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Cruian t1_jegnknp wrote

Reply to comment by torunmetsfan in There's no reason to pay more than the minimum for these debts, right? by [deleted]

>I think the peace of mind of not having that debt over your head is worth $20 a month to most people, but it’s not wrong either way

It becomes a mathematical best vs possibly emotional best.

>There’s also the reality that most people will SAY they’re going to pay the minimum and invest the rest, but in reality they pay the minimum and spend the rest. Paying down debt is irrevocable forced savings.

Yes, self control is required, (edit to finish accidental early posting follows) but that applies elsewhere too.

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deadowl t1_jegnkj0 wrote

Reply to comment by ChocolateDiligent in Vermont House passes an expansion to bottle redemption bill by BudsKind802

That video is fucking weird. The major reason for the shitshow of recycling right now is that it got outsourced to China because it became comparatively economically nonviable in the US, and the China said "nevermore" to the health issues being caused by the outsourcing, passed regulations, and now here we are without even the facilities we used to have for recycling because they couldn't compete with unregulated China.

Video mentions you can only recycle plastic twice? Wouldn't that decrease plastic consumption to a third of present consumption? Fucking video for morons.

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DanceAccomplished853 t1_jegnjz0 wrote

Reply to Orthodontist in Jersey City area? by 106th

Please go to true dental care. They are amazing and also have the ability to make your trays in-house which passes on a huge savings to you. I had 5 months of treatment done there and was very happy with my results.

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eJAKE-ulate t1_jegnjwh wrote

Reply to FiiO K5 PRO ESS Red color launched by lightning696969

Wish more companies experimented with colors. I understand that black and silver will always sell more than red, blue, purple, etc so demand isn’t as much, but I would definitely be willing to pay a slight up charge for a cool color.

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LittlestLass t1_jegnjah wrote

Reply to comment by CallitCalli in TIL that on top of the 3 matters of state that we’re all familiar with (solid, liquid, gas), there are at least 24 more, though most only exist under extreme conditions by gianthooverpig

This song caused my then 6 year old to loudly complain to her teacher that the reading book she'd brought home from school was wrong. The book had tried to convince her the sun was made of gas and, thanks to They Might Be Giants, she knew that was wrong and was furious that school had lied to her.

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sutisuc t1_jegnig9 wrote

Reply to comment by LarryLeadFootsHead in These NJ counties saw the largest population drop as residents migrate to other areas by madrid987

Yeah it’s truly baffling but this guy is just making idiotic arguments based on his own feelings so I don’t put much weight in it anyway. And agreed I love NJ but there’s no sense in papering over our issues and pretending they’re not a thing. How else are we gonna improve them otherwise?

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KingAngeli t1_jegni9q wrote

Reply to comment by psychrolute in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute

Benzos work to make GABA receptors more functional. These are the locks. Glutamate is the key that activates it. Taking benzos make the lock more unlockable. Drinking alcohol affects glutamate activitity. As a CNS depressant it inhibits these GABA receptors therefore your body compensated by creating more GABA receptors. This is why someone who’s drank too much for too long has severe withdrawals. The increase in GABA receptors is fine when they’re all inhibited, but when you stop drinking then the glutamate levels shoot up and it causes people to have seizures when they stop drinking. So they literally need to keep drinking to stay alive.

That’s also a distinction i like to make in the dependence/addiction vernacular but thats a side point you’re not asking about :)

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