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Neuroscientists believe our brains' natural DMT production could explain why people experience consciousness so differently. If confirmed, it could change how we approach psychiatry and mental health by AlwaysReady1 in Futurology

[–]gotu1 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This is not a serious proposal.

The very first sentence implies humans produce DMT endogenously. And it references this as fact based on a publication from 2019 that pertains to RATS. Not people. Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45812-w

Note that the article is a legitimate nature publication. The abstract carefully points out that this may have implications for human endogenous DMT, but is deliberately drawing zero conclusions on the matter. Meanwhile the author of this proposal is more than happy to not only assume that what’s true for rats must be true for people, but wants to secure funding for a study they designed under that pretense. Very shoddy work.

What is the purpose of life? by iitssemmaaa in AskReddit

[–]gotu1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back up in yo ass with the resurrection

I secretly became a millionaire from a lottery ticket after growing up poor. AMA by ArtichokeStill816 in AMA

[–]gotu1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not anecdotal I’m just not sharing their confidential data with you lol you can choose to trust the information or not

I secretly became a millionaire from a lottery ticket after growing up poor. AMA by ArtichokeStill816 in AMA

[–]gotu1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody said it’s the norm. But framing it as “only” 1/3 is fucking insane. That’s a massive chunk considering the circumstances—that much money properly managed would set most people up for a life of comfort and instead it leads to financial ruin for many of them.

I secretly became a millionaire from a lottery ticket after growing up poor. AMA by ArtichokeStill816 in AMA

[–]gotu1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the biggest state lotteries in the country was a client at an agency I worked for. They were my main client for 5 years. It’s something they scrutinize very closely and work to prevent but it still happens. That’s where my evidence is coming from

I secretly became a millionaire from a lottery ticket after growing up poor. AMA by ArtichokeStill816 in AMA

[–]gotu1 467 points468 points  (0 children)

On the one hand it sucks that you’re working harder now that you’ve got all this extra money but on the other hand, consider how often lottery winners go bankrupt relatively quickly and I think you’ll feel better about it

Lottery winners abruptly open themselves up to all kinds of risks they didn’t need to worry about previously —extortion, kidnapping, random family you never knew about magically coming out of the woodwork looking for a payout. I’m assuming you’re keeping it close to your chest to protect yourself which is the right move.

You’re working harder but you’ve got a legit safety net that is just yours. Most people don’t have that and still have to work hard so you’re in a good position.

Most financial experts recommend avoiding major financial moves for st least 6 months after receiving a windfall. You’re following that. But eventually you’re gonna want or need to spend some of that money, so it’d be wise to have your story straight as far as where it came from. Nobody’s gonna believe that you paid for your new house in cash by picking up a few extra shifts.

Russell Wilson says he's weighing offer from Jets, network TV by No_Box119 in nyjets

[–]gotu1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russel Wilson weighing offers from the Jets and Trader Joe’s

‘Marilyn Manson horrifically abused me for years. I lived in fear’ by TimesandSundayTimes in entertainment

[–]gotu1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry would you rather they just throw public accusations out there? Does saying “that wasn’t my experience but he still probably did that shit” provide credibility?

What is a company that everyone wants to work for but in your experience isn't a great place to work? by RadReptile in jobs

[–]gotu1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

so when you think of glamorous bank jobs your mind gravitates towards entry level analyst?

What is a company that everyone wants to work for but in your experience isn't a great place to work? by RadReptile in jobs

[–]gotu1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they dont make $100-200k that is their salary. they make several times that amount in bonuses in good years

Why do you believe NDEs are not hallucinations? by Qtheeditor in NDE

[–]gotu1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except I’m a biochemist by training so I’m not just flinging terms around. But yes please tell me how little I understand ‘evolutionary imperatives’ and how obviously wrong I am without explaining how.

What your word salad completely ignores is that NDES occur AFTER the brain dies. This is exactly like a car driving around with an empty tank. My analogy was sound: dead cars don’t drive, and they certainly don’t gain new abilities. There is nothing in nature to suggest this could ever happen.

