“I cannot argue for, or against “Capitalism” - because I don’t know what the word means. It is one of those words that means something different to everyone. Generally, for those who lean leftwards, it means “Everything I don’t like about our current society”. Those of a conservative tilt seem to embrace it completely, faults and all. I’m not really against the basic idea - ‘accumulated resources being invested in improved methods of production’. In fact, it has lifted the general standard of (material) living in ways unimaginable 300 years ago. Living as we do, we tend to be unaware of how (materially) difficult life was before industry on a large scale made almost everything (material) affordable. Of course there have also been unacceptable costs. We cannot treat the entire earth as “raw materials” to be strip-mined into oblivion. And while it is good to live comfortably, and not die young of disease or starvation, materialism can be a dangerous trap. “Things”, in and of themselves, will never make you happy. But in the end, there are way too many different aspects of modern life all lumped together under the name “capitalism”, and that made the word useless for any real debates.”
people who live in snowy places are SO bitchy about it like miss nature makes herself gorgeous for you and you’re like wah its cold? wah its dark? wah its so inconvenient? fuck OFF you live inside a beautiful liddle scene from a fairy tale. look me in the eye and tell me you’d rather just have mud you pussy
somebody from southern california that doesn’t experience seasons wrote this
THIS PERSON HAS NEVER HEARD OF SLUSH
THAT “beautiful liddle scene from a fairy tale” IMMEDIATELY TURNS TO GREY SLUDGE FROM HELL THE MOMENT IT HITS THE FUCKING GROUND.
AND YES WE HAVE HEARD OF MUD, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF SNOW MUD?!?!?!
ohohohoh but don’t forget guys! underneath all that slush? lies ice and you WILL slip on it.
People who haven’t been to the ER for ice-related injuries do not interact
As a prospective nurse practitioner, this hit really close to home and is exactly the reason WHY I’m aspiring to be an NP instead of just an RN. I don’t completely agree with her about fruitarianism and raw veganism being the ultimate cure just due to the fact that every patient’s biology and health issue differs, but overall I anticipate experiencing what she is going through. A burn-out on the soul level.
Having experienced being a patient myself, I developed a tremendous respect for nurses and care-taking professions, but knowing what I know now about nutrition, disease, bureaucracy in healthcare and especially my success in treating my own auto-immune diseases that went against the conventional methods- It would literally suck the life out of me to work in an environment that goes against my morals and belief systems.
To be very clear, our western medicine is very successful in keeping patients alive and “functioning”, but if you are really paying attention you know it’s mainly just damage control.
My LEEP procedures while dealing with cervical cancer or my use of prednisone while dealing with ulcerative colitis definitely stopped symptoms in their tracks, but the underlying causes of those effects were never addressed. I had to figure that out on my own.
And what about the side effects of some of these pharmaceuticals? What about patients who aren’t literate in the sciences or able to research the latest studies pertaining to their condition? Not much is provided for them to pursue a better healing strategy or treatment. In fact (in Ontario at least) the hospital model is lacking in every aspect. For example, patients are being feed literal junk food provided by their corporate sponsors (kellogs/nestle etc). Basic cell biology, pathology and nutrition is thrown out the window. Like why aren’t sick patients given bone broth instead of mr.noodles? Yeah yeah…Cost. Then where are our high ass taxes going to?
If I was in this for the money, I guess it would be easier to come to terms with this backwards healthcare system- but lucky for me I had prior experience using myself as a guinea pig and have the passion to constantly research new and old medical literature.
As someone who is deeply passionate about the well-being and growth of others, I am extremely excited to become a nurse practitioner. I will have the ability to address psychological, dietary and medicinal factors while working on a holistic and complimentary treatment plan. I wish this was already the norm in our health care industry, but that’s just the thing…It’s an industry capitalizing on sick people. So until an extreme reform takes place in this country, in this world, NP will be my career path.
