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YChang

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  1. Don't know how many of y'all heard this episode on Freakonomics recently, where the guest was Jessica Riedl. I... thought it was really interesting some of the claims she made, especially that the US is taxing the billionaire class on par with Europe and not taxing the middle class enough. I know there are people here, much more knowledgeable about this than I am, so I would love to hear some thoughts from the community about this. The podcast episode: Ten Myths About the U.S. Tax System
  2. I was aaaaalmost sympathetic till his use of gang bangers. Also the truth is your god is punishing you for being a dipshit.
  3. Not too good at this hitting thing so far…
  4. Great catch Jake and JV-like from Brown!
  5. It wasn't focused on evangelicals, but the study took place in the US, and it's likely the participants adhered to your typical Judeo-Christian believes and practices. They didn't focus on denomination but rather looked on belief in God, religious commitment, and frequency of religious practice.
  6. Interesting research on the idea that feeling forgiven by God (authors focused on Judeo-Christians) can make you less likely to apologise to others. Giving people a sense of inner resolution makes them less likely to resolve conflicts, I guess, on the Earthly realm, but it can also boost gratitude and humility, which could produce heartfelt expressions when apologizing to others. It's just one study, but fascinating to me as a non-Christian. The cynical side of me can't help but think this may explain a reason why some American Christians act with such ease when being... fucking pricks and non-Christian like. Maybe I'm still giving some people too much credit that they even feel guilty and ask God for forgiveness. High level, the study found two causal or psychological processes... Self-Focused Pathway (hinders apology) and Other-Focused Pathway (facilitates apology). The self-focused pathway dominated the sample. The other-focused pathway, weaker and conditional, depended on factors like religiosity and belief in God. Divine forgiveness reliably increased self-forgiveness, reducing the perceived need to apologize. Gratitude and humility, activated in more religious individuals, counteracted this effect, leading to more apologies. Consequently, divine forgiveness had no direct effect on apology behavior due to the opposing pathways canceling each other out. Attached is the article for those interested. ludwig-et-al-2025-implications-of-divine-forgiveness-for-conciliatory-behavior-understanding-how-feeling-forgiven-by.pdf
  7. Good to see the team able to add on
  8. I'll take the run but come on Jake, do better!
  9. Stop debasing the good people at ICE just doing their jobs.
  10. In that it’s never been cracked open?
  11. I really hope John Turturro find the interest and energy to return for one more season, otherwise that's a really unsatisfying way for Irv to exit the show.
  12. Yeah, at the Paley event, they discussed about different choices and tells that they're pretty sure and/or pleasantly surprised fans will pick up on which moment is Helly/Helena. Lower didn't go into details of the acting choices but referenced how her and Stiller worked on the struggling to turn the computer on as one tell.
  13. Emmylou last night covering some of Nanci’s hits at the LA Folk Festival… IMG_1977.mov IMG_1978.mov
  14. Bingo! Love someone captured and posted the better Tramell video, the crowd went bonkers when he showed up.
  15. Well this was an amazing experience. in no particular order: amazing to watch the episode in a theater with other fans Dan Erickson was working a temp job in a… door company (not sure if he was joking or not but the question was about his gig before his big break) Trammell Tillman appeared with the USC marching band Britt Lower and Zach Cherry apparently has a podcast about food? She also mentioned Helly likes eggs in S1 and Helena doesn’t in S2 First day of filming the fight, Darri and Adam messed up on the choreography and Adam was tossed into the wall for maximum impact so amazing… wish the pics were better but I was up in the mezzanine
  16. Yeah, I get it. Just surprised me because the people I know in this field are generally caring people and a big part of why they get into the profession. And hey! I resent that grad school jargon dig. 😁
  17. Saw a guy jump off a parking garage in downtown Houston after his attempt to drive his car through the railing failed. It was surreal seeing him fall like a rag doll.
  18. How can someone in the caring profession be this… uncaring?
  19. I’m sure he likely expected it and he was still disappointed by it.
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