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I think everybody deserves compassion, yes. Human rights apply to all humans, even those who don't respect ours. It's about how we choose to act - punishment solves nothing, the only outcome is personal gratification, and I don't think making people suffer just because it feels good is...

Yeah all these ppl saying AI will take jobs, I think it'll definitely be replaced with more AI centric versions of those jobs. We not only need fact checking but also to ensure that AI doesn't make actual honest mistakes or that AI isn't put in charge of situations like moral based directives...

I would also argue that the opinion of someone who has told you to "get it over with" and commit suicide is without merit. It's clear this person has no regard for your wellbeing. They are "concern trolling" you by framing their statements in terms of health, but it's obvious that telling...

No one reason is better than another. Ultimately humans don't need a reason to be alive. Absent physiological trauma beyond our capacity, we will continue to maintain homeostasis until our telomeres degrade past functional utility. We don't need reasons to live, we do need reasons to die...

I think all of these things can be true at the same time, especially because human beings scam one another all the time, too. We lie, we cheat, we steal, we astroturf one another, etc. In that sense, when AI does it, it's not doing this in a vacuum - it's doing it because of human beings...

These inventories like MMPI also specifically test for how the person is answering the questions. If too many of them are chaotic, it will say you're not paying attention, etc. Too many "too positive" or "too negative" answers will receive a faking bad score or faking good score, etc. The best...

I do know the general philosophical mindset, and we are able to have a pretty accurate awareness of human physiology and psychology. I just don't agree that we actually have a real, true comprehension of everything human beings experience. We already know that qualia exists, and qualia is not...

I think Gabor Mate is probably speaking from personal experience here. Because a lot of addiction is caused by trauma, and he probably saw that. But it's not a scientific conclusion, in my opinion, to presume that every single addiction is caused by trauma when there are also addictions that are...

I agree, actually. I made sure to clarify this during the questionnaire as well. It can indicate a pattern of violating the rights of others or exploiting them ("yes, I frequently disobey the law because I don't care and the laws don't apply to me" vs "I don't care about the law, but I don't...

I think we also have to be very careful in diagnostics that the reverse isn't applied as well - many people who have complex trauma stemming from adulthood, for example, don't display any observable difference in fixed/stable traits (in fact, most don't - the changes in their behavior are solely...

I think it's important to be polite to AI due to the awareness that eventually it will become sentient. Let's say ChatGPT eventually meets the criteria for sentience, it will be an entity that has personhood and should be afforded the same rights as any other sentient being. It may also...

And at this point I don't even consider it meaningful to conclude that these people are some mythological evil. They're composed this way, and we don't choose how we are composed. It doesn't mean people aren't responsible for the choices they make, but the things we love and want aren't exactly...

Avoidance and immersion are both common responses to PTSD. Avoidance is only one of the diagnostic criteria and you don't need every single criteria to qualify as PTSD. You can also avoid some triggers but immerse in others. For example I avoid sex, but I play shooter games all the time. I have...

There are inventories you take which is basically just answering questions. Mine included things like "do you obey the law" or "would you lie to get what you want" etc. Mine showed a schizoid-typical pattern of both narcissism and ASPD, but in schizoid it's different. I don't obey the law...

Essentially it's a pervasive pattern of a person's fixed/stable traits (the way they are, most often). "Personality" is a misnomer. In the ICD-11 there is no more distinction between personality disorders, they are all bridged into one with a couple of modifiers like borderline and dissocial...

PTSD and CPTSD are interchangeable diagnostically, you can be diagnosed with PTSD if you have complex trauma. The only real difference between CPTSD and a personality disorder is that it is diagnostically considered to be caused by trauma, whereas personality disorders don't feature trauma in...

The medication you get from Robocough/DXM Direct is the same component that's in Auvelity, dextromethorphan. You would order the freebase version. Auvelity is two medications though, DXM and buproprion. So if you want to take Auvelity proper, you will need a prescription for Wellbutrin as well...

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I have held a tarantula! They're very chill. Just be careful because if you upset them they can launch spikes and shit. They usually won't though bc they're calm. I have serious entomophobia (even little things like ants and fruit flies bother me) but some reason not arachnophobia. Spiders are...

It sounds like she's using you as a form of emotional regulation, which simply isn't your responsibility. You're being kind to her by indulging it, but as you can see you're always having to bring her back to baseline. She needs to take control of herself. People may or may not get irritated...

"Emotional cheating" isn't a real thing. You are allowed to be friends with whoever you want. The lying was wrong, but you already apologized for it. He wants you to continue this apology tour of beating a dead horse and self-flagellation because he is insecure and incapable of understanding...

Every human has a breaking point. It's just biology. After a certain amount of external force, you will be unable to adapt or overcome. You will be broken. There's nothing meaningful about breaking, anymore than if an object breaks and you have to repair it. When you break it's not the end...

It was over a period of four months, thankfully! I did do two heroic doses, then 1-2g doses after that. It was indeed very harrowing. Neurogenesis is difficult because it changes the way your brain processes information. Even if you're suffering now, you're still used to operating a certain...

I've had a few. I tend to think they're within the realm of science. Temporal echoes, parallel universes, glitches, neurological blips, etc.

I forgive myself.