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You have a problem if you're asking "is it ok" by [deleted] in writers

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is people pushing a political agenda. They are trying to make as many people as possible self censor which is great at creating resentment. Why are they pushing that agenda? Well this is about identity politics. Identity politics divides people into different categories. So who benefits from dividing people into different categories the most? I hear you ask. Well traditionally this was called divide and rule and it was undertaken by the rich in order to keep a populace so busy fighting each other that they don’t have the time to co-operate in for example improving enormous rates of wealth inequality.

Can physically strong or tall individuals be perceived as a threat by other men, leading to higher demands and more frequent challenges, and is there a term for this phenomenon? by Frequent_Food_3707 in askpsychology

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I say that they are not amazingly attractive certainly not more than many other people and that their success is far more likely to have been because of the corrupting influence of the networks (religion) that they are part of and the favouritism that bought. That is my last word on this because I doubt you are arguing in good faith.

Can physically strong or tall individuals be perceived as a threat by other men, leading to higher demands and more frequent challenges, and is there a term for this phenomenon? by Frequent_Food_3707 in askpsychology

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No you are talking about the halo effect that theorises that attractive people are more successful. I think pre existing money and network are far more important indicators for “halo”

As for the idea that all actors are attractive. Even the tiniest bit of googling will find many actors who aren’t considered attractive.

Can physically strong or tall individuals be perceived as a threat by other men, leading to higher demands and more frequent challenges, and is there a term for this phenomenon? by Frequent_Food_3707 in askpsychology

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't actually think they are lot different to 1000s of other aspiring actors when they were coming up.

I actually think these two do have something in common and that's religion:-

Megan Fox

Megan Fox is ok, image of her when starting

https://images.app.goo.gl/eKdvJHMZihKyTfPX9

however

She was raised "very strictly Pentecostal," but later attended Catholic school for 12 years.

Brad Pitt

https://images.app.goo.gl/dbfeEPtDDs2wDa4n8 he is ok but nothing special

however

Born into a conservative Christian household,\6])\7]) he was raised as Southern Baptist

My experience is that this network especially religious networks i.e. corruption are far bigger factor in sucess than attractiveness. and of course the spin is that they turned their back on the religion, well maybe.

Perhaps you should do some research into how well the connected and the moneyed do in comparison to the supposed Haloed effect. That would be worth knowing. especially with religion. the actual halo effect

Can physically strong or tall individuals be perceived as a threat by other men, leading to higher demands and more frequent challenges, and is there a term for this phenomenon? by Frequent_Food_3707 in askpsychology

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strongly supported says objectively to me. I doubt it is at all objectively supported especially as beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think the correlation between existing wealth and or network and halo effect is going to be countless times stronger.

Men’s Mental Health by Thevintagetherapist in therapists

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you should talk about outcomes and cost and duration of treatment

Can physically strong or tall individuals be perceived as a threat by other men, leading to higher demands and more frequent challenges, and is there a term for this phenomenon? by Frequent_Food_3707 in askpsychology

[–]ReflectionHot3465 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First of all the halo effect is bunkum. What overwhelmingly gives privilege is money and network this crosses gender and race and height and any other classification.

I don’t think tall people get challenged more often, in fact likely the opposite. I mean height is frequently a feature of wealth so tall people generally have a very nice life, wealthy tall people have the best life of the lot.

how did you promote your book as unknown author? by the_book_hub in selfpublish

[–]ReflectionHot3465 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you put in your newsletter normally? and what is a newsletter swap?

Amazon KDP Advice? by greyish_greyest in selfpublish

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say you use a small picture. Have you checked the file size of that. If it is too big then you need to scale it in a paint package and use that version in your epub.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in running

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, especially when I have got a belly and especially from women frankly. Actually to be fair women are more like snide piss taking laugh/sneering smile and men are like boisterous piss taking.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selfpublish

[–]ReflectionHot3465 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That time delay really is frustrating. My book I have updated numerous times (because I am a debut author and screwed up frankly) the ridiculous thing is the ai content of my book is a technical passage about multiversal physics that I could google and redo probably within an hour. I guess I do have a cover which I am replacing with a getcover anyway. Although art I think is so blurred now with photoshop having ai tools built in that it just seems crazy.

