Sylvia Plath was not born broken, she was brilliant, ambitious, and alive. It was the suffocating weight of patriarchy, the betrayal of a man who fed on her fire, and a world that told her she was “too much” that pushed her toward despair. Women are not inherently unstable; they are made to unravel by systems and men who fear their power.
Women are 51% of the population but 60% of the poor and 83% of single parents doing 66% of the work producing 50% of the food but earn just 11% of the pay and own only 20% of the land
All while giving birth to 100% of the population.
In case you wondered why we still need feminism.
Important paper by the European Academy of Neurology. "Healthcare systems should be aware of, and be prepared for a potential increase in the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases in the upcoming years."
What has been the state of surveillance and awareness so far? #NeuroCovid
Die Studie zu Kosten #LongCovid ist sehr relevant. Sie sind möglicherweise höher pro Jahr als die Ausgaben für das Bürgergeld. Ohne Impfungen und damalige Schutzmaßnahmen gäbe es heute sehr viel mehr LC Kranke. Wir brauchen deutlich mehr Forschung für diese oft schwere Krankheit
But the thing is people become people pleasers specifically because nobody is ever pleased so you just become as perfect and low maintenance as possible to avoid abuse even though it doesn't reliably work because it's still just abuse
Ich habe die letzten zwei Tage einen Podcast Serie über das BGE gehört. Das größte Experiment in Deutschland. Wissenschaftliche begleitet. Über 100 Menschen bekamen 1200€ im Monat.
Keiner von ihnen hat aufgehört zu arbeiten. Keiner hat die Arbeitszeiten verringert. Die
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org (@mmfa) did this study and been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
The reasons to wear a mask are numerous, whereas the reasons NOT to wear a mask are basically just “it’s slightly inconvenient” and “the worst people on earth will give me weird looks for it”
Eckart von Hirschhausen: Wer die Wirtschaft vor die Gesundheit/Klimaschutz stellt, der sollte mal versuchen sein Geld zu zählen Während er die Luft anhält.
You can buy any book you are looking for on the internet. But we need physical, independent bookshops because that is where you discover the books you were not looking for, and never knew you needed.
Remote work doesn't thwart productivity. It boosts focus.
Data: Government workers are 12% more productive when randomly assigned to work from home. They're more efficient where it's quiet.
Most people aren't shirking from home. They're escaping distractions and long commutes.
I just seriously could not care less what people think about me masking. The benefits outweigh anything else. Who cares what strangers think, and the only friends worth having are ones who are normal/kind about it. It’s really a lot less scary than people seem to think it is.