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| Topic | What's the point following mainstream politics in America when nothing changes? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:49:07 PM #6 | Doom_Art posted... you gave yourself away here my guy Was I supposed to not? Morality and wokeness aren't obligations. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | What's the point following mainstream politics in America when nothing changes? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:42:46 PM #3 | MacandCheese5 posted... You follow it to make sure what's going on. That's the exhausting part. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Why do anti vaxxers think they're smart? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:34:10 PM #18 | krazychao5 posted... i honeslty think autistic people would be able to detect sarcasm better in text than normal people do. kinda inverse relationship where the autist can pick up cues when it's not inperson I certainly communicate better online, and generally avoid IRL social interaction. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:30:21 PM #36 | Pogo_Marimo posted... I don't particularly feel like explaining anything to you, to be quite honest, after you decided to attack me personally for no good reason whatsoever and have yet to apologize. So how about you fuck off, if I may borrow a term here, bitch. Fair enough, lol. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | What's the point following mainstream politics in America when nothing changes? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:29:55 PM #1 | I know some people, apparently, care more about social justice issues than they do their own mental health, but I personally think this is quite dangerous. There are plenty of things I'd like to see changed in America, but I stopped following politics because of constant exposure to misery. The status quo doesn't change, and if it does, it typically takes entire generations. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Do you think you should care about what people think? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:24:36 PM #5 | Pandamonic posted... Absolutely. The neighbours in particular. Loud music at 3 AM? --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Do you think you should care about what people think? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:22:01 PM #2 | The ones who actually try not to are labeled sociopaths. You can't win for losing with people. This means the phrase "Be yourself" shouldn't be taken to its corollary if you value social cohesion. People need to seriously think before they start spouting off sophistry maxims like this; not talking about you, just that specific phrasing in general since this topic kinda reminded me of it. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | How many times have you flown in your life? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:21:00 PM #11 | Like thrice. I've never had a flight longer than two hours. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:19:41 PM #31 | Pogo_Marimo posted... I never implied anything. You're again trying to baselessly assign an implicit motive to other people's actions. Perhaps I'm just not understanding, but aren't implications neutral? Like, you can straight up do something without actually intending to. In fact, don't most people communicate with gestures and ambiguous signals? Whether you did or didn't do what I thought you did is irrelevant to this fact. So now I'm even more confused. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:17:11 PM #27 | Bandit_Keith posted... ...What smells like a meltdown- Does it bring down your group dynamic? Leave the topic then. :D --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:16:18 PM #25 | I'm legit confused now, though. How did I judge your motives here? I'll own the other things, but what? --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:14:52 PM #23 | LinkFanatic posted... Are you implying I can't make mistakes? That's what I thought, bitch. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:14:26 PM #22 | Doe posted... magine thinking you're important enough that I'd actually go out of my way to look for your topic. Imagine thinking you're important enough that I'd actually go out of my way to look for your topic. I literally just happened to see it at the very bottom of the topic list right below the post box, and saw that it had no replies. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:07:54 PM #18 | Doe posted... Imagine digging that far back into the catalog to write all this tripe as though you're owning someone. Even admitting that you have no idea what the topic is about and then projecting onto the OP that "your emotions don't define reality." What happened, bad day at work? Imagine thinking you're important enough that I'd actually go out of my way to look for your topic. I literally just happened to see it at the very bottom of the topic list right below the post box, and saw that it had no replies. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:06:33 PM #17 | Pogo_Marimo posted... Literally minutes apart from each other homie. Are you implying I can't make mistakes? People aren't infallible. If anything, you're the one giving off the implication that they should be. You didn't even come close to pwning me. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Why do anti vaxxers think they're smart? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 4:04:10 PM #16 | Trumble posted... It's almost as if I used quotes and italics for a reason. I literally had to put a /s tag on r/TropicalWeather the other day just for drawing attention to the fact that the average pleb complains about how the National Hurricane Center is purposefully inflating tropical storm and hurricane numbers with the intention of validating climate change. What actually happened was that there was a disturbance off Atlantic Canada that was attempting to develop, which is why I made the comment. These folks appear to believe that for some reason, a tropical storm over the open Atlantic only affecting maritime shipping lanes for a day or two before dissipating shouldn't get christened a name because of...arbitrary reasons. This sort of thing is so very common among the meteorology community that I was, again, simply astonished that these guys actually needed a bonafide /s tag when I made that post when that disturbance got its own thread on said sub. What's interesting is that I'm autistic and a lot of people aren't; if anything, you'd think I'd be less likely to detect sarcasm than them, as opposed to the other way around. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:58:46 PM #8 | Solar_Crimson posted... *googles* I normally don't think morality should be a consideration within any fictional franchise; be as controversial as you want, fuck the masses. I also don't think that fiction needs to teach broader moral lessons. Evil for evil's sake is totally fine by me. CP is probably the only time where I'd object though. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Why do anti vaxxers think they're smart? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:56:33 PM #14 | MixedRaceBaby posted... i think most people who believe in shit like cyrstals and mlms and oils and conspiracy theories do so because in their heads, this is some secret knowledge that gets them a leg up on others. and they indulge in it because they know deep down that they're uneducated fucks Isn't it better to just not assume someone's motives either way? We're often quite far off the mark whenever we do. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Why do anti vaxxers think they're smart? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:55:22 PM #13 | I'd straight up call them stupid if I were in one of my regular vindictive/petty moods, but if I'm feeling more neutral like I am right now, then I think it's more fair to say that even smart people can and often do make mistakes. Of course, willful ignorance is also intrinsic to a lot of these people, in which case, yeah you're straight up moronic in every sense of the word. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | People stopped caring about that AI Dungeon game when they implemented anti-pedo |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:53:49 PM #2 | Not sure what you're talking about, but I'm relatively certain based merely on what little you've said here that not only are you trying to bait us with a pointless topic to inflate your fragile ego, you're also projecting. You don't get to assume what other people's intentions are just because you're passionate about a topic. Your emotions don't define reality. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | There is absolutely no reason felons shouldnt be able to vote. |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:46:23 PM #5 | A lot of the things the US does are entirely backward. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | White men are privileged. |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:34:01 PM #9 | Orlando_Jordan posted... Clearly white men are at the top of the hierarchy. I don't know enough to say if there are or not; I just know about the racism bit. I won't be convinced without examples, though. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | White men are privileged. |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:29:00 PM #4 | Eh? I don't think this is true. White people are privileged, sure, but only in a racial way. If anything, I actually think that hetero women have the advantage over men in the dating scene...not just whites. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | the more i work at my job, the more i realize no one knows what they're doing |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:27:19 PM #5 | CapnMuffin posted... My old co-worker: Uh, (Capn Muffin)? Im sending a wire transfer and I cant find Africa in the list of countries. XD --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Why did Austria get a sandwich? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:22:50 PM #2 | ? --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | the more i work at my job, the more i realize no one knows what they're doing |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:22:11 PM #2 | I worked at Walmart for 5 years and could run circles around 90% of my own bosses. People are monumentally incompetent. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | The singer admitted they accidentally misgender themselves sometimes. |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:18:08 PM #26 | Always nice to see reasonable trans people that doesn't fly off the handle by default if you unintentionally mislabel them. My friend got outed from a Facebook group for accidentally misremembering somebody else's gender. Protip: Projection makes you a bitch in this case, Karen. Just like it makes you a dick to do so yourself, Brad. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Your reaction if you were pranked into kissing a person who is mtf transgender? |
| LinkFanatic 07/15/21 3:14:23 PM #32 | inb4 SJWs claim that you're obligated to do it because they're transgender, and if you don't go through with it, you're transphobic by default; from here, what'll happen is that I'll get called a transphobe for saying this, despite not only being gay, but openly going out of my way to actively learn more about transgender people as well. Why will that happen? Because that's the thing with SJWs (well, anyone; mob mentality is an unfortunate reality that people think is justified even for social causes and it isn't): they don't want to be persuaded. They want to antagonize and control and belittle those who disagree even slightly, and then ostracize them from the group. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Wait so if the actual purpose of Reddit's downvote feature is to |
