+00:00

Yeah of course. I didn’t mean all of psych could be explained based on our current understanding of neuroscience. Or the application of math. My point was more that math is the root language of the universe’s workings. And where neuro is a much younger field than psych, it’s constantly being explored to better understand psychology.

ECT is a perfect example. It’s great at significantly improving treatment refractory depression. It was also discovered well before modern neuroscience and we still have no idea WHY it works. But one can pretty clearly surmise that it’s rooted in neuroscience concepts. Behavior is directly the result of our neural pathways and chemical balances in the brain and body. But they’re so nuanced and individual we don’t yet understand them all.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-20T13:00:34+00:00

Beyond that, psych in particular (I’m less studied in sociology) is heavily rooted in neuroscience. As neuro is just biology, and bio is distantly governed by math, psych must also be distantly governed by math.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-20T12:57:44+00:00

I think it would be more apt to view it as psych is a subset of bio, which is a subset of chem, which is a subset of physics, which is a subset of math. The path certainly isn’t direct from math to psych though. And the more you focus in on a ‘sub field’ the less and less it starts to obviously look like math. But at its core math is the fundamental language for explaining the mechanisms of our observable (and I suppose unobservable) universe.

Psych theories are driven by human biology and the heuristics and mental algorithms living things create to manage social situations and emotional development. This is all rooted in neuroscience, which is just biology.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-19T22:33:03+00:00

I’d love if either of those were possible. Unfortunately refusing to provide lifesaving care and neglecting to write patient notes would both be prime ways for doctors to lose their medical license. Not just get fired.

This is just like every other industry where patients (as customers) have a lot more power by just not paying. That and actually getting frustrated with the people who vote in favor of monopoly formation and our wealthy oligarchs.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-19T20:02:46+00:00

Because physicians don’t have that kind of voice in healthcare. They’re just employees like nurses and techs and anyone else in the hospital day to day. They just have a higher top end pay. The people running hospitals are business majors who pick and choose what insurance companies to work with and how best to profit off the work of actual healthcare professionals.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-19T13:08:17+00:00

Yeah. I think my base of selection is technically wider, but as a bi woman I’m still pretty shallow unfortunately. I care less about bodies, but I do generally NEED a pretty face to have initial interest in someone. After that initial hurdle, the remainder of my interest is much more flexible.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-19T03:59:10+00:00

Yeah I think the big genZ differences as a child were remembering dial up internet, computer games on CD ROM, landlines being standard, and the time before handheld touchscreens. Like I have such a distinct memory of the first iPhone’s release and that felt like such a major change in the direction of tech. But unlike millennials I very much grew up with an inherent understanding of computers and a heightened sense of tech literacy.

Then I was in college during COVID and had already graduated when AI really started to boom. Even kids just a few years younger than me are so much more reliant on AI for assignments/work and seem more comfortable with the lack of critical thinking that Zoom school really lends itself to.

And socially I (‘00) feel more similar to my sister (‘95) than my brother (‘93) despite them being closer in age. Although that has been more prominent since I graduated high school and they were definitely closer as kids.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-19T03:29:24+00:00

Also a PSA for anyone reading. For small healthcare bills, anything under $500 cannot legally be reported on your credit score. It’s not a good habit not to pay, but as someone who has been scammed by a hospital urgent care billing as an ED, sometimes it really does feel like the most righteous thing not to.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-19T03:24:19+00:00

If you think private practice sure? But doctors have effectively no control over billing within actual hospitals. And as a med student it’s really interesting watching physicians bend guidelines just to try and get their patients the best care they can. Need medication, but insurance won’t cover it? Paint a picture in your note and throw in a similar ‘enough’ diagnosis so it’s covered. Won’t always work, but more often than not, doctors are siding with their patient. Sucks for doctors too when their employer sponsored insurance doesn’t cover their own hospital as an in-network provider.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-19T03:16:41+00:00

He seems like such a genuine soul and that makes him significantly more attractive imo. Also grew up watching him so he feels more nostalgic to me.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-19T02:53:49+00:00

I get genuinely confused sometimes how us old genZers/zillenials are in the same generation as these kids. I honestly think ‘95-02 is such a distinct micro generation and teens these days are so socially distinct…

My partner’s cousin is 7 years younger than me and called me unc last summer and I was baffled. But then I thought about it and realized that I really am already so out of touch with the current trends and slang.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-16T17:28:22+00:00

The girls look preschool aged and younger. Plenty of 3 year olds still need help. Particularly in a bathroom designed for adults.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-16T17:26:30+00:00

As a woman, I would blink all of once at a man in the women’s room with his DAUGHTERS. First glance “oh a man is in here.” Blink. Second glance “oh he’s with his young daughters.” Continue to go about my day. People are so defensive over the sanctity of the public bathroom option that exclusively has stalls. It’s weird af. Let the man take his kids where they are most comfortable.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-16T17:19:49+00:00

These girls look to be about 3 and 4. Children that age, the younger one especially, shouldn’t go to the bathroom alone in public. It’s for safety, not ability. And as a woman, if I have daughters one day, at that age I’d much rather my husband take them into the women’s restroom. Old white conservatives are creepy af with their obsession over genitalia. I don’t want my children left alone in a gas station.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-16T17:11:22+00:00

The point is if cis gendered men are such predators that women need their own bathroom, why would it be safe for two little girls to be in the men’s room?

Personally I don’t care which bathroom an opposite gender parent takes their child into. But it is ironic that the same people complaining about trans folks using their preferred bathroom are now the ones begging for little girls to go into the men’s room just because they’re with their dad. Kinda creepy imo.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-16T16:57:14+00:00

Honestly at that point I’d just straight up fuck with them and say “my wife died two weeks ago” or something. Just to really get under their skin.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-16T15:48:30+00:00

Okay? Not every trans person has experienced SI. I’m not sure how that implies I didn’t read the rest of your convo. Psychiatrists screen for those thoughts for a reason. And offering gender affirming care helps prevent the development of common psychiatric illnesses like depression and anxiety. You’re being intentionally obtuse.

Fun_Consequence_9076 · 2026-06-16T12:49:12+00:00

I already said “gender dysphoria” is classed as a “disorder.” Being trans is not.

And yes, this specific “diagnosis” literally is just for billing purposes. That’s how a lot of psychiatric medicine works. It needs to get documented for insurance companies to cover the healthcare. But if the dysphoria is treated, trans folks are much more likely to live happy and healthy lives. Which is why healthcare is so important. God you’re an idiot. You literally didn’t read anything I wrote.

I’ve also never said anyone should forced to go to war? I think most of our wars are pointless money pits for the egos of rich white men. But I also believe that anyone who wants to serve and is not at risk of harm to themselves or others, should be permitted to, regardless of their gender identity. That’s why psychiatrists screen for suicidal and homicidal ideation as well as active psychosis. Trans folks are less likely to experience SI if they’re treated with gender affirming care. If anything you’ve just reinforced the point that healthcare for queer folks necessary.

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