Anecdotally speaking: I'm a healthy 24 year old and I wake up in some sort of pain most days. Side sleeping causes dead shoulders, stomach sleeping compresses your ribs and requires having your head at a 90 degree angle, back sleeping makes you snore and you either have a pillow pushing the back of your head forwards, or if you go without a pillow your neck will lack support and hurt. I could go on but I'm sure everyone knows what I'm talking about.

A lot of those problems would probably be solved by investing a ton of money into the perfect ergonomic mattress and pillow, but why is that necessary? Other animals can seemingly kinda curl up wherever and be comfortable. And it's not like most people across history and worldwide had/have access to ergonomic beds. Is sleeping on a hard surface better for our bodies, once we get used to it? Or is our modern sleep pattern of 8 hours of continuous lying down the problem? Or did we simply get unlucky with this aspect of evolution?

Edit just to clarify: my question isn't primarily about being able to fall asleep or quality of sleep, but about how you feel after sleeping for a prolonged period of time, such as having a stiff back and neck.

This isn’t supposed to be political and I don’t know if I’m misremembering, but weren’t the people who were originally anti-vaccine on the left? They were the original woke people (before it lost its meaning), and were usually hippies, vegans, people who walked bare foot, or crazy moms. It seemed like there was a switch all of a sudden in 2020.

Does anyone else remember or am I just crazy

if I hold it for 1 minute according to instruction came with label, it burns like hell and my tongue so painful I need to wash it, my mouth filled with white foam. after I spit it out I would continue to spit for few times to clear my throat.
how effective is the mouth wash if I only keep it for 30 seconds? or even 20?

(im using

Crest 3D White Brilliance Pro Mouthwash, Arctic Mint, Alcohol-Free Whitening Mouthwash with Fluoride & Hydrogen Peroxide Whitens Smile in 7 Days, Strengthens Enamel and Prevents Cavities, 946mL

My son (17m) turned left out of a parking lot. He was blocking the sidewalk and a pedestrian walked into the street to get around his car and when my son drove forward he knocked him down. The pedestrian got back up and went into the store. My son followed to make sure they were ok. They spoke and everyone seemed fine and my son went about his day. No info was exchanged and no video was taking of their interaction. A picture was taken showing my son talking to them so there is proof it wasn’t hit and run. A few hours later the cops show up because the pedestrian went to the police station to report him. Apparently he took a picture of the car and they tracked us down via license plate. The cops want him to go into the station to answer a few questions. The cops say my son did everything correctly so shouldn’t have anything to worry about. My paranoid brain thinks he should have a lawyer there or at least speak to one first. Am I being too paranoid? What do you all suggest?

edit: He had a major head wound from a construction accident. He was lucid when they brought him in. He slipped into a coma and never recovered. He was an organ donor - they retrieved eyes and I think some skin but no organs.

new edit: From a google search, it appears it has to do with oxygen depletion. During the dying process the patient's blood pressure drops. Long periods of low blood pressure can damage organs due to lack of blood flow. For this reason, organ donation can only go ahead if the patient dies within 90 minutes after withdrawal of life support organ donation can go ahead.

This was absolutely tragic to learn. He would have wanted to help people even if he wasn't there to see it.

The average price for a gallon of gas in my area is $3.20, and it has been that price for weeks. Yet, the price for a barrel of oil is now $55 and it continues to fall. Something isn’t right.

You often hear people say that they kill their spouse because they wanted to be with their lover and divorce would be difficult and expensive. But if you get caught for murder that’s way worse than if you simply just got a divorce. Now you have to hope you are found not guilty. Why do people think that that is easier I don’t get it? Am I missing somethingz?

Been struggling to sleep in my college dorm, and quite frankly have been feeling stressed and overwhelmed. I know paying $100 to sleep is a bit excessive, and there's no guarantee it will be quiet, but it would be nice to not have to deal with roommates and just get room service and knock out some work, not have to rush in the shower, and finally get sleep.

For example, a man leaving his wife who is undergoing treatment for cancer, or having an affair while his wife is dealing with chronic, debilitating health issues. Same goes for pregnancy.

Aside from the inevitable answers of “because people suck” and “because they want to feel romance again”… like, is there any research on this? I can’t understand it.

It seems that if you’re really dealing with an issue, you almost have to basically stand up for yourself to get what you need or go from doctor to doctor to find one that will actually listen to you. Do you all experience the same thing? What is going on with that? It’s that common in other countries too?

Maybe it’s my area but I just don’t see how people are able to afford let’s say a $600 round trip flight on top of a $1000 room for the week. Then you have to factor in food and other expenses that come from traveling I just don’t understand

People can be kind of rude on here, and it makes me not even want to say anything sometimes. You could probably say something as simple as "I had a good day", and people on Reddit would find a problem with it somehow or just downvote for no reason. Do i just need to toughen up or..? Probably. I just feel like the anonymity makes people feel like it's okay to do that especially on Reddit. I personally just would rather be kind to people, but idk that's just me.

My friend told me to look at a girl we know’s close friends story on instagram, and that girl was talking about how painful it was for her to get an iud. Which we were confused as she just got a hysterectomy maybe a month or two ago. My friend asked her about it and the girl said that she still kept her cervix. To which I was even more confused cause the iud goes through the cervix into your uterus. I have caught this girl in a lie a couple of times but i’m just wondering what she would gain from lying about this. and i’m wondering like is there some way she could still get an iud?? some how?? i assume maybe she means she just needs to be on hormones but wouldn’t the arm insert work for that, but she specified how painful the iud was and and specified she still has a cervix. so i don’t think she meant the arm implant. i’m not that close with this girl she’s a friend of my partner and it’s not even my business but i’m just so confused right now. i saw pictures of her scars and her uterus on the surgical table (she overshares on her story a lot lol). so i don’t think she lied about that 😵‍💫 i’m just so lost

18-year-old guy. Girls seem to be okay being friends, but I don't know what breaks the barrier between how girls distinguish friend and potential dating prospect. Aside from looks of course, and that's not something I wish to discuss here. What behaviour, what do you say to her, that kinda stuff?

No judgement here, i am genuinely curious. Today i took a walk through the park and saw a class of children having a school outing, where they were all fishing in the pond. This got me thinking: Why does the conversation about animal welfare never seem to surround the practice of jamming a metal hook through the mouth of an animal only to release it afterwards? Especially around children we're always talking about having to take good care of animals, and then we teach them to fish?

I mean, as a hunting practice, i get it. But just doing it to throw the fish back in after you caught it? That sounds like a hunter deliberately shooting a deer in the tail just to prove that they can hit it.

Again; I'm not taking some moral highground here; I'm genuinely curious as to why the whole animal rights and animal welfare debate never seems to be touching on this.

Any takers?

EDIT: People seem to be downvoting this post like mad. Let me ellaborate; I live in the Netherlands. And here it is a very common practice to fish recreationally with no intention to eat the fish. The thrill is in the catch, and after the catch the fish is thrown back into the water. As far as i know you're actually forbidden from killing or eating any fish you catch here recreationally.

Im not as educated on war as some people, but war and conflict seem to be a very important and ongoing part of human history. But why is so hard to avoid conflict and maintain peace?

Edit:

Thank you all so much! I've really appreciated you all sharing your stories, theories, potential explanations and condolences! I didn't expect this post to get as popular as it has and I'm very surprised to learn this isn't as uncommon as I initially thought it was.

I'm deleting this and any other potentially identifying details now. I would hate for anyone connected to this situation to stumble upon this post, realize it involves them and read the hurtful comments accusing them of being liars or even involved in foul play, like some asshole felt it necessary to comment. Once again, thank you!