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New comment by gregoryyy in "Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen"

gregoryyy — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:06:57 +0000

Yup - in the UK, paracetamol is usually recommended for general pain relief before Ibuprofen. Additionally, Ibuprofen and NSAIDs have a lot of interactions which can make them unsafe - SSRIs or blood thinners for example.

New comment by gregoryyy in "The loneliness of A Room of One’s Own"

gregoryyy — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:33:24 +0000

It's endlessly interesting to me that despite the fact that the modern educated middle class are overwhelmingly left wing and dominate the "cultural sphere" (because they can afford to), there's still a reluctance to really talk about class and their own position in the class system in favour of lip service supporting minorities and marketable individual identities. Originally the struggles of the labour class and gaining support and solidarity from those that had more wealth and opportunities was the most central core concern of the left wing. It's probably also the primary reason for the rise of reactionary right wing parties.

New comment by gregoryyy in "Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote"

gregoryyy — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:03:56 +0000

Actually - it's not Israeli influence. It's pro-Israel influence. Important difference. This includes lobby organisations funded or founded by wealthy Jews, conservative Christian lobbyists, pro-arms trade interests, and geopolitical interests (essentially Israel acts as a US military proxy they can use to keep the middle east in check). Not quite Israel secretly pulling strings (which is quite rightly dismissed as traditional boring anti-semetic conspiracy theory wearing a different hat), more of an alignment of interests, which dictator Netenyahu is currently taking advantage of to pursue his own career agenda (complete destruction of Iran and security of Israel from the mindset of a paranoid Israeli nationalist). Naturally, this involves attempting to buy out journalists and promote propaganda - and the Israeli attempts to do this are usually rather inept. What's far more effective is the already existing domestic pro-Israel lobby groups that have a completely above board, and vastly more effective way of funding Israel (and the vastly more powerful US military-financial-geopolitical interests).

New comment by gregoryyy in "Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition"

gregoryyy — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:18:14 +0000

Yes, and I'm sure virtuous non-"junkies" such as yourself hold all articles that report or demonstrate negative findings about recreational drug use to the same exacting standards. It must be freeing to have a completely objective perspective and be free from the clouds of any ideology or bias.

New comment by gregoryyy in "Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition"

gregoryyy — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:16:09 +0000

I see the drugs are bad crowd are out in force. I'm sure they'll treat any negative stories about drug users or the effects of drugs with just as much scepticism, prejudice, and criticism as they demonstrate here. How wonderful it must be to be powered by objective reason and free from confirmation bias.