[Linkpost] “Not stepping on bugs” by Yadav

This is a link post. I let a tooth rot for over a year. It was my upper right second molar, the one just before the wisdom tooth. Every time I ate something hard, like a peanut, it would wedge into the decay and shoot a spike of pain through my upper jaw. I was lazy, so I ignored it until it got worse. And then it did. One afternoon in June, a truly terrible toothache set in. Before I could get an emergency dental appointment, I found myself standing in the shower, letting hot water run over my head to dull the pain. Afterwards, I planted my face into a cuddle bear on the sofa. I’d been told that swearing out loud helps, so I swore, muffled, into the bear. The neighbours must have been distressed. After the temporary root canal, once the pain had eased, my mind drifted [...] --- First published: August 28th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/NnmfA7QAnHweKoGTc/not-stepping-on-bugs Linkpost URL:https://y1d2.com/p/bugs --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.