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Cake day: March 12th, 2026

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  • When this was posted a few days back maybe a week or two, a comment or pointed out that they couldn’t even verify the amount of shells dumped saying some articles they found on it cited half a million shells other said half a million tons but apparently non could point out where the number is coming from.

    Either way I give it a quick check if I can pull up the older post and link here.

    Edit was quick, it’s been just about a week since.

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    Post 2

    Comment I am referring two from the 2nd post

    Headline kinda missed the scale of this whole thing.

    It’s LLM-generated from some mill called UpWorthy; the fact it’s on Yahoo! News just lends it some credibility because most people aren’t going to understand that, while Yahoo! News has some original articles of its own, it’s primarily a news aggregator with minimal quality standards.

    Restoring the balance of these elements is not only critical to marine life, but human life as well. And we’re not just talking about food supply here. A lack of fish means a lack of income for fishermen, and higher prices at seafood restaurants. Dirty waters lead to a decline in tourism. Reefs even provide natural protection during coastal storms. It’s almost like every aspect of our lives is directly affected by the state of our environment. What a concept!

    OP genuinely doesn’t seem to give a shit about the quality of what they post; I administered the other day what I think has been the first temp ban of a poster from !leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world because they refused to learn when their posts got removed for clear lack of relevance.


    Edit: This article never once sources this information. The FDEP talks about using oysters but never says 500,000 tons, and all I can immediately find about that specific claim are some shitty AI videos from late 2025.


    Edit 2: But here’s a neat report! Again, though, the 500k number seems to have been pulled out of an AI hat.





  • Heya sorry to hear you have had such a head streak with your therapists. I have gender dysphoria and see a therapist because of that so that I can get onto the hormones. I also have a BSc in Psychology. By no means am I an expert on therapy.

    What you describe is not what I experience or know through the studies. I was quite clear what I want out of my therapy, what issues I need addressed and my therapist has been guiding me through these. She is taking the time to listen to my pov and is mainly asking follow up questions. She provides an excellent mirror, tells me when I have an unhealthy response to stimuli or situations and asks me if I want to work on those now, later or never because I don’t see it as an issue.

    She makes sure I feel safe and heard and we have made substantial progress. But I am also very open to all approaches she throws at me as well as open to any and all homework’s because I have also a professional interest in what she is applying.

    Overall I would say you assess the therapist as much as they do you. You need to feel safe and heard, if they do not make a good match for you swap. It is laborious, tedious and annoying but I think well worth it.

    Depending on where you are and how your situation is this is easier or harder but remember you don’t have to be there I person and you might be able to use online services. I once tried to verify the quality of betterhelp and the articles (peer reviewed not newspaper stuff) that I’ve found, deemed it to be overall good to very good. I am sure there are many more equally good or better out there. Maybe someone here has some hands on experience too with the online help and can give some better advise than I can.

    You got this, don’t give up on therapy just yet. Wish you all the best!