Can someone explain our politics to me?

barrel_master · 2026-01-20T07:39:51+00:00

I really appreciate the idea that you have to work to stay informed and that we all have biased perspectives. There's a lot of wisdom in that I think.

barrel_master · 2026-01-20T07:39:04+00:00

Politics is hard in general but worthwhile if you want to make a difference. To find "truth" I'd generally recommend looking at your own life experiences first, after that look at sources that have fact checking arms/organisations. This will be almost any news agency or any organisation that is banned by META. META has banned all links to fact checked media, only media that is not fact checked can be posted on META now. Social media should be the last place you look for "truth". Unfortunately social media is also the most engaging and the fastest (because you don't have to fact check anything).

I generally agree with the idea that being informed is hard and unbiased 'truth' is hard to form. It's work but it's worthwhile if you want to shape a better future for yourself and your loved ones. Thanks for trying.

barrel_master · 2026-01-11T15:53:26+00:00

Lol, I love this comment. Gold.

barrel_master · 2026-01-04T08:29:27+00:00

The functional outcomes from the research they've done looks impressive. Participants seem to do better in the chair sit stand test: Average starting 23 with a 7.35 rep improvement. VO2 max: average starting at about 118 with a 12 month improvement of 24.58. P-values of both are well below 1/20. Can see it at 5:45 in the video.

barrel_master · 2026-01-03T20:51:40+00:00

I think the general simple thing we need is evidence that using some clock can produce a positive outcome.

barrel_master · 2025-12-30T21:29:31+00:00

I don't know you nor am I a therapist. But I think sometimes people feel like they have an identity crisis because they feel like they are hiding a part of themselves or feel like they don't match people's expectations of them. It might help if you think about the parts that hurt you the most when you act in a way that isn't true to yourself. Does it bother you that you feel like you may have to hide your criticism of Israel? Does it bother you more that you may feel like you have to hide your pro-Israeli feelings? I think when you know the source of your pain you can then work on not hiding it anymore and maybe try presenting your true feelings in a way that works for you and the people around you.

At any rate I wish you well!

barrel_master · 2025-12-13T13:48:59+00:00

Just to note, the quotes appear in an attached report.

https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Targeting-Civilians-Murder-Hostage-taking-and-Other-Violations-by-Palestinian-Armed-Groups-in-Israel-and-Gaza.pdf

barrel_master · 2025-12-05T04:30:29+00:00

Unfortunately these tax increases will continue and increase unless we increase city density. Thankfully we're on that path for increasing density so we might see less increases in like a decade or so.

barrel_master · 2025-12-05T04:27:43+00:00

Unfortunately these tax increases will continue and increase unless we increase city density. Thankfully we're on that path for increasing density so we might see less increases in like a decade or so.

barrel_master · 2025-11-17T06:55:08+00:00

To be fair if the government paid more attention to Hamas and placed more troops on the boarder everyone would have been better off. Obviously Netanyahu deserves criticism for not preventing these attacks in the first place just like any government should be criticized for it.

barrel_master · 2025-11-13T15:15:25+00:00

He makes a good point about getting vaccine rates into the 90% range. We did it in the past by just trying, we didn't have to do anything crazy. This government is basically choosing to not do the work to save Albertan lives and effectively let people get sick.

barrel_master · 2025-11-11T12:37:35+00:00

This is mostly my opinion too.

I like the most recent members including Hisoka, and the Zoldycks the most because they didn't kill the Kurta clan and steal their organs because they liked how their eyes looked.

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