RhythmDoc

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RhythmDoc

RhythmDoc

@RhythmDoc01

Creates cyborgs for a living.

Beigetreten Kasım 2011
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@HashtagGriswold I don’t really think it’s that inconsistent. Beagles are pets, and chimpanzees have hands. Easy to empathize with. Cows and pigs are meat animals, and have been for millennia. (Also there’s the MAHA-type opposition to all medical research of course.)
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@DastDn I’ll conveniently be retired by then, but no, I do not expect that any meaningful proportion of surgeries will be performed by humanoid robots without human oversight in fifteen years. (And we use lots of tech assistance *now*.)
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@RocketPulpHack It would absolutely change the military, drastically, and for the worse. The [book] Starship Troopers fan in me does want to point out that there could be lots of civilian service options, but we don’t remotely have the infrastructure.
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Mike Kupari 🚀💥
Mike Kupari 🚀💥@RocketPulpHack·
This gets suggested from time to time, and it never becomes any better of an idea. The current total manpower of the United States uniformed services, including the National Guard, the Reserves, and even the commissioned officers of the Public Health Corps, is about 2.1 million. Somewhere between three and four million Americans turn 18 every year. Even if you left out the females and the physically unfit, you’re still looking at millions of new recruits being conscripted into the military every year. We don’t have the funding, the infrastructure, or the need to swell the services with two million unwilling conscripts every year. Logistically this is infeasible, even if it was a good idea, which it is not. Universal compulsory service has never been implemented in American history. We are not some tiny European nation. Also, and perhaps more importantly, implementing this won’t fix whatever gripes you have about society. It’s more likely to change the culture of the military in ways you won’t like.
Rob Schneider 🇺🇸@RobSchneider

“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” - John F. Kennedy We must once again recommit ourselves to one Nation under God, indivisible. Therefore, we must restore the military draft for our Nation’s young people. Each and every American, at eighteen years of age, must serve two years of military service. They could also choose to serve part of that time overseas or in country in a volunteer capacity. Being a citizen of the United States gives us unparalleled Freedoms and opportunities that are the envy of the world. However, these Freedoms that we cherish do not come without a cost. By protecting and preserving these Freedoms, young people, regardless of race, creed or religion will be united in service to their country and just as importantly, to each other. Many Nations around the world require their young citizens to serve their country. Until recently, our Nation did as well. This would serve many purposes in our society; We would have all of our young men and women put into a rigorous physical training course that they could use for the rest of their lives, we would always have a standing army ready at all times including for domestic problems like natural disasters. Unlike in today’s Universities, our young people will learn how truly great their country is and how unique and incredible are the Freedoms that this Nation bestows upon them. Service is a solemn reminder of the men and women before them who “paid the last full measure of devotion” so that we may enjoy these Freedoms. Also, very importantly, we would have in service every segment of our society represented so that our elected officials would be more hesitant and not cavalier about sending their own sons and daughters off to a faraway war unless it was truly in our Nation’s interests. This discussion and implementation must begin. To the young people of America, this is your country and your future. We will leave this great and Free Nation in your good hands for your children and for your children’s children. God Bless the United States of America! Love, Rob Schneider

