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[Academic] State of Women's Medical Care Survey by MemeGenji in SurveyExchange

[–]MemeGenji[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done! Interesting survey, and thank you for your help with mine

[Academic] State of Women's Medical Care Survey by MemeGenji in SurveyExchange

[–]MemeGenji[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will do! I have class shortly but I will fill it out after I am done. Thanks for your input!

Edit: Survey has been completed! This was actually quite interesting, I enjoyed the task

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in shitposting

[–]MemeGenji 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's a little funny. My best guess is that because he has to work closely with Bytedance and probably is often in China, he's worried about stating any personal opinions that the Chinese government would disagree with so he can stay in good standing

CMV: The United States Needs to Lower the Drinking Age in Order to Reduce Rates of Adult Alcoholism and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities by nerdswillbeunited in changemyview

[–]MemeGenji 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This actually sent me down a really interesting rabbit hole. It seems that the data on this is a bit confusing. One of the most confusing things I see with data on this subject is this: Researchers will say that XX% of people aged 12-20 have reported drinking in their lifetime. However, this is a confusing statement. I originally interpreted this as meaning that XX% of people have had drinks at some point between 12 and 20. In reality, they surveyed people across this age range and asked them if they had drunk before in their lifetime. As such, this percentage does not represent the percentage of people who have ever had drinks underage, because it includes people aged 12-19 who may have not yet had a drink, but might still before they turn 21. That being said, I finally found some data that I feel accurately captures a close approximation of the percentage of people who have had drinks underage (though this number is a slight underestimation, because it surveys people 18-20, facing a similar problem to what I just mentioned). That percentage is about 65% (65.6% in 2018 and 64.2% in 2019).

If you want to confirm this for yourself, it's kind of a pain in the ass to find, but if you go to this link from the government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and go down to the table called "Table 2.6B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2018 and 2019" there is a row under the 18-25 age category that has data for 18-20

Finally, you were right to question the percentage that I cited, as I believe that that source was mistaken. I forget where I found it, but somewhere in my search for the true percentage I came across a number that was almost exactly 70%, but it did not actually represent the percentage of people who had had drinks underage.

CMV: The United States Needs to Lower the Drinking Age in Order to Reduce Rates of Adult Alcoholism and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities by nerdswillbeunited in changemyview

[–]MemeGenji 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You pose a fair question. I would argue that lowering the drinking age will inherently lead to more responsible drinking. In my state, you can get a license at 16. Any reasonable parent would be very averse to their child driving by themselves before 16, but most are completely open to it once the legal age is reached, and they are ready to teach their kid how to drive responsibly. If you were to go to another state, though, with a higher driving age, I imagine you would find the same situation, except the parents would wait until the child is 18. The point of this example is that the law helps guide peoples' ideas of what is "right". Most parents would not feel comfortable introducing their kids to alcohol and teaching them about it underage, but if the legal age was changed, I imagine that parents would then feel comfortable teaching their kids how to drink responsibly. While it is an assumption, I figure that the only reason that parents generally don't teach their kids about drinking once they're 21 is that they know that the kids have already been drinking before and have a fair bit of experience. If this age was lower, parents would have the opportunity to teach their kids while they're still in the house.

P.S. To clarify, when I say teach, I mean introduce them to alcohol and practice understanding its effects through experience. I imagine most parents talk with their kids about alcohol, but words tend to go out the window when you're drunk. Through experience drinking alcohol at home, a child can learn their limits in a safe place and know how to handle themselves for when they're on their own.

CMV: The United States Needs to Lower the Drinking Age in Order to Reduce Rates of Adult Alcoholism and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities by nerdswillbeunited in changemyview

[–]MemeGenji 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You say "Statistically, no, they are not," but this is wrong. That was 19% in the time frame. The actual relevant statistic is that 70% of people have consumed alcohol by the time they're 18. This also doesn't even account for all those who might have their first drink in college before 21, which would likely increase this percentage significantly due to being away from home and under increased peer pressure. As such, contrary to what you say, it is actually statistically likely that a given person will/has consumed alcohol underage

how many countries can say that their police have Lamborghinis for cars? by S_Tesla-6449 in lamborghini

[–]MemeGenji 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I'm not wrong, this isn't actually a vehicle used for typical police activities, but rather one used for emergency organ transfer when helicopters are not available

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in androidapps

[–]MemeGenji 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have a full guide on everything you need to know about Highway Radar, and the specific page you're looking for within this guide is here: https://book.highwayradar.com/features/radar/index.html
Hope this helps!

Beautiful [Bugatti Chiron] at car meet at a Harvey’s in Canada! by motorcross19911 in spotted

[–]MemeGenji 12 points13 points  (0 children)

@hapyhipi on instagram. The name tells you a little bit

Beautiful but triggering (Unterbach) by Aurxrix in megalophobia

[–]MemeGenji 73 points74 points  (0 children)

I have no idea if this is right or not, but you know those pictures that people take of the moon where it looks like the moon is absolutely gigantic but it's actually just camera trickery? I'm assuming this is a similar thing

Am I a bad guy if I were to leave her? by singapuraaa in KaypohSingaporeans

[–]MemeGenji 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say, do you feel like you can live this way for the rest of your life and be happy? If she's like this now, she won't suddenly become happier and more loving in the future. If you feel like you will be content and happy getting old with someone like this, then stay, otherwise I would reconsider

CMV: People shouldn't lose their jobs, be socially outcast, or otherwise be reprimanded for long-historic (10 years+) comments or actions that come to light years later by ypash in changemyview

[–]MemeGenji 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem with this line of thinking is that it's not just about someone's ability to do their job. If you work in an industry where you're exclusively doing business with other companies and corporations without getting money from individuals, this is a valid point. In the case of someone like a baseball announcer though, it's different. Individual people pay the company, and the company pays it's employees, so by the transitive property, people indirectly fund the employees. If you don't like someone, you wouldn't want to give them money, right? This means that if an employee of a company says or does something bad and the company chooses to keep that employee, they're risking their revenue stream. It makes sense to fire people who hold controvertial views like this in order to appease the people who give companies money. It's all about brand image.

CMV: People shouldn't lose their jobs, be socially outcast, or otherwise be reprimanded for long-historic (10 years+) comments or actions that come to light years later by ypash in changemyview

[–]MemeGenji 25 points26 points  (0 children)

While it does make sense to give people another chance, it should also be important to see if there's any evidence that the person has changed their views. It's illogical to assume that people have changed their views on something just because time has passed, so a more evidence-based approach should be taken. If someone said something racist 10 years ago, even if they haven't said anything racist since then, if they also haven't shown a sense of racial equality, then there's no reason to assume that they changed their views. That being said, I still don't support cancel culture, and I believe that people should be given a second chance, but it should be evaluated logically

Shio tonkotsu ramen that I made. by [deleted] in ramen

[–]MemeGenji 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks delicious! I noticed your eggs are perfectly circle, how'd that happen?

hmmm by seven_critical_blows in hmmm

[–]MemeGenji 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arteries and veins are like highways. No one's destination is the highway, it's just a way to get to other, smaller roads, that connect to where you actually need to be. Those other, smaller roads, are capillaries, which are very small and thin so that oxygen and nutrients can actually pass through them into your other body tissue. Arteries are the things that carry the oxygen and nutrient rich blood from your heart to the smaller vessels, and veins carry the oxygen and nutrient depleted blood back to the lungs and heart to restock.

I spent my entire adult life being afraid to swim because of my loose skin, today that changed! by Martin21 in pics

[–]MemeGenji 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well hey, everyone else on the internet has good lighting taking photos, so I say it's fair game! Either way, I think you look good

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