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MaximilianKohler @ MaximilianKohler @lemmy.world
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Collapse is inevitable because of ignorant, dumb people? I think there are ways to address this. Here are my suggestions.

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  • I got an intelligent response via PM:

    I’ve decided to DM you because you’re already getting downvoted to hell because people don’t like eugenics. I’d like to be able to have a real conversation and speak my mind without getting dogpiled.

    I’d first like to applaud you for seeing the problems of our society as an issue of allowing the wrong people to have power, rather than not being convincing enough with our words to change the minds of those who hold power. Most people completely fail to recognize that.

    Some smart people may be corrupt or sociopathic, so this test should be a full psychological evaluation.

    I find it really interesting how you describe a person as being corrupt, as if it is a property of their being, rather than a result of circumstance or just some poor choices that they made.

    There is a movement that you may or may not have heard of right now that is highly relevant. It is sometimes called the ‘narcissism awareness’ movement. It sprang out of the #meetoo movement when some psychologists recognized that the abusive behaviors that women were complaining about corresponded exactly to those behaviors associated with cluster B personality disorders. One of the things that we are starting to realize, as a result of this movement and also as a result of of the recent (last 5-7 years or so) research on cluster B disorders, is just how common this type of personality disorder actually is. (My current estimate is that it is somewhere in the ballpark of 60-70% of the population in the US, and probably we only see a variance of about 20% on top of that from country to country).

    I say this, because I think that the pandemic of personality disorder is actually the root cause of pretty much everything that is going wrong with the world today, and probably is the primary driver of all strife that has ever existed within the context of civilization. They also cause harm to everyone around them through psychological abuse, and they cannot be effectively treated or cured.

    I would refer you to the excellent Dr. Ramani Durvasula for general information on the topic. She has books too, if you’re interested, but they have basically the same info as can be found on her youtube channel.

    The focus of most psychologists talking about this issue is in interpersonal relationships, and helping abuse survivors heal from the trauma. Unfortunately, I do not currently know of anyone speaking more broadly about the impact of personality disorder on an organizational or societal scale. I have been constructing my own models based on my own collection of information, combining math, (neuro-)psychology, and anthropology, but I have thus far been unable to write up anything comprehensive on the topic.

    There are many more things that I could say, but I will leave it at this for now. If you found this interesting or have any questions, please send a reply!

    • the mods have gone psycho over at reddit

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  • A good point, but this kind of atrocious moderation has existed for many years. https://github.com/MaximilianKohler/Archive/wiki/Reddit

    The main thing that changed recently is that the admins are now as capricious as mods. The admins don't live up to a higher standard, they do whatever they want.

    • the mods have gone psycho over at reddit

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    • There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone.

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  • There have been efforts to change the "fecal" part of the wording, but it's largely been unsuccessful. I personally don't think it's the biggest problem to focus on. I'd rather try to educate people that healthy poop is not repugnant. They think it's gross because their own poop is unhealthy.

    • There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone.

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  • There’s a reason sites like Reddit sprang up and grew huge despite forums having already existed.

    Yeah, but it comes with many major downsides that have become more apparent in recent years. For example, even lemmy seems to get hit hard by astroturfing, misinformation, disinformation, and toxicity. That's more rare and easier to prevent on forums I think.

    It’ll expose more people to the topic though.

    Yeah, I was considering using lemmy instead of creating a forum, but decided on the latter after weighing the pros and cons.

    • There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone.

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  • I'm doubtful that creating a lemmy community would funnel people to the forum. There is a lot to like about the forum format over time-based ones like lemmy. And the lemmy software is much newer and more incomplete/deficient than Xenforo. I think creating a lemmy community might just lead to fracturing of content/discussions, which would be detrimental. Also, unless you host your own instance it's not super reliable (as we've seen with reddit and other reddit-alternatives).

    • There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone.

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  • I’m trying to make you realize that it you keep speaking of it as if it is, with only a single biased source, while not admitting the limitations, hurts such a cause greatly.

    I think there may be a misunderstanding there. I certainly recognize that FMT and the gut microbiome have limitations.

    There is statistically significant evidence that there’s a lot of potential here, but there is yet to be solid evidence that this actually treats most conditions.

