The Childfree Researcher

PhD Candidate in Human Sexuality Studies, Widener University.

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Voting opens Monday 10/5 at noon central time! 2/2

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[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Thanks for your participation & patience as I analyzed my data! I'll be back with more in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, if you would consider voting for me for Top Host, I'd really appreciate your support! 1/2

#childfree #nokids
#childfreebychoice
#fyp #TopHost

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

It pays to be a cat lady! 😻

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Cat owners have a 30 percent lower risk of dying from a heart attack. A study published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Neurology analysed data from 4,435 adults followed over 20 years in the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Study and found that people who had owned a cat at any point had significantly lower cardiovascular mortality.

The study was led by Adnan Qureshi at the University of Minnesota. He found that cat owners had a 30 percent lower risk of death from myocardial infarction and a lower risk of death from all cardiovascular diseases combined, after adjusting for age, sex, race, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, BMI, and income. The effect held across every subgroup tested.

The mechanism is likely stress reduction. Cats, unlike dogs, do not need to be walked, which removes the exercise explanation. What they do provide is companionship, tactile contact, and a calming presence that lowers the baseline stress level in the home. Studies on pet interaction have shown that stroking a cat lowers cortisol and blood pressure within minutes, and those small daily reductions compound over years.

The study could not determine whether it was the cat that produced the benefit or whether people who choose to own cats have personality traits that independently protect against heart disease. But the size of the effect, 30 percent, and the length of follow-up, 20 years, made the finding hard to dismiss as coincidence.

A cat does not exercise with you, does not cook for you, and does not remind you to take your medication. It sits on your chest and purrs, and the 20-year data says that is enough. https://t.co/suc69ZN5tM

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

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[Viora Tech @Viora_Tech_Ai]

Netflix has 260 million subscribers. Netflix is betting that 250 million of them never open the settings menu.

One guy did. He worked Netflix customer support for 3 years. Handled 15,000 complaints. He told me something that should change the way you watch tonight:

"Every single complaint I got for 3 years was caused by the same 10 settings. Not bugs. Not content. Settings."

"'Why is my picture blurry?' Because Netflix set your streaming quality to Auto which doesn't mean best quality. It means lowest quality Netflix can get away with before you notice."

"'Why are my recommendations terrible?' Because 3 people are watching on your profile and the algorithm thinks you're one person who loves true crime, kids cartoons, and Korean dramas at the same time."

"'Why does every movie look like a soap opera?' Because a motion smoothing setting you've never seen is turned on making a $200 million film look like it was shot on a phone."

"'Why do I scroll for 45 minutes and give up?' Because autoplay previews are feeding the algorithm false data every single time you pause on a thumbnail. Netflix thinks you're interested. You were just reading the description. Now your homepage is full of content you'd never watch because you accidentally trained the algorithm to recommend it."

"'Why can't I find anything good?' Because your content maturity rating is set to a default that hides 40% of the library. Shows and movies that exist on your account right now that you're paying for right now are invisible to you because of one setting you've never checked."

"I spent 3 years answering the same 10 complaints. Every single time the fix was the same: 'Let me walk you through your settings.' Every single time the customer said the same thing: 'Why didn't Netflix tell me this?'"

"Because Netflix makes more money when you scroll. Not when you find something."

Here are 10 Netflix settings that are ruining your experience right now and exactly how to fix each one in under 5 minutes:

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[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Continue to follow for updates on my initial findings in the coming weeks and my final findings as the months progress towards my final dissertation defense in spring semester. Onward!
#ChildfreeByChoice 2/2

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Thank you, everyone! 🥰 Over 2800 participants completed my dissertation research study before it closed on 9/5/2026 🤩 That wouldn't have been possible with all your engagement over the last 5+ months since I started recruitment. You've been amazing!! ❤️ 1/2

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Survey closes TODAY September 5, 2026 at midnight US Central time! This is your last chance to participate in this survey!

Thank you to all who have engaged with it to date to help with its overwhelming success! 🤩

https://t.co/n0mugWGUsR

#ChildfreeByChoice

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

That's a little over 200 survey participants in a little over 24 hours. GO! 💪🏻🤩

https://t.co/n0mugWGUsR

#ChildfreeByChoice
#dink #sink
#fyp #repost

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Final Challenge issued!

We are at 2785 participants. It's September 4 and I will close my dissertation research study at midnight US Central time on Saturday, September 5, 2026.

Can we reach 3000 completed surveys by that time? 1/2

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

The survey will close at Midnight US Central time on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Link in bio if you want to complete or share it! #men #bipoc #communitiesofcolor #hysterectomy #vasectomy

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[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Sept 3 Update | SUCCESS 2745/2500 YOU ARE AMAZING!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 Thank you for every like, share, repost, and completed survey. While we're not done yet, I'm so thrilled to have this level of participation in my study!

[Maryam @hell_line0]

Gloria Steinem spent more than half a century fighting for women to control our bodies, tell our own stories and live as full human beings.

She died in an America where women are being ordered to fight for those things all over again.

Honor her by refusing to go quietly.

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

This study is all about YOU. I'm just the messenger! I have endless gratitude for every like, share, comment, and participant. 🥰

#ChildfreeByChoice

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[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

11pm Wed 9/2/2026
2649/2500 🥹

I'm almost speechless over this level of participation with my dissertation research study, especially the last few days. THANK YOU! 1/2

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Join the fun here:

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[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Sept 2 Update | 2418/2500
3 days to go!! 🤩

You're amazing! I don't know why I was worried about reaching this stretch goal of 2500 participants 🤣 You are doing the hard work of sharing and reposting and sending my little study out into the world. For that I am grateful. 🥰 1/

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

The survey will close at midnight US Central time on Saturday September 5. Get it done before then if you plan to complete it! 2/

#men #bipoc #communitiesofcolor #hysterectomy #vasectomy

[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

I love your energy! Thank you!!! Keep it up for the next four days - the survey closes at midnight central time, Saturday 9/5/2026.
#hysterectomy #bisalp #vasectomy #sink #dink
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[The Childfree Researcher @TheCFResearcher]

Keep it up, y'all! 🤩

Sept 1 Update | 2272/2500

I think y'all really love a good challenge because the minute I think we're never going to make it, you really bring the new participants in a big way! 🤣 1/2