Sinemetu9

Sinemetu9 t1_jadyxac wrote

Reply to comment by scalpingsnake in Woman single-handedly takes on BA and wins by je97

And why not? All of corporate decision making is based on profit and brand image. If they’re speaking the language of money, money talk needs to be spoken to them.

Thankfully (thanks to the many unknown people who wrote and enacted the legislation), the laws are in place to protect the consumer.

What seems impossible is the average person going through the steps to get corporations to respect the law. It takes time and motivation. Most people choose to occupy their time with daily responsibilities, understandably.

Then there’s the choice of Strictly/Gogglebox/Netflix vs. Emails, letters and phone calls. Are you not entertained?

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Sinemetu9 t1_ix0noo4 wrote

Reply to comment by CraftyRole4567 in Survey on 12,000 secondary school-aged students (12-18Y) shows that although many adolescents are spending considerable time gaming (at least 3.5hours/day),it is not having a negative impact on the wellbeing and 44% of ‘heavy’ gamers reported higher wellbeing than those who play less or don’t play by giuliomagnifico

Thank you, I suspected as much so didn’t bother reading it. Ask anyone that’s high on something if they’re happy, they’ll say yes. Was there a control, to see how the same people felt when gaming was taken away, to compare with a natural state?

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Sinemetu9 t1_irod9tb wrote

Reply to comment by Cannonball_21 in How the mother's mood influences her baby's ability to speak. Scientists found even children whose mothers suffer from mild depressive mood that do not yet require medical treatment show early signs of delayed language development. by Wagamaga

Had first kid in Sept 2019, first 6 months alone (dad working overseas, family & friends overseas), then Covid lockdown, so no nursery as planned, no playgroups, no interaction with other kids even in the park (parents afraid of unknown contagion risk), no social visits. When finally started nursery at 11 months all staff and parents were in masks and half body covered in gear, so kids couldn’t even see faces moving all day, parents couldn’t meet staff or each other. Kid now 3, I’ve recently taken up therapy for effectively PTSD, which kid can’t do. Kid is still way behind in forming sentences, verbalising intentions, interacting with peers (spent half of today’s friend’s birthday party alone in various corners). Very unpleasant times (that I know, theoretically, are unusual), but that’s the only experience we’ve had. Never again.

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