Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

therapeutic-distance t1_j68tqs6 wrote

Reply to 8-month-old Duxbury baby Callan Clancy dies at hospital, DA says by Linux-Is-Best

There is a big difference between postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis.

Often high functioning people fall through the cracks. They can hide their symptoms well.

This woman should have been hospitalized at McLean's Hospital. Period.

Too much pressure from insurance companies for clients to be treated as outpatient, day programs, etc. Err on the side of safety, especially when children are involved. Insist on hospitalization till stable.

Of course, I don't know the people involved and am just speculating based on my experience from working in healthcare. Just my opinion.

Eta: Husband was working from home and left for 25 minutes to pick up takeout according to NYP (article and comments).

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zoomiewoop t1_j68tf3t wrote

Reply to yes this is a real bill that has been introduced by Ministry_of__Truth

I’m glad the overwhelming response to this is revulsion. I doubt this bill will come close to being passed, but it’s encouraging that so many people can see how wrong it is.

Incarcerated people don’t get a lot of sympathy most of the time. But they’re human beings and they’re no different to any of us, whether we’ve been inside or not. Having worked inside prisons, many of my friends are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated and we need to be ending the situation of mass incarceration, not making it worse through ideas like this.

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Competitive_Event_55 t1_j68te0r wrote

Reply to Cape Codder Indoor Waterpark by AJP51017

It's worth getting a room and being guaranteed entry. It's under new ownership now. Hopefully they'll clean it up. The rooms are old and the water park area smells so strongly of chlorine that all our eyes were burning. You're better off looking at Great Wolf.

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Appropriate-XBL t1_j68t8cb wrote

Reply to comment by trevor12121212 in yes this is a real bill that has been introduced by Ministry_of__Truth

I think you're probably just being an ass, but in case you're just not that bright, I'll explain:

First, no one said the sponsors of the bill were good people. All that was said was that sometimes good people make mistakes. So, it's a possible explanation for this bad bill EVEN IF we assume the best about them.

Second:

Carlos González has been a social worker, prior to some private industry experience advancing likely-underserved Hispanic people and businesses. For at least 16 years since then, he's worked in government, representing all his constituents, perhaps even ones who say dumb shit on Reddit.

Judith A. Garcia has worked in local and state government for the last seven years. She's focused her work on housing, the environment, and education. She's also the daughter of an immigrant single mother who is showing everyone that the American dream is still possible, even in spite of all the negativity in our society, perhaps as evidenced in dumb comments on Reddit.

Shirley B. Arriaga joined the military when she was 20 and served for about a decade. Doing service in Iraq and Afghanistan "out of a sense of duty to our country." She did this even though some of what she was protecting was the right of idiots to say uninformed things on Reddit.

Bud L. Williams has been in public service in governmental capacity for some 30 years. Prior to that he was a probation officer, helping to rehabilitate those who had previously committed crimes but were on the road to becoming productive citizens, unlike those who fake-ask silly questions to pretend like they're clever on Reddit.

Russell E. Holmes was a successful small businessman for years prior to serving the public for the last ten-plus years. He has worked with community groups such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, tutored and mentored young adults, and has been there to support his wife of 14 years who has dedicated what seems like her whole life to education. And that's important because we so much ignorance everywhere, like in the comments on Reddit.

Third, each of those five people make only around $70k a year working for the public good when they could probably be in the private sector making more and putting up with less bullshit.

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BrokedownAlice69 t1_j68sgxb wrote

Reply to comment by rosekayleigh in yes this is a real bill that has been introduced by Ministry_of__Truth

You just made some good points. But what you are insinuating that everyone from DAs, to judges to juries are all in on the corruption. I believe that only violent people, and people that are dangerous to others should be locked up.

As I was writing this I remembered the Amy dookhan drug scandal story. The fucking prosecutors office wouldn’t let these guys out even though the evidence in their cases was tampered with

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Maleficent-Guess8632 t1_j68sczp wrote

Reply to Cape Codder Indoor Waterpark by AJP51017

Cape codder resorts…daily pass, I had used in the past, better off go there early when they first open to make sure you can get your spot. If not, maybe worth it to reserve a night there and get the water park for free

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ThreeDogs2022 t1_j68q7vs wrote

Reply to comment by emptytheprisons in yes this is a real bill that has been introduced by Ministry_of__Truth

Ok so Ms Judith Garcia is missing a few of her more important screws. Jaysus Lucifer Christ.

How about just make it possible for prisoners to donate blood or organs to their loved ones only without any kind of pay?

There's absolutely no way this will pass. Tying organ donation to compensation is strictly forbidden.

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Linux-Is-Best OP t1_j68pjrv wrote

Reply to comment by wkomorow in Newly adopted Subreddit rules by Linux-Is-Best

Thanks for your kind words, understanding, and feedback.

Thanks for your concern. I do this for a living, as I work full-time for another well-known social media company. Reddit is my escape from work and while I did volunteer to moderate this Subreddit, it's still a lot easier than what I deal with professionally. Trust me, the administrative side (which I don't deal with here, but elsewhere) is more demanding and the content more disturbing.

That said, this thread has gone about as well as can be expected. I knew the moment I posted it, that it would bring mostly silent observers, a few curious individuals (such as yourself) about both the policy and management, and lastly, it would double as a "honey pot" for the trolls I could nip in the bud. So I guess what I am saying is, I actually view this thread as a success.

Back on topic...

I would be disappointed if the BBC added a paywall. It would mean my primary source of news and information would escape me. I value the BBC because they offer real news. And by that I mean, they are not conservative, progressive, or moderate. The BBC does not attempt to sell you an opinion or cherry-pick, instead choosing to report everything (the wonderful, good, bad, and ugly), and then leaving things "as is" allowing you to form your own opinion without first hearing someone else's.

That's something I fear we have lost in America. The fact that you can argue that Fox News is not always honest and is conservative or that MSNBC may be more moderate or progressive, is a problem. News should be neither, and should stick to the facts (only).

In my opinion, paywalls have become a "thing" because people accept them. And I am thankful the bulk majority of new sources have not instituted them. News should be freely accessible and available to everyone. Thankfully, it seems to be limited to the old media press, which once depended on a subscription model (primarily newspapers). Rather than change and adapt, they've decided to cling to that old business model. Looking over their earning reports, it is not proving to be successful, and I do not believe it should.

People come to social media and Subreddits like this to dive right in. They do not want to sign up for yet another useless or costly service. Almost everyone I know dreads the idea of having to enter a username, e-mail, and password, verify their e-mail, etc... etc... Just to create 1 simple account. And then be told they need to pay on top of that? It is partly why old social media forums slowly died off.

As a librarian (thanks for serving your community), you already struggle just to keep people informed these days. I'd like to make it easier on people, and that means welcoming outlets that do not require a subscription membership. It means not supporting outlets that would hold the news as an exclusive entitlement. The news should be easy to access and freely available when possible.

But I digress. Thanks for your understanding, and thanks for informing me of the possible change with the BBC. That would be unfortunate.

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