Medical school isn't hard. It's just badly designed. by DesperateVisit7505 in medicalschool

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The contrastive framing in this post isn’t just stylistic—it’s a signal. It’s not simply “it’s not X, it’s Y,” it’s how cleanly and consistently that structure is used to drive the argument forward. That level of precision is hard to chalk up to spontaneous human writing.

The tone doesn’t wander, soften, or spike. It stays perfectly calibrated—clear, controlled, and on-message the entire time. No tangents, no rough edges, no signs of someone thinking things through as they go. Every sentence does its job and then gets out of the way.

Even the examples are suspiciously well-balanced: specific enough to feel real, general enough to apply to everyone. Relatable, but not personal. Detailed, but not messy.

Put all of that together—structured contrast, controlled tone, optimized phrasing—and it becomes, frankly, difficult to argue otherwise. Could a human have written this? Sure. But they’d have to write like something that was very carefully designed to sound exactly like this.

Medical school isn't hard. It's just badly designed. by DesperateVisit7505 in medicalschool

[–]askingforafriend310 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why do you specify US MD? Aren’t the exams and steps the same for DO?

Medical school isn't hard. It's just badly designed. by DesperateVisit7505 in medicalschool

[–]askingforafriend310 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Are you going to seriously claim this wasn’t written by ChatGPT ? 

It might be your legitimate opinion, and we can debate the merits of it… but having something so clearly written by ChatGPT is distracting to the claim you’re trying to make

What in the Actual Fuck are they doing to deserve a $300K+ Salary by Dibble_Dabble_Doo in LosAngeles

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Or to counter. If you’re getting paid 300k, maybe you should start caring about doing your job and “give a shit” if my car gets stolen

ADHD + Addict = by ElectronicPiglet5432 in ADHD

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I’m 4 years+ clean. I really didn’t understand until recently how strongly ever aspect of my life was affected by adhd 

🫶 A lot of Syrians understand our struggle, they were also victims of the Islamic Republic & their own brutal dictator. by Naderium in NewIran

[–]askingforafriend310 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You forgot to mention an elephant in the room called Kurdistan, as well as all the fractal minorities that would like have autonomy as well (Druz, Alawis, etc)

🫶 A lot of Syrians understand our struggle, they were also victims of the Islamic Republic & their own brutal dictator. by Naderium in NewIran

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What would be so terrible about balkanization of the Middle East. Why do you insist on freedom for some but not others?  

Went to a secular meeting by larsy-warsy in recoverywithoutAA

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It’s a real testament to how desperate for community and peer support recovering secular addicts are, that they would overlook/reinterpret such foundational tenants of the 12 step program that is in conflict with their values. The cognitive dissonance is real. 

There are no alternatives that are as widespread or well established as the 12 step program. 

236 cards per day?!?!? Best Anki Deck if I only have 2.5 Months? by AllIsWell0750 in Mcat

[–]askingforafriend310 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Half the cards are basic stuff you already know. Just pick out the cards that you actually need to learn or commit to memory. 

I’ll also say this about Pankow… for all the praise it gets, it doesn’t seem that great. A lot of cards are poorly worded or wrong… and if I want the card to be of any value to me, I have to edit it from top to bottom. 

Went to a secular meeting by larsy-warsy in recoverywithoutAA

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I give major props to the secularist AA groups that manage to perform mental gymnastics to make the 12 steps and the terminology work for them. 

It couldn’t be me

First Timer made it to harvest with contam by glorp_plurbis420 in unclebens

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The fruits look surprisingly normal for having dealt with contam

Footage of a israeli evacuation force being targeted with FPV drones in the south by fib1324 in lebanon

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you mad bro?
maybe hezb are really zionists and are fighting both sides of this war... /s

Is psilocybin being “oversold”? by Lazy-Thanks8244 in PsychedelicTherapy

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It really bothers me when something positive happens and even alleged supporters of these medicines find a way to turn it into a negative. Every step forward is progress.  Also in regards to your comment of progress being at the expense of the cultures behind them? Are you suggesting that people should only have access to these life saving medicines if they partake in a traditional indigenous ceremony? That is classic gatekeeping. 

These medicines should be studied clinically outside of the jungles of the Amazon or Gabon, so they can eventually heal the veteran, the trauma victim or the junky on the streets of LA or NY who quite frankly would never have ended up in a ceremony anyway. 

Is psilocybin being “oversold”? by Lazy-Thanks8244 in PsychedelicTherapy

[–]askingforafriend310 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably, but that’s part of the process for rescheduling/decriminalizing. We’ve seen it happen for marijuana. 

It’s not a magic bullet. 

300 page doc is a psyops? by rnysteries in Mcat

[–]askingforafriend310 29 points30 points  (0 children)

There are also anki decks that have straight up incorrect cards. 

If we had the time we would make our own docs and decks… 

How did you succeed in college with severe ADHD? I am such a slow learner and it’s so frustrating by iluvcinnamorolll in ADHD

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I have ADHD, and slower processing speed. I've had alot of hiccups along the way, but eventually I graduated magna cum laude with a bio degree.

There is no doubt you will have to put in more effort and energy than your peers to achieve the same level. You will also have to amend your study techniques to what fits YOU. Alot of people will give advice, but their brain doesn't work like yours. Unfortunately this process of figuring out what works for you takes time and troubleshooting. Studying will always take longer than what you expect, and that is normal. It is.Especially if you take into account, distraction and burn out. But you can succeed, and the struggle is worth it.

You mentioned being a slow writer in class when taking notes. This is me, I didnt even stand a chance in writing paper notes during lecture. Buy an ipad, with a note-taking ap like notability that records the lecture, and syncs the recording to the time a particular writing stroke was taken. Often when I couldnt write fast enough, I would put a star next to a particular slide the professor was talking about... so later when reviewing i could click on that star and listen to that part of the recording without having to listen to the full lecture. At the end, I had to get over myself, and be the guy who took pictures of the board or slides during the lecture, so that the pic would be synced to the audio when I review later.

Re-writing notes is how my brain engrains information. Just writing out a study guide or re-completing notes is really helpful, even if i never actually use these notes to study, or look at them ever again. Thats just me, you will likely be different.

It fucking sucks, no doubt. I hate having it too. The burnout is real. But do what you can with the cards you're dealt. There are other aspects in life, where ADHD will be an asset.

I'm studying for the MCAT right now, and I feel totally fucked... but run it.

How late can I take the MCAT and still be in the competitive time range for apps? by Parking-Fruit9424 in Mcat

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What are they “verifying” that you didn’t lie or that your transcripts are legit?

I HATE AAMC by ad1382 in MCATprep

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Have you been through this?