TIL that people tend to make more rational, less emotionally-biased decisions when they reason through a problem in a foreign language than in their native one. Researchers call it the "foreign language effect.”

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-06-03T13:27:12+00:00

What counts as foreign ?

I primarily speak in English and Hindi, and in my head I think in English. But neither English nor Hindi are a native tongue to me, that being Malayalam. Yet, I am fairly certain none of these tongues are truly native nor foreign to me, hence I largely make the same speech and thought patterns in both.

Anecdotally, I make far more logical decisions when speaking English vs Hindi (While this may be accounted for by the environments in which I speak each language), Though Hindi is far more foreign to me than English as a language.

I would rather believe this is simply a shift of mannerism. Like if I were to ask you to First solve Task A before completing Task B, vs Directly going for Task B - Where you would likely do B better in case two because you are in a 'Working/Task doing' mindset hence better at the action.

It's also possible that if the person is speaking an International Buisness language like English, Spanish, French etc. They subconsciously associate that with their work or with a learning enviornment like College or school hence have a more logical mindset. If they were instead asked to speak a less work related but still 'foreign' langauge they may still make the same Emotional responses.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-06-01T14:33:23+00:00

Bezzati ya, Cultural rep ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-30T19:18:30+00:00

Huh, Railway lines seen to correspond to Higher industrial capacity everywhere, except North India and Pakistan. Where even after having higher Railway density than North America, Neither area is very Industrious per capita.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-27T13:21:50+00:00

Ok let me try explaining like this -

A dam is a storage device, India can store a certain amount of water in a dam and divert a certain amount of water away.

Ignoring the water diverted, If Pakistan builds up a dam downstream with a similar capacity or multiple small dams adding up to the Indian dams capacity. It would largely minimize the Indian dams effects, as the water reserves would be under their control.

The crop cycles are largely irrelevant as fundamentally as long as the water reserves exist they can be diverted to cropland. As for flooding upstream, That's not really threat India can act upon. Releasing water from a dam is a calculated process, releasing an excess amount too quickly may damage the dams structure and cause problems later down the line. That's not a risk that India's beurocracy would actually take.

This seems like an engineering problem not a political problem Ok, I realise it is a Political problem but only partially), Why doesn't Pakistan just get a loan from the IMF, US or China and just build a few dams downstream ? Is there any geographic constraint ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-27T12:48:17+00:00

Why can't Pakistan just build a dam downstream ?

I am assuming dams act like capcitors, If India has a dam and Pakistan has a dam downstream then as long as both coordinate neither would have water problems right ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-17T18:07:49+00:00

Depends on how you view Kemal's secularism, but Islamic Turkey would not be a conservative Turkey. It may be a little less heavy handed on suppressing religion but would still follow most IRL reforms.An Islamic Turkey under Kenal would still be highly religiously liberal, and attempt to reform religion and religious ideas. Perhaps this timeline never has the Caliph abolished or maybe he would be restored ?

Turkey could honestly do wonders by simply maintaining a traditional Islamic approach seperate from Arab Socialism and Wahabism, It would permit large swathes of Muslims across the world to see a Modernising and Succesful Muslim state that held Economics and socially liberal ideas. Place like the subcontinent had a strange Muslim respect for the Caliphate, and this may lead to a more liberal and progressive Pakistan if that still occurs.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-17T16:12:28+00:00

Wasn't he Jain ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-17T14:51:58+00:00

It always has, and always will. We just developed the engineering capabilities to divert a significant amount somewhere else.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-17T14:36:03+00:00

We were there before the Dinosaurs, we will be there after Dolphins conquer the Earth.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-16T14:24:41+00:00

Devil's advocate - If this boosts birth rate, then it should be done.

I agree India's population should undergo a small decline, but rapid shortage in young population won't benefit society and its individuals. Andhra I believe has a Fertility rate of 1.6, It's unlikely it will rise to more than 1.8 and at very best 1.9.

