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This is not the same. This is like shouting a slur on a bus. Even if you aimed it at yourself, it can still cause harm to those around you.

No need to use a slur. Say careless or misremembering instead.

Oh totally. The definition is strictly numbers based. I don’t think that is useful when you are trying to dig deep into the cause.

the Columbine, Christchurch, and Uvalde shooters all fit this stereotype that I have, but apparently that doesn’t map to reality.

I think people don’t realize how many mass shootings happen in the US. Mostly because they don’t typically make the news outside the place they occur.

CW: List of mass shootings in the US for 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2024

TL;DR: There have been 372 this year alone. That is 372 in 218 days, so more than one a day on average

They call it out a little further down.

Half of all mass shootings are associated with no red flags—no diagnosed mental illness, no substance use, no history of criminality, nothing. They’re generally committed by middle-aged men who are responding to a severe and acute stressor, so they’re not planned, which makes them very difficult to prevent.

So they are not necessarily in a good emotional state, but they do not have a mental illness.

7 participants using fMRI. I am hopeful, and glad to see studies on psychedelics, but this should be read with multiple very large grains of salt

lol I was confused for a moment because Pliny the Elder is also the name of a beer. I was like, I am pretty sure Russian River Brewing has access

Depends. Cheapest is taking a fridge and converting it. If you are comfortable drilling holes in fridges, it is pretty easy. We got a cheap used fridge from an architectural recycling place, but any working fridge that can hold a 5# CO2 tank and a 5 gallon corny keg will work. CO2 tanks and corny kegs are kinda spendy. Basically you need a fridge, a keg, a CO2 tank, the faucet, the connectors, hoses. and a tap handle. Drill a hole in the door, put the faucet through, connect the CO2 to the keg and the keg to the faucet. Often times (at least around here) you can find some free/cheap stuff on Craigslist. I recently got 8 corny kegs for free (they were disgusting, but cleanable).

Expensive way is buy a commercial kegerator and then the CO2 and keg, but that is very easy. You might have folks selling cheap kegerators in your area too, so just check Craigslist and such (there are 4 in my area from $50 to $2500).

It might be expensive just for water, but for kegging beer it was worth it for us

NA beer has also been going up in quality, especially recently. Stuff from Athletic is pretty good, and I have heard Deschutes out some tasty stuff too

We got a drinkmate for that reason (also reducing waste) and really enjoyed it. It has kinda gone by the wayside for me and my partner, though. We are home brewers so we have a kegerator and use that to carbonate kegs of water, so the drinkmate is more work for us. I do highly recommend the drinkmate still. Not everyone has easy access to 5 gallon kegs and a carbonation system.

Just FYI, some instances of nitter listed here still work

https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances

The one I just used was https://nitter.mint.lgbt/

My close friend worked at a TMS clinic. They most treated folks for depression, but good to hear it has potential for other uses.

They did not come of as screaming to me. There were certainly moments that they got excited, but i don’t think it was overdone. Also keep in mind it is a comedy and informational podcast, so not meant to be educational the whole time.

When “Tom Waits - What’s He Building in There” is about Jeff Bezos