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- Comment on Congrats on your big win!!! 6 hours ago:
I’m a medical provider at a university hospital. They have a drug testing policy, but they have only ever utilized it for staff, not faculty members. I’ve worked in my clinic for more than ten years and have never been drug tested.
Pretty sure the hospital administrators really don’t want to know if any of their physicians have any bad habits. It’s kinda a lose lose situation for the hospital, and it’s pretty well known that our field has substance abuse issues.
- Comment on [Video] People Against Genocide break into the British headquarters of FANUC, a supplier of industrial robots for Israeli weaponry assembly lines. 1 day ago:
Yeah… Not sure why you would attack the display models at a headquarters if you are willing to do the crime and the time? Prob would have done more functional damage to productivity if they just destroyed the desktops, filing cabinets, and supply closet.
While I appreciate the sentiment, I’m not sure if that’s something I’d be happy catching trumped up terrorism charges over.
- Comment on “Tf???” 4 days ago:
You’d probably notice it more if you were doing sports with a lot of lateral movements, pivoting, and changing direction. Not so much with something like cycling. You might notice over time it if you were doing something like marathons as it does help absorb some ground force reaction on heel strike.
- Comment on Americans complaining that someone is "stealing" their jobs while Procter & Gamble is over here turning them into soap 5 days ago:
Lawyer submitting a picture of himself as evidence. “Defending this deceptive marketing is my job your honor. Am I not an American?”
- Comment on “Tf???” 6 days ago:
Yeah, it’s the only weight bearing compound triplanar joint in the body. So it’s a lot more complex than something like the ball and socket joint of your hip. That’s why ankle and foot surgeries face a lot more complications and need for revisions compared to most other orthopedic operations.
- Comment on “Tf???” 6 days ago:
You’d probably eventually notice just after a long time if you are fairly active, even a loss of rom of a couple degrees adds up over time. You would probably notice a lot faster if you were an athlete, just because the issues would compound faster and you’re more connected to your body.
- Comment on “Tf???” 6 days ago:
That’s not really how consent works, at least not in the US. You typically give consent for the operation, not for every individual procedure that’s done in the operation. A lot of the times you don’t really know what’s going to be needed to be done until you have the patient opened up, so the provider has a lot of leeway to operate as they see fit.
How quickly can it absorb?
Depends on the individual and what bone we are talking about. Though that’s quite a lot of bone to dissipate, so my guess would be that it’s a fairly old injury.
- Comment on “Tf???” 1 week ago:
The radius moves a lot more than the fibula, which makes sense considering the need for moderate rigidity for weight bearing. The fibula only moves around a degree in internal and external rotation and less than a degree in the sagital tilting.
If you think about the rom in the ankle compared to the wrist it makes a bit more sense.
- Comment on “Tf???” 1 week ago:
It’s a possibility, but I doubt it considering the profile pic seems to be of a relatively young patient. Plus, I’m not seeing anywhere on the tibia where a graft would be necessary, of course it could have been utilized elsewhere.
It would also be an odd place to harvest from, usually you would shoot for an area a little more distal to the attachment point of the extensor hallucis longus.
- Comment on “Tf???” 1 week ago:
Aim your toes forward in the normal anatomical position; now rotate your entire foot to the left or right. That’s your fibula working. Without it, very limited rotation; but otherwise you can still walk and function mostly normally, just a bit impaired
Eh… I do specialize in orthopedics and rehabilitation. You can still do all these things without a fully functional fibula, just to a reduced degree. The fibula only contributes to a few degrees of range of motion in the lower limb, we are talking about millimeters. It can be noticeable given enough time or a high enough level of vigorous activity. Most people would live a fairly active lifestyle without noticing this kind of damage to the fibula.
- Comment on “Tf???” 1 week ago:
Supply issues aren’t really an issue, orthopedic operations like this aren’t exactly emergent care. If you have time to procure a tibial nail there isn’t a reason you wouldn’t be able to get a fibular nail at the same time.
As far as cost, the same logic applies. When an orthopedist is coming up with a treatment plan you submit the treatment plan that would best lead to the overall best outcome for the patient, you don’t really formulate based on the most economic outcome.
The insurance company isn’t going to deny a fibular nail, but approve a tibial one. If they are going to go out of pocket, the cost of the fibular nail would be negligible when compared to the overall cost of the operation. The most expensive aspect of an orthopedic moderation is the operating room and the anesthesia, not the additional hardware or operating time.
- Comment on “Tf???” 1 week ago:
Doesn’t really look like it’s been taken out for a graft, at least not anytime recently. My bet would be he acquired a atrophic nonunion fracture the same time he broke his tibia. The rounded edges of the bone look more like they’ve been subject to resorption instead of being excised.
Honestly not that rare for fibular fractures, though the segment missing is fairly large. So it’s probably a fairly old injury.
- Comment on “Tf???” 1 week ago:
Probably just an atrophic nonunion fracture. If it was that damaged and you were already doing a tibial nail, there wouldn’t really be a reason not to do a fibular nail at the same time.
