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Ha. I actually think it's going to make people potentially care even less? "Why would I need to preserve anything if nature and life is going to be fine no matter what?"
Some even argue to better speed it up, so we don't destroy too many other species in our own downfall.
In general, I find it of little help to judge what are merely opinions as "right" or "wrong". Can't we simply disagree, without one having to be right and the other be wrong? You make it sound like there was only one true way of being, and some ultimate source of truth that we all need to follow?
I personally prefer it whenever I do not have to judge things as "wrong" out of personal emotional hygiene, because anything that I see as wrong will make me sad or angry depending on whether I consider it something I can do something about or not, whereas a different opinion is merely a different opinion and leaves me in neutral.
I personally also do not agree with using the term "gatekeeping" for providing additional paid faster servers; it would only be gatekeeping for me if they were limiting certain files to paying users, which they aren't.
https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/books/the-making-of-karatek...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Mechner
"Reading them transports me back to that place and time. We all knew this was an exciting new industry, but I don't think we had any clue what it was going to turn into during our careers. There were no schools, no books, no theories covering what we were doing. Everyone was just figuring it out on their own. Following Jordan's creative path is a great example of how to go with your own gut instinct. It's also a great inspiration, showing how persistence and determination can lead to unexpected and wonderful results." -- Will Wright
More broadly speaking, anything that is claimed to be "hereditary" (which for ADHD the scientific consensus is that it is not exclusively but estimated at around 70%) could also be early nuture and prenatal environment. The way genetic inheritance is researched (identical twins vs. fraternal twins) cannot account for this. [2]
[1] e.g.
"ADHD has been clearly linked with numerous environmental risk factors, particularly around the prenatal and perinatal period. Some of the most robust risk factors identified are maternal prenatal health conditions and psychological distress (e.g. hypertension, obesity, pre-eclampsia, immune activation), in utero exposure to poor diet (with critical factors still being determined), teratogenic effects of certain medications (e.g. acetaminophen) and environmental exposures (e.g. lead), as well as neonatal factors such as prematurity and low birth weight [27]. Other extreme exposures in the postnatal environment (such as extreme infant emotional neglect) have also been associated with an ADHD syndrome [28, 29]."
Cecil, C. A. M., & Nigg, J. T. (2022). Epigenetics and ADHD: Reflections on Current Knowledge, Research Priorities and Translational Potential. Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 26(6), 581–606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40291-022-00609-y
"The convincing evidence for genes as risk factors for ADHD does not exclude the environment as a source of etiology. The fact that twin estimates of heritability are less than 100% asserts quite strongly that environmental factors must be involved. ADHD’s heritability is high, and that estimate encompasses gene by environment interaction. Thus, it is possible that such interactions will account for much of ADHD’s etiology. Environmental risk factors likely work through epigenetic mechanisms, which have barely been studied in ADHD [148]. The importance of the environment can also be seen in the fact that, as for other complex genetic disorders, much of ADHD’s heritability is explained by SNPs in regulatory regions rather than coding regions [149]."
Faraone, S. V., & Larsson, H. (2019). Genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Molecular psychiatry, 24(4), 562–575. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-018-0070-0
"Parental stress and parental depression were significantly associated with increased risk for ADHD overall and both symptoms and diagnosis. Specifically, maternal stress and anxiety, maternal prenatal stress, maternal depression, maternal post-partum depression, and paternal depression were positively associated with ADHD. In addition, parental depression was associated with symptoms of ADHD inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive subtypes. Parental antisocial personality disorder was also positively associated with ADHD overall and specifically ADHD diagnosis. Prenatal antidepressant usage was associated with ADHD when measured dichotomously only. These findings raise the possibility that prevention strategies promoting parental mental health and addressing parental stress could have the potential for positive long-term impacts on child health, well-being, and behavioral outcomes."
Robinson, L. R., Bitsko, R. H., O'Masta, B., Holbrook, J. R., Ko, J., Barry, C. M., Maher, B., Cerles, A., Saadeh, K., MacMillan, L., Mahmooth, Z., Bloomfield, J., Rush, M., & Kaminski, J. W. (2024). A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Parental Depression, Antidepressant Usage, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Stress and Anxiety as Risk Factors for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children. Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 25(Suppl 2), 272–290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01383-3
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"twin studies fail to separate the effects of genes and the prenatal environment. This failure casts doubt on claims of the relative effects of genes and environment on intelligence, psychiatric disorders, personality and other psychological variables, and other conditions."
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/looking-in-the-cultu...
"Although many twin studies have been conducted (which is quite an understatement; there are almost 9,000 hits for “twin study” on PubMed!), there have long been critics who argue that they are scientifically worthless."
Smith, Jinkinson. (2020). The debate over twin studies: an overview. http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.159674847.78026661
"Because heritability is defined by both genetic and environmental influences, it is not a fixed characteristic of a disease or trait, but a population-specific estimate, analogous to, for example, the mean height, cholesterol level or life expectancy in a population. It also cannot be interpretated at the family or individual level."
Kaprio J. (2012). Twins and the mystery of missing heritability: the contribution of gene-environment interactions. Journal of internal medicine, 272(5), 440–448. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2012.02587.x
"The meta-analysis showed a significant association between maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy and increased risk of ADHD in offspring."
Mohammadian M, Khachatryan LG, Vadiyan FV, Maleki M, Fatahian F, et al. (2025) The association between maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 20(2): e0317112. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317112
"Compared with unexposed controls, individuals with PAE reported significantly higher frequencies of problems with hearing, dentition, heart, cancer, gastritis, kidney stones, bladder, diabetes, thyroid, skin, and seizures."
