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Small talk is an essential skill
  • My wife and I do things in threes: three taps, three nudges, three blinks, three noises, whatever. It means “I love you”. It’s a nice way to say it when you’re too tired to say it. I think it originated when we’d say it as we were falling asleep.

  • You are given an opportunity to hard reset our universe (particularly, the Earth). You are also allowed to change one rule about the new universe. What rule would you change?
  • Yes, gravity is a theory. In scientific terms, theories are proven, repeatable, and accepted. It’s the most robust and strongest form of scientific “fact” we have (since new discoveries can change our understanding, we can’t honestly declare it indisputably factual).

    When people say “I have a theory…” they usually mean “I have a hypothesis…” which is some idea or problem statement that is unproven, untested, unverified.

    OP was playing off the conflation of those two things.

  • US Billionaires Have Doubled Their Wealth Since 2017 Trump Tax Overhaul
  • A rule of thumb for invested money is that it doubles every 7 years. It’s possible that it’s more to do with time than the tax break. It was likely to happen anyway.

    On the other hand, billionaire wealth isn’t just invested moneys, it’s usually corporate fuckery.

    That said, let’s ACTUALLY tax the fuck out of it and put it to good use.

  • why am I so bad at running?
  • It definitely takes time. I switched from heel striking to mid foot in my early 20s and it took a year to get a steady cadence for distance running. Sprinting took even longer. Take it slow. Getting used to adjusting your speed yet maintaining the same cadence your legs require (~180spm) can be tricky, but I find it much more efficient.

    One thing that helped is making sure all my shoes are zero drop. Walking around all day every day using similar muscles to running really helped build my feet and ankle muscles up.

    I have not had a joint related leg injury in the 10 years since I switched. Rolled ankles are a thing of the past. My body instinctively reacts quickly enough to prevent the sprain.

  • What is your "inexpensive" hobby that turned out to be expensive/ you gradually invested lots of money into?
  • Disc golf.

    Discs cost only $15-20 new, used ones can be only a few bucks, you only need one or a few to play, and most courses are free.

    In reality, you keep buying new discs. And a bag to carry them. And more discs. And a bigger bag. Then a home basket. And a net to practice in. And more discs. Then a rack to hold the extra discs you can’t bag…. It adds up!

  • First run in more than a year.
  • Well done! Don’t forget to stretch!

    I’m just getting back into running, too, after about 5 years and weight gain. Just finished week 3 of Couch to 5K. I’ve enjoyed the structure and have avoided the urge to go longer and overtrain.

    Goals: I have about 25 lbs to lose, would like to get to a 25 min 5K, and the endurance to do a 10K with ease.

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