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Times like these I like to whip out an old classic just to remind the Christians who their God is:

1 John 4: 7-13

7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Hmm…without the ability to self-actualize or define a “self” (we can, even though the “Self” does not technically exist) how does a machine become enlightened? It doesn’t know suffering or uncertainty. Maybe machine traditions are about giving them a calling of sorts to aspire to or a way to ask more human questions about their decisions.

Not exactly…

For rural docs without access to specialists or older docs who need to stay up to date this is great. It is 100% terrible for med students, residents, fellows, and young attendings ALL of whom need the practice and experience of unassisted diagnosis and treatment on the cases they see most commonly. It’s no surprise that it’s “better” for complex cases, but it’s most likely on par with a PCP or FP or Pedi doc or specialist seeing common issues they see everyday in their own practices. No doc will refuse a new toy, so I’m worried that this will lead to a deterioration of clinical expertise in the US. Any other docs have an opinion?

Hormones or chemical transmitters. Also small peptides.

Amen.

They get scared but if the doc believes the test results, they get more invasive (prostate biopsy, breast biopsy, etc) testing which is painful and traumatizing for the patients. They may not die but they don’t deserve this.

This article reminded me that there might be people in my country who see me as a person they are in community with instead of an object to be managed or moved. People who see me as human and act accordingly are rare these days. So much so, that even this feels like a gift. So thank you John Williams, your work is much appreciated.

Me:)

Yeah, we fucked this one up. No shade but older US millennials (I am one) are the worst parents. TERRIBLE. Idk why but we are. It’s like none of us born in the 80s learned from the everyone before us how not to be:/ But we were the TV generation & it’s interesting to see how our version of social media has impacted our parenting.

What does discrimination against men look like and what are the impacts on men when programs try to manage structural misogyny but end up w something else? I feel like a lot of men feel they are being discriminated against (even young boys in 1st and second grade say they girls get preferential treatment even when it’s clear they are the ones being disruptive), so my question is…where is this feeling coming from? (I’m not a man so I dont get it)

Chicken chicken, chicken chicken. Chicken.

I can’t resist an invocation:)

Most of these are old since I’ve been reading more articles these days but here are a few good books or series I’ve read more than twice: The Hobbit, LOTR, the Silmarillion, Neuromancer, the Chronicles of Narnia, Hong Lou Meng, The Heart Sutra, The Bhagavad Gita, The Tao De Ching, The Wheel of Time series, No country for old men, Persuasion, Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, The Way of Kings, The Talisman, the Dark Tower Series, and The Prophet.

Well if you want to engage in either these things now in the UK you’ll have to put your big adult pants on and live IRL;)