@MollyFurey Great read Molly! My 1st year living abroad in Boston, homesick, I spotted a fella reading a copy of the Irish Times on the train. We got chatting, turns out he was an Aer Lingus pilot. When he was leaving he handed me the paper and said "looks like you need this more than me"
@mistereatgalway@BCoach_Exec@conor_pope Not sure if the comparison to phones and sunglasses is the right one to make. People can likely stomach the markups for items like these as they are perceived as better value purchases in the long run compared to a meal at a restaurant.
More articles and exposure like this from @NickKristof are sorely needed to better understand the root causes behind such high levels of #ChronicPain in America.
Very interesting read.
Why Americans Feel More Pain https://t.co/JNvTSZWSlX
@IrishTimesOpEd Still a lot to be said for a liberal ideology based on empathy and dignity rather than the current culture wars and identity politics of both the left and right.