The fibula has fairly poor blood flow compared to the tibia, it’s not really that rare for the fracture to never callus and bridge back together. If that happens a lot of the times the bone will be subject to resorption.
- Comment on “Tf???” 1 week ago:
Relatively little for most people. It helps with ankle stabilization, but lots of people break their fibula and don’t even notice. If you’re an athlete who does a lot of lateral motion, it’s fairly important.
- Comment on “Tf???” 1 week ago:
More than likely just an atrophic nonunion fracture of the fibia. The tibia and fibia were probably broken at the same time, if the fibular fracture looked like it didn’t need to be set they probably didn’t even bother putting hardware in.
You don’t really need to have any serious health issues for this. Sometimes with bones that aren’t weight bearing it’s just bad luck, sometimes it’s because you’re smoking a little too much.
- Comment on Why do women in golf wear those short/skirt things while the men wear pants? 1 week ago:
It’s weird that you keep saying only “class” when you mean both class and race.
Up until very recent history class and race were inseparable constructs. Even now you could legitimately argue that even the wealthiest black members of society are not truly part of the ruling class in western society.
During the time periods and activities we were discussing assuming that race is part of class is perfectly reasonable. Specifically when it comes to dress codes class is going to be more of the focus.
- Comment on Why do women in golf wear those short/skirt things while the men wear pants? 1 week ago:
A lot of golf courses used to be mens only, and the ones who did let women on the field had strict dress codes. Going as far back to Victorian times women had to have specific Golf dresses, corsets, crinolines, bustles, and multiple petticoats.
So a lot of it is based on social mores surrounding both class and sex. Even after dress codes loosened in the modern age, the culture of golf tends to be immersed in the social normative of the upper class.
Personally I actually think class has more to do with it than sexism in general. For example the first professional woman to play golf in slacks was in 1933, while the first black professional golfer was allowed in the PGA in 1967.
Then again the dynamics between social norms in sex and class are dynamic and inseparable.
- Comment on Rich ppl live longer 1 week ago:
Yeap, an unfortunate side effect of “Obamacare” mandating corporations provide coverage for full time employees was everyone cutting hours back to make sure no one was full time. Labour laws here are a joke.
- Comment on Rich ppl live longer 1 week ago:
There are different levels of poverty that vary drastically in quality of life, and are highly dependent on what region you live in.
Being poor basically anywhere in Europe is a lot easier than being poor in America. Being poor in a state like California or New York is going to be easier than being poor in Oklahoma or Alabama.
Different regions have different local governments that have a huge impact on the social safety network afforded to the working poor and the disabled.
In my experience, I haven’t known very many poor people who weren’t disabled that had a lot of extra free time on their hands. Good habits are hard to keep when you work two to three jobs 6-7 days a week to make a wage that barely pays the bills.
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
Christ, I thought you said you were done? Did we manage to find some spare time in your busy work schedule?
But it also doesn’t make those examples irrelevant. If the question is whether age bias exists or can affect people in hiring and employment, you don’t need to prove that literally every employer is doing it. You need to establish that it happens often enough, and in circumstances important enough, to have a meaningful effect.
Things you haven’t done?
why someone is unemployed, how long they’ve been looking, whether they’ve stopped looking altogether, whether they’re underemployed, whether they’re being passed over for jobs they’re qualified for, or whether they’ve had to accept worse jobs than they otherwise would have.
Things that apply to all age brackets of the unemployed?
Someone can technically be employed while still experiencing age-related disadvantages in hiring, promotions, layoffs, compensation, career progression, etc. And someone who gets discouraged and leaves the labor force doesn’t necessarily show up as “unemployed” in the way you’re implying.
Are any of those relevant to my rebuttal of your claim? Do they not apply to any other age bracket?
Third, saying “it doesn’t mean it affects you personally” is kind of beside the point unless the original argument was specifically claiming that every person in that age group is personally experiencing discrimination. Obviously an aggregate pattern doesn’t mean every individual experiences it. The existence of racial discrimination, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, or any other form of discrimination doesn’t mean every person in the relevant group has personally encountered it either.
Your original statement was about you personally experiencing discrimination because of your age.
“I’m seeing evidence that age can be a disadvantage in certain employment situations,” responding with “but your age group has low unemployment” doesn’t really address the claim.
Another straw man argument. That’s not the inverse of my rebuttal.
“older workers can face age-related barriers in the labor market.”
That was not your original statement.
“There are a couple examples, therefore everyone is discriminating against older workers.” That would obviously be an overreach. I’m saying that the existence and significance of age bias can’t really be dismissed just because the overall unemployment rate for an age bracket happens to be low.
No you claimed that you were experiencing unemployment and that it was due to ageism.
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
Even if you find some cases of bias, it doesn’t mean that it’s widespread, nor does it mean it affects you personally. Especially considering that your age bracket still has the lowest unemployment numbers.
only a simulation and now I am done. Good day.
