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Cake day: 2023年7月1日

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  • The cynic in me would say that a word like “magical” in relation to eating a meal is metaphor; and no one will bat an eye at using it that way.

    But the whole “self improvement” space is so full of grifts, cons, and empty promises that applying that same system of metaphors does a disservice. If you’re using it the same way as you would a delicious meal, saying that a mantra is “magical” can prove true for one person while another finds it a waste of time. But if you’re using it the way that a self-help grifter would, where the Mantra is implied to contain implicit properties in and of itself that are Magic, that’s where trouble starts.







  • Oooof, this “research” is just so very reductive.

    “Not even like a wave to a barista, not somebody also checking for ripeness of the avocados at the grocery store,” says Emanuel. “Just no human contact at all.”

    Hot take: waving at a barista or witnessing a fellow shopper check avocados doesn’t count as “human contact”.

    Remote workers aren’t making up for that lost social connection by socializing after work, she adds. “We even see a decrease in spending time with friends after the work day relative to people in non-remotable occupations.”

    Shouting extra loud for the people in the back: We’re in the middle of an affordability crisis, you idiots, and there are way fewer Third Places around than ever before!!

    Commuting solves nothing, and only exasperates a whole host of other issues.

    If we’re serious about improving mental health, the last thing anyone should be recommending is Office Jobs