Because humor is accepted in every other forum (especially Reddit) and it ends up making every post nearly content-free with a barrage of attempts at humor in a game of one-upmanship.
I have observed many times over that some of the "well known" people make humorous statements and no one blinks. It definitely feels like a clique operates here in some discussions.
Oh, we do. Topical comments with jokes get upvotes, if they're garnish. Dick jokes are droll, riffing headlines is so overdone it's already got a fork in.
If you want funny, though, a potential side effect of vasodilation is migraines bad enough to put a guy right off the mood.
Even though people tend to focus on rock and metal concerts, it's totally possible to get permanent hearing damage from an orchestra. They can be pricey, but a set of custom earplugs can save your hearing while maintaining a consistent volume reduction across all frequencies.
Nope, having children later increases life expectancy. People have theories about why but it’s not been proved IMO. I’ll try to find the paper later...
We should really stop using the word "increases" to describe a correlation and use "goes hand in hand with" or something like that.
Same for your usage of "decreases". ;)
Respectfully, you seem to be confusing correlation with causation. A very common mistake.
I don't believe that drowning deaths are caused by ice cream sales either, but I can easily prepare the data in a way that makes that appear like a solid assertion.
Edit: I am intrigued by the downvotes. Perhaps I am wrong and ice cream sales actually do cause drowning deaths.
This study looks like it only tested men with coronary heart disease? So a more accurate title may be 'viagra may also lengthen men with coronary heart diseases' lifespans'? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanks but did you actually read it? "There was no statistically significant association between water intake and any of the metabolic/heart diseases."
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If you want funny, though, a potential side effect of vasodilation is migraines bad enough to put a guy right off the mood.
Some people don't like humor (I used to be of this opinion), but I think small doses don't hurt anyone.
Nobody wants another reddit.
Those same guidelines do, however, warn against claiming that HN is turning into reddit, so...
Sick short malnourished male is less likely to find partner, let alone have a children.
Study also excludes divorced men who technically have children, but do not live with them. Divorce decreases life expectancy severely.
We should really stop using the word "increases" to describe a correlation and use "goes hand in hand with" or something like that. Same for your usage of "decreases". ;)
I don't believe that drowning deaths are caused by ice cream sales either, but I can easily prepare the data in a way that makes that appear like a solid assertion.
Edit: I am intrigued by the downvotes. Perhaps I am wrong and ice cream sales actually do cause drowning deaths.
Drinking water, for example actually can significantly reduce your likelihood of heart disease and presumably increase your life expectancy.
I wonder how much better Viagra does compared to that.
https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/155/9/827/58224?login=t...
That did show the association. The study I linked just happened to cite the relevant ones so it was easier to post that.
Though I should’ve just linked directly, my bad.
It’s a vasodilator, which lowers blood pressure. That takes away one of the main limiting factors on lifespan - the heart’s ability to keep pumping.
Hypertension is worse than hypotension.