you might have been the very first person he spoke to that didn't have an agenda other than his success and happiness... all others have agendae that need contexting, namely, quo bene?? good on you!
i was a dentist for 40 years...(i guess i still am but don't practice ;->). treatment in the absence of emergent care is a judgement call...do this, don't do this is training, information and experience but still a judgement call. i had a student dentist visit my practice and he nodded at my patient and went straight to the x-ray box and stated 'you could do this and this and this...' and i thought he didn't talk to the patient.... the old model of dentistry confused the business with the mission..help folks and make money; both intertwined and indivisible. well the game's changed 'In 2022, the averagedebt per graduate was $293,900, according to ADEA.'
(https://www.asdanet.org/index/get-involved/advocate/issues-and-legislative-priorities/Dental-Student-Debt). the monkey on the back of new dental doc's as they start out is crushing...that's the norm. you throw servicing that debt along with generating a living income and either the additional pressure of buying practice (not cheap) or working for others in a tiered financial model that rewards principals or investors...again, more pressure. my point is the necessity to generate revenue is crushing the newbies and perhaps affecting judgement calls...the only person in the room with a white coat has some authority...we need be judicious. here's the secret weapon, here's the tell...EVERY dentist was taught differential diagnosis and treatment planning...ALL were taught to think of alternative treatments...in non-emergent circumstance (airway, infections, etc..) we should be able to provide contexted alternatives to make patients 'better' and/or keep them healthy. these can weighted by 'training, information and experience' but never just one option... that's the tell..if a practitioner says my way or the highway then the second, again with no emergency, is a reasonable choice...a second opinion is a small investment to serve careful irreversible decisions about out bodies... oh and i used to put sayings on my hand out toothbrushes like 'insert fuzzy end' .... a patient of mine, a copywriter, suggested one i never used but always made me think; 'it's better than a drill....'
'There’s no reliable barometer for the level of irrationality in the market. We can point to individual cases like GameStop where prices clearly became irrational. But that was the exception. When, for example, Nvidia shares dropped 17% in one day last week, was that a rational move? It’s an open question.' the dow, the nasdaq are NOT the economy..it's its proximate temperature....the ole invisible hand is about direction over time, not aberrant anomalies...just as you can affect an oral thermometer by drinking cold water before measuring. goofy crap in the markets like organized speculation, news that makes the herd jump, and of course the rapidity is magnified by traders having very fast machine access to info and a desire to beat the markets!! we have choices as we have little or no personal control over the vectors of our economy...our only choice is what stream to 'row, row, row our boats; which waves to surf...i'll watch the locals, i'll follow the herd.
minimizing your tax bill is correct on many accounts, why pay more than necessary, than others, but the flip is in our society taxes are the 'commons'...the best steak, the best vacation, the nice cars that are reliable are all worth it. the united states is simply worth it...actually worth more as our freedom and civil rights are along with a strong military to back us all up a bargain! do not begrudge the piper his due..the music is sweet and uplifting and continuing a nation's debt while delaying the piper's bill will cost your descendants plenty in the long run. debt is either defaulted, paid or inflated to irrelevance...our legacy to our children is to hand them a community and a planet as good as was gifted to us..taxes are part of the trees...remember the forest. contribute. that's why the sting of taxation is ameliorated by the possibilities of a better commons...
the five stages of loss are endemic to our lives...we start as tabula rosa and learn, the BIG lesson that we learn is our mortality and those around us having a shared fate.the existential realization... to be here and now is more improbable than our minds can imagine....and to have the opportunity to enjoy that is again beyond comprehension. the moments of comfort, serenity and hope are the rewards of a life well lived...proximately a good nights sleep tonight and the hope of a good night's big sleep ultimately--so we'll do our best.
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you might have been the very first person he spoke to that didn't have an agenda other than his success and happiness... all others have agendae that need contexting, namely, quo bene?? good on you!
Post: Among Friends
Link to comment from March 1, 2025
i was a dentist for 40 years...(i guess i still am but don't practice ;->). treatment in the absence of emergent care is a judgement call...do this, don't do this is training, information and experience but still a judgement call. i had a student dentist visit my practice and he nodded at my patient and went straight to the x-ray box and stated 'you could do this and this and this...' and i thought he didn't talk to the patient.... the old model of dentistry confused the business with the mission..help folks and make money; both intertwined and indivisible. well the game's changed 'In 2022, the average debt per graduate was $293,900, according to ADEA.' (https://www.asdanet.org/index/get-involved/advocate/issues-and-legislative-priorities/Dental-Student-Debt). the monkey on the back of new dental doc's as they start out is crushing...that's the norm. you throw servicing that debt along with generating a living income and either the additional pressure of buying practice (not cheap) or working for others in a tiered financial model that rewards principals or investors...again, more pressure. my point is the necessity to generate revenue is crushing the newbies and perhaps affecting judgement calls...the only person in the room with a white coat has some authority...we need be judicious. here's the secret weapon, here's the tell...EVERY dentist was taught differential diagnosis and treatment planning...ALL were taught to think of alternative treatments...in non-emergent circumstance (airway, infections, etc..) we should be able to provide contexted alternatives to make patients 'better' and/or keep them healthy. these can weighted by 'training, information and experience' but never just one option... that's the tell..if a practitioner says my way or the highway then the second, again with no emergency, is a reasonable choice...a second opinion is a small investment to serve careful irreversible decisions about out bodies... oh and i used to put sayings on my hand out toothbrushes like 'insert fuzzy end' .... a patient of mine, a copywriter, suggested one i never used but always made me think; 'it's better than a drill....'
Post: Hole Truth
Link to comment from March 1, 2025
'There’s no reliable barometer for the level of irrationality in the market. We can point to individual cases like GameStop where prices clearly became irrational. But that was the exception. When, for example, Nvidia shares dropped 17% in one day last week, was that a rational move? It’s an open question.' the dow, the nasdaq are NOT the economy..it's its proximate temperature....the ole invisible hand is about direction over time, not aberrant anomalies...just as you can affect an oral thermometer by drinking cold water before measuring. goofy crap in the markets like organized speculation, news that makes the herd jump, and of course the rapidity is magnified by traders having very fast machine access to info and a desire to beat the markets!! we have choices as we have little or no personal control over the vectors of our economy...our only choice is what stream to 'row, row, row our boats; which waves to surf...i'll watch the locals, i'll follow the herd.
Post: Blame Game
Link to comment from February 17, 2025
minimizing your tax bill is correct on many accounts, why pay more than necessary, than others, but the flip is in our society taxes are the 'commons'...the best steak, the best vacation, the nice cars that are reliable are all worth it. the united states is simply worth it...actually worth more as our freedom and civil rights are along with a strong military to back us all up a bargain! do not begrudge the piper his due..the music is sweet and uplifting and continuing a nation's debt while delaying the piper's bill will cost your descendants plenty in the long run. debt is either defaulted, paid or inflated to irrelevance...our legacy to our children is to hand them a community and a planet as good as was gifted to us..taxes are part of the trees...remember the forest. contribute. that's why the sting of taxation is ameliorated by the possibilities of a better commons...
Post: A Time to Give
Link to comment from August 24, 2024
the five stages of loss are endemic to our lives...we start as tabula rosa and learn, the BIG lesson that we learn is our mortality and those around us having a shared fate.the existential realization... to be here and now is more improbable than our minds can imagine....and to have the opportunity to enjoy that is again beyond comprehension. the moments of comfort, serenity and hope are the rewards of a life well lived...proximately a good nights sleep tonight and the hope of a good night's big sleep ultimately--so we'll do our best.
Post: On the Clock
Link to comment from August 17, 2024