The issue is IMO really the underlying casual model. What causes what?

In the first sentence, it sounds as if vaping causes worse mental health. But later it is stated more softly as a statistical association, i.e. not causal, which is really hard to show on real world data.

My hypotheses would be that there is an underlying condition that affects both vaping and mental health, namely social deprivation.

It’s disappointing from a premier scientific publisher, but very, very common mistake when interpreting statistics.

The UK is a surveillance state. I have worked in the HE sector there and participated in mandatory Prevent training. It is a text book mechanism for totalitarian control. It doesn’t surprise me at all that they also track negative attitudes towards their thought control machinery.

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Homophobia is shitty, whether used against Putin or not.

Wow that is one extremely aggressive response to what I thought was a relatively sensible comment. I’m sorry if I upset you.

It’s not whatsboutism, it’s a question of scale. Attention is a finite resource, and I think you should place it where it matters most.

There is a post-colonial dimension to Grindadráp that is rarely mentioned by the media. And that matters more to me personally than the lives of the whales.

It’s the same story every year. And it’s a bunch of pearl clutching second grade journalism, if you ask me.

These are animals that have lived free, beautiful lives in their natural habitats. Then they are killed and eaten, with no deliberate cruelty involved. Circle of life.

If we want to reduce animal cruelty, look towards the massive scale of factory farming, not at the 700 animals that are hunted by a small indigenous community.

Thesaurus? Someone brought out the glossary for this one

Here you go:

If all goes to plan, the section of Oxford Street that spans from the western end of Selfridges to just past IKEA will be completely closed to vehicles (including cars, buses, taxis, bikes, scooters, and pedicabs).

While this is certainly interesting news, I am somewhat sceptical of the number which corresponds to about 1/5 of the country’s population. I have been looking for another source, but it’s not clear where that number comes from. Maybe the unions have reported it?