• emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de
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    This study is actually kind of sad, because upon further reflection on the data, it was found that the kids with “poor impulse control” were actually less likely to trust authority figures because they had experienced so many letdowns or broken promises from adult role models in their lives. Kids with happy home lives who were used to getting treats were way more likely to wait for the second marshmallow, whereas kids who had been consistently lied to or had never been given spontaneous treats by their caretakers were more likely to just take what was right in front of them.

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      This checks for me as a teacher. It’s obviously not a cure all since there could be many other things in play, but it’s wild how much progress kids with major behavior issues can make when they’re given consistency.

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        Growing up impoverished certainly teaches one poor lessons for how to get out of poverty; however people have the ability to learn and modify their behavior. Helping one modify their behavior in positive ways must be encouraged as it is one of the ways out of the cycle.

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          Or… we shouldn’t have a pass/fail on people being able to live happily on earth. We have more than enough for everyone to live.

          Like yeah, individuals should look for ways to improve their scenarios since often the system isn’t willing to help, but it shouldn’t be the first solution for others to look for.

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      Did anyone check if the 2 marshmellow kids were more prone to obesity in the future

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    The kid is smart, he gets an healthy dose of marshmallow now instead of a sickening quantity later

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          No, All Marshmallows Are Sickening

          An apple a day keeps the social experiment away

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            God I hate having to upvote such heretic beliefs, but you did add to the conversation… albeit negatively…

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          Just curious… What would a healthy dose of methamphetamines be? Hypothetically, of course.

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            Whatever the doctor prescribed. A lot of ADHD meds are technically meth

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              while i can appreciate that you’re at least respecting that medication choices are between a doctor and a patient, i would love for this myth that ADHD meds are meth to die.

              it’s incredibly frustrating to see this sort of misinformation perpetuated. it is not difficult to search “differences between adderal and meth”, here’s one such link if you’d like: https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/how-do-adderall-and-meth-methamphetamine-differ#differences

              there is only technically ONE ADHD medication which is meth, which is… methamphetamine, and as i understand it, it is prescribed very rarely and is quite different from illegal meth

              adderal, ritalin, and other less frequently used stimulants are not called meth because they are not meth

              this misinformation is harmful because it perpetuates the idea that illegal drugs are the same shit that people are taking for treatment, often for necessary functioning or quality of life, and also perpetuates the judgement of those people for taking those important medications. these associations or judgements can make. people reluctant to get diagnosed or treated, which can prevent them from living their lives to the fullest

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              Pretty sure that’s not meth, those are amphetamine or dextro-amphetamine. I’m not a chemist but the meth part makes a biiig difference in my experience. I love Adderall once and awhile for busy days, cleaning, hiking, whatever, but the only time I did meth I geeked the fuck out for 14 hours and nearly beat my dick to death, woke up 2 days late enrolled in college (years after school with no intention of going to college lol). It was fun and easy to see how people get so strung out on it but I was far from functional.