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But it can fix a lot of the stuff that's making you un-happy.

These are not the same thing, so it really matters that we understand what the definitions are for what we're dealing with.

Being happy has both internal and external causes, and it also has both internal and external deficits. If you don't have enough nourishing and tasty food, you will almost certainly be less happy. This is an external cause. If you are being abused, you will definitely be less happy. This is an external cause. If you have a lot of time to spend with wonderful people who care about you, you will probably be happy. This is an external cause.

But at the same time, a lot of the causes of happiness are internal. If you are a spiteful person, you are probably not going to be very happy no matter what your life circumstances are. On the other hand, if you are a cheerful person, chances are you will be happy even in circumstances that are objectively not great. These are internal causes. They'll be the same no matter what.

And the thing is, money can affect some (not all!) of the external factors of happiness, but does almost nothing about the the internal factors. Money can buy good food that you like. Money can buy escape from an abusive situation. Money can fix terrible living conditions. Money can give you the freedom to quit a shitty job with a horrible boss. Money can buy you time to spend with friends ... but money can't buy actual friendships. Not ones that are solid enough to increase your happiness in the long run. Sycophants are not the same thing as friends.

As for the internal factors that influence happiness ... there is a little bit you can do with money to affect them. Money can pay for therapy, which can help with the internal factors, but only if you're actually willing to do the work ... and if the problem is "negative personality," 'willingness to do the hard work of changing your outlook' is much more important than whether or not you have a therapist. (Obviously, if it's an actual problem like a mood disorder, that's different, and you are more likely to need a therapist--and a doctor who can prescribe meds. But there are a lot of people out there who don't have any kind of mental health problem, they'd just benefit from an attitude adjustment.)

When people say "money can't buy happiness" they're assuming a default state of being safe and having all your physical and social needs met, or at least within shouting distance of being met. Your life doesn't have to be perfect, but you're not being abused, your job is no more than averagely bad, you've got a safe and secure place to live, etc. And once you hit that point ... adding additional money will not affect your long-term happiness. The things that will affect your happiness are things like your relationships and your attitude. Which is why so many rich people are absolutely miserable--they genuinely think you can buy happiness, that an extra mansion or a fancy car or surrounding themselves with sycophants who will kowtow to their every whim will make them happy. And it won't! It just won't. Momentary pleasure isn't the same thing.

“So... We got the exploding diarrhea. Here's my advice for anyone who doesn't have it yet:

It's going to take a minute for the government to pin down where this is coming from, and then issue a recall, because the FDA has been gutted. But, I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt : this is coming from Taylor Farms produce, and you will see them recalled.

You'll want to avoid all Taylor Farms produce in the grocery store. They supply McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, about any fast food place you can think of.

Raspberries, watermelons, cilantro, and the veggies you're hearing about are not causing this many people to get sick. It's the shredded lettuce, specifically, that's the problem. But, you'll want to stay away from every type of produce this company puts out, because one strand of shredded lettuce is all it takes to contaminate bushels.

Taylor Farms is the source. Taco Bell proactively pulled their produce from their restaurants. You're going to see other fast food places doing this, and probably will see that before the government names a source. The FDA knows this, but they can't come out and tell us all until there's proof, which takes resources and research, which takes manpower, but the FDA has been cut by about 20-30%

During the Biden term, onions at McDonald's had ecoli. We knew this because DNA testing was done quickly and they were able to narrow it down to one place that caused the outbreak. And, it was traced back to Taylor Farms. This isn't going to be solved as quickly though.

When you get this, make a virtual appointment to your PCP - a "same day sick" appointment. Tell them someone in your family just tested for this and was positive and was prescribed Bactrim. If you go in person, they're probably going to make you poop in a cup and wait until results come back to prescribe.

You'll know when you get this. Trust me on all of this.

You'll want to stay hydrated because this parasite damages the lining of the small intestine. Your small intestine, in turn, secretes more water into the gut, and less nutrients and liquid are able to remain in the body. So no matter how much you shit, you're going to want to drink. A day of this leads to dehydration if you don't increase your fluid intake, and a few days will land you in the hospital.

If you have headaches, weakness, muscle cramps, dizziness, or an increase heart rate - hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Go to the ER for fluids if you can't drink enough.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk. Brought to you by America's 250 birthday celebrations, workforce reduction in the FDA and CDC, and viewers like you.

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And, MAGA - don't blow up the comment section. I argued with y'all on COVID bc I was afraid y'all would die, but I really don't care if you get explosive diarrhea.

men just love to run their fucking mouth about what women do or do not want without even once considering consulting any actual women on the matter

Also, how are we to know you won’t treat the request the same way if it actually does get written? How are we to know you’re even going to say a single kind word? We don’t, because you’re behaving in an entitled way that shows you won’t. The amount of requests I’ve taken in good faith where the person who requested it never said a word about it is astounding. Not even a thank you.

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