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Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Re: Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Post by FabHK »

downWidOutaFite wrote: post #102
Palomides wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN comments are absolute garbage on anything medical, endless uneducated "theories" and emotional anecdotes you don't need to share your personal backstory, everyone knows someone with mental health or cancer or alzheimer's, your idea that DNA is like compiled code makes me think you should go read a book, and your self-medication is probably not scientifically founded

And yet you're commenting on HN on something medical, so that means your comment is absolute garbage, which means that HN comments actually are not absolute garbage, which means my comment is absolute treasure. Air tight deduction, you're welcome.

Common mistake: The opposite of "all HN comments on medicine are absolute garbage" is not "all HN comments on medicine are absolute treasure", but "not all HN comments on medicine are absolute garbage", or equivalently "there's at least one HN comment on medicine that's not absolute garbage". This can be deduced indeed, but that gives us no information about your comment.

Re: Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Post by FrustratedMonky »

pr0zac wrote: post #73

I’ll probably be downvoted for pointing this out but I feel like it’s important. 90% of the comments at the time of my posting this are great examples of the logical fallacy a lot of intelligent people fall into where they think their intelligence in one area means they’re qualified to make assessments or reach conclusions in fields outside of their own. This would be the same error in judgment that’s turned the noot…

That is really every post here or anywhere.

Just in the last week I've seen posts where:

STEM people -> arguing about Psychology.

STEM, Psychologist -> argue about History

STEM, Psychologist, Historians, -> argue about Finance.

STEM, Psychologist, Historians, Financiers, -> argue about Evolution.

Everyone one on the internet has different levels of knowledge and are being exposed to ideas for the first time at all different times in their own development. All discussions on all subjects is chaos.

Queue

STEM, Psychologist, Historians, Financiers, Biologist -> argue about Chaos.

Re: Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Post by jkukul »

otikik wrote: post #62
DiscourseFan wrote: post #19

Something in our industrial processes must be screwing with people's serotonin levels because Psychedelics and other serotenergic drugs are becoming the defacto treatment method for a whole host of ailments. I personally suffer from IBS, migraines, sleeping problems, and mood swings, if I haven't taken a dose of psychedelics in the last 6 months. Now, getting regular exercise, eating well, staying hydrated, sleeping…

Physical exercise for me is primarily a way to make my body produce drugs, to be in a better mood and sleep better. All the other benefits are icing on the cake.

Same here.

One small caveat is that I must already be in a somewhat decent state to do physical activities. Sometimes I'm just too "mentally tired" to even get myself to exercise - it would be great to have a tool to get over the hump in moments like this.

Re: Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Post by ryder9 »

wizeman wrote: post #92
pr0zac wrote: post #73

I’ll probably be downvoted for pointing this out but I feel like it’s important. 90% of the comments at the time of my posting this are great examples of the logical fallacy a lot of intelligent people fall into where they think their intelligence in one area means they’re qualified to make assessments or reach conclusions in fields outside of their own. This would be the same error in judgment that’s turned the noot…

There's no such thing as "intelligence in one area", intelligence is a general ability. You're basically ignoring everything that psychology has studied regarding intelligence.

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Re: Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Post by coldtea »

bla3 wrote: post #127
coldtea wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> their intelligence in one area means they’re qualified to make assessments or reach conclusions in fields outside of their own That's exactly what it means. Or rather, not that they're "qualified (period)" to "make assessments or reach conclusions in fields outside of their own", but "more qualified than someone not as intelligent". And that's exactly what's the case in a general discussion, when expertise is not a…

Have you heard (intelligent!) non-tech people talking about tech? Why would (intelligent!) tech people fare better talking about non-tech? Domain knowledge is more important than intelligence almost everywhere.

>Have you heard (intelligent!) non-tech people talking about tech?

Yes, and a technologist, I assure you that they often make very valid points, can often see things tech people miss, and even when they're wrong, they should have the right to discuss. Unless you want to shut them up, what over purpose does such a protestation serve?

>Domain knowledge is more important than intelligence almost everywhere.

Domain knowledge built by stupid people (or by ideology, or for profit, etc) will be stupid domain knowledge, that intelligence can often see right through. Homeopathy also has its "domain knowledge", for example.

As for domain knowledge built by smart people, it can still have its blind spots, if not for anything else, because of professional bias or some accepted wisdom few dare to contest.

Re: Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Post by coldtea »

fortran77 wrote: post #130
coldtea wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> their intelligence in one area means they’re qualified to make assessments or reach conclusions in fields outside of their own That's exactly what it means. Or rather, not that they're "qualified (period)" to "make assessments or reach conclusions in fields outside of their own", but "more qualified than someone not as intelligent". And that's exactly what's the case in a general discussion, when expertise is not a…

This is why "normies" laugh at the discussions on Hacker News, and there are several reddit groups that mock comments made here.

A, yes, Reddit, that paragon of expertise, normality, and clear, well articulated thought...

Re: Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Post by dumpsterdiver »

simiones wrote: post #115
dumpsterdiver wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Intelligence doesn't beget humility. I completely disagree. Imo, a truly intelligent person understands well that they cannot carry the world upon their shoulders, and from that realization they are humbled.

By that criterion though, people like Edsger Dijkstra or Stephen Hawking would not be considered truly intelligent people. I think many would consider such a definition bizarre.

Why would the people you mentioned be considered unintelligent by that criteria? Are you suggesting that they are not humbled when faced with the fact that the world will continue rotating without them?

Re: Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Post by HKH2 »

coldtea wrote: post #122
HKH2 wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're still reading them so they must be somewhat valuable to you.

This is the most tired response. People also read all kinds of shit, watch cat and celeb videos, or doomscroll and hate themselves for wasting that time. People read stuff just to laugh at the ignorance, or in the off chance they'll find a good nugget. People also watch train wrecks. Being "somewhat valuable for them" doesn't imply anything further about it's overall value, or about its objective benefit for them.

> This is the most tired response.

Undoubtedly, but it forces cynics to concede value.

Re: Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity

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Post by robg »

pr0zac wrote: post #73

I’ll probably be downvoted for pointing this out but I feel like it’s important. 90% of the comments at the time of my posting this are great examples of the logical fallacy a lot of intelligent people fall into where they think their intelligence in one area means they’re qualified to make assessments or reach conclusions in fields outside of their own. This would be the same error in judgment that’s turned the noot…

I’m a neuroscientist and I don’t feel qualified to weigh in. The problem of any complex problem today is the niche nature of expertise.
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