I think I’m a pretty kind and outgoing person. I’m also decidedly socialist, pretty much at eat the rich levels. So I think the world would change for the better, get some huge taxation going on the mega rich and funding for stuff like UBI. Dramatic shifts to renewable energy. People would probably stop killing each other. I can’t imagine doing that to someone else not in self defence.

I commute to work by bicycle and think cars are useful but good public transport is better so that is probably handy.

Down sides I’m a habitual comfort eater and love food so the obesity problem might get worse.

Sleeping downstairs, windows open overnight and close during the day.

Also gave in and brought an aircon so hopefully that helps when it turns up.

I have picked up HEMA historical European martial arts. It’s sword fighting. It’s super fun. Everyone at my club is a massive nerd as you might expect. It’s good exercise and genuinely fun. The down side is the kit is pretty expensive. At my club we have a newby joining session with a discounted attendance period which builds to a safety test before you really need to get safety kit which gives people a chance to try it before they spend hundreds on jackets and masks (and swords!).

What did you think? I am hearing mixed things.

The first time was when I was about 7 my little sister started choking on a fruit pastel so I did some back slaps and she spit it out.

I eventually went into health care so quite a few since.

It was decent, the final season was pretty pointless unfortunately and the finale didn’t live up to the hype. I will say the shows ending was a million times better than the comic. I laughed and despaired at how stupid the comic ending was but the show made sense at least and did better with several of the characters like Kimiko, Annie and Hughie.

Comic 5/10 overall ending 2/10. Show 7/10 including the ending, a quite watchable show.

Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Do I know how to use the technology?

I would hope that in 100k years, assuming humans are still basically human, the tech would be user friendly enough I’d be able to use it.

I’d want to try and improve the world with it. Give free power and clean water to poor countries. Help with medical research.

Hell it might come with a built in library so I can download that to researchers.

That is an even cooler extension to the sharks are older than trees fact which I enjoy.

They have weird butt muscles and use the poop as trail markers if I remember rightly.

Yeah the race towards fascism is terrifying.

Very similar, we can diagnose and manage patients in most cases and recognise when we’re out of our depth. We are dependent practitioners so work with a consultant. Currently we can’t prescribe but this is planned to change at some point. We don’t rotate like resident doctors do so provide more continuity for the nursing team and patients.

I’m a physician associate in the UK. I love helping people and making a difference. It’s great when my actions make someone’s life better, be that patient or colleagues. The team I work with are really good people. I love medicine: it’s problem solving, the interpersonal aspects, the continuous learning, the kindness and dedication of the people I work with.

I hate basically everything else. The PA role has had loads of bad press recently and there’s a legal case ongoing about the national review that was done so there’s huge amounts of uncertainty as to what the role will look like in future if it keeps existing at all. So no idea if I’m going to get to keep doing what I love long term. The NHS is basically on its knees after a generation of underfunding and poor management at the highest levels, what with the previous conservative basically trying to sell it off for profit so we don’t have enough resources to do things properly.
The system is set up to basically abuse its staff, the culture in the NHS is one of going above and beyond and putting yourself out to help others. Which is how the whole thing is still running to be honest, but that means that it’s really easy/ expected to stay late or to pick up too much work. If someone retires or leaves it’s even odds that they get replaced these days so there’s more work for less people.

The orphan of Kos in Bloodborne. Could never quite get it right, got so close several times but even with help that crazy bastard is just soo fast and difficult to predict. I tried for like a week, 30 or more goes. It really annoys me because Bloodborne is my favourite souls game.

Unfortunately that is often how drugs for the brain work, or don’t in your case. There is often a lot of trial and error to find something that works for you. They also take a good couple weeks to even start working properly which doesn’t help.

I’m currently listening to Of Blood and Fire by Ryan Cahill. It’s ok. It’s basically Eragon but a little bit darker. I’ve not finished it yet but currently it’s hovering at a solid 6/10 ok but nothing special. It’s a very generic fantasy, I’m interested enough to finish it and probably read some more depending on how good the ending is. I’ve heard the other books in the series get better.

Yeah this is often advice given for any love changes (weight loss, stopping smoking etc) as getting support from others is usually really helpful plus it gives more accountability.

That sounds like anhedonia which is a major symptom of depression. You should consider seeking help.

Regular sleep, exercise and reaching out to others who care about you can all help outside of professionals though.

This is the shitpost community.

Otzi, literally the oldest mummy found in Europe, has tattoos. Body mods are as old as humanity. OP is definitely in the unpopular opinion camp here.

Journaling helps me to quiet my mind and organise my thoughts. It lets me track my mood and trends over time. I do some gratitude journaling which helps me to be more positive. I also use it for like annual review things looking at bigger picture things.