The only way I can deal with my sociopathic coworkers is through cannabis use, so I’ll roll the dice. Edit: downvote me daddy
Have you considered that your coworkers are not sociopathic and only your perception of them is altered?
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#252The only way I can deal with my sociopathic coworkers is through cannabis use, so I’ll roll the dice. Edit: downvote me daddy
Have you considered that your coworkers are not sociopathic and only your perception of them is altered?
I’ve witnessed the following:
1. A director screaming at a subordinate. 2. Employees working so hard that they had to take time off due to health reasons, related to overwork. All were on visas and in this job market they don’t have a lot of options. 3. Employee A being so mean to an employee B that she started crying in a meeting. Employee A wasn’t even reprimanded. I obviously no longer work there.
But yes, it is my perception that is wrong.
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#253Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's important to recognize that we've never successfully answered Hume's general skepticism about the existence of causality as something that is real outside of our own minds. So causality can't be positively confirmed to exist at all , let alone be detected and confirmed through statistics. Before you dismiss that is philosophical non-sense, causality is closely related to the "Arrow of Time" which is considered a…
The comment above refers to Hume's 'induction problem' [1]. > we've never successfully answered Hume's general skepticism about the existence of causality as something that is real outside of our own minds The quote seems to imply a strong consensus, but [1] disagrees. The phrasing "the existence of causality as something that is real outside of our own minds" sounds like philosophical idealism [2]. One can take that…
I completely agree that looking at old epistemology isn't that useful; simply because more recent theorists will need to address the same issues, so generally refer to older theory within their work. If you want a deep understanding then you need to look at the source material, but as you mention this is mostly only interesting for gaining a historical perspective.
Unfortunately many of the people who create introductory science courses seem to mostly only be aware of Popper, so most students are aware of the importance of falsifiability but not of its problems. I suspect this is because reading Kuhn, Lakatos and Feyerabend leaves one with an impression that science isn't an objective endeavour and this is an uncomfortable truth when start from a belief that science is some infallible rationalist project. Personally it transformed my view from "trust the science"(TM) to "question the science, always." Science isn't always science unfortunately.
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With all due respect, I was a responsible user for the first year too. Good luck to you and I hope you never get addicted. Unlike alcohol addiction, which can come on fast, weed grabs a hold of you over a longer period. It starts out as only beneficial with little to no downside. You won't notice you're addicted until much later. Also, I find your decision to call the plant marijuana interesting. The names weed and p…
I am a responsible user for more than ten years. You speak as if marijuana is highly addictive when in fact it is less addictive than coffee and easier to quit.
Marijuana can be highly addictive, it depends on the person. I’ve been addicted for over 20 years, completely unable to stop for more then a week and I know a lot of people in the same situation. Not saying it should be illegal because of this, just saying that because it’s not addictive to you doesn’t mean it can’t be for other people. That is why it’s important not to advertise marijuana as a risk free substance.
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#255The only way I can deal with my sociopathic coworkers is through cannabis use, so I’ll roll the dice. Edit: downvote me daddy
Have you considered that your coworkers are not sociopathic and only your perception of them is altered?
Ah, the classic gaslighting for abuse approach. Classy
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With all due respect, I was a responsible user for the first year too. Good luck to you and I hope you never get addicted. Unlike alcohol addiction, which can come on fast, weed grabs a hold of you over a longer period. It starts out as only beneficial with little to no downside. You won't notice you're addicted until much later. Also, I find your decision to call the plant marijuana interesting. The names weed and p…
I am a responsible user for more than ten years. You speak as if marijuana is highly addictive when in fact it is less addictive than coffee and easier to quit.
Seeing the diversity of opinions and experiences here I am inclined to believe there is an interaction between the genetics of the strain, and your own genetics that determine whether your particular habit become something which is addictive for you.
This is highly fascinating, and opens the door towards in nuanced manipulation of marijuana plant genetics in order to create strains with the benefits, but without the addictive side effects and tailoring that genetic strain manipulation to the genetics of the individual user where they could undergo a kind of a genetic test, and then the strain could be tailored to meet their exact desired profile without any addictive qualities.
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Have you ever met someone with schizophrenia? I would never engage in any activity that increases the likelihood of a permanent life ruining mental illness!
I have. I worked inpatient psychiatry for ~6 years. All substances you consume have non-zero risk associated with them. Including seemingly benign things like milk. It's the job of every person to understand their body and to do a risk/reward analysis on anything you consume. For many, the benefits of THC/CBD/cannaboids outweigh the risks. > I would never engage in any activity that increases the likelihood of a perm…
I’m continuously, fascinated by how many commentators on HN are actually having a background in psychiatry and psychology. I took one or two psych classes in college, but I never got the feeling there was any overlap with tech really at all.
probably things have changed now but—-This likely sounds dismissive of psychologist and psychiatrist with regards to technology and I’m sorry for that it’s not what I mean.
I’m just curious where do all these psychiatrists and psychologists happen upon the interest to participate in what is ostensibly a technology form, although strictly speaking, it’s for anything that’s intellectually gratifying…But how do y’all come across it?
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#258I can vouch for Cannabis being able to cause a heavy depressive episode lasting several days. In my "research" it starts several days after intake and also strongly hightens paranoia levels / trust in other people.
There are of course many factors to consider, like medication usage. but not going into detail with that
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If you read the actual words and statements of the historic people fighting the actual drug war, they seem implausible and even cartoonish, and they absolutely drip with racism. While the reality was partly incredibly racist malicious actors deliberately ramping up the drug war, it was also an incredibly malicious right-wing culture war - imprisoning peace activists was a stated goal of the architects of the drug war…
I’m pretty sure a lot of these are cherry picked to paint a picture (not by you, but by the sources you have read). A lot of people are broadly against psychoactive substance use. The generous interpretation of why they are against it is because the rules of social interaction are set up assuming a certain level of mental presence and self control, and some psychoactive substances cause some people to lose the abilit…
Untrue. A minority of people are opposed to abusing substances that cause a loss of control, which is why alcohol is the most popular psychoactive drug.
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I learned a new word: labile. "Apt or likely to change."
I didnt know that word before reading this too. is it grammatically correct to say "there is nothing more non-labile than a temporary code"
Maybe but it's awkward as heck because of the double negative. "Nothing less labile" sounds a lot better.