nomofomo2

Because it IS the best option. Temperature checks are theatre, and don't matter when it only takes one asymptomatic, maskless person to spread a deadly respiratory illness.

I biked to a non-doctor appointment in 80+ degree heat recently. A guy thermometer-gunned my forehead before coming in. I was outside and visibly sweaty, but I still had to warn him that given the circumstances, my temperature might appear a bit high. I don't know if people are really thinking through any of this.

Well shit. I had a rough childhood (not nearly as bad as some folks, but bad enough that I'm still in therapy and dealing with fallout like anxiety and depression), and this study makes intuitive sense.

I also encourage anyone struggling with mental illness to see a therapist if you can, and explore your childhood. I knew my early life was bad, but I had no idea that it could still affect me decades later and manifest as something like anxiety. I've seen a few professionals that have helped me put the pieces together and give me some tools to cope. You can't go back and change the past, but you can try to make a better future.

Agreed! I pick up Go a few times a year (which doesn't help, admittedly) and even consulting the official documentation, it's hard for me to figure out what the current, correct way of doing things is.

No, blaming it on a lack of discipline or willpower is the easy thing to do, and it's what we've BEEN doing, all while enabling companies like Coca-Cola to mass produce addictive, sugary garbage. We're all victims of our own biology. For most of human history we didn't have easy access to cheap sugar, which absolutely lights up pleasure centers of the brain. Companies like Coca-Cola exploit this, and I truly can't believe we still have to argue this. So I'll say it again: food companies exploit the human brain for profit. This will never not be true as long as we keep doing what we're doing.

Is there a place for the occasional Coke in a healthy world? Absolutely. Life's short, enjoy a Coke once in a while. But does Coca-Cola (the company) need to advertise it literally everywhere while getting massive corporate welfare at the expense of the world's health? Probably not.