World Views

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/media/ai-chatbo ... lind-study
"AI chatbot's 'bedside manner' preferred over conventional doctors by shocking margin"

"He added that one of the implications is that people are unhappy with conventional doctors' bedside manner. 'They're overworked. The main thing I hear from doctors, people in the medical community, is about being overworked, and you feel that when you're with a lot of doctors"

Interesting subtlety about AI medical personnel (as well as future AI caregivers, personal attendants, et al.): An AI Doc (AID) has not the pressures, troubles, and limitations of a human doctor ... therefore can offer supra-human care! It's easy to favor the technical expertise of an AID, but the faux humanity suggests human+robot relationship - not human+quasi-human. The future problem(?) may be the "political" divide between those who prefer to believe that AIDs are real people and those who know otherwise (not influenced by the faux humanity).

Some day, one U.S. national AI President and one AI Vice President will exist;
popular vote will determine how they're programmed to behave for the term.

Realistically, as we advance into the AI unknown, most people will develop a nonchalance about the "other person" of their virtual (or live) interaction. As long as the human gets what they want from the interaction (achieves their interaction purpose) then it matters not that the "other person" may be faux humanity. Marriage counselors in this era will need advanced training, depending on their own personhood.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.rt.com/news/575493-lgbt-gay-teen-increase/

"A record number of U.S. high school students now identify
as gay, lesbian, or something other than straight"

A trend hinting this occurs in modern society because youth
can now be "something other" than their birth sexuality.
In other words, that which constrained exploration
of other sexuality for centuries no longer constrains.

Apparently, youth now identify as they choose,
especially as influenced by the internet's social media.
Now with medical/social support to explore new paths
- despite birth sexuality, choosing sexuality is a norm.

Best guess: If binary sexuality was evolution's provision
for society-building family life, both society and family life
are now increasingly at risk!

Re: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4149656/posts
"Transgender women keep their prostates even after gender-affirming surgery"

"Gender-affirming" refers to physical appearance - not internal restructuring -
since women don't have a prostate, nor men a uterus, etc.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... ldren.html
"Experts are recommending 'Swedish death cleaning' -
and they say it's your duty to your children"

Downsizing possessions to those more practical for later life needs
is the healthier perspective. After all, service businesses exist which
can easily and quickly empty a house, sometimes at little cost
if they can keep what they want.

Some experts even suggest that children don't want
most of what's left behind, especially if well-used
and not of antique quality.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... assed.html
"Oregon looks to DECRIMINALIZE encampments
and let homeless SUE for $1,000 if they're harassed or told to leave"

To avoid lawsuits and to "share the load", some encampments should be moved
to neighborhoods where live supporters of this bill. There, those homeless would not
be harassed and the homeless in both places would not be so congested. Win! Win!

Rod

[Sandy]

I cant imagine how terrifying it would be to be homeless.
xxSandy

[Amigoo]

Re: https://amgreatness.com/2023/05/01/the- ... ht-fiasco/
"The Untold Story of the Bud Light Fiasco"

Controversial but the best thing that could happen ...
to other beer companies wanting more business!

Marketing genius usurped by the letters 'k' and 'e'?
"Get Woke! Go Bro!" became "Get Woke! Go Broke!"

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://nypost.com/2023/05/03/us-navy-a ... mbassador/
"US Navy hires active-duty drag queen to be face of recruitment drive"

With an organization (military) often associated with war - not peace -
recruitment focus on sexual orientation seems oxymoronic.

“Whatever floats your boat” comes to mind.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://dnyuz.com/2023/05/04/the-link-b ... in-health/
"The Link Between Highly Processed Foods and Brain Health"

"Ultraprocessed foods include ingredients that are rarely used in homemade recipes — such as high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, protein isolates and chemical additives like colors, artificial flavors, sweeteners, emulsifiers and preservatives ... carefully formulated to be so palatable and satisfying they’re almost addictive ... to make products taste better and better, manufacturers make them less and less like real food."

