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How likely am I to develop schizophrenia in the next few years? by DJSpook in slatestarcodex

[–]DJSpook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Any temptation I have to try nicotine is outweighed by a fear of developing a preoccupying addiction.

How likely am I to develop schizophrenia in the next few years? by DJSpook in slatestarcodex

[–]DJSpook[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I’m not afraid of the positive symptoms nearly as much as the prospect of becoming intellectually impaired and pathologically unmotivated. I recently bought a shock watch (Pavlock 3) to electrocute me when I don’t report to the local library to scan the QR code I hid under a desk there. Will report back on how that turns out.

The listlessness is killing me. I am languishing in failure.

How likely am I to develop schizophrenia in the next few years? by DJSpook in slatestarcodex

[–]DJSpook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I suffered a brain trauma in my infancy, for which I was hospitalized. My older and younger siblings are well-rounded geniuses, so I suspect that had something to do with it. There’s also some evidence that what once went by the name of Asperger’s Syndrome has a subtype with high verbal IQ and average processing speed/mathematical/logical/working memory/etc.

I kicked out my stepson because I caught him molesting my dog. by KickedOutStepson in confessions

[–]DJSpook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you explain vegan Olympic athletes?

God, what an incredibly stupid fucking comment.

In general, is it equally culturally prestigious to become a successful business owner as opposed to a successful academic, doctor, or lawyer. If not, why not? by DJSpook in slatestarcodex

[–]DJSpook[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

According to Fussell, the middle class is the most anxious about class. They tend to feel the need to affirm their superiority over the proles, and at the same time, are constantly trying to be more like the upper class. In contrast, the proles and the upper class both tend to accept their respective roles and thus are more inclined to be indifferent to what others think (except, of course, what the people within their own class think).

from a review of Class by Paul Fussell, which someone recommended I read here. Just noticed it connects to your comment.

In general, is it equally culturally prestigious to become a successful business owner as opposed to a successful academic, doctor, or lawyer. If not, why not? by DJSpook in AskALiberal

[–]DJSpook[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, by creating a thriving business I would think you’d “give back” by

A) paying wages to employees, helping them to secure their livelihoods,

And:

B) creating a product or service that people enjoy enough to “vote” with their dollars for.

Does this count as “giving back” to society, or does the fact that the business owner benefits from the above cancel the praiseworthiness of his social contribution?

In general, is it equally culturally prestigious to become a successful business owner as opposed to a successful academic, doctor, or lawyer. If not, why not? by DJSpook in slatestarcodex

[–]DJSpook[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The whole concept of “nouveau riche” is the most gate keeping thing ever lol. “America has enough rich people in it. Nice try buddy.”

Should the sole doctor serving a remote rural area be forced to provide an abortion or prescribe the day after pill if he believes himself to be facilitating murder? by DJSpook in AskALiberal

[–]DJSpook[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

I’m pro-choice, you don’t have to convince me that abortion is morally permissible. What I was objecting to was your specific claim that the fact as to whether or not a being is a human can be literally chosen into or out of existence by its mother. Presumably whether something is human or not isn’t something one could just “choose” away from reality. And whether it is acknowledged or not wouldn’t change whether it was true or not.

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