2021 - How to deal with the crazy...

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Slick tip from smart guy INGOer edwea; Tap the Esc key as the page loads to bypass the paywall. Might have to try a couple times...

Opinion | I Taught Online School This Year. It Was a Disgrace. (Published 2021)

Remote learning needs to end with the pandemic.

www.nytimes.com

 

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Challenging but empowering: IU student with ADHD, anxiety describes living alone during pandemic

IU sophomore Lara Van Vuuren said living alone, while challenging, has helped her appreciate herself more.

www.idsnews.com

 

[foszoe]

Challenging but empowering: IU student with ADHD, anxiety describes living alone during pandemic

IU sophomore Lara Van Vuuren said living alone, while challenging, has helped her appreciate herself more.

www.idsnews.com

There are some articles when I read the blurb in the quote that just make me laugh out loud and this was one of them

 

[goob469]

My day job is in "mental health care" adjacent field. I can tell you we are going to feel the repercussions of the "lock down" for years - mental health, substance abuse, physical heath and social economically.

 

[cosermann]

...I really don't know what's going to happen next, as covid hypochondrism and anxiety disorder seems to be the norm now and the people who aren't in a constant state of freakout are now treated as the lunatic fringe....

Interesting article on that:

Weaponized Hypochondria in a Nutshell - EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk

Eric Peters is a Libertarian gearhead, columnist and author.

www.ericpetersautos.com

 

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CDC: Indiana Overdose Deaths Rise 33% from 2019 to 2020

(CNN) — Drug overdose deaths rose by close to 30% in the United States in 2020, hitting the highest number ever recorded, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. More than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2020, according to provisional data released by the...

www.wibc.com

 

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Biles withdraws from individual all-around final

Defending Olympic champion Simone Biles will not compete in Thursday's individual all-around competition "in order to focus on her mental health."

www.espn.com

 

[Cameramonkey]

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Biles withdraws from individual all-around final

Defending Olympic champion Simone Biles will not compete in Thursday's individual all-around competition "in order to focus on her mental health."

www.espn.com

In a way, I dont blame her. The IOC had already said she was too good and if she did any of her signature moves they flat out wouldnt score them. (They are too dangerous and are afraid others will try and hurt themselves0 So after working so hard to become the best, only to be told "Youre too good, so we are going to handicap you for equity reasons.", I cant say I blame her for pulling a John Gault.

Yeah, it sucks, and many feel she let the country down. But where was her support when the IOC decided to get woke and handicap her?

 

[Timjoebillybob]

In a way, I dont blame her. The IOC had already said she was too good and if she did any of her signature moves they flat out wouldnt score them. (They are too dangerous and are afraid others will try and hurt themselves0 So after working so hard to become the best, only to be told "Youre too good, so we are going to handicap you for equity reasons.", I cant say I blame her for pulling a John Gault.

Yeah, it sucks, and many feel she let the country down. But where was her support when the IOC decided to get woke and handicap her?

Close. They we're undervaluing them for difficulty. But I agree. Although she didn't pull out for that reason, she says she is suffering from something called the "twisties". Basically from the sound of it, her head and body aren't syncing up right when she's in the air.

Simone Biles Shares Videos to Explain ‘Twisties,' Answers Questions on Instagram

Simone Biles explained the “twisties” with gymnastics practice videos and answered Team USA fan questions about her health on her Instagram story.

www.nbcboston.com

 

[ditcherman]

Close. They we're undervaluing them for difficulty. But I agree. Although she didn't pull out for that reason, she says she is suffering from something called the "twisties". Basically from the sound of it, her head and body aren't syncing up right when she's in the air.

Simone Biles Shares Videos to Explain ‘Twisties,' Answers Questions on Instagram

Simone Biles explained the “twisties” with gymnastics practice videos and answered Team USA fan questions about her health on her Instagram story.

www.nbcboston.com

In a way, I dont blame her. The IOC had already said she was too good and if she did any of her signature moves they flat out wouldnt score them. (They are too dangerous and are afraid others will try and hurt themselves0 So after working so hard to become the best, only to be told "Youre too good, so we are going to handicap you for equity reasons.", I cant say I blame her for pulling a John Gault.

Yeah, it sucks, and many feel she let the country down. But where was her support when the IOC decided to get woke and handicap her?

What are the odds of both of these things happening at once? I'd hate to start a conspiracy theory, but does Russia or China have a virus they can give you that causes the twisties?

 

[Timjoebillybob]

What are the odds of both of these things happening at once? I'd hate to start a conspiracy theory, but does Russia or China have a virus they can give you that causes the twisties?

The underscoring isn't new, well it's new for the IOC but it's been done to her for a couple of months at least since she started doing the new moves in competition.

Simone Biles Dials Up the Difficulty, ‘Because I Can’ (Published 2021)

The Olympic gold medalist’s new vault is so dangerous that gymnastics, for now, limits the scoring rewards for trying it. Biles says that’s unfair.

www.nytimes.com

 

[IndyTom]

I read an article about it (linked elsewhere from here or maybe I googled it) saying that she was the only woman to ever pull it off and she was spinning so quickly (the first time she did it in competition) she actually over-rotated a bit so she stepped out of her landing.

They rated this move, with a second rotation that no one else can pull off, a “G” difficulty while the same move with one rotation (which other female gymnasts CAN do) is rated as an “H.” Well, the H is more difficult and carries a higher base score or multiplier (however their scoring system works) and would result in a higher score. They didn’t ban the move (like they have to some skaters in the past), but they wanted to keep others from attempting it and potentially getting hurt, so they nerfed the scoring to make it not worthwhile. Doesn’t seem to be in the spirit of competition to me.

(I didn’t read the article linked in the prior post, so the details might be in there, too)