I hate how s*** the world became after Covid
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Anonymous
Remember how we were told there were negligible flu cases the year of Covid? And people believed that? |
Anonymous
Not in my industry. This are low value examples. Google search results from scraping the internet are the best source of info to make decisions? Lol We were recently told we needed new brake pads and I knew our minivan got all four new for $600. So when the guy said $500 for two rear ones on a much smaller vehicle I laughed Meanwhile my city boy husband google AI searched it and it said it can cost $400-1000 so sounds good! No mention of car size, metro area, whatever. Yeah! Fully informed! Got a range with five standard deviations from reality, here’s my money. |
Anonymous
People who weren't vaxxed likely have more covid cases including the OG one and Delta. It's a vasular disease not the sniffles. |
Anonymous
What did end up paying for the rear brake service you needed? On car service, checking the internet has been great for me because I know nothing to begin with. So when they show me a list of things that need to be fixed, I can actually check what it means. |
Anonymous
Yes, that pair of geniuses—Joe & Kammi—were asleep at the switch, & millions strolled in. |
Anonymous
Thanks for proving my point. Fvking idiot. |
Anonymous
Are you talking about the rise of Trump a ‘la 2016??! |
Anonymous
Obviously. |
Anonymous
This is true, and obviously due to the democratization of information via technology. But it also touches on something else that really bothers me about now versus maybe 15 years ago. People are more confident in their own knowledge now. You might think that sounds great! I thought so too, initially. People have access to so much more information that they can arm themselves with, and that makes them approach lots of different situations with more confidence and security, especially when they are interacting with experts in a field outside their own -- doctors, teachers, therapists, chefs, etc. So you can be more educated going into an appointment with a medical specialist, or talking to your kid's 2nd grade teacher. Sounds good, right? The problem is that people only have a little bit of knowledge, often that knowledge is not very good, and their confidence is unmerited. And this creates all kinds of problems. People don't listen to each other anymore, including listening to actual experts who are trying to give them important information. They assume they must know better. This contributes to the breakdown of trust in institutions, because when you are convinced you know everything, it's very easy to take what is actually your tiny amount of knowledge and cast doubt over institutions that actually have a ton of knowledge. So universities are a con, the CDC are liars, the hospital is just out to swindle you, your actual therapist doesn't know as much as your TikTok therapist, and so on. If everyone is an expert, then no one is. I have also just gotten exhausted by how everyone talks now, because so many people think they are experts. We're a country of reply guys now -- "Well, actually..." It makes it hard to connect with people, because you're so often being lectured at or contradicted by them instead. It's so important for people to be viewed as "in the know." But real communication requires people to believe they don't know anything, and be willing to listen and learn. This feels increasingly rare. A lot of places I go now -- work, book club, exercise class, PTO meetings -- it's just a bunch of know-it-alls trying to top each other. Maybe this problem is worse in DC than it is other places (probably?) but I miss when people used to not know things and be okay with it. |
Anonymous
The closures helped knock down flu cases, but that was not sustainable. Check out how much money was dumped into the economy to keep things going, |
Anonymous
It started with Reconstruction going unfinished. |
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It’s the sugar and the emotional detachment that damaged the brains.
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Anonymous
Perhaps use that savings to learn to speak like an educated person. |
Anonymous
PP didn't say she saved anything. Probably paid somewhere between $400-$1000 in the end. And I think she doesn't understand standard deviation. |