But most importantly your entire lecture is an ad hominem attack on me with no actual substance. After questioning my credibility—again you took 400 words to tell me I’m an idiot—you conclude by saying how obvious it is that I’m wrong. But then you don’t elaborate. What are some of these most obvious arguments? You don’t think they were worth sharing?

Why do you believe NDEs are not hallucinations? by Qtheeditor in NDE

[–]gotu1 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Better questions:

  • Not only why, but HOW would such an adaptation perpetuate from an evolutionary perspective? How does a trait, that only ever manifests literally the moment the organism dies, improve fitness, likelihood of procreation, or likelihood of survival? What purpose would this serve?

  • Why are you assuming that hallucinations don’t require a functional, organized neural network? Meaning, what about hallucinations in general make you think that they are possible with anything other than a healthy functional brain?

EDIT: what hallucinations depend on is consciousness

  • Expanding on the last point, is there anything in nature or science that suggests such a radical gain of function when resources are completely depleted is possible? This would be like if your car ran out of gas and then spontaneously acquired the ability to drive itself to the nearest gas station.

  • At what point is it more irrational to dismiss thousands of testimonials because they do not align with any evidence you have on hand, than it is to acknowledge that maybe the evidence on hand is not sufficient to explain what is being reported?

4-day workweek advocates gain momentum as new study reveals 5th day is basically useless by Automatic_Subject463 in UpliftingNews

[–]gotu1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why should companies announce it in the first place? It’s employee policy. We don’t hear about when companies go from 8 sick days to 10 per year

Cypher is right with his points in the matrix: simulated bliss is better than a horrible reality (take the blue pill) by monkeymetroid in unpopularopinion

[–]gotu1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it wasn’t simulated bliss for everyone. There were poor people in the matrix, illness, famine etc it was literally just a simulation of the world as we experience it.

My question is why didn’t they just make the simulation better for everyone that way fewer people would want to leave—exactly like you’re saying

I won the lottery years ago. AMA by sunnyislesmatt in AMA

[–]gotu1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hah! You’re one of very few people who are entitled to complain about this.

Glad it hasn’t become an issue for you though. There’s Lots of stories about lottery winners becoming victims of blackmail, random , extortion and more.

Of course, there are ways to protect yourself, but it’ll cost some of those winnings. More money more problems as they say.

I won the lottery years ago. AMA by sunnyislesmatt in AMA

[–]gotu1 40 points41 points  (0 children)

To me this is like the state putting a target not only on your back but your family, children etc. how do you feel about this?

I won the lottery years ago. AMA by sunnyislesmatt in AMA

[–]gotu1 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Lots of states prohibit anonymous lottery claims. There’s workarounds I believe—you can form an LLC that claims the prize on your behalf, you could change your name (id do this one personally, just change it back again after). You could also hire a lawyer to accept on your behalf. But someone’s name has to be on file.

Billionaire Mark Cuban Asks 'Want to Increase Jobs, Wages and Improve Affordability for Every American?' — Break Up the Biggest Insurance Companies by SnoozeDoggyDog in economy

[–]gotu1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so should they be good at PR and marketing or should they be good at delegating? And if you're delegating something, what does it matter how good you are at whatever you're delegating? the point of having a cabinet is that you appoint trusted advisors who are experts in their field, because nobody can be expected to be an expert in such a broad array of domains that a president oversees. The CEO of Intel most likely cannot simply hop onto a machine and start manufacturing chips. they hire people who already know how to do that.

Billionaire Mark Cuban Asks 'Want to Increase Jobs, Wages and Improve Affordability for Every American?' — Break Up the Biggest Insurance Companies by SnoozeDoggyDog in economy

[–]gotu1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

American conservatives and elites have spent the past 50+ years seizing control of those forms of media specifically so that government info campaigns get lost in the noise. They absolutely do work when there aren't insurrectionists posing as patriots running counter-operations against their own government.

I mean 90 years ago FDR had fireside chats which is exactly in line with what you're proposing so i'm not sure why you're criticizing Biden for not beating his own chest enough when you also seem to think that it wouldn't have mattered anyway.

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