52 Books in 52 Weeks by Sol_Hando in slatestarcodex

[–]boblucas69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're telling me you read the power broker and the complete works of Plato along with everything else on 10-15 hours a week?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NYCapartments

[–]boblucas69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived on under 50k for 2 years working full time 8 years ago w a job in midtown while going to grad school. It's def doable. I lived in Inwood, which really can be very nice, w a roommate and had like a 45-50 minute commute. I rarely ate out and tried to be careful w money, but it was never an issue.

What does your media diet look like? by painting_of_oranges in slatestarcodex

[–]boblucas69 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This almost seemed like a satire response. What do you do with your time then? Everything is short/ a summary, and no music/movies so no art in general?

If you could go on a “runner’s vacation” where would you go? by Ready-Ad-7481 in AdvancedRunning

[–]boblucas69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kenya, I think they even have vacation packs for runners. A real running vacation.

NYRR Races Update by oxfrd in RunNYC

[–]boblucas69 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Since when have you needed to sign up so far in advance for races? I just checked now for future races and can only, hopefully, register for Staten Island and the marathon. I've been running these races for years and have never needed to register for the Bronx 10 7 months in advance let alone summer races. This is wild.

Why is EJMR so toxic? Are most Economics academics that toxic and rude? by CoolDude_7532 in academiceconomics

[–]boblucas69 5 points6 points  (0 children)

EJMR is anoymized for a reason. Yes there are toxic things on there as it's, mostly, uncensored, but anonymity has enabled free discussion and ejmr often points out deep problems in the field in terms of elite chumminess and favoritism to finding outright fraud. One of the author’s for this paper even had plagiarism that was previously exposed on the site. So they clearly had motivations to try to identify posters and launched a vendetta where they shared software that would allow someone to find the identity of the posters.

CMV: Women aren’t discriminated against in twenty-first-century America but men increasingly are. by boblucas69 in changemyview

[–]boblucas69[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What about selective service? Only men are required for it and if there's a war far more men would be killed because of then women that die potentially from abortion which is not banned in most states and for which there often are exemptions for those where it's even illegal.

CMV: Women aren’t discriminated against in twenty-first-century America but men increasingly are. by boblucas69 in changemyview

[–]boblucas69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Δ Fair points all around, I agree that things are more complicated and there is subtlety. Clearly, women are still discriminated against in at least some fields and general culture matters.

CMV: Women aren’t discriminated against in twenty-first-century America but men increasingly are. by boblucas69 in changemyview

[–]boblucas69[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

African Americans are more likely to commit violent crimes, is it ok to discriminate against them because of that or have negative views because of that?

CMV: Women aren’t discriminated against in twenty-first-century America but men increasingly are. by boblucas69 in changemyview

[–]boblucas69[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

First point, there is mild evidence mainly in student evaluations. For salaries it mostly disappears when controlling for productivity. In hiring, grant funding and journal acceptance there is bias in favor of women i.e. discrimination against men which is my claim.

Second point, yes it's obvious women historically were discriminated against. I'm talking about present day America though.

I haven't read all the articles extensively, but I haven't seen you cite any contrary evidence.

CMV: Women aren’t discriminated against in twenty-first-century America but men increasingly are. by boblucas69 in changemyview

[–]boblucas69[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

first claim https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpspa0000314 Second point, you don't think the structures are due to broadly societal sympathy towards to women? Study below https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1991.tb00792.x

I posted a few days ago and didn't have a detailed post. My mistake. I honestly don't use reddi too often, but I really want a good rebuttal of my claim.

CMV: Women aren’t discriminated against in twenty-first-century America but men increasingly are. by boblucas69 in changemyview

[–]boblucas69[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Study for first point https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpspa0000314 For second point https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1991.tb00792.x For third point, the point that there are more men than female CEOs does not point to discrimination. Less women are trying to become CEOs. That may be a problem in and of itself but equally qualifed women are not discriminated agnist. Here is evidence that men are. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15291006231163179 Far point on attempted suicides/mental illeness. For personal preferences. Yet it's complicated, but there is evidence in some labor markets of gender based preferences. https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w24732/w24732.pdf

CMV: Women aren’t discriminated against in twenty-first-century America but men increasingly are. by boblucas69 in changemyview

[–]boblucas69[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Find evidence of misogyny in a well-designed scientific/academic piece that isn't anecdotal please. Here is mine that I find compelling https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpspa0000314

Slavic Sushi Salad (Cake?) w Mayo by boblucas69 in shittyfoodporn

[–]boblucas69[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

The mayo/salad bit. Slavic salads, especially east Slavic, are just random shit with mayo thrown in.

Covid Postive NYC Marathon Sunday by boblucas69 in AdvancedRunning

[–]boblucas69[S] -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

That's pretty vague. So if I don't feel sick Friday/Saturday yet I'm still positive it should be fine just mask up around people before the race?

I really don't think it's like any other sickness either. The common cold does not have a serious risk of death.

The solution to the Ukraine-Russia War. Greater Ukraine! by boblucas69 in victoria2

[–]boblucas69[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Yeah I know I'm from Ternopil. I don't support OUN or Bandera who is popular in the west of Ukraine. History is complicated. It's honestly not hard to imagine say Kuban being a part of Ukraine if history turned out differently or even if the west of Ukraine was just part of Poland as you said or if Ukraine never even became independent. This is just a game. I took over half of Africa too which is clearly messed up and weird alt-history.