UPFs make up a majority of packaged foods you find in the frozen food aisles at grocery stores and on menus at fast-food restaurants —
70 percent of the packaged foods sold in the United States are considered ultraprocessed."

Even knowing this about UPFs is not enough persuasion to avoid these tasty foods!
Fortunately (or not), we can rationalize that our lesser brain health is the reason.
However, the nutrition that's not in these "foods" might be more problematic
than the lab-inspired tasty stuff that dominates typical ingredients.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... -deal.html
"Scientists reveal the first ever lab-grown fish fillet –
and say it flakes and tastes just like the real deal"

"How is the fish created? UM extracts cells - for now from grouper -
and grows them into muscle and fat. SF then adds them to a 'bio-ink'
suited for special 3D printers. The outcome: a narrow fillet
that mimics the properties of sea-caught fish."

Consumers who feast on foods "like the real deal"
may then transform into humans "like the real deal"
A very good word, this "mimics"!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ation.html

"Quiche has been declared the official dish of the coronation but royal fans
have opted for sausage-finger sandwiches to celebrate the historic event."

Looks tasty (at least, interesting), hinting that
sausage-toe sandwiches would be appropriate
for any royal foot-in-mouth notoriety.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... llion.html
"California panel approves reparations proposal of up to $1.2 million EACH for black residents"

Must be this century's New Math ... considering the mystery
of what will generate these funds! New taxes on all residents
(including recipents of such reparations) comes to mind.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... train.html
"One dead and two injured in another shooting in Dallas as gunman opens fire onboard a DART train"

While gun ownership seems logical for personal protection, many recent shootings suggest that
such protection doesn't occur immediately if at all. Seemingly, easy-to-obtain and possess gun laws
are providing guns to those who use them for aggression - not personal protection.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/fda-a ... uman-feces

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Vowst, the first oral biologic drug
for fecal microbiota that was shown in clinical trials to be as effective as fecal microbiota transplants
given rectally. Biologic drugs are derived from blood, proteins, bacteria, and other living organisms."

Caution: "Stinky Stuff Matters" (microbiota for fecal transplants is not just any ol' stuff!).
Don't assume capsules can be stuffed with whatever then swallowed for similar benefit.
Besides, one's own stuff doesn't need to be recycled.

Stay with typical probiotics - let doctors prescribe other stuff.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -WOOD.html

"How 14 popular fast-food chains are bulking up their poultry-based offerings
with seaweed, beef, soy, oats and WOOD"

Well, wood is plant-based! as are seaweed, soy, and oats
But, OMG! Beef?! A culinary crime?! Nevertheless, fast-food
is assumed to have at least some mysterious ingredients
when it has such taste/texture/aroma appeal!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.ph ... -illegally
"Conspiring with Mexico to Signal Illegal Aliens WHEN to Enter USA"

Such political controversy, these border crossings! On a positive note,
encouragement of such entry can be considered spiritual "forced tithing"
where increased taxation of current residents helps to pay
for the care and domicile of the wannabe residents.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.wnd.com/2023/05/retail-gian ... g-infants/
"Retail giant sells transgender clothing for INFANTS!"

"It notified people of the new LGBTQ 'pride' clothing collection. This follows longstanding efforts by Target
to indoctrinate kids via books titled 'Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?,' 'The Hips on the Drag Queen
Go Swish, Swish, Swish,' 'I’m Not a Girl,' and more"

Transgender clothing for infants is for adult pleasure
since infants cannot intellectualize that they have gender!
And "drag queen" seems a performance role - not gender -
since typical drag queens are males performing as females
(and often perform as males when not "performing").

