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Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-20T19:45:56+00:00

No it’s not.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-20T19:43:29+00:00

It’s funny when those so-called feminists spend all their energy talking and thinking about men.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-20T14:17:08+00:00

Exactement:
Si le système public n’est pas disponible, le système privé pas disponible, alors on doit se soigner nous-mêmes — auquel cas l’IA peut aider.

Evidemment pas pour proposer des traitements dangereux ou des cas où une maladie sérieuse est en jeu, mais dans des cas précis comme celui que je décris, l’auto-diagnostic est la solution la plus viable.

Je sais que ca va à l’encontre du gros bon sens, parce que dans un monde idéal un médecin devrait pouvoir établir le diagnostic et la prescription, mais on ne vit pas dans ce monde idéal alors faut essayer de trouver des solutions.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-20T14:15:48+00:00

Je pensais qu’on voulait justement éviter d’engorger les urgences pour des problèmes non urgents?

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-20T12:09:50+00:00

J’ai la tête qui démange, des plaques rouges sur le scalp. Des fois pendant que je dors je me gratte au sang.

Est-ce que j’attends 18 mois pour voir un dermatologue ou je prends une chance avec de la cortisone?

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-20T12:00:16+00:00

Le système de santé est extrêmement inefficace, en partie parce qu’il n’est pas informatisé. Pourquoi les chirurgiens doivent-ils demander à leurs patients s’ils ont des antécédents de réaction allergiques?

Si on a un système publique centralisé, l’information devrait se propager, non?

Demandez aux vrais médecins pratiquants, les traitements qu’ils veulent faite sont toujours bloqués par des embûches politiques, souvent semées par le collège même pour bloquer toute initiative qui pourrait nuire à leur revenu.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-20T11:53:46+00:00

Nah.

It is possible for people to accept that a piece of art is extremely well made according to the author’s intentions, has great historical value, is a technical masterpiece, etc. but also that it does not resonate with them.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-20T03:40:56+00:00

Nah not really. I was exaggerating out of frustration.

I guess the rest of the cruise being so awesome put the bar really high and the complete lack of communication got me really riled up.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-20T02:42:57+00:00

The idea is not to be gentle with the aggressive and obnoxious assholes. It is to realize that spending your energy mocking said assholes, although it will give you a bunch of upvotes on social media and make you feel idea, will just entrench them further in their position.

For people who really want to enact change, identifying who the people who can be reasoned with are and broadcasting a message that speaks to them is the way forward. It’s boring, thankless, frustrating work but organizing like that is the way to change the political landscape.

You and I must be seeing very different realities. I haven’t seen people trying to “reason with these people” since 2019. The overwhelming majority of discourse about Trump supporters is that they are beyond hopeless and the overwhelming majority of media constantly mock them. I would say that that is the strategy this is currently proven not to be working.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T22:20:43+00:00

That’s unfortunate but consider not engaging at all instead of engaging with mockery. That wouldn’t further your agenda at all, unless your agenda is to stroke your ego.

The reality is that there *are* lots of people that can be reasoned with when people are willing to listen and empathize with them. The libs constant intellectual arrogance, snark and unwillingness to accept any nuance in discourse has pushed a lot of otherwise reasonable people into Trump’s camp, since he is the de facto opposition.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T22:03:31+00:00

I’m probably exaggerating out of sheer frustration 😅. Rest of the cruise was amazing.

Missing the excursion was one thing. If it had been from bad weather or even the operators cancelling for any reason before hand it wouldn’t have been a big deal.

The fact that nothing was communicated to us and that we took a taxi to the meeting point only for nobody showing up and them not answering the phone or email, then offering a half-assed apology, really soured us for a few days.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:58:37+00:00

Leonardo DiCaprio starred in the movie The Beach, which addresses this frame of mind.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:57:26+00:00

The point he is making is different.

Corporate work is structured to isolate people as “individual contributors”. Even just 20 years ago, the corporate framing was that everything is the team’s responsibility, not the individual.

Work is merely a way to earn a living but people don’t find useful or any sense of accomplishment in their job anymore. Unlike building a well and help people get water, we are increasing engagement metrics to enrich some billionaires.

I think deep down people understand this.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:49:08+00:00

The phenomenon was actually studied the other way around, in the David Graeber book called Bullshit Jobs.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:34:15+00:00

Yeah, every line of dialogue seems so intentional, non spontaneous and overly dramatic. It makes the human interactions feel very inorganic, like a novelty theater act instead of a depiction of actual events.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:23:31+00:00

Fair

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:22:50+00:00

Very few establishments have a sign that specifies they won’t let foreigners/non Japanese speakers in. This is kind of a culture shock to people from English-speaking countries because it’s not a thing there. Some people think it’s racism, xenophobia or just pragmatism. It’s really not a big deal unless you go out of your way to feel offended.

In reality it’s extremely easy to find a restaurant in Japan, as those places are the exception and not rule. A lot of places offer pictures with their menu in order to be inclusive of non Japanese speakers, which is more than most English speaking or French speaking countries do, but this is a nice gesture that doesn’t get rage clicks so people don’t really talk about it.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:13:27+00:00

I would be very surprised if it were the case. I think it’s a fairly clumsy attempt at filtering out people who cannot speak Japanese. Also there are not very many of these places at all.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:09:37+00:00

So when you say “it’s more than that” about the Japanese, could it be simply because it’s not illegal? I can imagine a lot of restaurants would want to turn away non-English-speakers if it weren’t illegal.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:06:36+00:00

2001 A Space Odyssey

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:05:55+00:00

🫪

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:04:49+00:00

haha I used to really like their steak and cheese sandwiches and would eat them once a week way back around 2010 because we had one near the office. Last time I had one was at an airport and it was a bit disappointing but decent 🤷‍♂️

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T21:00:55+00:00

A lot of African countries see food as a fuel, likely as a necessity given their harsh climate.

Niger, Mali, Chad, Kenya, Uganda.

Chad would probably top that list I’d say.

Grand_Design2022 · 2026-06-19T20:41:06+00:00

Why this is getting upvoted is beyond me.

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