I can’t play chess for shit but am generally quite smart and a good problem solver with an acuity for breaking down information and re-communicating it to others along with myriad other complex mental tasks involving abstract input (life, people, objects, etc). How will chess ever identify me as “smart”?
Nothing has a simple answer like this, period. I can’t tell you what the solution to all of this is, but I can tell you when something is definitively not a solution. Our problems are systemic and societal, if you want to actually have a discussion about how to fix any of these things the answers, unfortunately, lurk in a distinctly messy realm; philosophy, psychology, and society not logical problem solving.
I’ve started saying to myself recently “it’s not logical to think only logic is required to help humanity” we are not logical creatures, and that’s ok, it’s actually beuatifull really. But pretending we could or should be solely logical beings while eschewing the reality of our basic nature in order to come to conclusions about humanity and its “best present and future” is just magical thinking. Ugliness always arises from these attempts to redirect our nature.
It does look like it too me, the tongue idk but the ulcer under your tongue looks like what I get. These come in waves for me, I think citrus acid is a big trigger for me, also seltzer, which has carbolic acid. I don’t know that for sure but I do think those are my biggest triggers.
Also the more dry my mouth gets the more likely I get them. They last about 2-3 weeks for me with week 2 being the worst of it. I find as I get older (43 now) the severity of them (in terms of pain) can be a lot worse than before. I started keeping Kanka and Orajel mouth wash around to ease the pain when I have them.
I also bite my cheeks or lips a lot especially when sleeping and I think somethimes that can lead to issues. But frankly, I’m not sure. Times of stress potentially, random times I sleep while breathing out of my mouth, or just plain bad luck.
I did switch up my toothpaste to one with minimal ingredients, which did seem to help. But frankly nothing has been a “fix” it’ll be fine for me for a while them bam I’ll get ‘em. They suck 😢.
My understanding is they may be linked to other issues at times but largely they are just a problem for some people. I don’t think doctors really offer much help unless there is some other underlying cause I suppose. A dentist will screen for oral cancer and whatnot but I don’t think ulcers are really related. I’ve had my dentist see them and be like “oh yeah I see you have ulcers” and that was that. None of this is medical advice just my experience. When the pain breaks it sure is a nice day though 🤗