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Army treating GTA 6 like an unofficial readiness training program.
They’re not giving leave. They’re running orientation.
Tehran DLC in development?
Games are just rules.
Sports are everything we built around them.
Gaming doesn’t have that yet.
Why?
When I was in college I was playing a video game 14 hours a day.
It taught me more than any classroom ever did.
If you believe gaming matters, power me up. 🎮⬆️
the FAA is now recruiting gamers to become air traffic controllers.
turns out the cognitive skills gaming builds — pattern recognition, split-second decisions under pressure, managing multiple inputs at once — are exactly what the job demands.
gaming is now literally a skill the government is hiring for.
Two science degrees. A decade running a company. Nearly $40M raised.
The thing that prepared me most for all of it? Competitive gaming in college.
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Lemme flesh out the argument here since some respondents and QT’ers seem to be missing the point.
It’s not just “greedy insurance companies are making health care expensive!”
It’s that *we built a system that incentivizes insurers to systematically ⬆️ health care costs.*
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Healthcare has a duty to treat every patient. Except now it's not allowed to. The line is going to get more and more crooked. Write healthcare rights into the constitution. One set for everyone.
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Partners In Health announced that its founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda.
Dr. Farmer was 62 years old. He is survived by his wife, Didi Bertrand Farmer, and their three children.
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“They just told me I have cancer. It’s everywhere in my body. And you say you’re a kidney doctor? What the hell are you doing here?”
His voice is gruff, and as he looks at me, I feel the weight of his gaze.
For a moment I hesitate, then ask.
“Mind if I sit down?” 1/
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His statue was pulled down in New York City. Here's the story of "father of gynecology" James Marion Sims, which begs the question: "what unethical or immoral practice is acceptable if genuine medical progress results from it, if any?" the-rotation.com/as-no-man-h…
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“We have a culture that says if you take more than 30 days away from your medical training you have to disclose it to your jobs, future employers, medical licensing, and credentialing. How messed up is that?" 👇 A ***must-read*** from @rotationmed on #mentalhealth in med school:
In our latest #YouGotThis feature for @onlinemeded, pediatrician Dr. Adam B. Hill opened up about his own mental health journey, and how he's worked hard to make sure his struggle with depression during med school helps him be a better physician. 💪❤️ the-rotation.com/no-other-wa…
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Happy Juneteenth! The first U.S. holiday that's illegal to teach about in 15 states.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Despite recent state laws that have passed this year targeting Critical Race Theory, none of these laws in any way would criminalize the teaching of Juneteenth to students.
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🚨 Postponed exams; keeping postgrad students in residency; recruiting second and third year med students to help. A look at how India's med students are weathering its "dystopian COVID-19 wave:" the-rotation.com/there-is-no…
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(1/2) Medical science is the past. Bread is the future. We're now OnlineBreadEd, here to teach you how to bake: meded.cat/bread
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ERCOT overcharged power companies $16 billion for electricity during the freeze, according to a filing by an independent market monitor.
The firm says ERCOT kept market prices for power too high in Texas for nearly two days after widespread outages ended. bit.ly/3c48LEe