    That's all I've said as well.

    Anyway, you seem to think that FMT's potential to treat/prevent most types of cancer is something that should be emphasized more. If you have specific suggestions I'm happy to hear them.

    • There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone.

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  • Speaking of, it also wouldn’t help anyone with an organ transplant either.

    FMT may negate the need for most organ transplants. Eg:

    Etc.

    There is evidence that it would immensely help with preventing nearly all human-cell borne cancers however, and in my opinion, THAT’S something your messaging should focus strongly on.

    Human Microbes doesn't do any specific messaging/advertising. Just the website where it covers the gut microbiome regulating the entire body and playing a major role in virtually every aspect of health & development. I would think that narrowing the focus to one type of cancer for example would be detrimental.

    you’re touting this as a cure all, when really it’s a mass preventative (which again, is still extremely important and something really big).

    I think the potential for both prevention and treatment exists for most conditions that are currently beyond medical capabilities. And there is a ton of evidence for this in the wiki I shared. Sure, there are some things that FMT won't be a solution to of course.

    • There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone.

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  • There are at least as many spam/bot signups as there are humans, so account approval negates that completely. Forums aren't time-based like lemmy and reddit, so there is no sense of urgency. Discussions can take place over months/years. It's possible to turn on the ability to make a post prior to registering, then when your registration is finalized it gets posted, but I'm not sure how dependable that is. I wouldn't want people losing content they tried to post due to some cache issue.

    I haven't bothered creating anything on Lemmy. I've been urging the Xenforo software developers to join the fediverse. Discourse forum software is doing it, so we may soon see discourse forums show up on lemmy.

    • There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone.

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  • y’all need some campaign and ad managers

    As the blog notes, there is no funding for that.

    I don't see anything wrong with Zelle, and multiple payment options are offered.

    I’d be glad to help how I can

    That would be great! There are various discussions on the microbiome forum:

    • There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone.

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  • I’d automatically assume it’s a scam, spam, or both.

    Why?

    The email linked to the blog. The question was asked at the end of the blog.

    Even if a panacea type microbiome WAS discord, it won’t cure everything. Cancer is one immediate example.

    You may be interested in https://humanmicrobiome.info/cancer/.

    It already would be impossible for it to prevent many diseases. Viruses for example that enter through the sinuses, or again, cancers caused by viruses. Heck even then something like norovirus would still wreck you too.

    This is not correct. Not everyone gets sick from x virus. The primary reason is differences in their immune system and gut microbiome. Some relevant links for you:

    This sounds more like someone who knows some knowledge but isn’t an actual expert in it

    No offense, but that describes your comment. The blog should absolutely not sound like that given that it provides citations for its claims.

    Not to mention it’s a big ask to strangers who probably don’t even know what a microbiome is.

    The 1.2 million people who were sent the email & blog are people who are already familiar with the humanmicrobes.org project. Many of them hold advanced medical & biology degrees.

    I agree though that many people are still not familiar with the gut microbiome and FMT. Do you have any suggestion in this regard?

    • Twitter/x.com is now forcing you to disable Firefox's Enhance Tracking Protection.

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  • I can't even access it on Edge.

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  • We have to live in this world with all the brainrotted zombies so it is actually our problem too.

    I agree and I think there's a solution, but no one seems to care https://lemmy.world/post/14389655.

    • OpenAI and Reddit Partnership

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  • This is horrible news. Reddit is a horrible website and only getting worse. OpenAI promoting them and using their garbage content to train their AI systems is alarming. This is so dystopian.

    And of course it always leads back to money:

    Sam Altman is a shareholder in Reddit

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  • I made accounts on Mastodon and Blue Sky but most people still use Twitter, so if there's info you're looking for, or if you want to share things, you're forced to use what most people are using.

    • Twitter/x.com is now forcing you to disable Firefox's Enhance Tracking Protection.

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    • OpenAI partners with Reddit to enhance ChatGPT using real-time user-generated content

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    • Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes

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    • Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes

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  • There are already compostable alternatives to plastic bags being sold in stores like Target. I heard one of the issues is that people/companies refuse to pay more for them.

    • New Class of Antibiotics Proves Potent Against Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

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