The Daily Valet. - 3/15/23, Wednesday
✔️ The New Dating Landscape
Wednesday, March 15th Edition
By Cory Ohlendorf, Valet. Editor
Do you have a go-to cure for hiccups? My mom used to scare me whenever I had them as a kid… which isn’t ideal.
Today’s Big Story
A New Dating Landscape
From “Tinder for truthers” and “anxious attachment” to dating resumes, it’s tough out there
Would you want to get a coffee sometime? It sure sounds simple enough, but boy, is that a loaded question. And it's rarely actually spoken anymore. Rather typed via message on a dating app. Apps which, by design, are engineered to make the often fraught process of finding someone to date easier. But, it seems, that mission is backfiring spectacularly.A recent U.S. study showed four out of five American adults “experienced some degree of emotional fatigue” from online dating. Four our of every five?! That's the same ratio of dentists who recommend sugarless gum! Elsewhere, research from Hinge discovered that over 61% of their users find the modern dating process “overwhelming”.According to Vice, apps have vastly altered how we date since the advent of Tinder less than a decade ago. They're certainly not going anywhere any time soon—300 million people have a dating app profile, and come 2035, more people will have met their partner online than in real life. But that doesn't mean it's easy.First off, it's initially all text-based. In his book Silent Messages, Professor Albert Mehrabian developed a theory that only 7% of meaning is communicated through what we say: 38% is through tone of voice, 55% through body language. “We're so text dependent on dating apps, we're only getting about 7% of what that person means,” says psychotherapist Hilda Burke. “It allows for ambiguity to develop.”The apps aren't for everyone, clearly. For instance, Psychology Today reports that people with “anxious attachment styles” struggle to get their needs met in ways that protect them psychologically in online dating. Unfortunately, they use online dating apps the most but enjoy them least. Meanwhile, some conspiracy theorists are setting up their own dedicated dating sites, in response to what they see as their “growing incompatibility with mainstream society.” Of course, you could always get offline and go analog like this brave TikToker, who recently went viral by handing out a dating resume IRL.
Red Flag:
Credit card debt is the number one dating deal breaker for Millennials—“it’s easy to understand why,” says financial therapist.
U.S. Drone Collides With Russian Jet
The incident is the first physical contact between the two militaries since the war in Ukraine began
A Russian warplane struck a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, hitting the drone's propeller and causing its American operators to bring it down in international waters, the Pentagon said. According to the New York Times, it was the first known physical contact between the Russian and American militaries since the war in Ukraine started last February.Before the crash, the jets had “dumped fuel on and flew in front” of the unarmed Reaper drone, in a manner the U.S. military described as “reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional.” The incident is part of a “pattern of dangerous actions by Russian pilots while interacting with U.S. and Allied aircraft over international airspace,” U.S. European Command said in a press release.Defense officials said the drone has not been recovered. And while these military intercepts—either in the air or at sea—are routine and have happened a number of times with Russian aircraft, this is the first time they've downed an aircraft. Which is why the incident triggered an immediate diplomatic protest. The State Department summoned Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov to a meeting Tuesday and the Pentagon said it was working to declassify video showing the incident.
Dig Deeper:
What exactly is the MQ-9 Reaper? The Washington Post looks into its cost and primary function.
March Madness Is Back
Predictions, odds and a whole lot of fun (for some)
Please, don't ask me to fill out a bracket. Honestly, I don't follow college basketball, so to me, it feels more like paperwork. But March Madness is back and before tip off Thursday, let's talk about one of the biggest betting seasons on the sports calendar. It makes sense. There are plenty of games as 68 teams will battle it out to decide who is the best team in the nation at the end of the NCAA Tournament.The American Gaming Association estimates that last year, 45 million people—or more than 17% of American adults—wagered $3.1 billion on the NCAA tournament. That makes it one of the nation's most popular sports betting events, alongside the Kentucky Derby and the Super Bowl. By at least one estimate, March Madness is actually the most popular betting target of all.So who's a safe bet? Oddsmakers agree with the NCAA selection committee that the No. 1 seeds are the favorites — Houston at plus-500, Alabama at plus-800, Kansas at plus-1,000 and Purdue at plus-1,200. But USA Today has a list of 10 bold predictions to get you thinking about some of the craziest things that have happened in past NCAA Tournaments and what might go down this year. “Would anyone have predicted Virginia would be the first No. 1 seed to fall, and to a team whose mascot is an adorable, lovable dog? Definitely not.”
Meanwhile:
YouTube TV just launched early access to a ‘multiview’ feature for watching four streams at once.
Have Hiccups Been Officially Cured?
A Texas SCIENTIST SAYS HE'S INVENTED A Genuine CURE
Hiccups are a low-key yet still strangely distressing physical experience. They are benign and often go away by themselves. But they're annoying, embarrassing, and inconvenient. And there's something oddly unbearable about that brief eternity when you've just hiccuped and are waiting, powerlessly, for the next one to strike.So you'll be happy to know that there appears to finally be a cure for hiccups — and yes, there is a purchase required. In an interview with The Atlantic, University of Texas at San Antonio professor and hiccup expert Ali Seifi sings the praises of his patented device, the HiccAway.Seifi's device—which is admittedly a fancy straw that he says provides the exact right amount of pressure to stop hiccups—was created after the neurointensivist (say that five times fast and it may just cure your hiccups) studied existing remedies to see which ones worked best. If you aren't interested in shelling out $14, there are also a few surprising (yet free) remedies other scientists suggest.
FYI:
While humanity has long been plagued by these phantom spasms, medical science still struggles to explain their cause.
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Drink More Water
Especially in the morning to start your day
It’s the elixir of beautiful people and the “life hack” of high-profile business leaders: plain water, chugged heartily first thing in the morning. Of course, staying properly hydrated is a basic tenet of health. It balances chemical processes in the brain, keeps your organs functioning properly and aids in recovery after a particularly grueling workout. But it turns out, there's something to this early-morning hydration.For starters, depending on your sleep schedule, your body has essentially just gone six to eight hours without a sip of anything. While most of us go right to coffee, water does wonders for your body and sets you up for success all day long. After all, water is officially considered an “essential nutrient,” meaning that your body cannot produce enough of it through metabolism to meet its daily needs. Let us explain why starting off with a full glass of water can have real benefits.
Cheers:
Here's why you want to start your day by drinking a glass of water.
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Courage costs nothing.
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