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Cake day: July 18th, 2021
  • snek_boi@lemmy.mltoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•Never forget that you're the main data center. Drink water, and consume as much literature as possible.
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    7 days ago

    I get what you’re saying, in that we should take care of ourselves to have capable bodies and minds. However, consuming as much literature as possible seems like learning by coverage, which is worth examining.

    Learning by coverage is usually done in contexts where there’s pressure to learn a lot in very little time. For example, this happens to teachers when they’re expected to teach for a test. But the research on this is clear: teaching by coverage results in disconnected, useless knowledge. It ironically results in abysmal test performance.

    So what’s the alternative? Learning for understanding and transfer. When someone learns this way, they perform well in novel tasks. They become experts. They are more creative. They feel the thrill of knowing and being competent.

    I take this to mean that we shouldn’t aim for consuming as much literature as possible. I take this to mean that we should aim for understanding and transfer.

  • snek_boi@lemmy.mltoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•quality is more important than equality
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    15 days ago

    It sounds as if you think good quality of life is more likely in unequal contexts. However, have you seen the evidence on this? Do you know what the quality of life is in countries that are unequal versus those that are more equal? Have you seen the evidence from something like The Spirit Level?

    Here’s an index that represents quality of life mapped against inequality:

    Which societies have better quality of life? The unequal ones?

  • snek_boi@lemmy.mltoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•For those with lower-back issues, what's been the best work-chair for you?
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    1 month ago

    Sure. I’ll tell you what I understand, but I’d suggest checking what I say against Girard’s videos themselves.

    Anyway, his approach involves supporting your lower back. In a way, it’s almost as if your chair’s back is exclusively there to support your lower back.

    Notice that, in this approach, your upper back is not supported by your chair. That means that you have to engage your core and back muscles to support your upper back and your shoulders and head. That is why sitting for long can get tiring and at some point is simply impossible.

    Depending on your chair, you might be able to easily lay back, almost as if your chair was a bed. This is fine if you are not typing or using your desk. But I think Girard generally favors the sitting up straight and using your muscles.

  • snek_boi@lemmy.mltoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•For those with lower-back issues, what's been the best work-chair for you?
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    1 month ago

    I messed up my back years ago. Sometimes I work sitting down for hours. Here’s how I’ve managed:

    • Physical therapy and Gold Medal Bodies to learn how to move and strengthen what needs to be strong
    • Watching and following Olivier Girard videos. His approach requires naturally using certain muscles while sitting, so maybe this won’t work for everyone. His approach also means that breaks are a must. I cannot sit for too long. Every half-an-hour or so I get up and move.
    • Getting good enough chairs and desks. I followed Girard’s guide to buying chairs and desks. This means I can sometimes work for more than half-an-hour straight by lifting my desk so that I can work standing.

    Hope this helps! And best of luck with your back

  • snek_boi@lemmy.mltoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's the real reason most countries aren't having children?
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    1 month ago

    THIS.

    Lots of other comments talk about economic hardship. Yes, that’s part of the story, but there are very wealthy people in very wealthy countries who don’t have children. And there also are very poor people in very poor countries who have lots of children.

    I guess the question I would ask is:

    • If economic hardship is your theory, why do very poor people in very poor countries have lots of children?

    So the story is not entirely about money. It’s also about the factors you mentioned.

  • snek_boi@lemmy.mltoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why does Lemmy.ML admire authoritarian regimes ?
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    1 month ago

    To see where we’re all standing, I agree that my comment doesn’t answer the question.

    Here’s my answer: I do not identify myself with the characterization of .ML as mindlessly supporting States that are not democratic. Instead, I (a member of .ml) fundamentally believe in the creation of human capabilities for humans to be free to choose how to live their life.

    Some of the ways we build capabilities in humans are well understood: clean water, access to preventive medicine, access to education, access to networks like cosmopolitan cities or the internet.

    I don’t assume the world is linear and teleological. Therefore, I don’t assume human development has to happen a certain, pre-specified, linear way. Instead, I assume the world is complex. Therefore, we need to constantly probe the world and ask “How do we get more capability-bolstering and less capability-undermining?”

    If you want to label me, I think complexity science-aware and human development proponent fits.

    As to making up what another person said, I’m not really following. Could you specify what you mean? The other person said they blocked my instance, and I played with that implication. I guess I missed something, but I can’t really see it.