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Speaking as a former psych major, I don't think there's any real psychology behind his writing, aside from the basic concept of a sociopath. His writing is clos
by ericb 17y ago
Speaking as a former psych major, I don't think there's any real psychology behind his writing, aside from the basic concept of a sociopath. His writing is closer to philosophy or pop psychology, and there is nothing clinical or formal about it...
> And, aren't psychologists the ultimate sociopaths, distorting the metaphysics or their surroundings?
No. Writing a paper about SQL injection attacks is much different than using a SQL injection attack to grab credit card numbers.
- WorkerBee 17y agothere is nothing clinical or formal about it But do you think he's wrong? and if so, where?
- ericb 17y agoI don't think my psych major qualifies me to say that any more than anyone else.
- WorkerBee 17y agoIt's one of those essays that sounds deep, but I am questioning exactly how deep it really is. Oh well, I am still questioning then.
- jbooth 17y agoIt's another prism. Add it to your toolkit, apply, observe. Don't ever settle for just one, though.
- ericb 17y agoExactly. His ideas aren't science, even social science. His philosophy is a prism--like analyzing a story in terms of Jungian archetypes, or a picture in terms of phallic imagery. There isn't a falsifiable theory in there anywhere. Yes this applies to Freud too, which is why his ideas have largely been discredited and ignored in mainstream psychology for years.
- greyman 17y agoCome on... do you think the theory holds ground?