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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@senatorshoshana Curious whether you’ve tried the topical stuff (lidocaine or I think capsaicin). Also gabapentin isn’t *that* high risk, although I think they say to try mexiletine first. Although that can be annoying and sometimes not super well tolerated from GI standpoint.
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Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair 🦥
Back on health research with ChatGPT. Not a huge deal but erythromelalgia is a pain - makes my feet burning hot and hard to sleep. ChatGPT actually did a great job helping me fully rule out other kinds of nerve issues and suggested a few possible treatment options. Gonna see how aspirin does!
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@neoavatara It’s not happening. A policy that has slightly more than zero probability would be one of “they don’t get citizenship going forward from [date],” though.
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Gad Saad@GadSaad·
I tried tonight to watch Top Gun Maverick. Things that I would enjoy more: 1) Grooming the beard of @ZohranKMamdani; 2) Giving @joebiden an oil massage; 3) Listening to Occasional Cortex @AOC explain her foreign policy views; 4) Visit Raqqa, Syria wearing a “I love Bibi” t-shirt; 5) Injecting Ebola into my eyeballs.
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@wil_da_beast630 I knew about Caster Semenya, of course, but I’m not sure I knew about the other two. TIL.
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@d08890 That has to be bait, and I refuse to believe anyone is so dumb as to criticize Tolkien on this specific issue. Gandalf’s speech about the possibility of Gollum’s redemption is pretty much the best known statement of the Christian belief in redemption.
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@BladeDoc @neoavatara For some people that’s reconceptualizing their job as managing and supervising midlevels. For some it’s healthcare admin. For some it’s being a cash-pay supplement and wellness salesman. For a small number it’s concierge care.
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@BladeDoc @neoavatara That’s about right. And truthfully my advice to current IM grads is to lean into it; we are simply not, as a society, going to pay enough for “traditional primary care” to make it worth it, so find a strategy or a tradeoff that works for you.
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@FrenlyOfficer This is nonsense, because no it would not. What it would cause is an increase in NPs and PAs filling traditional MD roles. And since more of them would be American-born (predominantly women, btw), I can see supporting that. But MD comp would not rise appreciably.
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Officer Frenly (High IQ)@FrenlyOfficer·
The problem is that it’s a release valve. It prevents the number of people in those less desirable specialties from falling, which would then cause a compensatory increase in the wages in response to inadequate supply.
Psychiatrist.@texual

@FrenlyOfficer No real overlap with the spots IMGs are mostly filling. American grads are not uniquely threatened by having an open Match (ie. anyone from any med school in the world can apply to residency).

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Allie ✞@allie__voss·
@declatom The limitations are that women's sports aren't as entertaining to watch. They really aren't a viable profession as a result, so it's normal to tell women that. That's not a limitation imposed by sexism.
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Allie ✞@allie__voss·
I’m sorry, but if you’re a girl who grew up in the United States in the early 2000s….please be serious No one told you that
Allie ✞ tweet media
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@allie__voss @instapundit Also the 90’s. And the late 80’s. *Maybe* in the early 80’s there was still some “that’s not for girls, dear,” but I never heard any.
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@FrenlyOfficer What do you mean “let”? It *has* essentially died as a specialty. I know hospitalists. I know family medicine / primary care docs. I know lots and lots of IM —> fellowship people. I know IM/MBAs or admins. Not a single “internist” who trained in the last twenty years.
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Officer Frenly (High IQ)
Officer Frenly (High IQ)@FrenlyOfficer·
Then let IM die as a specialty.
RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01

@neoavatara The funniest part is the idea that downward trends in IM salaries is a supply and demand phenomenon. (I do understand why someone who’s utterly ignorant would believe this.)

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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@neoavatara And the usual suspects will continue to complain about it.
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@neoavatara For those who don’t know, fewer IM docs running around would largely just result in a combination of higher NP salaries and fewer services being offered.
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@neoavatara The funniest part is the idea that downward trends in IM salaries is a supply and demand phenomenon. (I do understand why someone who’s utterly ignorant would believe this.)
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RhythmDoc@RhythmDoc01·
@IhabHassane How could you think anyone would believe this who wasn’t born yesterday?
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Ihab Hassan
Ihab Hassan@IhabHassane·
The main obstacle to Arab–Israeli peace is the ongoing Israeli occupation. Israel could end it in accordance with international law and the 1967 borders—at which point Arab countries would normalize relations with Israel, as outlined in the Riyadh Initiative (2002). Israel has chosen not to do so.
Eylon Levy@EylonALevy

From time to time, it’s worth reminding that the obstacle to Arab-Israeli peace isn’t Israel, it’s Arab leaders fearing they’ll be lynched by their own people for pursuing peace.

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Matthew Yglesias
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias·
Very little about what’s happened this year is going to make the government of Iran — or frankly any country, up to and including Canada and Denmark — less interested in obtaining a nuclear deterrent.
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Trust Me, I’m a Scientist
@neontaster Believing that Canada and Denmark would invest billions into nuclear weapons development should be a diagnostic criterion for dementia. “Do you know what day it is? Who is the President? Will Denmark spend billions on developing nuclear weapons?”
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