Mr_Mouthbreather

Mr_Mouthbreather t1_j5xhmdy wrote

Reply to The world is (on average) 50% reliant on nonrenewable sources of phosphorus fertilizer to grow food. It won't go away this century, but prices will increase and ~3/4ths of reserves are controlled by one country by fartyburly

Not sure how true this is, but I watched something on YouTube about how if the ecology of the soil is right you don't need to worry about its mineral content because all of the worms, microbes, and fungi are constantly breaking down the sand and rocks releasing all the minerals plants would need.

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Mr_Mouthbreather t1_j4yzvmv wrote

Reply to comment by uhuhshesaid in Family Dynamics and Doctors' Emotions Drive Useless End-of-Life Care. Surveys repeatedly indicate that nearly all people would rather die peacefully at home, yet painful, long-shot treatments remain common, and efforts to reduce usage have failed by Wagamaga

My mom was a nurse for decades and is adamant I "pull the plug" if the time comes. She got all of the legal papers drawn up too. She's terrified of being put on some machine for any length of time.

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Mr_Mouthbreather t1_j4yzb7m wrote

Reply to Family Dynamics and Doctors' Emotions Drive Useless End-of-Life Care. Surveys repeatedly indicate that nearly all people would rather die peacefully at home, yet painful, long-shot treatments remain common, and efforts to reduce usage have failed by Wagamaga

With aging Boomers, there really should be a public campaign promoting adults and their parents discussing what the parents want for their end of life care and getting the appropriate legal documents. It's irresponsible for an adult to go into their senior years without a plan on what they want in the event they get dementia or something like that.

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