I bet you need to conserve your energy to really handle being unemployed all day.
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
Says the person who didn’t know the unemployment rate included people looking for jobs…
What you want to look at is at people who are looking for a job
This you?
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
Again, in this scenario you are making a claim. I am not making the claim that ageism does not exist. You are claiming it is the reason for your unemployment. My rebuttal is that the available data surrounding unemployment does not substantiate that.
If I claimed ageism does not exist, it would be a falsifiable statement. You could give any example of ageism. However if I claimed ageism exists, it just isn’t why you can’t find a job, how would we test falsibility? How could I observe the reason why you are unemployed?
think you’re repeating things you don’t understand yet.
I think you are forgetting who originally made a claim?
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
The burden of evidence belongs to the person making a claim. I cannot provide evidence to prove a negative. If you are claiming ageism exists and is the actual reason you cannot find a job then you must provide the evidence to support that claim.
If I disagree with it, then I would offer an argument challenging the strength of that evidence, just how I’ve already done.
Say you went fishing and caught a new type of fish never before seen by humans. How would I provide proof you did not?
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
Only a moron or a dishonest debater would look back and not acknowledge the destruction of millions of steel, coal, manufacturing, furniture making, and textile industry jobs, the decline of unions, the shifting of tax burdens, or the elimination of public support.
Which they at least got to take part in before they voted for the people who destroyed it. They also benefited from the largest growth in wealth in American history. “Baby boomers hold approximately 51.6% of total U.S. household wealth, controlling over $85 trillion. Despite making up roughly 20% of the population, they possess an outsize share of assets compared to younger generations”
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
yeah… you are not seriously engging in search of truth. you are trolling.
Just because I don’t agree with you means I am trolling?
you will continue to find fault with every study, statistic or fact finding
The statistics you have posted to support your argument were very easy to criticize. Are my rebuttals incorrect, am I trying to be dishonest, or do you just not agree with me?
Again, this is a study conducted by a lobbying group for older people. Besides that this is an extremely short term study that’s evaluating a 6 month period after a pandemic, and there has since been a recovery to the unemployment of older workers. They were dismissed more often because they were the largest earners and the companies were scrambling to cut cost.
Again… A lobbying group for retirement aged workers. One that at least leaves the question open and doesn’t make an absolute claim that ageism is the reason. “Some of the explanation for the difference is that older people are less malleable – they are fully formed human beings with a specific skill set – and more difficult to fit into existing slots. Another part of the explanation may be age discrimination. Employers worry whether older people can learn new skills and they are not sure how long they will stay. Age discrimination laws may also work against older job seekers; it is illegal to lay off on the basis of age, so employers may just avoid hiring older workers in the first place.”
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
It’s enough of an issue that there’s a law against it and a lot of people say it happens.
A law that was passed in 1967… When the largest voting block in history was starting to reach the age they wanted to protect.
I don’t doubt that it happens, I’m sure older people face a lot of challenges in the work place. I just don’t think that the data we currently have substantiates the claim that they are less hireable. Even if there was evidence to support that it would be hard to prove if they were discriminated against because of their actual age, or if it is because companies want to exploit young workers for less pay than a more experienced candidate would require.
researchers, legislators and job seekers to say that ageism exists
Or… There are biases and alterior motivations that lead them to make those claims.
suggest if you are going to go against the prevailing winds of evidence, you find some studies that shows that age discrimination in employment does NOT exist.
Ah yes, Prove something doesnt exist. I’ll do that right after I prove God doesn’t exist…that’s not how science works my guy.
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
I included genx because some consider starting in 1960 or 1961, which would make them eligible for retirement.
Note that there are many boomers who are poor and are working because they have no choice. Contrary to popular belief, most jobs were not that cushy over the last 50 to 60 years. pensions were steadily whacked, jobs were sent offshore. Maybe consider listening to the Billy Joel song called “Allentown”.
Yes, but compared to other generations they are doing much better.
Gen X is cynical and never believed they were going to get retirement anyway precisely because they watched what happened to the generation before them.
Lol, what? They watched their parents sell a home they bought for 10k for 400k and they lost all hope?
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
Searching for work means they’re receiving unemployment benefits. My benefits ran out six to eight months ago. I am not considered unemployed.
The department of labour defines it as anyone receiving benefits or still seeking employment. Seeking employment is defined as making specific efforts to find a job in the last 4 weeks. So no, that is not correct.
the percentage of the population that is in the workforce is decreasing. I believe that statistic is called the workforce participation rate.
The labour participation rate keeps track of the percentage of the civilian non-institutional population (ages 16 and older) that is either working or actively looking for a job
It has been in decline since the year 2000 largely due to the baby boomers reaching retirement age.
- Comment on Fewer People 55-And-Over Choose To Work. But Why? 2 weeks ago:
Which is why I said older gen-x? Though generational classes are pretty vague.