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That's a fair point - though I would then ask the question of what kind of person is relaxed by smoking cigarettes? Ie, it must be a very unrelaxed (probably anxious) person to begin with. I don't think smoking would relax me, for example, it would probably just make me sick (haven't tried)...

They may be factual, but I think whether they actually are can only be decided after much scrutiny. As we're seeing time and again, many studies are at least open to interpretation, if not critically flawed. That makes sense to me: to think about what smoking actually is - purposefully...

Those certainly are strikingly impressive and encouraging numbers. Hopefully it's not one of those that "skewed the results in favour of physically changing sex." I do note that Harvard reported "nearly 20,000 participants" while the study writers stated "27,715". And in examining the tables...

Here's one large scale study (2021, n=27,715) that contradicts that: In this article, we present the largest study to our knowledge to date on associations between gender-affirming surgeries and mental health outcomes. Our results demonstrate that undergoing gender-affirming surgery is...

It could be more extensive. But I may have been overcautious in my "perhaps" and, if pressed, would upgrade it to a "probably" - with an expectation of going "most likely" (or stronger) with further research. :)

Among the best studies and writings I've looked at on these questions: A large 2018 study of over 120,000 11-19 year-old ("adolescent") Americans found: Female to male adolescents reported the highest rate of attempted suicide (50.8%), followed by adolescents who identified as not exclusively...

I guess it depends where you draw the line at "minors". But if it's at 18 then, yes, surgical procedures are performed on minors. I suppose the questions are: 1. What's the risk of suicide in untreated gender dysphoria? 2. What's the risk of suicide in treated gender dysphoria? 3. What's the...

Ah. That probably explains why "Saturn return" is still featured in the "see also" section even though it's no longer mentioned in the article: Pondering all this it makes me curious to know when the list was so thoroughly expanded. It used to just be megastars but I guess at some point -...

Noted. I'll use that style more often in future.

Seconding LilWabbit's question, I'm interested to hear if there's evidence to support that belief. Indeed, that's why I felt it necessary to check into the issue, having noticed on two occasions that he was guilty of sharing misinformation. But it seems on this occasion - as on others - he wasn't.

So you believe you can accurately measure something related to famous musicians by using a sample that excludes famous musicians and includes non-famous non-musicians?

I have a copy of it. It's available on The Daily Wire website (though I got my copy elsewhere). Trailer here: Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ivIRd9N8E He's not exactly Lous Theroux or Jon Ronson - but I think he makes some good and interesting points. It's a somewhat confusing...

In the 2022 documentary "What is a Woman?" (at around the one hour mark) three people make claims about Lupron (or Leuprorelin/Leuprolide), a "manufactured version of a hormone used to treat prostate cancer, breast cancer, endometriosis, and uterine fibroids" (according to Wikipedia). It is also...

So you're saying it's right to measure the idea of the 27 Club without including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison among the data?

I suppose it's not impossible that I haven't been clear enough as to the purpose and writing of the thread, and if more than one person felt that way then I could be persuaded so - though re-reading the first few posts it seems very clear to me, and I feel like I summed it up fairly succinctly...

I guess not. Indeed, it even seems that he took exception to that suggestion. But it's often quite a good suggestion when someone is missing the point and all the info is already there. Where does writing "you are posting bunk" without addressing the so-called bunk place in the pyramid? I...

Also, please remember to answer the question in #49 @Mendel.

It's not insulting language, it's simply stating the obvious. Perhaps try re-reading the thread carefully from the beginning as it seems from your posts you're missing key elements of the discussion. Should clear up any confusion.

No one's saying the 27 Club is a real thing. All we're saying is there's nowhere near enough data to either support or disprove it, and that the two studies fail because they significantly shift the goalposts (the rest is general discussion between people who have an interest in music and human...

I don't know if athletes would be the thing: they're not exactly known for their booze and drugs lifestyles.