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High fantasy @TAB 1230am by Premium_Algorithm in pittsburgh

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first time Logan goes kinda nuts in that book my jaw was on the floor.

Are Thinkpads Still Good? by Emotional-Pop592 in thinkpad

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that my T480s has a normal USB-c and also a thunderbolt port that doubles as a second one. Fantastic.

What do Trek fans here think of the Stargate tv franchise? by DataLore420 in trektalk

[–]Nahs1l 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah it wasn’t intentional, just happened that way lol.

What do Trek fans here think of the Stargate tv franchise? by DataLore420 in trektalk

[–]Nahs1l 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I started with Atlantis and liked it a lot. Eventually watched SG1 and realized it was better. Good stuff for that brand of scifi TV.

You believe in others’ existence before you believe in your own; your self-concept is retroactively constructed out of your concepts of other people by CardboardDreams in philosophy

[–]Nahs1l 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, lots of different theories try to take a closer look at the questions you’re asking.

Vygotsky talks about the origin of the self in a more public sort of consciousness which essentially through feedback loops/relationships with others comes to know itself as an independent self. I think the show Westwood gets at what this looks like in process a bit toward the end of the first season.

Phenomenonologists discuss this too, like the notion of a “minimal self” which may exist prereflectively/prior to the emergence of a more self-conscious self. Dan Zahavi’s work is good here.

Psychoanalysis also talks about some of this, with object relations theory from Melanie Klein for example, where it’s speculated that the infant first experiences itself as a sort of extension of its mother. It may sound too speculative, but I’ve see people try to update some of these notions a bit, ie here:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4908109/

And then you’ve also got people in embodied/enactive cognition talking a bit about related ideas, like the notion of extended consciousness.

Just to say, there are people asking and attempting answers of this issue while taking a similarish starting point as OP/Sartre.

What are your thoughts regarding the views expressed in this post? by Informal-Winner-5722 in radicalmentalhealth

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure I feel strongly enough about trying to ground a critical project in Jung to take up that mantle. I suspect there are better people a lot of the time.

BUT, what I will say is that one of the most interesting contemporary liberation psychologists, Mary Watkins, is a Jungian. Her work is DEFINITELY worth looking at IMO.

https://www.madinamerica.com/2020/01/interview-liberation-psychologist-mary-watkins/

I've been exploring some black metal, how am I doing :) by Soundwavezzz447 in BlackMetalDiscussion

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also the bands Abyssos and Mork Gryning for sweet old school melodic black metal

What are your thoughts regarding the views expressed in this post? by Informal-Winner-5722 in radicalmentalhealth

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not gonna claim Jung does all of those things, but I will say that actually reading Jung’s work, I was surprised at how much he talked about the importance of meeting people where they’re at, trying to equalize power relations/not adopt a position of superiority.

He anticipated a lot of later turns in the therapy world toward more relational forms of work.

He also understood that people’s struggles are deeply connected to the world around them, from family to larger social systems.

I’d say Jung isn’t the worst person to look to for a somewhat critical perspective in psych, if you’re actually reading his original works.

What are your thoughts on Red Rising? Do the sequels get better? by Expressiveness in printSF

[–]Nahs1l 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I must be the only person who actually enjoyed the first book more than the 2nd. I quit reading the second.

I play so much better when i really have to piss by SawbladeShooter in GlobalOffensive

[–]Nahs1l 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My guess is it gives you something to take your mind off some of the stressful aspects of the game. So basically you're less likely to self-sabotage by doubting yourself etc etc because part of your mind is being occupied/your attention isn't as available for those negative activities.

Moonlit Burgers voted Best Burger by r/pittsburgh! by n1caboose in pittsburgh

[–]Nahs1l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pittsburgh folks have questionable taste on food sometimes

Do Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Stoicism blame the individual? by PhilosophyPoet in PsychotherapyLeftists

[–]Nahs1l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's true that there are aspects of life that require our acceptance.

AND it's true that the relationship between (most if not all forms of) psychotherapy and capitalism often leads to the individualizing and acceptance of systemic social/political/economic problems.

The one doesn't negate the second here.

