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Now that we have phase-3 results for retatrutide, it's time to revisit the question: What would happen to obesity if we gave every obese (BMI 30+) person the drug for just one year? Well, the obesity rate would fall by more than 80%! We'd be skinnier than the U.S. circa 1980!

In The Boys finale, Homelander had to look powerless according to Eric Kripke “Yeah, it was really important to us for Homelander to at least experience a little bit of time powerless.” “People have asked me, ‘Well, why don’t you send him out in the world powerless, wouldn’t that be the ultimate punishment?’ “I’m like, it would, until he gets his hands on some more Compound V, and then you’re back to where you started.” “So, he cannot walk out of that room alive, but we can spend time with him powerless to really reveal what everyone’s been saying all season, which is, ‘Take away those powers and you are nothing.’ “And he’s so cowardly and blubbering and pathetic, as are most strong men when you remove their power and they’re and they’re faced with their imminent death, they rarely handle it bravely.”

Yes. Soda was a luxury until the mid-2000s. It was something you'd have for family movie night on Fridays and birthdays. Prior to the ~90s, it was even more rare. Drinking soda with every meal wasn't normal until fairly recently. It is a small luxury but a luxury.

Women earning 62% of all degrees. Is this “equity”?

White-collar workers are happier than blue-collar workers, especially if the latter have physically demanding jobs. Occupations that are considered traditionally white-collar (e.g., office jobs) versus occupations that are considered more blue-collar (e.g., manufacturing) have been shown to differ in respect to worker outcomes, with workers in white-collar occupations reporting better health outcomes than workers in blue-collar occupations. This study examines the relationship between job types and subjective well-being among workers across 137 countries, utilizing data from five waves of the Gallup World Poll. The findings reveal that workers in white-collar occupations report higher current and future subjective well-being than workers in blue-collar occupations, with notable variations across specific job types. The magnitude of the association is larger compared to the association of the feeling safe, living in an urban area, and immigration status and roughly two thirds of the association of health with subjective well-being. Workers in more blue-collar occupations with high physical job demands, such as farm and construction workers, report the lowest subjective well-being, while managers and office workers report the highest. Being male is associated with lower subjective well-being compared to females among professional workers, managers, business owners, office workers, and service workers. Taken together, these findings suggest that occupational categories capture bundles of job characteristics, such as working conditions, autonomy, and social status, that are relevant for well-being. Additionally, the study highlights regional and economic differences, with workers in low-income countries generally reporting lower subjective well-being compared to those in high-income countries.

The biggest myth is that China plays the long game and "think in terms of centuries". Just to name a few recent counter-examples: the disastrous one-child policy, abrupt ending of COVID-zero, and the crack-down on tech firms.