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by concinds 10y ago
There are always power dynamics in corporations. It's called office politics. They'll always exist because that's how human relationships work. Some people are better than others at relationships. Your prejudice for so-called
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by concinds 10y ago
Would the psyche be better modeled as a complex system, then? Where mental health isn't an equilibrium but almost an "accident", where everything has to be in alignment? The idea of "decompensation" seems to support
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by concinds 10y ago
Maybe those communities were just dysfunctional, not nurturing, or the people making them up weren't good to be around anyway (in the sense of "you are the average of the 5 people you hang out with most"). That doesn't i
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by concinds 10y ago
Do you really think we've even begun destigmatizing mental health issues? I don't think the current situation is any better than it ever was. Being able to find like-minded people on internet communities to discuss mental issues t
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by concinds 10y ago
Blaming culture is way too easy. Anxiety or depression have nothing to do with how "unjust" the culture is. Many people live in the exact same society as you, and had worse starting conditions (socioeconomics, family) but excel, m
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by concinds 10y ago
Agreed 100%. "Pill culture" is real in America, and in the West. But taking a pill just alleviates symptoms, it never cures anything. I would say that for minor mental conditions (anxiety, depression, grief), psychiatric drugs exi
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by concinds 10y ago
Stratfor is the FT of geopolitics. Specialized press, much better than mainstream media with its mediocrity bias (sensationalism).
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by concinds 10y ago
How does knowing that a train derailed and 300 people died, or that someone got stabbed, change your behavior in any way, shape or form? This may seem callous, but in my country the average person watches 3h of TV every day. That's 3 h
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by concinds 10y ago
This is modulated by the fact that most people don't arrive at their opinions through critical thinking (I think it's overwhelmingly clear that humans are fundamentally irrational and not fundamentally rational). So based on that,
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by concinds 10y ago
The DOE's biggest duties are nuclear defense (2/3 of the budget), and science programs (1/4). Among other things, they're working to "find alternatives to rare earth elements which we now depend on China for" [
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by concinds 10y ago
> NSF is somewhat insulated from the standpoint that NSF directors are appointed every 6 years and the current one will get through most of Trump's term. While I support science funding, this is a good time to remind people that pol