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Paul Buchheit reports via AlterNet
While Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning and John Kiriakou are vilified for revealing vital information about spying and bombing and torture, a man who conspired with Goldman Sachs to make billions of dollars on the planned failure of subprime mortgages was honored by New York University for his "Outstanding Contributions to Society".
This is one example of the distorted thinking leading to the demise of a once-vibrant American society. There are other signs of decay:
- A House Bill Would View Corporate Crimes as "Honest Mistakes"
- Almost 2/3 of American Families Couldn't Afford a Single Pill of a Life-Saving Drug
- Violent Crime Down; Prison Population Doubles
- One in Four Americans Suffer Mental Illness; Mental Health Facilities Cut by 90 Percent
- The Unpaid Taxes of 500 Companies Could Pay for a Job for Every Unemployed American ...for two years ...at the nation's median salary of $36,000 ...for all 8 million unemployed.
Citizens for Tax Justice reports that Fortune 500 companies are holding over $2 trillion in profits offshore to avoid taxes that would amount to over $600 billion. Our society desperately needs infrastructure repair, but 8 million potential jobs are being held hostage beyond our borders.
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(Score: 4, Informative) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday December 08 2015, @06:05PM
1. The last thing you want is a person with ADHD acting as a lookout. We tend to get bored with a dull task and intensely focus on something else that piques our interest. It's why studying is almost impossible.
2. Depends on the needs. I used to get the extra time but in some cases they wanted to see a school record that listed you as learning disabled. That meant that your chances of getting into a decent uni were slim to none as it put a black mark on your transcript. I got a 1060 out of 1600 on the SAT and didn't study a single second. Meanwhile a straight A honor roll student only got an 800 even after intense preparation. We were both rejected from our uni of choice, his SAT score and my shit grades. My grades were in the toilet and a bunch of my report card averages were below 65, the minimum passing grade. Though for the most part I was able to maintain a 65-70 in my junior and senior years. Technical classes that interested me? Aced them and either never studied or studied a bit before a test for a hour or so, just to review and make sure I knew the formulas and steps. Boring classes? Flunked.
3. I was originally diagnosed with ADD around 1990. Though, I'm sure if I went back I would probably be re-diagnosed with ADHD and/or possibly another autism spectral disorder. My grades alone would prompt people to think I was some kind of idiot. Once they got to know me they asked how I could possibly be flunking. I never had an answer.
When I was 10, I was diagnosed and put on ritalin. Didn't really work for me and only made me lose my appetite which affected me more. Later that year I also tried dexedrine, an amphetamine like adderall. I have recently lightly experimented with adderall but stopped after one day as I immediatly knew I could develop an addiction. Once the high wore off I was anxious to get another hit. I tapered it off with half a dose and when that wore off, a big cup of coffee. Now I self medicate with caffeine via coffee though it's temporary and only really gets me through >50% of the day. I will be honest and say I am very weary of medication. The side effects and possible addition are what put me off.