I think voting disincentivices discussion, so I don’t do it.

If I have an opinion on something I’ll leave a comment instead. If I only want to vote but not take the time to comment, then it’s clearly not worth interacting with at the moment and I scroll on. Might come back later if I feel like it and remember.

I sort by old comments and by new posts.

Using their fluffy feet as fluffy hands. Fluff!

Pay.

If your morals say stealing is wrong then your morals doesn’t go away just because an opportunity for easy theft arises.

Would you let artificial intelligence take care of your children?

Like a nanny or parent? No. I would not have kids unless I wanted to be a parent and raise and take care of them.

Like an occasional babysitter? Still no. I would want those opportunities for my children to connect with their “village”; to bond with, learn from, and be protected by other adults around them outside our tiny family unit.

Could you have a romantic, platonic or other relationship that imitates interpersonal relationships with artificial intelligence?

No. It’s very important for me that the people I choose to spend my time with also choose to spend their time with me, because they enjoy my company as I enjoy theirs.

Do you believe that artificial intelligence will ever gain consciousness?

The day I can properly define and measure consciousness I might have an answer… right now I can only speak from my gut: I really hope not.

I don’t think it would do any good, for them to “exist”, nor for our (for lack of a better word) “souls”. We really don’t need to invent a new species to torment/enslave for our pleasure.

Pain, fear and suffering is part of life and we are very resilient. What may seem unbearable in the moment will seam like nothing once it’s passed. We endure plenty throughout life.

A heart attack is fairly quick. I would much prefer that to a long battle with dementia or certain cancers.

I’ve wavered between wanting to die in my sleep and not, but as of right now I’m back to wanting to be awake. Death is an experience we only have once. I don’t think there will be anything left to remember the experience, but it would be cool to experience it nonetheless. Even things that are painful can be fulfilling experiences, and death is the final one.

But there is no point in worrying about it until it comes knocking. What you can do today is prepare your final will, and make your resuscitation-request known, and opt into donating your organs - but knowing how you’ll feel about death once it nears is impossible.

You likely wont know when it is imminent, and you likely wont be able to reach for a gun when it does. Likely hospice workers will do their best yo minimise your suffering for you, so embrace your final moments when they come.

I find it draining but rewarding.

I love interacting with people, it fills me with joy making someone else smile or laugh, or helping them feel supported and accepted when times are tough, or lifting them up so they feel clever or helpful or kind. But I also require a lot of solo time to recharge.

I have made several friends in life who I can be in silence with - that really helps me not feel as drained. Being in nature or exerting myself while interacting also makes it less draining (hiking or working out), probably because I can focus more on my own body and experience and less on the social contract and thus be my natural self more.

My colleagues are very understanding of my need to recharge, so we can have a lot of fun together but I can also let them know that I’m socially burnt out and need to work from home or alone with my tunes.

Sometimes burnout takes a long time to recharge, and then i need to force myself with baby steps to get back into socialising, but it is always worth it in the long run.

I love this!

I’m pretty sure only steering with one hand means a lot worse luck in a potentially dangerous situation.

At least that’s my takeaway from watching Canadas Worst Driver.

What kind of dancing?

Take meds with first alarm, get up and eat within 30 min.

And this may sound extreme but I promise it’s not that bad: best way to get going early is a cold shower right to the cooch.

When I dont want a full morning shower I still get in and squat down (to avoid wetting my legs as much as possible), turn on the shower and immediately aim it at the open crotch before the water heats up. Exhale hard at the point of impact (to not wake the whole house by yelping). It’s a quick 30 sec wake-up-and-rinse-off routine. Try it! Works similarly with cold water face washing, but after the shower you might as well put on your day clothes and your halfway ready.

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No, I cant sleep with anything with vocals in it. My brain strains too hard trying to interpret or ignore it. Non-vocal music can work very well at low volume as long as its repetitive and thus predictable enough that my brain doesn’t have to pay attention or react to a lot of changes in composition.

We also have research on people ignoring peer reviewed data in favour of random facts from random sources.

Says who?

A setback doesn’t negate the progress you’ve made. You have progressed and are progressing, but it goes up and down.

Right now you’re down and it feels like you’re back at square one, and nothing has changed and will never change. Those thoughts are incorrect, and I think a part of ADHDs lack-of-recall: Wherever you are right now feels permanent, like that’s your whole past, present and future. Because when you’re down you forget how it felt last week; where you were last month; how much progress you made when you were up.

You’ve accomplished a lot, even though you may not recall it. Your down is not permanent. You’ve taken steps forward, you can take them again.

It’s okay to take breaks (or allow breaks to happen when they happen), rest for a moment, and then start making progress again. Rest is a human, and managing ADHD is a draining activity.

I think that trying to improve, learn new things and practice our skills, is the most meaningful human purpose. Opportunities for this we have in abundance with ADHD…

“The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”

I didn’t know this, but it seems to be fine as long as you’re able to taste the bitterness and don’t keep eating it if it’s gone bad.

Pretty much any featuring a throughhike with a good enough camera and a mixture of long silent/un-narrated nature shots and calm voiceover listing both facts aboit the trail and the emotional aspect of the experience.

I can do other stuff with it in the background, and it calms me, without having the urge to rewind constant because I missed something like a regular documentary can.

Sunhat (wide brim that goes all the way around) with mosquito net atop it so the brim keeps the net away from the skin.

A bit of hair in a flat bun under it, so theres a cm of distance between scalp and hat to avoid getting bit through the top. Or find a hat with bite-proof material (fishing, hiking and hunting stores most likely). Remaining hair in a low braid to keep the net from your neck even when bending over, and getting the hair out of the way.

There are electric mosquito repellants I’ve been considering as a way to keep them away without putting anything on me, especially when as stationary as when weeding or with multiple people in a small area.

After gardening, you can rinse your hair out with just water, to remove dirt and sweat. It’ll get rid of debris without affecting your washing schedule.

I unfortunately couldn’t find the artist. Do you know who it it?

What do you mean by pro-self preservation?

What I do is set an alarm for a few minutes before my stop (in case the transport is early) and only then chevk google maps and start paying attention to stops etc. No need to exhaust myself checking and worrying the whole way when I know there’s 30 minutes left.