> Most types of meditative studies also force this notion of blindness.
In my experience, many seem to encourage the opposite (a higher awareness of one's emotional state). Perhaps certain techniques could be considered similar to horse blinders, but I definitely don't think "blindness" is the goal.
I feel this way too. I think you can still get access to a lot of the "conversational currency" by just checking it less frequently. Making highly curated lists helps a lot too, since you can isolate a lot of the more drama/entertainment-focused users to particular feeds.
Besides picture quality, there's definitely something to be said for using a device that's exclusively for photo/video. You've got better UX (hopefully), amazing lens options, no notifications or distractions, and a different state of mind (at least for me). It's also immediately obvious to everyone in the vicinity that you're taking pictures and not just messing with your phone.
"There's no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism" comes to mind. Even if some folks are in a position to spend all of their money in ways that align with their values (which seems impossible given the extent of global supply chains), it's out of reach for the vast majority until systemic change is realized.
Very true. But it's necessary to make the first point explicit so that we can make the jump from "citizens, vote with your wallet" to "citizens, ensure that the government only deploys capital in ways you agree with".
Totally agree. Realized my earlier comment could be read as suggesting inaction or complacency, which wasn't the point I was trying to make at all. Everyone should be acting with their wallet where and when they can and pushing corporations to behave ethically while keeping in mind the sort of behaviors encouraged by the larger structures at play.
LeetCode, Project Euler, etc. are great if you're looking for a bit of structure with your practice and would give you a reason to go through the MDN docs in a more targeted way. A lot of older resources are more OO-focused, but functional JS is more immediately useful for working with modern front-end libs/frameworks, in my opinion.
Exactly! Which is precisely why ISL’s proposal would never work in the real world. Countries would falsely claim that their enemies were secretly building WMDs.
If you can't recognize the difference, you aren't talking with or listening to enough women in your circle about this sort of thing. I would highly encourage you to do so.
Regardless, the parent is not saying that men don't also experience the fear of violence.
The parent said "do you know?" Implying that as a male I had zero knowledge of what it's like to feel that way. Which implies that I have never felt that way. Which implies that whenever I'm in a situation that makes a woman feel that way, it doesn't make me feel that way.
I'm sorry but it does. So,yes I do know.
Is it worse for women? My assumption is at least 2x ~ 3x. The difference being when I walk past a shadowy figure in the street I mutter to myself "please don't kill me" while they think "OMG, please please please don't kill me".
The vectors point in exactly the same direction. The magnitude is what's different.
The original comment implied the vectors didn't even point in the same direction or had zero magnitude for men.
It's best you ask some women you know in person (female colleagues at work, female friends of your friends, your sister(s), your mom), and listen to them in earnest.
You may make some female friends this way. Men who listen to women, who truly listen, are rare.
In my experience, many seem to encourage the opposite (a higher awareness of one's emotional state). Perhaps certain techniques could be considered similar to horse blinders, but I definitely don't think "blindness" is the goal.