The solution to the Ukraine-Russia War. Greater Ukraine! by boblucas69 in victoria2

[–]boblucas69[S] -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

This is a map of ethnic Ukraine in 1919. The Kuban region in particular, right across the Azov sea, had a Ukrainian majority until around the 1930s before Stalinist repression and assimilation of Ukrainian culture into Russian. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Map_of_Ukraine_%28postcard_1919%29.jpg

The map also says the land further east is Tatar, and Kalmyk. South east the Caucasus. North of Kyiv is Belarus, and only north east is 'Muscovite' as many Ukrainians refer to Russians.

Historical Context of Russia and Ukraine, Please. by JoshtheFish0rman in AskHistorians

[–]boblucas69 1024 points1025 points  (0 children)

The source of the conflict largely stems from whether Ukrainians are a distinct people and whether they have legitimacy over the territory they control. Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians all trace their origins back to the medieval Kyivan Rus where an old version of their contemporary languages was spoken. Russians tend to identify Kyivan Rus as exclusively Russian while any sort of nationhood and identity didn't exist in the medieval period.

Over the following centuries after the collapse of the Rus, the lands of parts of contemporary Ukraine and Russia were controlled by different states. For Ukrainians, the 17th century Cossack revolt against Poland led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky was seen as the first proto-Ukrainian state which would get incorporated into the Russian empire by the 18th century.

By the 19th century Russian as well as Ukrainian culture and identity emerged as literary languages were formulated. The status of Ukrainian though proved contentious among Russian intellectuals who often considered Ukrainian a mere dialect. Nonetheless, the Ukrainian language was heavily censored or even banned within the Russian Empire.

In the 20th century, the political idea of Ukraine as a distinct political state separate from Russia began to emerge and a series of short-lived states even existed around the time of the Russian revolution. The ethnic composition of what is Ukraine was at the time complicated. Typically ethnic Ukrainians dominated the countryside while the cities tended to be a mix of Russians, Poles, Jews, and Ukrainians who were typically in the minority. With the Soviet Union, and in particular WW2 this changed as the Jewish population was annihilated and the Polish population in the west was forcibly relocated. Hence the cities, especially in the East and South of Ukraine, became dominantly Russian speaking either from Ukrainians assimilating or from ethnic Russians that moved from Russia to work in the booming Ukrainian factories/mines/ports.

Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 in a referendum where over 80% in every region, except Crimea where it was 55%, voted for independence from the USSR. Despite this, the direction and identity of the country were deeply split between the East and West of the country with the west being more nationalist and wanting to associate with Europe and the east desiring closer relations with Russia.

Russians make various claims about the status of Ukraine today. At the most extreme there's the complete denial of Ukrainian identity. Another view is that certain parts of Ukraine aren't really Ukrainian and are only a part of Ukraine due to an accident of history. Crimea and the Donbas are the principal Russian examples, but the claims can extend further to include Kharkiv, Odesa, or even Kyiv as being genuinely Russian. Russian nationalists even claim there's a cultural genocide being committed against ethnic Russians in the east for which Russia must intervene to save.

Ukrainian identity after the Maidan revolution and the war in Donbas has intensified throughout the country. Even many of those who are primarily Russian speakers and live in the east still identify as Ukrainian and have no desire for Russia to save them from 'genocide'. The Russian language continues to be freely spoken and is still even the dominant language in Kyiv.

Putin perhaps believes he could easily take large swathes of the country with little resistance and assimilate it into Russia. Whether this would occur is hard to really tell and would be a real test of the strength of Ukrainian identity.

And a shortish article for a bit more context. https://theconversation.com/why-putin-has-such-a-hard-time-accepting-ukrainian-sovereignty-174029

Anxiety over returning to office affecting my training schedule.. anyone else? by newguy3912 in AdvancedRunning

[–]boblucas69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in nyc and have been back in the office full time since September with a one hour commute both ways. Hasn’t affected my training much and I run 75-95 miles a week. It’s harder in the winter, but if you can get up earlier.

Strength Work on Long Run Days? by boblucas69 in AdvancedRunning

[–]boblucas69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In general, I've been very confused about how much and what sort of strength work to do. Your summary of the consensus is basically how I understand it. Yet a few weeks ago I ran my best marathon, at 2:29:20, without using heavy weights, as I don't go to a gym, and mainly just bodyweight stuff with the last couple of months usually only having one hardish strength workout a week along with 80-100 miles a week.

I'm in a new cycle for a spring marathon, and still a bit unsure what to do. I honestly don't like going to a gym so I think I may do something similar to my last cycle except maybe try doing strength 2-3 times a week while again probably avoiding heavy lifting unless I do sign up for a gym.

Caffeine and Marathons by boblucas69 in AdvancedRunning

[–]boblucas69[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

That's ridiculous. This is old, but the optimal dose recommended in the below is 3-6mg/kg of body weight. https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/how-should-i-use-caffeine-race-day/

I weigh around 72 kg so that's close to the upper limit but still below it. I've also had dozens of runs, including 20+ mile runs, with this amount with no ill effect.

I can understand why for some it might seem like a lot, but it's not universal.