benignintervention

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm more concerned with the folks not getting aid because they think the process is so dreadful. It's complicated and tedious, but doable, and the determinations are generally pretty strict. I got a high rating without combat experience, but I also can't lift anything heavy and expect to move the next day without cry-in-the-car back pain. Like, I moved a table the other day and couldn't stand up the next day. I also know people with exposure to toxic waste, with fucking tumors, who refuse to seek help because it would seem weak or the process is too daunting. It's not weak to need help and it's not justifiable the damage we're asked to do to ourselves.

However, I have also seen people get 100% rating and have no apparent difficulty functioning, but they had enough little things add up to maximize their rating. So probably part of it is the calculation, but impact to quality of life and function is difficult to quantify fairly.

That being said, a lot (I mean a LOT) of waste could be cut from the contract process. I've seen tens of millions go to waste simply because the government didn't agree to a contract that couldn't be provided by anyone else by the close out date, and during renegotiation the company doubled the price for work that was already done.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I just missed 4 turns because the Jersey highways make no fucking sense. Too many lanes

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Can confirm! It's probably the only one I can remember that doesn't have any of the creepy tropes. It has some horror that could be unsettling, but mostly it's goofy and full of whimsy, like if you got lost in the woods and ran into the Gordon Ramsey of cave dwelling

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I can't stand the office for whatever reason, but I liked Parks and rec

Also GoT was not great imho

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 days ago

He's literally, and pretty much exclusively, conducting raids to target and deport Latinos. Seems pretty fucking apparent

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Hell yeah, I knew my feed was missing something

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Unless, you know, you're a senator and it's in and about your state

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Haha that's insane, wow

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Fair enough. But I also have experience living in Japan and using the trains daily. Each line is set and scheduled and if it was a minute late it either broke down entirely or there was an actual emergency. Commuter stops are also really quick, like a minute or two. It's honestly really nice

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Yeah it's a real stretch to assume that the train follows the same tracks every day

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

Because people only want a simple answer they can pigeonhole into their worldview

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

False Knees? One of my favorites

 

A little heavy-handed, but at least they're being honest

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