Right, I agree. But when you see posts like, “the adhd way I hold my pencil” and it’s literally just how you’re taught to hold a pencil, it starts to be problematic. If you make everything that’s “normal” into something that’s neurodivergent, it’s gonna make actual traits and symptoms seem much more abnormal. And it also encourages people to claim they have it when they don’t. Like when someone says they have OCD because they like their desk to be organized. I know that organization can be a symptom of OCD, but the severity of the stress and discomfort of disorganization when you have OCD is gonna be much higher. So it creates a sort of distorted image of what these things look like and it makes it harder for society as a whole to recognize actual neurodivergence. “My cousin has OCD and he’s not like that, you’re just being weird” is a sentiment I’ve heard way too often.

If you’re actually concerned, get checked out. While I appreciate the rising visibility of neurodivergent traits, it’s also very clear that ADHD (and to a lesser extent, autism) are very much “in style” because people will make a meme around just about any human feeling and claim it to be related to ADHD or autism. This one seems a bit more relevant, but again, if you’re truly concerned, get checked out. Don’t rely on memes from the internet to diagnose you.

You seem like the kinda guy who could see someone invent a machine that cures cancer, but you’d still complain because it can’t suck your dick

What’s wrong with that book?

I was so confused until I read this. I was comparing the post and this original one for way too long.

What did you have posted originally?

Yeah, I’ll send you a google docs link. I mean, they provide a lot of great examples about how regulation is halting progress on projects that pretty much everyone, regardless of political ideology, can agree are good. So, they have a point. But I feel like their conclusion is somewhat lacking in substance. This is not to say it’s not a great read. It’s just something that would benefit further analysis. Definitely let me know when you’ve finished reading it, if you wanna discuss it more. I don’t really know anyone who’s interested in this topic, so it’s nice to get a chance to discuss it.

Oh wow, that sounds hilarious and really depressing lol. I’m definitely gonna check out the movie when I’m done reading it!

Ok, so I have no shortages of critiscism when it comes to the book. I do agree that they seem to have a foolishly optimistic assumption that the only (or I guess just the principal) hurdle in the way of housing development is regulation. I’m certain corporate greed does play a MAJOR role in this. However, going over what you’ve linked here, I have a couple issues. Most notably, the second point there. It really seems odd to essentially say that we shouldn’t be considering housing reform because we need healthcare reform. Two issues can and do exist, and both issues need to be addressed. The authors focus on one of them. That doesn’t mean they don’t care about the other. As for Kline and Thompson’s call for deregulation, it’s something that rubs me the wrong way initially, but they do a pretty good job demonstrating the way that regulation can be used to slow and even fully prevent development, and how it leads to developers only building luxury housing because the costs to develop are too high. And while this make me think somethng like, “boohoo the rich guy will need to wait a little longer to get a return” we can’t ignore that under our current system, profits are the prime motivator. I’m on my phone right now, so I feel I can’t really dive too deep into your question, but my main point would be that I do agree with some of the critisicm and I don’t think they fully address some pretty big concerns the reader may have with what they’re saying.

I did keep notes on quotes that I felt were important in the book, and then went through and wrote out why I felt they were. A lot of them touch on these topics. If you’re interested, I can share it. Though please keep in mind, I haven’t refined my notes as I wasn’t really expecting to share them.

I just finished Abundance by Ezra Kline and Derek Thompson. A really interesting read regarding the housing crisis and the policies that have halted develpoment in major cities in America. I highly recommend reading this one. I took notes along the way and basically did a book report.

I’m now reading Casino: The Rise and Fall of the Mob in Las Vegas. A fascinating book that inspired the Scorsese film by the same title. Recommended for anyone with interest in Vegas or the mob. It’s written kinda like a series of interviews from the perspectives of the different people involved. The (alleged) mob guys and the FBI agents who were investigating them.

Next up, I’m likely gonna read Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco. I don’t have too much insight on this one yet but I’ve heard it’s pretty great

I get that response due to the way this quote may have been used on the internet, but to be fair, in the show she was absolutely implicitly asking him to fix it. She says this after seeing that Eric gave Donna his coat when she said she was cold, and was essentially testing him.

That’s exactly how I do it!

OP sounds like they might be British. The spelling of “neighbour” and the use of “Mental” kinda give it away.

Not sure if it falls under the same category, but the way Activision handles (handled? I haven’t used them since) passwords was atrocious! I had to reset my password to get back into my account, I used a random diceware password, it accepted it. However! The client on both Windows and Xbox wouldn’t let you input a password longer than I believe 20 characters. So while you can set a 25 character password, you can go fuck yourself if you actually wanna log in…

Bro, the point being made isn’t about Chevy Chase, it’s about his character in the movie Christmas Vacation. Yes, Chevy is a piece of shit, but literally nobody is trying to relate with him.

Just chiming in (on your side, btw) but Chevy isn’t dead yet.

I also choose this guys mom

Jokes back on you, you said they’d feel the same emotions as the person who chose. So you would feel a song you previously loved and adored would be long and annoying. Possibly altering your feelings for the song permanently!

Aka, Harlots!

Not the one you’re asking, but I’ve read both The Martian and Project Hail Mary. You absolutely gotta try PHM if you liked the martian. They’re both incredible books, but if I had to rank them, it’d be real close, but Hail Mary would come out on top.

Obvious troll is obvious.