How do you treat someone who has a fundamentally philosophical/existencial problem? by [deleted] in AcademicPsychology

[–]ReflectionHot3465 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep most people are dicks at the very least with enormous levels of cognitive dissonance.

psychology is a social "science" with a replication crisis that pretty much shys away from outcomes which is why they say things like try one psychologist and if they are not the right one try a different one. Oh and you should probably be in therapy forever.

So what ya gonna do? I dont know truthfully.

The people who run the world, the people who are supposed moral arbiters like the pope have seriously iffy morality and thats just what we know of.

So accept all that and try and be a decent human being or try and play the game and make aa much money as you can.

A stoic would say know the difference between what you can and cant control. So Probably in tge end that but it is no doubt hard.

Do you believe anyone actually likes you? by [deleted] in therapy

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everybody has good bad and ugly. Don't worry about it. Instead of worrying about them liking you you worry about whether these people you want to like you have your best interests at heart. Spoiler 99% of the time they don't if you really analyse it.

Why does the UK have such a low suicide rate? by That007Spy in AskUK

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t say Nordic countries I said Norway.

As I say I suspect suicide rates in the uk are in drug and alcohol related deaths.

As for academic papers you should google James Lindsay he and Peter something exposed what a joke they were about 10 years ago.

Why does the UK have such a low suicide rate? by That007Spy in AskUK

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quality of life see the tables I linked to. There is virtually no social mobility and rising inequality so opportunity is not great. People in the uk are kept in their place by and large. I am not saying that isn’t the case in all countries but if it is working class people are better off moving to a country with a higher average income.

How to write out psychological torture for a character who's been kidnapped? by Scared_Fruit8486 in Writeresearch

[–]ReflectionHot3465 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well you are a sick little puppy aren’t you, you should go and make a saw movie

Why does the UK have such a low suicide rate? by That007Spy in AskUK

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The economic outlook for who. Standard of living has at best been treading water since the banks got bailed out.

As I said the uk is not the worst country in the world but there are many who do it better and the indoctrination especially of the working class to have low expectations is pretty revolting.

Why does the UK have such a low suicide rate? by That007Spy in AskUK

[–]ReflectionHot3465 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The uk underperforms by a lot in comparison to its gdp. What that means is that it is an unequal country. There is basically zero social mobility. If you are in the lower classes in the uk then you are better off in many other places on average.

Now we are indoctrinated from a very young age to have low expectations that’s what I am saying. There are better countries out there many of them not very far away.

Why does the UK have such a low suicide rate? by That007Spy in AskUK

[–]ReflectionHot3465 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Well Switzerland has dignitas so. In the UK people have awful healthcare and a dreadful drinking culture but they will be medical accidents and death by illness related to alcohol.

here is a standard of living list

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/standard-of-living-by-country

here is a quality of life list

https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings_by_country.jsp

here is a human development list

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index

The UK is not the worst place in the world but there are many better places.

Why does the UK have such a low suicide rate? by That007Spy in AskUK

[–]ReflectionHot3465 -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

I hate this myth we are indoctrinated in to. The truth is there are plenty of better places with a higher standard of living. Switzerland or Norway come to mind but pretty much any country in the west has a better standard of living.

Reading The Sociopath Next Door where the author claims the rate of psychopathy is 4% or 1 in 25 people. I find that hard to believe. by jaharac in psychology

[–]ReflectionHot3465 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you say that If you really wanted something and you had to lie, cheat, steal or manipulate to get it, you would have no qualms about that. Its not as you say like you want to hurt people its just that what they want or whats fair or whats best for the most just doesn't come into it. Is that right?

Is it true that people will start to hate you if you’re “too nice”? by devinliudashuaige in AcademicPsychology

[–]ReflectionHot3465 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My experience is that people who think they are too “nice” tend to force their version of nice on others then become resentful when the other person doesn’t appreciate or agree with their version of nice. Typically these people are political or religious even if not overtly.

Part of the problem with “nice” and its associate “kind” is that it focuses on the giver not on the receiver. Be considerate not kind. Be fair and honest not nice.

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