Democracy is only as free as its citizens' minds. Without the education and critical thinking to understand what's at stake, the people don't govern, they get governed. That's the shared claim of Aristotle's "democratic education" and Sagan's "otherwise the government runs us" are the same argument.
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Statistical analyses indicate that motorists face roughly 500 times more crime than transit passengers when accounting for exposure (trips, miles, or hours). While the types of crime differ—transit riders are more susceptible to theft of personal items like wallets or phones, whereas drivers face higher risks of vehicle theft, vandalism, and road rage incidents—the overall risk of victimization is far lower on public transportation.
I wondered if the type of crime, in-person vs not, explains the perception.
These mfl think they're righteous, it's what their supernatural systems indoctrinate. There are various levels of how unhealthy these systems are, and this is at the worse end. At the other end which may seem better, they include LGBTQ+ folks, but still must accept shame/blame/guilt for "sins", declare they need some external fix, and must say/think the right words, conditional, to get rewarded later in a supernatural realm, when this is the only time to experience the universe as conscious stardust. They get sucked in by the blame/reward cycle and neurochemical hacks. Some don't care much about this planet or understand that we caused this extinction event, which impedes progress and hurts everyone. Blaming real world issues on supernatural does not fix them, just like epilepsy was not helped by abuse as they once "sincerely believed". The same excuse they use today to oppose all the stuff we understand but they still reject.
Forty five thousand votes lol!!
Agreed the cuts are wrong and Harris would not have done, but critical things should have gotten other funding, other countries step up to fill in for what's so important, once maga ruined it all, and it should be known not to trust the usa anymore.
The best states have healthcare for all incomes, as best they can in the current broken system. They also have other healthy values like school meals for all, right to repair laws, and paid sick and family leave. Once people are not trapped by the artificial scarcity, or even understand it all better, we can make better decisions and be happier, healthier, which improves society overall.
Check out Mr. Money Mustache and related resources, like this one, https://livingafi.com/2014/01/21/how-to-live-in-corporate-prison/. That guy did go back to work, due to unexpected divorce and health issues that changed the math. Still lots of good posts on bad workplaces, how to deal with work in healthier ways, and navigating stages of his life was relatable.
With a do-over, I would have picked 100% growth fund in the 401k from the start. If you want some bond funds too, buy them separate, not the target-date or other mixed funds, so you decide which fund type to sell when you want to. Good luck!
There will always be violence as long as so many are stuck in supernatural systems, that have to defeat the other supernatural systems, or variations of their own. All this violence over unfalsifiable stories, like Sagan's invisible dragon, but no one killed or abused over that story. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/107506-now-what-s-the-difference-between-an-invisible-incorporeal-floating-dragon
They could test fasting insulin and CRP along with the usual blood tests, and see if heading toward health issues and change course, before fasting glucose and A1C show issues. But then they can't profit for medications and treatments. They can't profit on healthy lifestyle changes, and the junk food supply chains would lose profits too if people eat better now rather than need meds later and keep eating the junk.
Everyone can see what works best for healthcare, work/life balance and quality of life. It's not what russia, argentina and maga is doing. More restrictions and harshness is the opposite of what successful countries do and it's obvious in data, but all these people keep going for the right wing propaganda and ignore the data on how to make a healthy civilization. More of the controlling, just obey us, keep people in scarcity and stress so they don't realize how much the system screws them over and reject it for what's healthier for humanity,
They voted to bring,
Suffering to the whole world,
Trillions spent to hurt
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That's sad