Reid Olsen

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So excited for this piece by me and @deffinger.bsky.social to be out! It was inspired by science and discussion from many venues from @sfn.org to #GRCPsychedelics 🧠

Carefully reading the papers you cite is like a superpower. You might be surprised what you actually find! 😜

I think this is where we need utility based definitions that vary for context. What is the social/cultural/political point or utility of describing a group of people purely on "works in these specific jobs" rather than what that (type of) employment means? What is the value of that identity?

I'm happy to ascribe any definition to the right context but the idea the meaning of working class derives from an immutable set of professions baffles me as the requirements and status (and association with wealth) changes with society

These things are only valuable such as they provide some value

This has nothing to do with me I'm trying to determine how they classify one type of manual labor from another type so I referenced two focused repetitive tasks that require manual dexterity. What is functionally different between that and repeatedly measuring small volumes of liquid?

Where did I make this about my current status? You'd get more by asking questions than making accusations.

When I got those injuries I was working for minimum wage in what would be considered a high-skilled trade that happened to require a 4 year degree. I made more bartending.

I didn't say I was working class. I think you misunderstand the intent. I am trying to understand the definition. It can't be a natural definition, so we have to determine it from observation of the essential characteristics of the class. We have to start with cases that aren't 100% clear

I mean this in all good faith but I also think disengaging because you don't feel it's productive isn't a negative.

Best of luck.

What about a foreman type role which still performs wage manual labor but who had to get a management degree (mail in, online) or technical certification? Where would they fall? I think you will find them strict definitions have penumbral cases which kind of undercuts the idea this is a natural obsv

Degrees didn't always exist so you concede the definition evolves as society changes?

For income, would someone being paid well to do manual labor (but still hourly) not be working class? What's the limit?

I think we need to justify what is essential "for the purpose" as it's a social construct.

Why would you distinguish the manual labor that wat? Is pipetting different from welding? Is it dangerous? What if there's a bsl3 context or p32? Is it different from garment sewing or electronics assembly?

I have multiple RSI from lab work so I'm curious how you distinguish labor types.

These definitions vary even in closely related cultures. Middle class in USA vs UK is very different. I don't think a strict definition of a group that doesn't take into account the importance of different (and changing) overlapping characteristics that might ascribe membership is valuable.

I think we end up needing different definitions for contexts (which you allude to). Especially as the relationship between training, labor, and survival evolves over time to mean different things as an end result of those factors.

Would an independent personal trainer without a degree be working class while a wage-earning trainer at a high end gym that requires a 4 year degree (or associates?) be not working class if otherwise performing identical activities? If I have a PhD but do assembly line work am I working class?

I'm willing to accept this as an operational definition but we can't just say "this is what it means" without unpacking the cultural/social perception that differs in the minds of the broad public (does the major impact drive from positivist classification or cultural norms).

I dunno this is making a hard distinction I'm not sure I align with. Are teachers not working class? Would a lab technician doing manual labor in a lab not be working class despite their income level and artisanal craft just because of job requirements?

The government knowingly putting false information in the label of a drug is crossing a Rubicon that should not be taken lightly

Have been told this is normal

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Rulers...

I'm glad they did this but this is one of those trivially true/obvious truths given what they are and how they are built...

First class domestic (counting continuous US landmass) isn't worth anything.

This is also a millennial show

Part of the issue is people just don't know how to cook or use their tools.

Picture of 1990s era billy Corgan when he has long wavy blonde hair

Honestly, looking at the toddler with a time machine I'm a bit more worried about him and Corgan

Toddler has gotten very much into Bullet with Butterfly Wings and will suffer no other Smashing Pumpkins song. He is also adamant that the lead singer and guitarist is not Billy Corgan but Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc and will argue at the top of his lungs if you say otherwise.

My "Not involved in human trafficking" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.jpeg

UK PhD is 4 years and increasingly people skip the masters.