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If a psychiatrist wants to treat a computer like a magic box which can construct images from mere wishes and happy thoughts then that psychiatrist should turn i
by norea-armozel 11y ago
If a psychiatrist wants to treat a computer like a magic box which can construct images from mere wishes and happy thoughts then that psychiatrist should turn in their computer ASAP. That person doesn't need to know every part of how it works to be considered competent to judge the ramifications of it's abuse, but they should have the basic knowledge of what happens when we use devices that effectively creates a panopticon without even trying. Call it delusional, paranoid, or otherwise wrong (as in not factual) is lazy thinking on their part. And it's worse when it comes from a psychiatrist who probably had more exposure to statistics, logic, and critical thinking than myself with only a smattering of grad school and undergrad computer science. If they can't be bothered to ask why their patient thinks these things or even do a bit of reading even from the New York Times then they should to kindly STFU about their uninformed opinions on matters which they are clearly ill equipped to judge.
And BTW, I've actually had to educate at least two mental health professionals on the basics of even stuff that is within their field (specifically Gender Dysphoria). The magnitude of ignorance among mental health professionals, especially psychiatrists, frightens me. It's like having a surgeon who still thinks there's bodily humours.
-shudder-