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cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/264404

Proponents of Albert Ellis' Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy cite a construct or concept they call low frustration tolerance (LFT), or "short-term hedonism" in order to partly explain behaviors like procrastination and certain other apparently paradoxical or self-defeating behavior. It is defined as seeking immediate pleasure or avoidance of pain at the cost of long-term stress and defeatism.

The concept was originally developed by psychologist Albert Ellis who theorized that low frustration tolerance is an evaluative component in dysfunctional and irrational beliefs. Behaviors are then derived towards avoiding frustrating events which, paradoxically, lead to increased frustration and even greater mental stress.

In REBT the opposite construct is "high frustration tolerance".

Furthermore, low frustration tolerance is characteristic of conditions such as:

Depression[1] Asperger's syndrome[2] ADHD.[3]

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/264394

From a post over a decade ago: https://a16z.com/2011/08/20/why-software-is-eating-the-world/

Does this appear to still be true today or how have things changed?

Pros / cons of this feature?

btw is there a lemmy user guide or show we make one?

There was a change in their content policy, preventing mods from removing AI generated content?

I've thought we've needed an alternative to these kinds of sites for a while, they're great for getting answers on tech questions but have kind of a rigid format at times that's cumbersome to navigate

Philately (/fɪˈlætəliː/ fi-la-tə-lee) is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps.[1] For instance, the stamps being studied may be very rare, or reside only in museums.

There's also a catalog issued by the USPS of same name (PDF, I think there's a newer one out): https://www.usps.com/stamp-collecting/assets/pdf/usa_philatelic_catalog.pdf

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/190862

I think the translation in the OP is ok

The papal encyclical "Rerum Novarum" encouraged certain work conditions or reforms for workers (in response to some of the excesses of the Industrial Revolution):

(from its first two words, Latin for "of revolutionary change"[n 1]

It was an open letter, passed to all Catholic bishops, that addressed the condition of the working classes.

Of primary concern was the need for some amelioration of "The misery and wretchedness pressing so unjustly on the majority of the working class."[5] It supported the rights of labor to form unions, rejected socialism and unrestricted capitalism, whilst affirming the right to private property.

Fair wages are defined in Rerum novarum as at least a living wage, but Leo recommended paying more than that: enough to support the worker, his wife and family, with a little savings left over so that the worker can improve his condition over time.[15]

Problem not solved, LOL?

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/185121

There seem to be a growing number of unmarried people today who may have been brought up to view their purpose in life as being tied to having a family, and they may be getting too old to have kids (in the case of some unmarried women for example).

How can they find a sense of meaning in life without a family?

I have trouble wrapping my head around this, due to the understanding that a person could dedicate their life to God and live as a celibate as like a monk or priest or nun if they don't marry, and I feel pretty content with the idea of being married or single or in some religious commitment.

But this seems like it may be a growing problem for other people who do not share my outlook and I was wondering if people have ideas on how these people can cope with the issue.

cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/185114

Some protestants seem to believe you only need to have faith to be saved, so the criticism of this view is that it justifies sinning as much as people want as long as they simply have faith (or in essence, justifies "moral anarchy")

Now according to some polls, a good majority of protestants seem to believe works are important for salvation (a view more traditionally associated with Catholics; I don't know what the orthodox view is, if some orthodox can chime in or people knowledgeable about the issue) - so this does not reflect the belief of all protestants. In fact, in practice, there are even a lot of protestants it seems with this view, who believe that since they have faith that they want to do good "on the honor system" (and so they may do some good works anyway, even if they don't believe them to be necessary to salvation).

But of those who do believe they can sin and it doesn't matter... does anyone have any thought on the implications of this (heretical) view or how to encourage people away from this viewpoint?

I've checked, when I comment on news@kbin.social it does not show up on kbin.social/m/news, but they stilll kind of show up as federated?

idk if I am banned, I don't recall breaking any rule...

This basically ends up being like a shadowban where I comment and it is only seen by EH users who look at the post

if this is how it is, how should we handle shadowbanned federation?

wew lads