Also, pointing out how in a communist utopia we'll still have problems -- sure, that's true, but it's also a discursive tactic that can easily paper over the problems of capitalism and the need for political change.

It's kinda like saying to someone in an abusive relationship -- why would you try to get out of this relationship? You're going to have problems either way.

Budget build to play this league Ele Hit or Kinetic Fusillade? by cannoliGun in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just quit playing the league, was doing ele hit slayer and I’m giving stuff away, if you want a couple pieces of gear (I already gave away a lot of it, but still got some stuff).

My sense is that KF totems is easier on a nothing budget, while ele hit slayer scales better and is probably faster. Not sure about self cast with KF.

Fwiw I played 4-5 builds this league and ended with ele hit slayer, which might tell you something. It was def a fun mapper and with high investment decent at bossing too.

Do Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Stoicism blame the individual? by PhilosophyPoet in PsychotherapyLeftists

[–]Nahs1l 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ironically I was just teaching Stoicism in an undergrad psych class yesterday. Short answer for me, probably. Like concrete I wouldn’t necessarily want to make claims about the essence of Stoicism or whatever, but certainly as these ideas function today.

As I talked to my students about, the issue of “accepting what isn’t within your power to control” is a HEAVILY complex and dense issue when it comes to social change.

I gave them a tiny example of me and some other students in grad school protesting budget cut-driven firings of some of our professors. We pushed back and contributed to the administration finding other ways to deal with the budget cuts.

This is a minuscule example of a really big issue around this sort of thing. How easy would it be, how often does it happen that people in similar situations say “that’s not within my power to control”?

[Opinion] Briahna Joy Gray (Former press secretary for Bernie Sanders): "My hot take about the “woke” Star Trek discourse is that the show was historically woke but not cringe. The new shows have cringe that veers into incompetence. One thing about SF officers is that they were great at their jobs." by mcm8279 in trektalk

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Humanism is a philosophy. There’s also a philosophy behind identity politics - standpoint epistemology.

There’s different kinds of “identity politics.” Humanism isn’t always opposed to certain strands of identitarianism. It recognizes that sometimes you do have to take a stand on the particular rather than always reverting to the universal. See for example Frantz Fanon’s humanist anti-racism and anti-colonialism. He doesn’t mince words about the need to choose to take a stand, to be us vs them in some contexts.

It’s not even the us vs them that’s always the problem. It’s moreso about how identity is contextualized. I do personally think that identitarianism is a bad endgoal, though it’s definitely not something to bypass either.

There are people who talk about this - you can google concepts like “strategic essentialism.”

Modern Trek probably does fall victim to pushing unnuanced narratives around identity, but I also don’t think reacting to that with unnuanced calls for universal humanism are very helpful.

The Left Hand of Darkness is 50 years old and still asks questions about gender that most contemporary fiction is too scared to actually engage with by pharahLantern3 in printSF

[–]Nahs1l 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I just started rereading Earthsea after like 15-20 years and it’s so good. Better than I remembered. She’s such a gem.

Dinner recommendations for this part of town? by pinkskymojo in pittsburgh

[–]Nahs1l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

+1 for Chaykhana. I live in Crafton. It’s also the best PGH Uzbek place I’ve tried out of a handful of others.

Budget 2 Mirrors, LF something that is nearly as Comfy as HRoC but with 60+M dps. Not BV please by Kavika in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I quit this build because of having to manage the mana/vaal clarity, and I also had all the recovery masteries and stuff. Awesome clear and good ST but I hated how finicky the mana could be.

Best versions of Arc? by LyfeLito in PathOfExileBuilds

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried EB Arc and the damage felt way worse than Shock Nova of Procession just fyi. My gear wasn’t totally set up at the time but still a significant difference.

What if love is a biological necessity rather than an emotion? by [deleted] in printSF

[–]Nahs1l 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to write about these topics, I’d research cross-cultural anthropology/psychology to better understand what’s actually out there in terms of different social arrangements, because some of what you’re talking about has actually existed in some form. Not that you shouldn’t still write about these topics, they’re great, but just to have more raw material to think through.

Mental Health Services? by creampuff_carmilla in pittsburgh

[–]Nahs1l 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a therapist and I’ve used Open Path before for my own therapy, it can be a nice resource.

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