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No clue, but mosquitos target certain people based on multiple factors.

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My wife and kids can be outside all afternoon and evening with maybe a bite or two.

The mosquitoes see me as a buffet. I can’t stand it.

I know I'm late to the thread and I haven't read every page intentionally, but I did watch the video.

I think the guy in OP's video is missing on the reality of what it means to live in a capitalistic society and what it means to be a human being on this planet. There's an assumption from young people (and for many older people) that our economy is structured to provide opportunities for everyone to find meaning, obtain a stable job, and contribute to value to society. There's also an assumption that we are no longer animals fighting to survive in a harsh world of certain (often miserable) death.

I don't mean to be a nihilist, but I think it's helpful to take a nihilistic view. Our economy is meant to maximize profits for the sake of innovation and adaptation that benefits those in charge of the means of production. Marx wasn't off base in his assessment of capitalism. It was never going to be about the little guy, and the little guy has been screwed over and over again throughout...well, all of human history. Capitalism or not.

In a capitalistic society, as innovation progresses, the definition of the "little guy" changes. The need for him comes and goes. And as that need goes, so does the quality of life as well. So does meaning, stability, and value to society.

There's no welfare when it comes to giving people jobs. We have welfare for those who don't work, but we do not have welfare for those who want to work. We have welfare in terms of providing a basic income for purchasing necessities. We do not have welfare in terms of providing meaning in your purpose in life.

Anyways, not to keep going into a full essay, but the reality is that AI is going to eliminate jobs. The economy is going to need less people to do work. There is no incentive or structure for that to change. At BEST, we develop UBI so that everyone can eat. At worst, well, I don't think there is much use of the new little guy, so why would we need to keep around at all?

The campfire peanut butter with toasted marshmallow ice cream is the best store bought ice cream I’ve ever had in my life.

And yeah, Tillamook is a mass gainer. Like 250 calories for 2/3 cup, and they brag about how they add more cream than anyone else.

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Yes, you could be a lot leaner. Losing weight would help.

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That was my first thought as well. 215 at 5’9 is pretty big and most likely a high body fat level.

OP - How well do you sleep? Drink alcohol? Smoke? Stress?

T levels that low most likely warrant TRT, but I would try every natural solution first before going on it.

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That’s just a theory, I have exactly 0 evidence other than knowing that this strategy is successful in helping me avoid sunburns. I’ll report back in 30 years to let y’all know if it helped on the cancer as well haha

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What if we don’t have to wait on you and can look up the evidence that multiple other studies with larger sample sizes have identified?

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The national debt is a pointless measure. Who cares what it is? It’s not like anyone can do anything to demand payment?

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We pay around $800 billion dollars each year on the interest owed for the national debt. To put that into perspective, we are nearly paying more for our debt interest payments than we do for our department of war.

If the government decided to stop paying interest payments, our credit reputation would tank, causing numerous markets to crash. The treasury market in particular relies on the US government's history of never defaulting on interest payments. Long term impacts would include pensions and social security, a banking crisis (loans, savings, insurance, etc), and the end of the dollar as the global currency.

It bothers me when people think we just "print more money" to avoid paying the debt. Printing money increases the debt, which increases interest payments. When interest payments grow too high, we have to make cuts in other areas. Not to mention inflation that occurs with printing money, which causes more pressure on tax payers to make ends meet, which makes it more difficult for the economy to thrive if they are paying higher taxes to pay interest on the newly printed money.

Right now, we are still the world's largest economy by far and ensure global hegemony with our military. You're right that it's not THAT big of a deal in the short term, but the long term consequences are inevitable. We will eventually accrue too much debt, struggle to make interest payments, and actually feel the consequences.

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Wasn’t aware they had in/out of state tuition

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You’re right that they don’t. $70k is the base price. They estimate $90k total per year.

But they have a calculator to calculate your actual expense. I just ran our numbers as a student from Alabama. All typical middle class numbers. The cost goes down to $30k/year total.

Had it today. Excellent sandwich!

First time with American sports? Politics? The wealthy?

Different rules.

It’s because women are naturally disorganized and overwhelmed and desire leadership in the home to provide boundaries, expectations, and regulation.

Maybe instead of laughing about how much better life is when your wife is gone, you should do some self-reflecting on your value as a man.

(And then share your notes because my house is the same way)

Northern Alabama will go from possible tornadoes to snow in less than 12 hours. That’s wild.