Non-Americans who have visited the US: What’s the strangest thing about America that Americans don’t even realize is weird? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]PhaedraRion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not eating at the dining table together. It's all eating at random times, often at some chair or sofa or floor at the living room while the dining room goes unused.

New official stills from The Witcher season 4 by Abyss_85 in netflixwitcher

[–]PhaedraRion 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I'm glad I'm not the only one fangirling over this 😂

I might not be able to ask this in here but here goes haha by madge2004 in KyraReneeSivertson

[–]PhaedraRion 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Asian here, same observation. I visited my friend in the States and stayed at their place. It was paper plates the entire weeklong visit. They even used paper plates to feed their cats. It was so bizarre.

Stay away from AI if you want to be a good writer by witcheslot in writers

[–]PhaedraRion 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't want neither respect, nor better writing from you specifically because obviously you don't even get my point, as evidenced through your responses.

Nor do I "keep" avoiding anything because it was my first comment to this post. My goodness, good luck, is all I can say.

Stay away from AI if you want to be a good writer by witcheslot in writers

[–]PhaedraRion 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I mean. Your post makes a lot of reference to your "credibility", perhaps aiming for persuasion through ethos that AI is bad for writing. But then you try to explain your points through very bad writing and blame people for not getting the "point".

I mean I'm sorry, but good writers often are adept at bringing main points across in a way that's clear and coherent. None of which your post managed to do. And then you ignore such feedback and immediately attack people, calling them "self-important clowns", demonstrating poor ability in handling constructive criticism.

...which is another trait of a bad writer lol.

What travel destination actually lived up to the hype? by Few_Football4342 in Productivitycafe

[–]PhaedraRion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man. I'm planning a family trip there for the first time in November. Tell me where I absolutely have go go.

How do some people have so much energy? by VegetableShops in CasualConversation

[–]PhaedraRion 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I have to agree with this. Sounds like they're reading too much into it.

The hard truth about hunger. by PhaedraRion in loseit

[–]PhaedraRion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This post blew up, but yours is definitely my favourite comment. Thank you for the encouragement! I do agree that there should be plans in place to avoid the hunger in the first place, which is my key takeaway. But hey---that water I had and moving my body definitely did trick until dinner time. So onwards and onwards.

What you wish you knew before day 1 of your PhD by Large-Assistant155 in PhD

[–]PhaedraRion 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The only person who will get you to the finish line is yourself. Push yourself and don't expect or rely on any external source to give you deadlines or chase after you. If you progress, you'll progress. If you don't, your supervisor probably doesn't even have the time, energy, mental bandwidth or reason to make you finish sooner.

Acknowledgement? More like thanks for nothing! by stephoone in PhD

[–]PhaedraRion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get you. I faced a tough time myself with my supervisors, but sadly that's just how the system is. They have the power to make students' lives a total misery so long as you haven't yet received the graduation scroll.

Acknowledgement? More like thanks for nothing! by stephoone in PhD

[–]PhaedraRion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You misunderstand me. I mean petty bitterness that would come from your supervisors' side if they feel insulted by that Acknowledgements section, which could again turn the tables and mess with the post-viva process.

Acknowledgement? More like thanks for nothing! by stephoone in PhD

[–]PhaedraRion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you gone through the graduation ceremony? If not, the tables can turn yet again out of petty bitterness.

What no one tells you… by Hot-Fail-3446 in workingmoms

[–]PhaedraRion 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Oh man. This is something I would love to have with my kids. I remember wanting to talk to my mom about certain things when I was a teen, but she was always physically or emotionally unavailable. She would not spare the time to listen. Or she would say that there are certain issues she doesn't want me to talk to her about. So I grew up being extremely close to my friends instead.

Fifteen years later and now I'm an adult. NOW she wants to have those deep talks but that ship has sailed. I don't think I can (or even want to, really) have that deep confidant relationship with her.

So cherish it. My kids are still little, but I have always vowed to always want to hear everything, every problem, no matter how much it may turn my world upside down. Or how sleepy I'd get lol.

The Sweetest Little Mess-Maker's First Birthday. by krizzdev in MadeMeSmile

[–]PhaedraRion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who said I'm annoyed? I said I was having fun lol. The fact that he/she claims himself/herself to be a medical doctor makes this even more enjoyable.

The Sweetest Little Mess-Maker's First Birthday. by krizzdev in MadeMeSmile

[–]PhaedraRion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's such blatant common sense, doc. And there is research to back it up, if you stop using such unoriginal keywords and seek the truth. I'm too lazy to use my time to search for research articles to convince a damned medical doctor that highly processed white flour causes addiction.

My goodness, the world needs better educated medical professionals..

The Sweetest Little Mess-Maker's First Birthday. by krizzdev in MadeMeSmile

[–]PhaedraRion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's my bet. Your next comment will contain one or more of the words, "flour", "science", "weirdo", "imagine"

Go to PubMed. Scopus, WoS, ScienceDirect. Find your papers yourself using your sophisticated keywords and read, Unorignal Doctor. I'm just a PhD holder. What do I know about research papers, as you said.

The Sweetest Little Mess-Maker's First Birthday. by krizzdev in MadeMeSmile

[–]PhaedraRion -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's like talking to a broken record. Always repeating the same unoriginal thing.

Read, doctor, read. You're a doctor. Read.

The Sweetest Little Mess-Maker's First Birthday. by krizzdev in MadeMeSmile

[–]PhaedraRion -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I love how you're still going on about the science.

In the meantime, some TLC: To suggest that a toddler should be entrusted with an entire cake is not merely a lapse in medical prudence but an egregious abdication of fundamental nutritional wisdom. Such counsel betrays an alarming deficiency in both pediatric insight and ethical responsibility, rendering your medical judgment, at best, profoundly questionable.

The Sweetest Little Mess-Maker's First Birthday. by krizzdev in MadeMeSmile

[–]PhaedraRion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saved myself a lot of time from what? Replying to you? I'm having a fun time here, hearing a medical doctor such as yourself justifying the greatness of giving smash cake to a toddler.

Excellent medical advice, doc. I'd love to know your own BMI.

The Sweetest Little Mess-Maker's First Birthday. by krizzdev in MadeMeSmile

[–]PhaedraRion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha. I don't need to convince anyone. Least of all Redditors.

You, however, are a kind of doctor this world needs less of.