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  1. That’s what The Social Dilemma is. It’s interviews with the people who invented it talking about what they made and how it works to capture and keep your attention and influence you. The story I linked to on NPR about social media in your other thread also touches on it.
  2. You could try The Social Dilemma. The “story” interspersed with the interviews is cheesy, but the interviews are informative. My youngest saw it and wants nothing to do with social media.
  3. If he hasn’t been vaccinated for flu, he should as soon as he’s able after Covid. Flu is just starting to ramp up and he could easily pick that up traveling.
  4. CDC says 5 days of isolation and 5 days of masking. Positive test day or symptom start day is day 0. Two negative tests 48 hours apart after day 5 and before day 10, mask can come off. Those are the full current guidelines on the cdc website. Dealing with this with a member of my household. They got their first negative on day 8. Two weeks should be no problem.
  5. Why not read it today, since it’s on Reuters? Are they on strike, too?
  6. I think your ds is figuring some things out about his family. Not to be cryptic, but he seems to want to spend more time with you now.
  7. I saw this article about penguins and thought of this thread.
  8. I think that’s where the disconnect is for some people. There are people accusing others of antisemitism when they don’t give 100% full-throated approval to what the Netanyahu admin is doing in Gaza. So, first we have to define what the OP means. She didn’t state in her first post what she way seeing. Later she clarified. There is actual, scary, threatening antisemitism occurring everywhere it seems, but some people are being called antisemitic for simply disagreeing with or disapproving of some of the actions the Israeli government is taking. It clouds the discussion, so we should be clear about what we’re seeing and experiencing.
  9. I had a world history teacher in high school in the 80s who was Palestinian, and she made sure we understood the situation. Everyone in the class had to do a research paper on the subject of Israel and Palestine. I also spent my first 11 years in school in an area of the country with a large Jewish population, so I got that perspective, as well. I only found out later in life how rare that education in this subject or even the Holocaust was.
  10. That is absolutely antisemitism and it stems from ignorance and getting your information from social media. eta: I would be giving my kid a history lesson calmly and quietly and patiently. I would be really working on media literacy.
  11. Absolutely that is all antisemitism and abhorrent and heartbreaking. It’s terrifying and horrific and it needs to stop.
  12. I don’t think this really has to do with the psychology of young people. It’s all of us. This OpEd is instructive: “Welcome to Our Bespoke Realities” And also this piece about Social Media.
  13. Please define anti-semitism. Being anti some of the Israeli government’s actions does not make one an anti-Semite. Hating Jewish people because they are Jewish and you believe a bunch of lies about them is antisemitism.
  14. Please look into COBRA when it is offered. It is often cheaper than exchange plans even though you pay the full premium.
  15. Maybe focus on finding good friends in your new city? See if there are groups that meet up to do activities you like to do. It would be great for you to find a supportive friend circle. If anything develops from that, so be it. Getting settled and making real friends would be my highest priority in your situation.
  16. I would say “I feel confused when you don’t text for a few days. If you’re going to be busy and you know that, or if you need a break from talking to me, could you please let me know that?”
  17. There’s a difference between weak and vulnerable. Being honest that the other person hurt you leaves you open to them hurting you again in the same way. The word vulnerable means “able to be wounded”. It actually takes strength, and it builds intimacy within healthy relationships. The other way, no-one ever knows where they stand with each other and the relationship is not built on honesty and openness. The people are always having to guess what is going on and the stories we tell ourselves about what someone else is thinking are rarely accurate.
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