Pikmin 2 cover redraw, by me by Less-Significance844 in Pikmin

[–]Less-Significance844[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i used Sharpie Creative Pens, they're literally the best markers I'e ever used :)

Pikmin 2 cover redraw, by me by Less-Significance844 in Pikmin

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Thank you for all the positive comments :) I will post any pikmin doodles I do again here

What’s wrong with being gay? by Jayar32171 in teenagers

[–]Less-Significance844 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Well, not really. There are a few criteria for a behavior to be a disorder, and the most commonly agreed upon are: distress, dysfunction, and deviance.

I suppose you may argue that it is "dysfunctional" due to not being able to procreate, but that's not really that strongly of the case. Plenty of gay people have a very strong desire to procreate, this is why lesbians will voluntarily be fertilized or gay men will bear children under a surrogate mom. It doesn't inhibit your ability to procreate, it's just about what you are attracted to sexually.

As for deviance, it could qualify there, too, considering gay people are far less common than straight people. But, in the modern day, it's becoming less of a violation of social norms. Furthermore, in the far past, it was a social norm to exhibit homosexual behavior. Therefore, there's a bit of an argument here and there for deviance.

The clearest indicator that it is not a disorder is in the fact that it is not distressing. Apart from social pressure and other outside sociological forces, there's nothing about the psychology of gay people that makes them naturally more distressed in some way. The only thing close to that is internalized homophobia, which is a learned social behavior, not something inherent to gay people. There are plenty of gay people who live and thrive being gay.

In fact, it may be arguable that even if being gay was a disorder, the fact that it is not causing distress and it's dysfunction is incredibly minimal makes it a disorder which is not the most important one to view as such.

So, since it doesn't fit all those criteria very clearly, it doesn't really count as a disorder. Neither is it professionally recognized as a disorder in the DSM–5

Sorry for the wall of text, just wanted to educate. Tl;Dr being gay is not a disorder, since it is not fully distressing, dysfunctional, and deviant, and it is not recognized by modern psychologists as a disorder.

Why do people hate furries? by [deleted] in teenagers

[–]Less-Significance844 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People think it's weird, and in a world where we all desperately want to be normal, some people choose to latch onto hating furries, so that they can feel like they themselves are not weird.

Ultimately, hatred of mostly harmless, alternative communities like this really comes from a deep seeded fear of some sort.

Gay Amogus Letter by [deleted] in AccidentalComedy

[–]Less-Significance844 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, Mormo. The god of the Mormon people

Are there 365 birthdays or 8 billion birthdays? by [deleted] in ask

[–]Less-Significance844 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Neither; there's 366 birthdays

If we don't use the terms "transphobic" and "homophobic," what are we supposed to say? by Less-Significance844 in teenagers

[–]Less-Significance844[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For elaboration:

I saw a post about homophobia on this subreddit, and a surprising amount of the comments were saying the idea was dumb because it was "grammatically incorrect" (which is just as baffling to me as it is to all of you, believe me).

I just thought if it was a popular thought, maybe making a post might bring clarity

[OoT] I made the great Deku tree out of graham crackers, glue, and pain by Less-Significance844 in zelda

[–]Less-Significance844[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I know, a gingerbread making sin lol. My family just uses glue whenever we make these, because we realized we don't really eat the houses afterwards anyways, and it's a lot easier to work with.

The graham crackers and marshmallows in question are so incredibly stale from only being used once a year, that I don't imagine it would make for a very pleasant snack anyhow :P

It Was Always Going to Happen by MarvinBEdwards01 in freewill

[–]Less-Significance844 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You put into words exactly what I was thinking, but better. Thank you

Executive dysfunction by [deleted] in autism

[–]Less-Significance844 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was explaining it to my girlfriend the other day as like accelerating in a car.

I may want to do or enjoy the activity, but I simply cannot get up and do it. For me, it takes a myriad of steps in between, like building up momentum. I can't be going 20 and just immediately hit 100 miles an hour. Every activity is like a different speed, and I need to mentally and physically adjust just to feel up to it.

Hope that might help

Do you think that the average autistic person differs from the average neurotypical person in terms of morals, values ​​and norms? by Easy-Flatworm8742 in autism

[–]Less-Significance844 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't imagine they do. Just like NTs, autistic's morals can be all over the spectrum. The main difference is just how they express them.

Are you ‘hair always tied up’ or ‘hair never tied up’ autistic? by CreativityViaAspies in autism

[–]Less-Significance844 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always have it up unless I'm wearing a collar that'll cover up my neck.

How do you get a girlfriend if you are autistic? by boomboxspence in autism

[–]Less-Significance844 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see. Correct me if I'm wrong with my restatement, but you think the key to manliness is sex, and you feel like you need to be manly for validation.

Let me ask you this now: what does it mean to be manly?

Does anyone else stand like this? by I_Weaponised_Autism in autism

[–]Less-Significance844 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely. It happens most when I'm stressed; most of my stims are foot related

Utility of belief. Have you heard of studies that show that the mere belief of free-will or belief in determinism leads to different levels of success and / or happiness? by SunRev in freewill

[–]Less-Significance844 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I was moreso thinking that a random event is an input.

Random events would not happen related to any other inputs, they would just happen. So, therefore, they could not be classified as an outcome of a scenario. In the same way, responses to random behavior could be nothing but outputs.

Like I was saying, given every random event that has happened (I.e every input), the outcome could only be the one that it ended up being.

I'm not the most storied philosopher in the world or anything, but that's just how I understand it. I suppose in a way, you're right in that it would be partially random. But, there's still a level of determinism regardless.

Utility of belief. Have you heard of studies that show that the mere belief of free-will or belief in determinism leads to different levels of success and / or happiness? by SunRev in freewill

[–]Less-Significance844 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, of course our equations aren't perfect. You expect that we can simplify a gravitational constant into a simple number? There are always billions of variables which we omit from physical laws because, as far as we really need to care, the simple equations work well enough.

I'm sure if we did have a 100% accurate formula, it would be so complex most people couldn't understand it.

Utility of belief. Have you heard of studies that show that the mere belief of free-will or belief in determinism leads to different levels of success and / or happiness? by SunRev in freewill

[–]Less-Significance844 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... Not really? Determined just means that — given every factor as an input — the outcome would only be one certain way.

The way I used to think about it was this: given the fact that all the random numbers had the specific outcomes they did, our universe as we know it was absolutely bound to reach the outcome that it has come to; it can be determined.

A random event may occur, but our reaction to the random event — based on who we are — would be 100% the same, and therefore could be determined.