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Lex8P t1_j6odixe wrote

Reply to Slow internet is something everyone can relate to by GiraffeKing04

Ah yes.

I remember when windows xp was first pirated and back when files were a rar file split into hundreds of parts. My mates and I would all use the glorious GetRight application to download 3.5Mb files slowly over dial up until we all had all the files downloaded so we could combine them for the rar file to successfully be able to extract.

Took weeks to download enough for a writable cd worth.

This was pre service pack xp too. This also reminds me of how many times I had to format due to all the damned worms that got picked up for just sniffing on the net.

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KindlyContribution54 t1_j6ob03h wrote

Reply to We always talk about how old tools seem to be sturdier and last longer, but maybe it’s just the case of older tools that were sturdier not being discarded over the years by DerangedAlien

The quality of metal used has changed due to exhausting higher quality sources and to minimize production price. Hammer heads didn't used to break in half when you hit something.

If you yank a bent nail from an older structure, you can hammer it straight and easily use it again. New nails bend like noodles and are very difficult to reuse or finish driving if they have bent even once

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ixramuffin t1_j6o8pzs wrote

Reply to comment by Garage540 in Adoption is the 'skip intro' button for parenting. by thedbm

You mention proper feeding and mental (I'm going to assume you mean social) stimulation as if they are minor details. They are crucial to a child's development. Parental neglect or poor feeding in the first 3-9 months are going to leave their marks on a child.

Language development is a good example. Here's a review going over language development in the first year of life. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26756156/ Imagine a baby who is fed and clothed, but who is deprived of a parent who directly talks at them. They're going to have hard time picking up verbal and nonverbal language. Their language development might get delayed.

A toddler who has difficulties understanding the language that he is expected to understand is likely to get frustrated, which in turn may lead to behavioural difficulties. This may lead to them becoming unsociable and other children won't want to play with them. Pediatric psychiatrists deal with this all the time!

Now, you don't need a PhD to raise a baby. They're not going to be traumatized because you said the wrong word or didn't buy the right brand of diapers. Feed them, talk to them, change their diapers, etc. They're probably going to turn out fine. But to claim that the first months are basically irrelevant (that's how I interpret "pretty much clean slates") is just plain wrong.

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