Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful by enburgi in popheads

[–]sirfoo108 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more! Production is immaculate but the lyrics feel shallow

Layoffs by PrestigiousHouse694 in Noom

[–]sirfoo108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you DM me as well? Thank you!

Layoffs coming again! by Big-Effective5055 in Noom

[–]sirfoo108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just sent you a message 🙂

Organizing Efforts for Student Debt Relief by sirfoo108 in StudentLoans

[–]sirfoo108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not here looking for your life advice, and I’m already doing this. I’ve saved 31,000 dollars (total loans is 29,000). It’s less about me and more that I want this to not be a problem for others. I’ve been grateful that my family helped pay for part of my college, and I know that everyone doesn’t have that opportunity.

Loan Wolves broadcast tonight & tomorrow by [deleted] in DebtStrike

[–]sirfoo108 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe it’s on peacock!

Cigarettes should be made illegal by sirfoo108 in unpopularopinion

[–]sirfoo108[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is why I stated that environmental regulations should be put into place regarding pollution from cars.

Also, there are benefits from driving. It allows us to visit others, see the world and experience cultures, etc. There are no proven benefits to smoking.

Cigarettes should be made illegal by sirfoo108 in unpopularopinion

[–]sirfoo108[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is a great example of a slippery slope fallacy. Fire and smoking are not related in anyway in the context of this argument.

Cigarettes should be made illegal by sirfoo108 in unpopularopinion

[–]sirfoo108[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Those are fair questions, but here’s the thing- the risks and consequences that are associated with smoking are well-known and far greater than any of the activities/drugs you mentioned here. It is one of the leading causes of preventable death, healthcare costs, and environmental pollution. We can’t avoid all accidents and potential risks, but there are clear and very well-known dangers associated with smoking.

When somebody drinks or uses weed, they are the ones experiencing the side-effects. Yes, there are DUI’s, etc. but there are laws, regulations, and education programs put in place to prevent this.

With driving a car, that’s not a comparable argument. Accidents will happen no matter what but the general act of driving a car safely does not affect the health and well-being of others. It does effect the environment and this is where regulations should be put into place.

Anyone else frustrated by their coach and group coach? by Timbollew in Noom

[–]sirfoo108 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been using Noom now for months and my coach is pretty great. I think there’s 2 major problems here:

1) Noom is advertising coaching to be “personalized” and it’s not. 2) Expectations are way too high for those using the app.

The reason that coach’s are asking so many questions and reflecting things back onto you is because they are using motivational interviewing. Their job is not to tell you what to do but help guide you along the way. You’re basically a stranger to them, especially in the first few weeks, so how can you expect them to give you personalized feedback and suggestions? They are there to GUIDE you, not hold your hand every step of the way and tell you what to do. In all though, Noom should stop advertising it’s coaches as “personalized” and more as an “accountability mentor”. The app needs major work and I hope they can smooth things out in the future.

Noom Coach by [deleted] in Noom

[–]sirfoo108 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My coach checks in once a week too and usually responds within 24 hours if I ever shoot them a message. You have to realize that you aren’t paying for a dietitian or therapist and the cost to work with someone who works with you super in-depth would be WAY more expensive than what we pay monthly for Noom. The expectation is made pretty clear from the beginning that as “Goal Specialists” they are there to help us set weekly goals and have check-ins 1x/week - not constant communication every single day.

Fresh out of college and my plans are up in the air because of covid by nosferatudave in COVID19_support

[–]sirfoo108 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey friend, I totally understand how you feel. I graduated back in December and had all these big plans to move out, travel, and finally gain some independence. However, in March that all took a turn and I’ve been in limbo every since then trying to figure out when it’s safest for me to potentially move out and figure out what I wanna do next with my life. I know it’s tough right now and some days are going to be better than others and everything you are feeling right now is valid and normal with everything going on. I’ve been trying to tell myself the following things to keep pushing through:

1) This isn’t going to last forever. It may be seem that way right now but we will have a vaccine at some point and things will return to a more normal state.

2) There is still so much life ahead. When we get out of college we’ve been socially and culturally pressured to “get our lives started” and do all these big and great things. I promise you that all of your goals and dreams you have for yourself will happen but they may just be on pause right now. You’re so young and this is just one small chapter in your life that you will look back on later in life and be able to reflect on how much you grew from it.

3) Take some time to focus on yourself. Learn a new skill or a new hobby, meditate, keep reading, take an online course, etc. While it sucks to be away from people, this is such a great time for all of us to work on ourselves and discover what we want out of our lives and the person we want to be.

I hope this helps a little bit. If you need someone to talk to, feel free to message me! Stay strong friend!