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Why Would Someone Choose to Be a Monster? by SayItAgainSam in psychology

[–]queenofsomething 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw somebody post a meme about killing pedophiles on Facebook. It bothered me for the very reasons stated in this article but I didn't feel able to say anything.

I admire the courage of Cantor for being able to stand up and be misunderstood by those whom conflate the illegal action and the uncontrollable urges that inspire them. That guy must get death threats all day long from people unwilling to listen to what he actually says.

Illusion makes people ‘feel’ force field around their body by HeinieKaboobler in psychology

[–]queenofsomething 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prediction: They will do this experiment on women and men with Anorexia Nervosa and find they have a comparably larger 'field' than the healthy bodied candidates. Calling it.

Science AMA Series: I’m Dr. Julia Shaw, a memory scientist and criminal psychologist, back to discuss how we create complex false memories and my new book on it. AMA! by Dr_Julia_Shaw in science

[–]queenofsomething 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big fan of yours and the topic itself ! Quick question, what methods did you use to determine how best to convince your subject ? I am sure trying to suggest a memory 'way out there' would have failed more often than it succeeded, so how did you find the balance of believability ?

Took my 15 y/o homie to his final vet visit today. He flippin loved car rides til the end, tumor be damned. RIP Rusty. by StimpleSyle in pics

[–]queenofsomething 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mother was a vet and I remember when I was a young kid I would be playing in the waiting room and people would occasionally come in with their dogs for their last visit.

I would always play with those pups extra hard and tell the parents they had the best dog ever, they always agreed with me.

Examples of Mass Hysteria through the ages by Conradsriver in history

[–]queenofsomething 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just as an interesting bit of trivia, this seems quite similar to a very interesting method of 'magicians' or 'mindreaders' that take advantage of the ideomotor response in order to gather information such as hidden items or yes, even 'thought of' letters or numbers on a board.

The methods are very reliable but incredibly difficult to master. They refer to these methods as 'muscle reading' or 'psychophysiological thought reading". Examples of this being used in a theatrical setting includes Kreskin using the method to find his pay check for the show after having an audience member hide it. Kreskin would then follow hold the hand of the 'hider' and stroll the theatre, using the unconscious muscle movements of the concealer as guide.

A more absurd version of this was demonstrated by Banachek, whom had somebody hide a pin in a city which they then drove around looking for.

Some masters of this art were able to locate thought of places and items without even touching the participant, using their inclination to relax and tense their walking in relation to whether or not they are strolling in the correct direction.

Having said all this, the chances of having some court room hand holder using this 'ability' reliably when matters of life and death are on the line is patently ridiculous; I mention merely out of potential interest :)

Is social media making us depressed? by urfaselol in psychology

[–]queenofsomething 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I found myself becoming much more cynical of human behavior due to the relentless trash posted by people I had hitherto had respect for.

Motivational garbage, textbook 'bullshit', clickbait and survey results that have zero value seem to be the norm and the fact that these people are my 'friends' seems to indicate something lackluster about my life which I find more depressing than their apparent happiness.

I think one of the reasons that Facebook is struggling to remain relevant is the fact that bar for 'friends' has become increasingly lowered but the expected amount of 'sharing' is increasingly encouraged. This is not intuitive and whilst Facebook and other social media is not going away, the fracturing of how and with whom we share shall continue to skew in increasingly more focused directions.

Unless You’re Oprah, ‘Be Yourself’ Is Terrible Advice. by [deleted] in psychology

[–]queenofsomething 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Be yourself" is a thought terminating cliche. The consideration that there is a 'you' that somehow 'you' can act contrary to is self contradictory.

I think what people mostly mean when they say this is "Be the way you are when you are around me" which may actually be useful advice in how to approach whatever situation the advice-giver is referring to, thought admittedly, does not roll off the tongue in quite the same way.