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hundredthlion t1_je6k1v8 wrote

Reply to comment by casus_bibi in Harsh mothers more likely to have poor executive functioning and interpret others’ behavior as hostile: Study finds that mothers with harsher parenting practices tend to have poorer executive functioning and are more prone to hostile attribution bias. by motskena

I think the issue here is the fact that the authoritarian attitude and harsh response to the child is going to cause issues if they’re expecting their child to do things outside of the proper developmental level. No doubt executive functioning issues add to the mothers being overstimulated (I have ADHD and executive function is a real struggle at times) but the fact is there’s a solid chance the executive function issues are something the kids will experience as well. They expect the children to follow every direction without hesitation but struggle with executive function themselves - something they’d have trouble doing.

What’s interesting is the fact that they are perceiving negative intent even when it’s absolutely not there. I grew up with a harsh mother. When a parent is unable to self regulate and don’t actively work on it,
this causes a lot of issues for the kids. It’s a shame.

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Cognomifex t1_je6ezd5 wrote

Reply to comment by casus_bibi in Harsh mothers more likely to have poor executive functioning and interpret others’ behavior as hostile: Study finds that mothers with harsher parenting practices tend to have poorer executive functioning and are more prone to hostile attribution bias. by motskena

This comment is very compassionate towards parents and kids, what a great read. If I was trying too hard to take issue with it I'd say that calling it 'bad behaviour' isn't fair to the kid but it's perfectly workable shorthand for this level of discussion and easier than calling it something like 'disruptive boundary-exploring behaviour'.

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DoctorSeis t1_je6cw4h wrote

Reply to comment by sfzombie13 in Researchers Show Optical Fiber Communication Cables Can Warn Against Earthquakes by HeinieKaboobler

I have no doubt they have some pretty sophisticated algorithms combing through their signals looking for anomalies. However, I'm not talking about strain/strain-rates that are at levels capable of potentially damaging the lines (permanently) or even close to it. I'm talking about strain levels on the order of holding the fiber in your hand and lightly squeezing it. Assuming the hypothetical city isn't located directly above the earthquake, the initial seismic waves that would propagate across a communications network would be lower amplitude P-waves (with wavelengths >2km and speeds ~2km/s for the dominant energy). So like, 1000s of hands lightly squeezing the entire fiber network at nearly the same time once every second for a few seconds. Correctly identifying/detecting these waves before the more destructive surface waves is what would give people seconds (or 10s of seconds) to prepare for the stronger, more destructive shaking. Unless some sort of specialized system is in place specifically for earthquakes (which some places probably already have), I would doubt that the initial wave (of lower strain-inducing energy propagating across the network) would cause things to exceed the tolerances/thresholds set for detecting a disruption of service using "normal" diagnostics. Or would it?

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QncyFie t1_je6ci0w wrote

Reply to Forcing dominant mice to lose social status induced depression-like behaviors and reduced pleasure-seeking by Zadarex

But if you just have someone doing any competition compete vs some pro at that competition. Not sure how well that works on everyone. If failure was inevitable then that can be used to rationalize the loss, making it invalid, thus reducing the depressive state.

Also isn't it the case with for example gangs that they are hyper aggressive when there is no clear social mobility. Some individuals become hostile over depressed. I suppose depression follows after tho when there is 0 gain

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mandyama t1_je6bdt6 wrote

Reply to comment by KAKOW_ in Aggregate measure of financial misreporting for nearly 2,000 companies in the U.S. suggests that the collective probability of fraud across major companies is the highest in over 40 years by marketrent

Very true! PA is grueling, at least from what I understand. Incredibly long hours with pay that’s unacceptable is not a formula for a strong workforce or one that’s going to weed out this type of fraud. Excellent take.

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fitzroy95 t1_je6alur wrote

Reply to Firearms deaths involving preschool-aged children had increased at an alarmingly high rate in the United States in the past decade, but state laws may help curb shooting deaths among young children. by Wagamaga

and its almost 100% due to Republicans deliberately blocking every attempt to reduce gun violence, and actively pushing to increase gun violence in many states by putting more guns on the street, and in the hands of civilians.

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