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Mission_Albatross916 t1_jaexmk7 wrote

Reply to Boston could be first municipality to require stores, restaurants, and hotels to donate leftover food by bostondotcom

This would be great! Back in the day in Cambridge, Food Not Bombs picked up and distributed leftover food from restaurants. It made so much sense. We would package it up and have it ready for the driver. I’ve never lived anywhere since Where this is allowed. The closest I’ve ever come to that since is packaging up leftovers and leaving them out front after closing

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Miami_Vice-Grip t1_jaewqlk wrote

Reply to comment by homefone in A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ by d5dq

shrug I feel like it's not that big a deal. Killing people who don't want to die is basically one of the worst things you can do to someone, but EoL situations get trickier. All humans are going to die eventually. Like I think you and I are imagining very different scenarios here. The people that MAID would apply to aren't people who have a full rich life that "could have been" if they didn't get the treatment.

Like, we put our pets to sleep if they are suffering and there's no hope left, yet we force ourselves to live through that same pain until the end. You say it's not for pain mitigation, but if someone's remaining "life" is just bedridden pain, how exactly is it cruel to allow them the choice of ending it?

But again, as long as we can all just agree that NO ONE IS FORCED TO USE THIS OPTION, similar to abortions, if it's not for you, then just don't do it. You can get upset about it, but ultimately, there's nothing after life aside from decomposition. The people who die don't give any shits anymore, and so if it's gonna happen anyway, might as well have some vestige of control.

Are there potentially people who would/could bully their family member into agreeing to be euthanized? I mean, I guess so? We already allow other people to decide to pull the plug on life support (I know it's different), we also allow family members to coach people into/through medical procedures just in general.

Worrying that someone who is actually qualified for MAID will decide to end themselves solely because of "pressure" from caregivers seems like such a specific stretch that should not block the whole idea from happening.

Implement MAID, and then see if anyone is abusing it. I mean, you also have the doctors, they aren't stupid, they are used to dealing with people who are seeking specific procedures while under duress/fear/pressure, and this would be no different.

Also, MAID is already a thing in many places around the world, so whatever worries you have about it, just like, Google if they actually happen or not. Clearly in these places where it's legal for years haven't had any complaints grievous enough to shut the whole thing down.

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RevengencerAlf t1_jaesypi wrote

Reply to comment by bobmcrobber in Today Google thinks 95 goes East-West by CucumberSushi22

There are multiple areas where it travels east-west, but it is is still a north-south interstate and the two directions of travel are supposed to officially be labeled as either 95 north or 95 south consistently throughout.

I can get on 495 at points where I am traveling deadass straight east by the map/compass and it's still traveling on 495 south.

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oldcreaker t1_jaer8o9 wrote

Reply to Boston could be first municipality to require stores, restaurants, and hotels to donate leftover food by bostondotcom

It's not a steady souce, but food rescue can feed so many people. Just for the cost of moving the food from where it is to where it's needed.

Where I volunteer, we get good deal of the meal we serve on Fridays via Loving Spoonfuls, who get food rescued from places like Whole Foods and Trader Joes.

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