Meh, it works for me. I like it here more than reddit. Sorry that you haven’t found your groove. It toom me a while of finding the right things to subscribe and right folks to follow before my feed felt fun and interesting. I use Lemmy as a jumping off point for rabbit holes that are interesting to me

I had to “break up” with my best friend over this stuff. His could not let go of his “but both sides” crap. It sucks, but it had to be done. Maybe we’ll get back together as friends one day, hopefully

Travel for work all over and don’t have a car or other reasonable transportation in random cities. It costs less for delivery than 2 taxi/Uber rides and I dont have to risk getting lost in a weird place I don’t know. Hotel room service is not good in most places

Also the demographic statistics in the journal article are information but not informative. They’re not meant by the journal article’s authors to support the gross conclusion Musa extrapolated from it.

So, I read the CNN article and the CNN-linked journal paper it was based on and I don’t understand how the CNN aithor, Amanda Musa, was able to read the journal article and jump to her conclusions except through overwhelming prejudice and bias. Holy cow, this is irresponsible reporting. From the journal article itself, here is a relevantbsummary:

Overall, these findings stress the critical public health message concerning the secure storage of firearms, especially in households with adolescents. Our study suggests that initiatives limiting adolescent access to firearms, such as child access prevention laws or efforts to decrease illegal gun trafficking, might effectively prevent school shooting incidents.23,24 Furthermore, hospital-based initiatives centered on screening for firearm accessibility and exposure for inpatients could be fruitful in preventing gun violence, both inside and outside schools.25

Yes, yes, don’t use, always have avoided anyway. I also touch grass more often, which is nice

I’m a big fan of Ground News. Helps wading through the pool

Try Humanism. Find your local chapter. Its the community of “church” without the need for god(s)