| LinkFanatic 07/14/21 3:48:25 PM #11 | Squall28 posted... I do it out of pettiness. Feels good man Hey, at least you're honest. Doubt you'd be good in a debate, though. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Wait so if the actual purpose of Reddit's downvote feature is to |
| LinkFanatic 07/14/21 3:47:45 PM #10 | FabIe posted... Some subs disable downvotes for that reason. Interesting. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Wait so if the actual purpose of Reddit's downvote feature is to |
| LinkFanatic 07/14/21 3:47:21 PM #8 | Doom_Art posted... It's there so conservatives and chuds have something to complain about when reality hits them in the face and they realize no one agrees with or likes them It ain't just conservatives. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Wait so if the actual purpose of Reddit's downvote feature is to |
| LinkFanatic 07/14/21 3:30:48 PM #1 | Keep irrelevant or divisive posts out of a particular sub (rather than a bandwagon disagree button that idiots use to validiate their insecurities in a pointless mob circlejerk that doesn't actually bolster their "points" at all), then why do I constantly see folks arbitrarily downvoting relevant, non-offensive comments that are identical in nature to each other? The differing content shouldn't matter if it's relevant to the sub, right? Reddit is such a toxic, circlejerking echo chamber. I mean this place is too, but at least there's no dislike button, so people have to actually engage. This should be mainstream. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 10:25:20 AM #27 | BlameAnesthesia posted... These subjective experiences impact someone's ability to fit within our system. But the paradigm that everyone should conform to their culture or else they're mentally ill is extremely toxic, and people abuse this shit way too fucking much, then get on my case for speaking out against it. What if I don't like my culture and prefer to live individually? In my experience, individual morality is generally more consistent, but social norms are extremely hypocritical, so I have little inhibition about breaking them at my convenience. People always say to put yourself first before anyone else, so that's what I'm doing; I'm just taking it to its corollary. Perhaps if people didn't want folks like myself taking those statements and running with them, they shouldn't be non-literal. What the fuck is up with that shit, anyway? Just speak what's on your god damned mind. >_> Not directing any of this to you directly, but I felt like seguing into a rant about this, given that it's a topic I'm quite passionate about for obvious reasons. You don't just fucking blindly accept the morality of the people who wronged you for 10 years, or at least I don't. BlameAnesthesia posted... And for what it's worth, if you have enough self-reflection to contemplate if you're a sociopath, you very likely aren't a sociopath. At this point, it comes down to two things (as far as I can tell): a) my past traumas fucked me up to the point where my emotions are now effectively buried (if you're an anime fan, think --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 8:33:50 AM #25 | TrollTrace posted... Also please excuse me if thispost seemsoffensive, i got a flag from gfaqs that it might be i was just giving you tips so you can get your ssi. GameFAQs auto-flags any posts containing the word autism in a non-clinical manner. The reason you received that prompt is because the post you quoted, mine, had that phrase in it. Not offended. As far as the autistic stuff is concerned, I only get offended when people that aren't autistic demand that I behave the way my culture says I should, just to make them comfortable. I make that distinction for myself, and am basically an IRL Chaotic Neutral (and no, I don't really give a fuck if anyone finds this edgy or whatever. Not everyone is on the same page about humanity as you either. The sooner people realize that, the better). --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 8:32:15 AM #24 | TrollTrace posted... I do not want children and unfortunately that does not attract the opposite sex much because most woman i meet nowadays want to settle down and be stay at home moms and expect me to provide a lavish lifestyle for their lazy asses I'm a homo, so I unfortunately can't relate. I do agree that hetero women control the dating dynamic though, and this applies regardless of what anybody says. TrollTrace posted... They do not seem to care that i am miserable, depressed and lonely they just think that because they are my gf it will all magically go away. Take it from me: there's no faster way to cause people to leave you than admit that you're depressed. Everyone refers you to a therapist as some sort of default, usually because a) they have no idea how to deal with your shit, or b) their mental stamina is extremely weak (there are likely several different reasons for this, including biology, although I suspect -- strongly -- that the latter is related in no small way to capitalism. How are you gonna have the energy for others if you're exhausted after work everyday)? I'm not saying that's good or bad, and this is just my experience, but either way...relationships are nowhere near as beneficial as people say; they only work if you're on the same page. If you happen to disagree with morally or have high standards, then you probably won't be happy in one; I'm not, so I choose to be alone. People should, ideally, be there for you more often, but sadly...they won't. TrollTrace posted... Dude you gotta make friends with the staff or something like that to get on their good side otherwise theyll never give you free money. I know how to