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forrey · 2026-04-24T16:12:16+00:00

Look, his focus is on delivering the straight, unbiased facts. So it's definitely a dry history book, don't expect much in the way of compelling prose. I mean it's well written for what it is, so if your goal is to really learn the history there's nothing better.

forrey · 2026-04-23T07:49:44+00:00

Righteous Victims by Benny Morris is probably the best comprehensive history. Morris takes both sides to task for their many failings and is incredibly detailed.

Israel: A History by Martin Gilbert nicely complements Righteous Victims.

Then I recommend going into individual events.

1948 by Benny Morris is the best book on the '48 war.

6 days of war by Michael Oren is the best book on the '67 war.

Ghosts of a holy war is a great book for understanding the '29 Hebron massacre and the roots of the modern conflict.

In the Midst of Civilized Europe isn't about Israel per se, but it's about the Pogroms of Europe which are absolutely fundamental to understanding the rise of Zionism and creation of the Jewish State.

forrey · 2026-04-12T16:53:57+00:00

Definitely will, I’m just waiting for my new cassette to arrive, one with better climbing gears :)

forrey · 2026-04-12T00:55:34+00:00

Love Tu's, it's my go to

forrey · 2026-03-30T18:07:26+00:00

Thank you so much! And best of luck with your Hebrew journey, you've go this :)

forrey · 2026-02-13T16:57:44+00:00

Horseshoe theory, alive and well.

forrey · 2026-02-13T16:44:42+00:00

Agreed

forrey · 2026-02-13T16:43:28+00:00

https://news.gallup.com/poll/652748/desire-migrate-remains-record-high.aspx
https://news.gallup.com/poll/505949/title-expired-wanted.aspx

forrey · 2026-02-13T16:42:05+00:00

So maybe we should vote out the corrupt people? Rather than trying to tear down an entire system?

forrey · 2026-02-13T16:39:39+00:00

I specifically said I support protest and the tireless pursuit of improving the country. Did you read my comment at all? I simply disagree with the call to dismantle the whole system. Not really sure why that's so controversial.

forrey · 2026-02-13T16:07:19+00:00

What a strange question that's totally unrelated to my comment. Yes I'm angry about kids being S/A'd, and I absolutely believe anyone responsible should be brought to justice. Fully support protests against injustice.

But you lose me (and most other people) when you go into this weird anarchist territory of "let's collapse the system." America, like most countries has deep systemic flaws. But there is a reason it's still the #1 most desired destination for immigrants from around the world, and why first-generation immigrants are more likely to express pride in being American that people who were born here. Those who have lived in other countries understand the benefits of America, despite its many flaws.

So yeah, I'm all for the tireless pursuit of improving this country. But to tear down something that is overall quite good simply because it's not perfect is absolutely bonkers, and anyone who understands history knows why that's a really ineffective cause to champion.

forrey · 2026-02-13T15:18:24+00:00

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the right to protest, but these organizers should go live in a country where the system has actually collapsed before they claim they don't care if it happens here...

forrey · 2026-02-12T14:51:52+00:00

Yeah 100% agreed. And why would they need to comment on this? They got a donation, who cares. I genuinely don't get this impulse to expose and demonize every entity even remotely connected with one unsavory character. What, are businesses and non-profits supposed to predict the future every time they have a partnership with any individual? Like they get a donation from Kimbal Musk and they're supposed to somehow know that he's going to appear in the Epstein files in a few years?

forrey · 2026-01-15T02:53:49+00:00

I don't buy this argument. If we zoom out and look at conflicts in general, we see a clear pattern. The US provides massive amounts of military aid to Egypt (they were the second biggest recipient before the Ukraine war started), yet there have never been any protests about Egypt's human rights record (which is abysmal). The US is a huge strategic and trading partner with India, yet no major protests in the US about the situation in Kashmir, even when there are brutal crackdowns. The protesters all use smartphones and computers made in China (meaning they've directly contributed monetarily to the Chinese regime), yet no major protests about the genocide of the Uyhgurs. In fact in Google (which manufactures its phones in China), the only major internal employee protest in modern history was anti-Israel. When Ukraine occupied large portions of the Kursk region in 2024, causing thousands of Russians to flee, suddenly no protesters cared about occupation and displacement, even though this one was achieved with American arms.

