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    I think in the West, and particularly in the United States, it's not so much a matter of laziness, as it's not so incorporated into the work day. My hunch is, if people have any kind of lunch break, that there are plenty of people taking naps during that period of time. The office or shop just doesn't shut down during that time, so commerce goes on.

    I myself am not much for taking naps. They don't really help me—at least not the 10-20 minute variety. I end up feeling more groggy and out of sorts than I did when I took the nap. I know I'm not typical of most people in this regard, however.

    I find if I go to bed at a reasonable time and wake up somewhat early, say between 5 and 6:30 AM, that I can function quite well throughout the day if I take some breaks, maybe do something physical for a while, and then go back to the computer. it's when i don't get up so much that I tend to run down.

    Of course, watching what someone eats, too, is something that will help with alertness. Not all foods that we eat for lunch will give us the boost of energy we need. In fact, they do quite the opposite. So figuring out what those foods are that help is part of it.

    That's not to say that naps are bad. I'm sure they work for plenty of people, and really, there shouldn't be anything wrong with it. I just don't anticipate everyone in the office taking a nap at the same time, or it becoming a national thing to do in the U.S.

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    I don't know if it matters much anymore—in the United States at least, there's a lot of blending of the two major parties going on in the center, so only the fringes on either side look all that different. However, those are the folks that most often get the press, and so it looks like there's quite a bit of difference, when really, it's not so much a difference in direction as it is a matter of velocity.

    Socially, the two are quite close on a lot of issues, but again, it's what's called the far left or the far right that ends up on television. Meanwhile, things go on as they have and more happens as the people in general get complacent. It's why we still have tons of legislation that one party or the other swore to get rid of.

    I think in too many cases, it comes down to winning. With this last election, the Republicans ended up coming together just enough with a few disillusioned folks from the Democrats and some so-called Independents to put Trump in the White House. This because people were more fully against the Democrat frontrunner, Hillary Clinton, than they were really completely for Trump (though he certainly has a solid base). It was beat Clinton at all costs.

    So, when that's more or less the mentality, it doesn't really matter. As it is, while many of us think Republicans are mostly conservative and Democrats are mostly left leaning, that's not very true of Republicans. They can tax and spend just as easily as anyone, and they can try to impose their ideals just like Democrats can.

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    I can't speak to why anyone chooses to use 'bot services', but typically what I've read in post or comments, the reasons break down more or less along these lines:

    PROMOTION

    People spend STEEM/SBD to get an upvote sufficient to put them at or near the top of trending pages. There's the main trending page, and then there are the trending pages for each of the tags. To get to the top of the main trending page takes a pretty high upvote, and that's probably coming from more than one bidbot or service. The amount necessary to get there is generally out of reach of most members on the platform to do on a regular basis. So, whether or not it's that effective as a promotional tool is debatable.

    Unfortunately, users see others doing, see the large value allocated to their post, and think it's something they should do, without really knowing what it means. The actual net value of the post is going to be far less once the amount spent on the votes is factored in, but no one other than the user really sees that part.

    BELIEF IN THEIR WORK

    This one is used with self-upvoting, too, but basically, it's how some people say they show that they think their post is really good, important, newsworthy, etc. So, they use the bidbots to show that belief in their work.

    ROI

    There is a belief that using bidbots can give one a fairly reasonable rate of return. In some cases it can, but whether or not that is a universal experience, or something that can be sustained over multiple uses is again, something that is debatable. It requires knowing what bots to use and when, and doing that research every single time. It requires timing and knowledge of how each bot works. And because the bots are not in business to lose money, they will do what is best for business, and that's not always going to favor the user, though it certainly can in cases.

    DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER

    I believe this is as real a reason as any as to why people use bot services. They really don't know what they're getting into. They see others doing it, so they try it. They may have some success, so they keep trying. And since they're not really keeping track of what's going on, they don't always know immediately if they're actually gaining anything from it.

    STEEM has a significant amount of churn. So, it's natural that new people will continue to repeat what they see others doing until they figure out their best path. Maybe that does include bidbots. Regardless, until they get up to speed on how the platform works, they're bound to copy what they think successful people are doing.

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    We all have some kind of a belief system. We can choose to believe something or not. What we shouldn't do, is try to impose our beliefs on others. When any organization (church, government, school, etc.) attempts to make its members, citizens, students believe certain things or act against their will, they are overstepping their bounds.

    Belief should not be compulsory in any form.

    So, as far as the strictly conservative evangelical movements go, they are free to believe as they wish, and they shouldn't be expected by outside forces to change with the times or the new ideals of society. If someone doesn't believe what is preached, they can certainly leave and join another church or faith that believes as they do, or see if they can get the movement/church to make changes (however that might happen).

    Regarding beliefs, each one of us arrives at our convictions through experience and what we perceive to be true. Being conservative or more liberal comes about through what we're taught, and how those teachings ultimately line up with what we feel.

    I'm not an evangelical, but many would consider the doctrine I follow to be quite conservative, even though, relatively speaking, others would be more strict.

    There comes a point, though, where everyone needs to determine whether or not what they believe, or what they're following, is right. In the case of evangelicals, I would guess they believe it's God's will they are following. If that's true, that it is really God's will, then they would be right to follow it, rather than straying from the truth.

    If it's actually man's interpretation of God's will, then there's a problem. Man's ways are not God's ways, and the former needs to align with the latter.

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    Congratulations @musing-threads!
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