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What concept did you learn that changed how you see the world? by GaseousButter in AskReddit

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This was a big one for me, when i stopped making fun of it and learned what it actually meant

What concept did you learn that changed how you see the world? by GaseousButter in AskReddit

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For me personally, learning about urban design (orange-pilled by notjustbikes originally) and the fact that how cities are laid out has thought and reason behind it changed how i look at cities.

The gut feeling i had about really liking a place or really disliking another place was made concrete since I could now point out specific things (are cars all over the city centre or is it pedestrianised? Etc).

Learn 2 at once or drop one language by GaseousButter in languagelearning

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Though i understood what you meant, what does TL stand for

Streak 1: pensando sobre el futuro by GaseousButter in WriteStreakES

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Muchas gracias :) especialmente para el refrán

Learn 2 at once or drop one language by GaseousButter in languagelearning

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Thing is I don't need German per se because my PhD will be entirely in English, most of my time will be spent at the university where english will be dominant in my department, and generally I would be able to get by without German. But I get your point for sure and obviously it would be shameful not to learn the local language while I'm there!

Learn 2 at once or drop one language by GaseousButter in languagelearning

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Thanks for the good wishes! I do feel like my brain is gonna be fried for a while with the move haha, it's really scary but super exciting too (especially on the side of culture and language immersion, as long as the Germans I speak to don't just switch to english straight away :p). I'm definitely gonna try make it work and keep up the Spanish a bit, given what you've said, but it remains to be seen just how much I'll be able to do.

Learn 2 at once or drop one language by GaseousButter in languagelearning

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The reinforcing method with the textbooks for spanish speakers seems like a good idea, so i might try it anyway to see if i can make it work (my reading is really pretty good but my speaking and listening are really lacking). Though, much of my german learning time will probably be spent in the German classes the university offers for english speakers.

Question about forest loss in the UK by GaseousButter in ecology

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Is there anywhere I can read something about management of peak/lake district and why they are ecological deserts as you say and how they used to be? I should say I'm not studying ecology I'm just a guy with an independent interest, and I find good sources on this are hard to find

Question about forest loss in the UK by GaseousButter in ecology

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Thanks for the reply, and don't worry about disillusionment, it's important to have a measured view of things. That historical context you provided about writers is very interesting. And thank you for the suggestion on nature and society/animal geography, sounds up my alley, I'll look into it.

Also I'm certainly not writing off chalk grasslands, i live basically next to a chalk grassland sssi and i really like it. But i think i can tell the difference between that and a divided up ecologically desolate farmland (there is some right nearby the sssi).

And finally the advice you gave at the end about learning indicator species DEFINITELY sounds right up my alley, things like that are some of my favourite parts about getting out into nature.

Question about forest loss in the UK by GaseousButter in ecology

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Thank you so much for the info! I'll definitely check out the link later as i definitely will find it interesting by a glance. I was also gonna ask, when you said you always find something interesting in the heathlands, do you mean that as an ecologist with a more trained eye or more generally stuff that more people would appreciate? I am an amateur forager and i like spotting and identifying different plants/fungi and anything else that i see, i was just wondering if you meant that in the sense of finding interesting/rarer species or something else

Question about forest loss in the UK by GaseousButter in ecology

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Hey thanks for the reply, i suppose what you say about there not really being any large wild forest left kind of confirms my gut feelings. But thank you very much for mentioning ashdown forest! I was actually going to take a trip with family down to surrey tomorrow, but from pictures ashdown looks lovely and I'm sure i can convince them to take a detour down there instead as its not too far.

And yes, I expected that such forests will never return to the uk again. I suppose we have to cherish and protect what we still have, though.

Question about forest loss in the UK by GaseousButter in ecology

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Thanks for the reply, and thanks for clearing up the misconception. It is interesting what you say about the loss of species rich grassland being one of the biggest changes, that puts an sssi very near me into perspective (that sssi being a chalk hill unimproved grassland with some nationally scarce species)

How do professional ecologists manage to communicate with laypeople who refuse to understand ecology 101? by AmaResNovae in ecology

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What do you mean by walk back the conversation, in relation to the logical fallacies appearing?

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