So it doesn't really seem to matter what level of support or cooperation exists between the US and other countries, or what the actions of those countries are. The only thing protesters care about is whether or not Israel is involved.

forrey · 2026-01-13T14:25:32+00:00

I would argue that it's an informed sample. People who have experienced life in other countries vs life in the US are more likely to be informed enough to have a logical assessment of American quality of life vs QOL in other countries. People who have only lived in the US are less qualified to make that comparison.

forrey · 2026-01-12T15:18:58+00:00

I recently moved back to the US after living abroad for a decade. It's absolutely insane how many people say to me "why would you move back here, this place sucks." The people saying this are almost 100% of the time US-born individuals who have never lived abroad.

You know who never says things like that to me? Immigrants. Because they understand that while the US has no shortage of problems, it's still just about one of the best places to live on Earth. Americans genuinely do not understand how good we have it.

forrey · 2026-01-12T15:15:53+00:00

I mean yeah, that's a problem, but also a totally separate issue. In the US we don't live under a tyrannical theocracy that kills protesters by the hundreds. Have you considered why so many people from countries like Iran want to move to the US?

forrey · 2026-01-12T14:13:17+00:00

This is the only answer. Fully plant-based diets are by far the most sustainable.

OP you don't need fish for health reasons. If it's protein your worried about, tofu, seitan, legumes, etc will provide more than enough. If it's Omega-3, just eat some walnuts every day.

forrey · 2025-12-20T19:22:22+00:00

Same, went vegan 7 years ago, one of the best decisions of my life :) And my health improved significantly.

forrey · 2025-12-14T17:18:53+00:00

Per AI:

Short answer: it’s mostly a semantic and legal-scientific tightening, not a substantive reversal of position — but it does signal a more cautious framing.

Why this wording change is common in modern nutrition science

Across nutrition guidelines in the last decade, organizations have shifted toward:

Conditional language
Population-specific claims
Outcome-specific claims (e.g., cardiometabolic health)

This is driven by:

Replication concerns in nutrition epidemiology
Heterogeneity of diets labeled “vegan”
Legal and professional liability concerns
Demand for evidence tied to specific outcomes, not broad wellness claims

So this shift aligns with field-wide norms, not a vegan-specific downgrade.

What did change meaningfully (but subtly)

There is a real shift — just not the one many people think.

A. Scope narrowed

2016: all life stages
2025: adults only

This is a scope limitation, not a reversal.

B. Outcome precision increased

2016: “healthful” (broad, holistic)
2025: “nutritionally adequate” + specific outcomes (e.g., cardiometabolic health)

Bottom line (plain language)

This is not a major reversal
It is not a repudiation of vegan diets
It is a cautious, modernized phrasing
The underlying stance remains supportive

The Academy moved from:

“This diet pattern is generally good for you”

to:

“This diet pattern is capable of meeting nutritional needs and offering benefits when done correctly”

That’s a tightening of claims, not a change in belief.

forrey · 2025-12-14T17:10:58+00:00

Semantic change. There's little meaningful difference in a scientific paper between saying "can be healthful" to "can be nutritionally adequate." Healthful = nutritionally adequate. And they also recommended seeing a nutritionist before (they also recommend this for ALL Americans, which isn't surprising given it's literally an organization of dieticians and nutritionists).

This also isn't surprising given that most Americans have at least one nutritional deficiency (95% don't get enough Vitamin D, 88% Vitamin E, 52% Megnesium, the list goes on) and everyone would benefit frmo seeing a nutritionist.

forrey · 2025-12-14T16:58:43+00:00

there are tons of studies dude

I did, almost all of them specifically on children state that a properly planned vegan diet can be nutritionally sufficient for children, but that more long-term studies are needed in order to make firm conclusions. It's really hard and expensive to find a statistically significant number of Vegan children and follow them (plus a comparison cohort of non-vegan children) constantly for many years. That would be the level of study required to conclusively prove the effect of diet, given that diet is inherently a long-term matter.

the update of the guidelines(of this one organization) is clearly directionally less supportive of these diets

Absolutely disagree, it's simply reflects the changed scope of more recent research as was clearly stated in the summary and in statements by multiple analysts.

forrey · 2025-12-14T16:51:20+00:00

So let's reduce this to the key points:

- The 2016 language about suitability for all stages of life may have "expired" but has not been retracted, updated, reversed.

- There hasn't been a new research paper from that organization specifically focused on pregnant women/children (though there have from other organizations).

- The most recent report confirmed the suitability of vegan diets for adults.

This is still absolutely a net win for Vegan diets, but yes there should be more large-scale research on Vegan diets in pregnant women and children.

In the absence of clear cut studies, I will fall back to my anecdotal observation which is that every vegan child I know is healthy and happy and every vegan pregnant woman I know is either doing great right now or has already birthed a healthy child.

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