Coles, C.D., Shapiro, Z.R., Kable, J.A., Stoner, S.A., Ritfeld, G.J. & Grant, T.M. (2024) Prenatal alcohol exposure and health at midlife: Self-reported health outcomes in two cohorts. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 48, 2045–2059. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15441
"Our results indicate that perinatal exposure to maternal smoking is associated with increased risks of CVD events, and such relations are modified by adulthood smoking behaviors."
H., Liang, Z., Wang, H., Cardoso, M. A., Heianza, Y., & Qi, L. (2021). Perinatal exposure to maternal smoking and adulthood smoking behaviors in predicting cardiovascular diseases: A prospective cohort study. Atherosclerosis, 328, 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.05.009
"Our findings support previous findings suggesting the detrimental effects of prenatal binge drinking on child cognition. Prenatal alcohol exposure at levels less than daily drinking might be detrimentally associated with child behavior. The results of this review highlight the importance of abstaining from binge drinking during pregnancy and provide evidence that there is no known safe amount of alcohol to consume while pregnant."
Flak, A. L., Su, S., Bertrand, J., Denny, C. H., Kesmodel, U. S., & Cogswell, M. E. (2014). The association of mild, moderate, and binge prenatal alcohol exposure and child neuropsychological outcomes: a meta-analysis. Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 38(1), 214–226. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.12214
You may not not want to hear this, but let's put it plainly: Prenatal smoking and alcohol is clear and obvious child maltreatment.
They are comparing the health differences of the number of sessions, using only people who claim to do sauna at least once a week over 20 years. They have nothing to say about lower frequency or no sauna at all.
The article is about defending scientific methods and the field as a whole and how that is shifting society to the right, not how scientific research is applied?
Besides that nobody claimed it was "new": What I think is new, unheard of before, that a US president is openly advocating against evidence-based science.
One possible way of looking at it is individuality vs collectivism, group vs. individual, patriarchy/power hierarchy vs. self realization and rebellion. "Gender" is just one of many possible elements to "break free from your parent's values" and "find that you are great as an individual, regardless of labels and opinions of people around you"; every generation finds their own expressions of this. Used to be "long haired men", etc. etc. -- It's not about a "minority", it is about what makes you as individual special and "worth your existence".
There are other frames too which are worth exploring. There is no single truth to "why".
If you keep cookies. I do not want to keep cookies for otherwise "stateless" sites. I have maybe a dozen sites whitelisted, every other site loses cookies when I close the tab.
At the "probably safe FIRE rate", 4% interest: $2m -> $80,000 annually, while also preserving the $2m, accounting for inflation
"What is clear is that, two years on, a predicted exodus of the rich, trumpeted in endless alarmist headlines, has not materialised. Forbes counted 26 Spanish billionaires in 2021. This year, it lists 34, with a combined net worth comfortably over $200bn."
"So far, there is no sign that it has affected growth. Spain was the world’s fastest-expanding major advanced economy last year, outpacing even the US, with GDP up 3.2%. By contrast, growth in the UK and France last year barely scraped above 1%."
I drive a car. For almost anything besides wiper water, gas and oil in terms of maintenance, I go to a mechanic. OK, yes, in theory I know how to change tires, and I even have the tools to do it myself, but I let a workshop do it for me, purely out of convenience. I couldn't care less about the guts of the car; the only thing I care about is how often it annoys me and basically requires me to bring it to a mechanic. Is the motor "not targeted at me"?
This is how most people I know see and use their computers/tablets/phones.
Well put, thanks!
> On a computer with a gigabit connection, ZMap can scan the entire public IPv4 address space on a single port in under 45 minutes.
"The article examines the criminalisation of causing negative emotional states in others and pursues a principled response to the question under which conditions, in a liberal democratic society, it is legitimate to criminalise human conduct that leads to emotional distress in others. Its main aim is to develop an exploratory typology of different types of legally-relevant emotional distress, based on existing offences and informed by the criteria drawn from criminal law philosophy."
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-law-against-emotional-abu...
"From March 2019, psychological violence is finally equated with physical violence in Denmark through a new law. […] In 2010, the French government criminalized psychological violence in intimate relationships, with the punishable offense carrying a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a €45,000 fine (approximately US $51,345). In England and Wales, coercive control in intimate relationships became a criminal offense in 2015. Last year, Scotland also adopted a similar measure."
https://neurolaunch.com/is-psychological-abuse-a-crime/
"In some jurisdictions, psychological abuse is explicitly criminalized. France, for example, passed a law in 2010 making psychological violence in relationships a criminal offense. Similarly, some U.S. states have laws that specifically address emotional abuse, particularly in the context of domestic violence or child abuse.
But for every country or state that recognizes psychological abuse as a standalone crime, there are many more that don’t. In these places, psychological abuse often falls under broader categories of abuse or is addressed through civil rather than criminal law. […]
But here’s the rub: the burden of proof in criminal cases is high. “Beyond a reasonable doubt” is a tough standard to meet when dealing with something as intangible as psychological abuse. It’s like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands – possible, but incredibly challenging.
This is where psychological abuse lawsuits in civil court can sometimes provide an alternative path to justice. The burden of proof is lower, typically requiring only a “preponderance of evidence.” It’s not perfect, but for many victims, it’s a more accessible route to holding their abusers accountable."