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interview today they asked me what i do to cope with stressful situations and i replied "nothing in particular i just focus on the next task" and i got the vibe that this was a very bad answer

When you look into "induced demand" what they actually mean is that when you expand capacity, over time more people move into an area until traffic reaches the same equilibrium before. If you think the purpose of expanding infrasturcture is to support more people, this is working as intended. If you think the purpose of expansion is to make your individual commute faster, you will be disappointed.

Relatedly, I think much of the impulse to police beliefs (others or one's own) stems from a perceived lack of agency. If you don't see a connection between your actions and your life or the world at large, the only way to morally distinguish yourself is to have correct opinions.

There was a man who fell victim to a natural disaster. A social worker assessed his situation but he lacked the proper paperwork; by, a lawyer passed by but discovered he was not from a disadvantaged group; but a good ol’ boy in a red pickup truck with a rebel flag in the back window stopped and administered aid. Which one was a neighbor to the man?

went out to shoot the moonrise but bumped into some models instead- normal in new zealand

my boss got laid off, his boss signed off for the day, my coworker has a meeting with the VP in a few minutes and i have a meeting with the VP 30 minutes after that lol

Yeah, airplane_dots.jpg and all, but the typical heavy smoker I encounter in EMS is neither an energetic nicotine-fueled youth nor an elder dropping dead of an acute problem; they are chronically ill at ~50-60, living in a smelly house, and tethered to an oxygen machine.

-Nicotine is a mitochondrial uncoupler -Increases testosterone and DHT Paired with aspirin and vitamin c cigarettes might actually be beneficial.

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system where I say "fuck its cold in here" and the robot says "i gotchu chief" and the a/c turns off