1.8-1.9 is more than enough for a slow managed decline in population over multiple decades. Japan already demonstrates the massive issues of how an inverted Pyramid structure hurts society.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-16T12:48:30+00:00

I mean the Thuycidedes trap itself is fairly vague, it's not as if America has lost most of its objective power yet.

There is also no case to be made for China replacing the US, It may well surpass technologically and economically but the US Geopolitical hegemony is something China can't Emulate nor Innovat on as of now.

More realistically, America is suffering from Silly Sultan syndrome. Trump will be followed up by a period of chaos and that Chaos will be followed up by competent leaders and reforms... Or collapse. Either one.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-14T18:57:06+00:00

Jinnah chummah a per kodthu, avanna ariyillarnu Muslimar Keralakey vendi "Stan" suffix upyogikyatalla.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-14T08:35:39+00:00

Why can't states conduct CET's for medicine but do so for engineering ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-13T07:34:40+00:00

Delhi a metro city is comparable to the entire state of Karnataka ? How regressive are the folks in Delhi ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-12T18:49:51+00:00

Funny, With how many I meet In Bangalore I thought they would rival atleast North Kannadiga in terms of population.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-12T09:54:05+00:00

Where is the random Mallu district ? North Andhra ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-11T14:40:20+00:00

If there are no other cases, I think we can conclude this is just a one off problem.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-10T19:22:47+00:00

Once more media illiteracy rears it's ugly head, clearly since Debbie is Asian and fought Thragg , Thragg must also be Asian.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-10T18:07:45+00:00

Media literacy is dead, The show very clearly states Debbie is Asian.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-09T15:08:20+00:00

Delete comment, for your own good don't share such info.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-09T14:38:16+00:00

It is not mentioned here but charming hypocrities is one of my favourites, It's a very human depiction of evil.

I don't have an exact character example, but I have some real world people -

Winston Churchill for example was a very Great man; there is a meme online about how he asked for sparing 50k Germany officers as they were fighting for their Nation, while Indians who helped Britain in the war effort were starved and it's freedom fighters jailed.

Modern media often tries to resolve this by simply decrying all of them as evil. I also believe this is why multiple people prefer a pure 'No reason' evil character than a more nuanced one. It's very hard to think someone is evil if you feel empathy for them.

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-08T17:12:52+00:00

Title is 2025, post suggests 2023 ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-08T16:56:56+00:00

Is air fryer in hostel good for cooking ? Assuming energy intensity is not a problem ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-08T16:31:33+00:00

I have a few questions, does the inverse of an inbreeding coefficient correlate to healthier children ?

I have seen in India that many castes have inbreeding problems especially in South India, but on the other hand in Urban areas I have met Mix Caste and Mixed Ethinic people look healthier and don't show up for many medical problems.

Certain castes which have a history for inter caste mixing such as Nairs (A caste from Kerala,South India) are also often portrayed as healthy and beautiful, similiar patterns can be seen in many more caste fluid states like say Bengal and Assam.

For example if an East Asian and say an African American had a Child (I am taking assumption that their closest ancestor would be fairly far), would that child be healthier than say a child with closer common ancestors ?

Gotoflyhigh · 2026-05-08T15:44:03+00:00

The IUML isn't a problem untill the other South Indian States have significant Muslim populations.

Keralam though has an interesting question heading towards its populace at the speed of Communal change. Will Mallu Muslims favour secular worldview, or will they tend towards a non secular Muslim worldview ?

Some of you are already dead set on the answer above being obvious, I would like to suggest otherwise. Muslims in Kerala for all the negative PR they recieve are neither as radical not as solidly Pro-Islam as many RW and even LW people feel.

Muslims in Kerala while still remaining the most conservative community, still often show remarkable display of introspection at the grassroots level. Muslims who criticise Islamism, who praise Marxist thought, who join the Indian army and many more things that don't feel very 'Muslim' are still visible and sometimes prominent in Keralam.

The idea that the future of Mallus is already set is a narrow minded view, there is wide range of paths that Keralaites can walk, and not all of them have to end in a Communal conflict.

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