yenahmik @ yenahmik @lemmy.world

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Can confirm - every year my company's health insurance options get worse, but they cost more. They've committed to covering 80% of the premium, but they can only afford so much.

It depends on who is on the ballot.

The best option is to not engage. What are you trying to get out of the argument with the other person? Are they arguing in good faith? Odds are, they are either a troll trying to get under your skin, or will never change their mind because they are too entrenched on their side. By engaging, you are wasting your time and likely ruining your day for no reason.

If all else fails, just tell the interviewers something along the lines of

"I was so excited about this opportunity that I wasn't able to sleep last night. I apologize for not being 100%."

Most people have experienced being too anxious/excited to get a good night's sleep, so if you are up front about it, they will probably be more forgiving than if you just try to power through and fail.

I'm pretty sure this is the story you're talking about.

In the summer: usually 78, but sometimes I'll drop it to 75 if I'm feeling hot. We spend most of our time in the basement and most of the time it cools off at night enough to just open the windows.

In the winter: somewhere between 65 and 68. Our house can feel chilly pretty easily so I tend to bump the heat up a bit.

This happened to a guy I went to high school with. He did the responsible thing after partying and got a ride home. Unfortunately his ride dropped him off on the wrong block and he got shot by the person who's home he was mistakenly left at.

In chronological order:

• Finding out my uncle died suddenly
• Fleeing my childhood home while a wildfire was barrelling down the mountainside towards it
• Having to put my dog down
• A 5 year relationship ending after I had put everything I had into it

Overall I have led a very fortunate, privileged life.

Thank you for your service

Absolutely beautiful shot! It's stunning.

The first time, was for removing my wisdom teeth. Apparently I just sobbed when they woke me up. Then, when it was time to leave, I was feeling great and jumped right up. Turns out, I was not great and my legs absolutely collapsed under me.

Last time I went under, I was chatting to the doctor in the exam room. Next thing, I'm in the recovery room. There were people speaking Spanish in another part of the room, and for a moment I feared they had somehow taken me to Mexico. As my head cleared I realized how silly that was to think.

Both cases, I just vegged out on the couch for the rest of the day, recovering.

Roll onto my stomach.

There have been some major strides in treatments that slow and/or halt the progression of Alzheimer's recently. I would think that in the next 30-50 years it would be a much more manageable disease.

I understand the concern of passing it down, but there is always adoption or sperm/egg donation, if you still wanted to be a parent. Honestly, nothing is guaranteed. You could die of something else long before Alzheimer's could develop, or you could live to 100 in perfect health. Most of us will fall somewhere in between.

I wouldn't let something like that stop you from starting a family if it's what you really want in life.

These are all easily googleable items.

Or whatever, if you want to believe the US has zero redeeming qualities, then go right ahead. I'm kind of sick of talking to someone who has such a fucking negative outlook.

Yes off the top of my head our parks system is emulated world wide and generally the most impressive aspect for visitors of our country.

We also have unparalleled accessibility for people with disabilities. Try to get around Europe in a wheelchair. You won't have a good time.

It is relatively easy to start a business.

We have the top universities in the world.

We are the best place in terms of medical R&D, as well as scientific research in general

We are above average in gender equality (though there are certainly places that are just as good or better). I wouldn't want to be a woman in the middle east, for example.

We have the best road connectivity, though obviously quality of those roads could be improved.

We provide more humanitarian aid to foreign countries than anyone else (depending on your perspective this could be good or bad).

Should I go on?

I think they should take what works and leave what doesn't. There are a lot of great things about the US, alongside the not so great things. Why shouldn't other countries emulate the things that are fantastic here (e.g. our national parks/public land programs as one example).

Just like we should look at things that work in other countries and see if they can improve QOL here. Every place in the world has its good qualities and bad. The US isn't special in that regard.

Are all states is America bad?

This is their question. Read the post.

I never said that we should let people suffer. You're the one who needs to take a step back and stop raging.

OPs question is literally: "Are all states in the US that bad." The answer is no, some states are obviously worse than others. It's the shitty ones that get all the air time.

The point is that people's QOL is highly dependent on where in the US they live. Local laws have a much bigger impact to people's quality of life than whatever happens in Washington. I did not lose my constitutional rights to an abortion because I live in a sane place. If I live somewhere like Texas, I would have.

The reason the rest of the world thinks the US is so terrible is that we act like the whole country is impacted the same way by national decisions. Or that all idiotic local laws apply to everyone the same way.

There are state CONSTITUTIONS that protect this right, so no it's not true.