Héctor Álvarez

Héctor Álvarez

@happytiger673802 · Jan 11, 2026

CMV: "Every case is different / ask your doctor" is gatekeeping bs

This is most commonly seen with law firms / healthcare providers, where they publish a general article about some question and end with this to encourage a consultation. I consider this gatekeeping because I assume / it is reasonable to assume that every profession has an SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), i.e. a series of "If this Then that, Else ((nested) If this Then that, Else...)".
For example, for every case a lawyer will handle, there will be some applicable law. Because the law defines the condition for someone to be considered guilty, the lawyer just applies the conditions to find feasible defenses. For the sake of this discussion, case law is treated the same as statutory law. Thus, lawyers just "execute" a series of "if-else" statements.
It's the same for doctors. A doctor orders a series of labs (or observe symptoms), and based on those ("If-else") make diagnosis or prescribe medication (and decide dosage).
TLDR: "Every case / everyone is different" is not true. Almost everything (or at least the most common things) can be described as a bunch of "If-else"'s, thus the claim of "uniqueness" is simply gatekeeping and a way to generate revenue.

Héctor Álvarez

@happytiger673802 · Jan 10, 2026

I feel useless

My entire life I’ve been overweight, it used to really bother me in like 7th and 8th grade, but i eventually learned to love myself for who I am and become the best version of myself just for me. I’m now in the absolute best shape in my life (I’m still definitely overweight but the improvement is visible) and recently I began taking some extra Physical Education classes to see just how much I’ve improved, and yet on every single run, I’ve come dead last. I feel all those years of self hatred rush back as I watch each of my classmates pass me by and I feel like all the effort I’ve put in has been for nothing. I’ll admit it’s not as bad as before, I used to feel like i shouldn’t even be alive, but the self hate is still there and I can’t see myself ever escaping it.

Héctor Álvarez

@happytiger673802 · Jan 10, 2026

I think someone is putting a spell on my mom. What should I do?

My mom got out of a toxic relationship a while ago, but since then, many strange and unfortunate coincidences have occurred. Things disappear from the house even though we all remember seeing them in certain places. She's developed bruises and red spots all over her body. She's lost a lot of weight very quickly. You might think that's not so strange, but it gets worse. Every person who has come to help her move on has had terrible things happen to them. One of them got leukemia and had to leave my mom, saying he didn't want to cause her any more harm. My mom's cousin sent her a message at Christmas when she was alone because I was with my dad, and he specifically asked her to read the messages he sent her, but he couldn't send them because he literally died very soon after; he was hit by a train. I'm scared. I don't want anything bad to happen to my mom, me, or my family. Please help me figure out what to do.

Héctor Álvarez

@happytiger673802 · Jan 10, 2026

Minor details not mentioned

I won't give real names out of respect, but this happened in my town a few years ago, and it still makes me uncomfortable to remember it.
A woman was reported missing after not showing up for work for three days straight. It wasn't like her. She lived alone, had a strict routine, and always let someone know when she was going to be absent. The police searched her house and found no signs of violence. The door was locked, the bed made, her cell phone on the table.
The case quickly went cold.
The strange thing was a detail that almost no one mentioned: the oven clock. It was exactly 47 minutes fast. No one could explain why.
Months later, a technician inspecting the building for a gas leak found human remains in the utility space between two apartments. The body was so decomposed that it was impossible to determine the exact cause of death. The case was closed as an accident.
But when the police reconstructed the timeline, they realized something disturbing: the last time the oven had been used coincided with the actual time of death… not the time shown on the clock.
Someone had changed the time afterward.
The person who did it was never found.
And that detail never appeared in a final report.

Héctor Álvarez

@happytiger673802 · Jan 10, 2026

A small moment that stuck with me longer than I thought it would

I didn’t have a bad day but I didn’t have a great one either Just one of those days where you feel mentally drained for no clear reason
While I was out running errands a stranger noticed I looked a bit overwhelmed and casually said Hey you’re doing okay Be kind to yourself
That was it Nothing deep nothing dramatic They probably forgot about it right after
But I didn’t
It slowed me down for a second and honestly made the rest of my day feel lighter It reminded me how small unplanned moments like that can mean more than we expect

Héctor Álvarez

@happytiger673802 · Jan 9, 2026

It's still wild to me that most of the world still prohibits cannabis.

Like I don't even drink anymore, why would I? Weed makes you feel great, treats my chronic pain as well as T3s, gives me an appetite when I otherwise wouldn't - I could go on.
It's a harmless plant that can actually benefit people. Yet countries are willing to destroy people's lives over it. Crazy.