play situations to my favor. Part of being sociopathic. :P TrollTrace posted... Dont expect much btw but at least you will get the best health insurance. This year i am thinking of getting my teeth fixed. I don't need a lot. I just wanna regularly travel; most notably, storm chasing. TrollTrace posted... This year i am thinking of getting my teeth fixed. I chipped one of mine two weeks ago on some Air Heads I was eating, and now my cavity that resides there is exposed. Doesn't hurt too much...yet, but toothaches ain't no small thang, bruh. Are all of your teeth bad, or just some? --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 8:05:55 AM #22 | TrollTrace posted... I am a bit manic cuz i have not slept all night. I'm bipolar too. Type 1. Those 24-36 hour days suck. TrollTrace posted... But bro you should not feel bad if you cannot work. I don't, lol; as I said, I might be sociopathic anyway. I have far more qualities of it (according to the APA, anyways -_-) than just full-time NEET; I must say though, that perk is nice, and the more people get angry at me about it, the happier I'll be. :P TrollTrace posted... I do not work either and live with my folks. Are they understanding? TrollTrace posted... My dream is to be able to re enter the work force somehow so i can make some money and travel a bit, be able to have a gf who understands my limitations etc. I feel that, save the work thing >_>. Right now I'm trying to get SSI so I can do just that (travel; I'm decidedly aromantic, and a possible sociopath really shouldn't be dating anybody anyway). I'm having some trouble getting an autism evaluation as an adult, though, but I share a ton of symptoms of Aspergers. I already have like two official diagnoses on my medical record, so adding one or more can't hurt my success prospects. As I mentioned before though, breaking through bureaucratic red tape is hard. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 7:57:09 AM #20 | TrollTrace posted... I was just ranting about how psychiatrists will hear some kind of trauma and instantly try to gaslight you, same with therapists, as if they have not gotten picked on or gone through anything traumatizing in their life. Its all bullshit. I am not saying the traumas one endures are insignificant, i am saying as you age you naturally develop a thick skin and psychiatrists and therapists specialize in breaking people down and exposing their biggest weaknesses often times causing more damage than actually fixing. That is the business they are in, they are in the business of exploiting emotional trauma. Fuck them. This sounds like projection. It doesn't really tell us anything other than your own experience with psychologists (which also seems heavily biased, btw). Still, you did say you wanted to rant rather than actually discuss anything, so I'm presuming you're purposefully shutting yourself off from logic. Fine by me. Just make the intention clear. :) --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 7:43:12 AM #17 | TrollTrace posted... insignificant childhood traumas. This comment makes me think you don't understand trauma as well as you think. You can't call an experience that wasn't yours insignificant. I don't particularly care that it comes off as undermining other people's struggles (again, possible sociopath here), but my best friend did this to me and it was one of the reasons we stopped being friends (rather quickly afterward, I might add), so this is one topic I do relate emotionally to. Each person responds to a traumatic event(s) differently; some handle them better than others, and some don't. That's how it goes. Whether it's significant or not is up to the person to decide. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 7:41:23 AM #16 | TrollTrace posted... Have you ever been to group therapy? No, but how would group therapy help me when I'm referring specifically to my problems? It's not as if me being a NEET isn't a mutually-consensual thing among my two roommates, if that's what you're implying? I do suspect I may be sociopathic due to a traumatic past, but I'm not a total jackass; I'd work if they asked me to. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 7:33:20 AM #14 | TrollTrace posted... Yeah and their fix to that is antipsychotics and antidepressants so you can get a worthless depressing job and buy bullshit to keep you entertained. Both those things mess with the natural frequency of your body and turns you into a weaker version of yourself. Medication helps some people, but it hasn't done shit for me. I'm actually considering ECT now, but good luck breaking through bureaucratic red tape. Fucking idiots. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 7:32:15 AM #12 | clyde_frog posted... Arent sociopaths known for having the ability to climb corporate ladders with ease? Sociopaths are quite proficient at pretending in order to get ahead, so yes. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 7:31:33 AM #10 | Hornezz posted... The personality disorders all have diagnostic criteria covering impairment or the inability to function in life. What is required to function 'normally' depends entirely on the context of society and culture, so it's not possible to keep that out of the equation. Perhaps I just don't understand psychology well enough, but isn't biology a part of this too? Sure biology and culture overlap, but like for example, some people are born with brain deformities that end up impairing their ability to function in society. Labeling this person as mentally disabled in some way doesn't really seem arbitrary because presumably, you'd be able to actually scan that person's brain for said deformity, and then attribute their subsequent behavior to that, at least partially. