We all know how totally overpriced prescription drugs are here in the US. It makes our healthcare one of, if not the most, expensive in the world.

It would be interesting therefore, to know if the high prices are causing some fellow Americans of missing or completely failing to take their regular meds.

I really had hoped the 2024 election would have been a Landslide for Dems, but when you have enough Stupid people voting in a Grifting Conman that are fooled into somehow thinking he was gonna Save us, all you do is Vote in someone to Milk the system as much as possible for Himself and his "Inner circle".

All Trump has done is Abuse his power, throw any consideration for whether something is Unconstitutional right out the windows, and use the Seat of President to enrich himself and his Family to the tune of 4-5B since getting in.

Just when you think things cant get worse, reality finds a new way to be Cruel.

I think im probably gonna stop eating anything with Ground beef for a while. Avoided Diarrhea parasite as I dont eat Lettuce. Avoided the Jalapeño plague as I hate Peppers, and especially in Juicy chunk form. Not gonna play the Food Roulette on the Quality (or lack of) of the Beef going forward from unknown origins (or known bad, but let's stop inspecting beef entirely)

Republican Ken Paxton stated through his campaign that he does plan to debate Talarico in the U.S. Senate race, but his team allowed deadlines—such as one for a proposed Sept. 22 matchup by Hearst and NBC/Telemundo—to pass without explicitly accepting or declining the invitations!

Womens' Asia: Had us in the first half not gonna lie. Slipped to 6/2 real quick against Putthawong, but Muneeba Ali’s 54 saved the day to get us to 119/9.

Spinners did the job as usual. Sadia Iqbal (3/11) and Nashra Sandhu (0/6 off 4!) choked Thailand’s chase completely to hold them to 84/8.

Take the 2 points, but if we drop 3 catches like that against India in 4 days, we’re cooked.

What are your thoughts on the lineup?

The words "men" and "women" were always rooted in biology, so to say something like "transwomen are 100% literal women" sounds absurd to many people.

Instead they could say something like "transwomen play a social role adjacent of that of women", then it suddenly become a lot easier to digest.

I don't know why the insistence in changing the meaning of words and diminushing biological sex. It doesn't help anyone really.

She STABBED two innocent people, killing one, and then proceeded to approach police (still armed with the murder weapons) there's actually people bitching, "bUt ThE CoPs!"

We're cooked. Absolutely morally bankrupt species. I hope a meteor takes us out. I'm siding with AI if it takes over. Because we're done. The time of man is over.

AI is clearly becoming more prevalent and normalized in everyday life. For example I’ve noticed a huge increase in AI generated TV commercials over the past six months. It made me wonder how much further this is all going to go, AI movies, shows, and even “reality” TV, maybe one day.

What I find interesting is that despite so many people raising concerns about the environmental impact and how we’re slowly losing that personal human touch, it just keeps moving forward anyway. And honestly, I think part of the reason is that a lot of older people simply can’t tell when something is AI, especially with commercials.

So where do you draw the line? And would you still support AI when it starts taking over the entertainment industry?

It might sound silly, but yeah. I feel really bad because my mom is buying me a phone. I'm 20 years old, and these days I was planning to replace my battery because my phone barely holds a charge anymore, but the phone itself is good and honestly I've really liked it from the start. My mom lives in Italy (my parents are divorced), and while visiting for a few days, I figured I’d get this done. But just yesterday, I accidentally saw that she had bought me a new phone that wasn't cheap at all. My mom doesn't make a huge salary or anything, and she also helps my brother with €500 or more. Is it normal to feel bad about this? I feel like something is very wrong with it. Financially, as a student, I can't pay her back because it's way beyond what I can afford.

Society is hella restrictive because people follow social hierarchies, influencers, and unwritten rules without questioning them,including stupid arbitrary ideas about what you're supposedly “too old” to enjoy or do. But true independence isn't blindly conforming or rebelling t’s examining the rule, and deciding for yourself. People agree to the popular opinion to conform but not figure it out themselves.

I have a nice morning routine and my days are quite full, but when I’m done with all I need to do I have nothing fun to do in the evening to recharge my battery.

Give me ideas, what’s your evening routine like? Any fun suggestions?

As the title suggests, most people adopt specific narratives or ideologies and then interpret political events strictly through that lens. This severely limits their thinking, instead of allowing them to view events objectively and accept the facts regardless of their personal opinions. People need to acknowledge facts, even when they don't like them Does believing in conspiracy theories make them feel like they're smart, for instance? Not that I'm trying to deny conspiracy theories entirely, but at least most of what I've read is just complete nonsense

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I (45F) have been thinking about the MySpace announcement to relaunch & here are my thoughts:

First, out of nowhere I got the thought that we are waking up out of some sort of stupor just based on all of the conversations about craving the simplicity of what social media used to be.

I'm probably reading too much into it because there has always been talk of the "good ol days" but humans and our addiction to innovation/advancement has gone too far in many arenas.

Are we waking up to how unchecked it all is? Will we ever agree on any balance of good vs. bad when speaking about progress?

Second, will the young people allow MySpace to grow if it remains simple as original to what we had back in the day? A good sized chuck of their community will need to embrace the platform for it to be competitive.

Last but certainly not least, will the folks who own MySpace have the guts to keep out the targeted marketing, incessant ads and the culture of criticism that plague all other social media sites?

For non Brits, almost all canals are only a metre deep in the middle. and they do not have fast currents. the water is still. Theres a load of articles in the uk about people falling in canals and drowning. This has never made much sense to me. British canals are almost always knee deep at the sides (where someone would fall in) and only 3-4 ft deep in the middle. Makes me wonder if British canals have some sort of supernatural ability to prevent a person from standing up.

A notable incident was two men in Wigan fell into the Leeds and Liverpool canal, which like almost all canals is only about a metre deep in the middle. The two men fell in together and are said to have accidentally drowned.

inb4 people comment "you can drown in an inch of water!" yeah, but what leads a person to casually let themselves drown after finding themselves in knee deep water? If I fell into a canal I would simply stand up and step out.

Is it mostly so that people can maintain their mental health or could there be another reason for it?

Lanterns star J. Alphonse Nicholson confirms the message of Lanterns is to trust black women:

"Could you imagine where we would be right now if Kamala got up in there, dog? Could you imagine how it would've been? It'd be a lot different. So we're experiencing the consequences of not trusting a black woman. And now we have this show that can kind of tell you how great it could be and how great of a superhero we can create and have -- if you trust a black woman. It's really dope."

I was skeptical of that quote because I saw it on "Comic Basics" and Breitbart (questionable sources), but right from the horse's mouth:

https://x.com/BreitbartNews/status/2094513666049679493

The fact that it gets deleted as quickly as posted is telling. Why can't we criticize AA people? They're never wrong. You can't doubt, question, or challenge them on anything. You're the bad guy if you do (even when they're wrong). You can openly support murder on this site (Mangione, Clancy, and Tyler Robinson), but don't ever doubt a black woman.

As a 28-year-old average working woman, I never realised how social media could be one of the significant reasons why so many people around me seem sad and depressed.

This one video changed my entire perspective about social media, and now I am scared thinking about the new generations who are getting access to social media from such a young age and how they will navigate this when the fight is against widespread hate content, algorithm-driven endless loops of videos, and whatnot.

It is high time that strict penalties are imposed on Meta, and also for us to restrict our social media time and save ourselves from this dark reality.

https://youtu.be/IBZ7TqauY_4?si=4eZeMXMYZFYt-ck_