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The Internet Doctor And Unsolicited Medical Advice

The internet stew pot is always simmering with a dash of financial "wisdom" and a sprinkle of age-old relationship riddles.

It's like a never-ending episode of a cooking show where the secret ingredient is always chaos. One minute you're learning how to budget like a minimalist, and the next, you're deep in the philosophical trenches, pondering how Ratsie Setlhako might have captured modern love in a song with his one-stringed violin. And let's not forget the medical advice, served piping hot and just as reliable as a politician’s promise. It's a buffet of unsolicited guidance, where the only thing you can trust is that you'll leave with more questions than answers. So, grab a spoon and dig in – just maybe don't take the serving about limiting your wife's spending to heart, or you might find your belongings simmering in the pot next!

We live in a world of unsolicited medical advice from non-medical experts – a place where everyone's a doctor after a quick Google search. One day you're sneezing, and suddenly your neighbor, who can't tell an oesophagus from a collarbone, is doling out prescriptions like candy at Sweets From Heaven. "Have you tried cycling for your broken toe?" they ask, or "I read that brake fluid can cure your kind of hair loss!" It's all in good fun until someone tries to treat their wifi allergy with essential oils.

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