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>> All cool and great, but can you now give me something to shut that feeling off? > Yes. This is what therapy is. It's a professional teaching you tools to deal with anxiety. [...…

I did find your original comment interesting, but wasn't sure about its relevance to this article. This comment is more clarifying, thanks. I agree with your evopsych explanation. …

> And segregation wasn't offensive to most southern whites. Does racial segregation offend you, then? If so what are you actually doing about it? Are you putting your kids in a div…

Someone finally said it! I have often remarked that much of the so-called anti-racism is in fact designed to keep a lid on actual racism itself. People are rearranging the deck cha…

Uhh, what is the connection here? And how are you so sure that status wars did not happen as much, if only in different forms, during the days of "enforced monogamy"?

As Kristian wrote "Political Correctness is really just a special form of conspicuous consumption, leading to a zero-sum status race. The fact that PC fans are still constantly out…

> Surely you can admit that Americans are less caste-loving. We treat talented individuals of all races+genders+GLBTQBBQ pretty damn well compared to the majority of the world I'm …

> racial groups (indian males are amongst the worst) > The influx of H1-B, caste loving people is making the push for equality a difficult one. I'm not going to call you a racist, …

You are welcome, and thanks for acknowledging without getting defensive. My hypocrisy comment was not directed at you, but to the general HN crowd that upvoted yours while downvoti…

>> Minimalist apps are for people who want to play 'pretend' at writing. > this comment is single-handedly the most pompous one of all. It is interesting to note that HN's commenti…

Thank you. I find it interesting that you describe her to be "uniformly happy" yet your former lab mate, Justin Feinstein (along with Adolphs, Damasio, Tranel), uses "adverse conse…

> Oh for goodness sake... If you are using this expression to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance[1] - say so explicitly, I'll stop right here. My experience indicates tha…

SM is indeed that proof -- she is admirably surviving without fear, and being mostly happy at it as well. You tried to counter it first by lumping fear together with pain. Next, yo…

> She describes herself as happy... and yet somehow has been at gunpoint and knifepoint, both of them multiple times. Most people manage to never have either. This suggests such pe…

Great questions. > I wonder if you can be truly depressed if you don't fear anything? In the podcast, she does describe herself to be happy 9 out of 10 times. > Or does her lack of…

Gabriel, I'm delighted to read this comment by you (and that of David Warren) as you folks get this article in a positive light. Look at others bringing in sociopathy and "real dan…

Isn't the "complex thought" of "learned helplessness" actually based on the elementary "fear" instinct? That is: no fear, no learned helplessness (only intelligent appraisal).

> I think you miss the point. I do get gwern's implication of fear being a gift. His applauding of fear was (presumably) in response to Rachel Feltman's (WashingtonPost's journalis…

By lumping them all together, you are implying that fear is a gift. The NPR podcast on the other hand suggests otherwise. SM describes herself to be happy 9 out of 10 times, and sh…

Excellent! Could you say something about her emotional life? In the podcast, she described herself to be happy 9 out of 10 times. I wonder if she experiences love. And if she does,…