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... media.html
"Passenger ... defends his behavior saying he was 'tired and ready to go home' "

A social expression of Nolo Contendere? Admittedly, a traveler
with this attitude and behavior needs to go home

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/merg ... index.html
"The spicy hotdog sausage fueling French protests"

"Protesting in France is a hungry business, and when the country’s angry citizens
put down their placards, they seek out sustenance. Not for classic French cuisine though.
Above all else, demonstrators demand spicy hotdog sausages."

Trying to determine the import of this article elicited a whimsical mantra:
"Give me sausage or give me death! ... but barbecue sauce first is good gesture."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4152696/posts

"Denver, Colo. councilwoman's proposed tax on white-owned businesses to finance reparations for slavery ...
justifies proposed tax on the grounds that 'capitalism was built on stolen land, stolen labor and stolen resources'.”

Speaking of capitalism, a specific race may dominate business ownership, but investors are typically many races
(as well as bankers, suppliers, customers). And speaking of stolen, what race dominated before Columbus' discovery?

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4152483/posts
"Public Must Reduce Standard of Living by 75% to Stop 'Global Warming' "

"The average person’s lifestyle would have to change dramatically in order to comply with an 'ultra-low carbon green lifestyle.' For most people, this 'lifestyle' would mean abject poverty and misery and a prison-like life where there is very little travel allowed, and minimal freedoms."

The good news of this perspective is that many people already comply with this green lifestyle, therefore would be "middle class" when everyone else complies! However, the final sentence suggests that we not panic: "Fortunately we’re hearing from an increasing number of scientists that there is no crisis, and whose voices are getting louder even in the face of corporate media 'fact checking' and other headwinds of narrative control."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/cu-boulder-a ... l-pronouns

"U.S. University of Colorado Boulder has published a pronouns guide that advises students to assume
others are transgender or nonbinary unless individuals say otherwise... guide asks students to refer
to others with gender-neutral pronouns unless they are explicitly told otherwise —
including unusual pronouns, like 'ze/zir' and 'hir.' "

We can still assume that the other being is a human (not robot) with preferred gender
as well as biologic gender. A social code may soon develop where the first greeting
of strangers is actually a question, called "Wataru?".

Of course, finesse will be required since asking
may imply that gender is not obvious.

Wataru dialogue should get very interesting because response to the question
can start negotiation: "I'm usually this (or Zis) but could swing to that (Zat)
with encouragement/reward/whatever."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.brighteon.com/
(search for: "Solar Panels Are A Waste And Add To The Climate Problem")

Very short video but introduces a new term: "green waste"
(increasing tons of materials discarded after use for green energy;
materials dumped in landfills worldwide!)

Solar panels may generate significant energy but may not provide
sufficient return on investment. Also, older solar panels installed
on home roofs are often discarded (not re-installed) when the
roof needs to be replaced. And solar panel removal/installation
is not performed by roofing companies! Then there's the cost
increase of house insurance for solar panel coverage.

Perhaps, a reasonably good green energy investment,
depending on total installation cost ... and best timed
just after replacing a roof.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... tices.html

"(U.K.) Aspiring doctors could start working in the NHS without going to university, it was revealed today.
The drastic proposal to let school-leavers learn on the job is one plan to help fix the ailing health service's
workforce crisis. Tens of thousands of doctors and nurses will be able to enroll in the apprenticeship scheme
to 'earn while they learn' in the coming years."

Not to worry! "Practicing medicine" has been common expression for decades!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/self ... -customers

"Companies, including airports, bakeries, coffee shops and sports stadiums, have now introduced the self-serve tipping option,
where customers can leave tips including the typical 20%, despite facing minimal to no interaction with any employee"

Apparently, "tipping" has been redefined these days and is not directly related to service!
You now pay a Taxed If Present fee. However, not being present may be an option.
(Homestyle culinary DIY comes to mind)

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/sch ... -of-conte/
"School Forces LGBT Indoctrination Onto 4-Year-Old"

Sadly, society no longer lets children to learn about sex the old fashioned way
(behind the barn, in the back seat of a car, when a friend sleeps over, ...).

Rod