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 6:51:40 AM #6 | Hornezz posted... The ability to hold down consistent employment is definitely one of the expectations of our culture. It's useless to me then, other than the being a dick to people part, because that actually does make sense. The reason I'm asking is because I don't believe in social obligations and have a particular contempt for social hierarchies, and especially capitalism; I haven't worked in over two years and I have no plans to unless either of my roommates ask me to. They haven't. Why can't they make a more objective definition, rather than something as arbitrary as culure? This seems fucking stupid. There's more to life than being a slave to employment. I don't owe my culture a damn thing. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 6:30:32 AM #3 | Crono99 posted... Being constantly manipulative and not giving a shit about anyone and having no sense of loyalty or duty certainly doesn't help I'm imagining someone being employed on their own; no spouse or children to take care of. In that scenario, what "duty" are they violating exactly? First part of your post enlightened me though. Thanks! --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Any psychologists here (or anyone erudite in it) care to explain how... |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 6:26:20 AM #1 | ...the inability to hold down consistent employment is an inherently sociopathic trait? DSM-5 says the following about sociopathy: "Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is a deeply ingrained and rigid dysfunctional thought process that focuses on social irresponsibility with exploitive, delinquent, and criminal behavior with no remorse. Disregard for and the violation of others' rights are common manifestations of this personality disorder, which displays symptoms that include failure to conform to the law, inability to sustain consistent employment, deception, manipulation for personal gain, and incapacity to form stable relationships.[1]" Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546673/ I'm not here to argue against the science, but I'm definitely not seeing the connection. It seems like this is a definition that psychologists structured within a capitalistic paradigm, so to me it just comes off as arbitrary. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Writers of fiction aren't obligated to include broader moral points in their |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 5:41:39 AM #6 | R_Jackal posted... I always wanted to write, but it seems like too much hassle nowadays. Same, but I have a very narrow opinion of humanity by default anyway, along with highly limited patience; so for me, it'd be even worse. Shame people gotta suck so much. There's nothing they won't attempt to control with some arbitrary, quasi-useless hierarchical power structure. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Writers of fiction aren't obligated to include broader moral points in their |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 5:37:40 AM #4 | Smackems posted... How am I supposed to know if I like them or not unless they lay out their political views Some people like villains just because they're bad; and that's okay. Guide posted... I hope it gets nipped in the bud. It's mostly a tumblr niche idea that gets amplified by people who enjoy having things to be angry about, which gets it to leak to the broader audience. I don't think it's just Tumblr; I had a few Facebook friends that were like this. In fact, the broader community that they were a part of (a debate group) was so left-leaning that I've seen them make similar statements such as this. They were also honestly ridiculous enough to tell my friend that he's racist for choosing not to learn additional languages to compensate non-English speakers. Shit like this needs to stay the fuck out of fiction. Period. --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
| Topic | Writers of fiction aren't obligated to include broader moral points in their |
| LinkFanatic 07/12/21 5:31:16 AM #1 | ...stories. For example, I like Freeza from DB, yet some people claim that he's racist. He is, but so what? That's part of his charm. Why? Because it makes for an actually good villain that has a satisfying end. Villains don't always need redeemable qualities or Naruto emo levels like Nagato/Pain from the Akatsuki; it is completely okay to simply like a villain for being evil. You aren't a bad person for doing so. Perhaps I've just been exposed to the wrong people, but nowadays it seems like with social justice issues at the forefront of our society, that people think you should cater to specific demographics or be aware of who you could offend; but the point of art is to literally do what you want with it. Nobody else's opinion should ever be relevant. Also, constraining yourself to cultural paradigms can certainly truncate the potential of your writing. You also don't need a reason to be controversial in your works, either; not everything has to be morally upstanding all the time. It is okay to be selfish. I mean sure, call it bad writing in that case (because it is), but nobody needs to keep social mores in mind when creating fictional works. That's their work, not yours. You have no say in how they write it, and it's better that way. I enjoy anime like Berserk and Hellsing where the violence and gore is unbelievably detailed, and again, I like them for that. It isn't simply a reflection of the author's persona either, just in case anybody uses that argument; that's called morally projecting, and when it gets to that point, I'm not sure it'd be a good idea to indulge a discussion. There is NO inherent connection. At most, I'd be okay with putting trigger warnings at the front of my hypothetical works of fiction if I were a mangaka or novelist --- Because Jesus never beat a gangster over the head with a steel chair. - TastyTiana If he did, I probably would have read the bible by now. - E_S_M_Z |
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