Novelty and Sentience
Novelty is about the unknown. It is inherently captivating in some way, though this fades with exposure and is replaced … Continue reading Novelty and Sentience
Category: psychology
The Drug War and User Culture
It might not seem like it at first, but the political side of drug use almost certainly factors into the … Continue reading The Drug War and User Culture
ADHD, Dopamine, and the Likelihood of Delusions
I’m an individual diagnosed with ADHD and one who studies psychology (B.A. in psych) with a special interest in understanding … Continue reading ADHD, Dopamine, and the Likelihood of Delusions
Agnostic Sanity
The concept of “crazy” is problematic. It almost doesn’t make sense to me. At a surface level, we might quickly … Continue reading Agnostic Sanity
Mental Illness is a Preference?
There has been an interesting conversation between Scott Alexander and Bryan Caplan about the nature of mental illness, essentially questioning … Continue reading Mental Illness is a Preference?
Justified Sociopathy
Prosocial and antisocial behavior seem to be generally reciprocal in nature, meaning that people are nice to nice people and … Continue reading Justified Sociopathy
Making Sense of Madness: Stress-Induced Hallucinogenesis
ABSTRACT A hypothesis of schizophrenia is presented that proposes a psychopharmacological model as an addition to the diathesis-stress model. The … Continue reading Making Sense of Madness: Stress-Induced Hallucinogenesis
FOMOtion
FOMO creates trends. FOMO stands for “fear of missing out”. It is about feeling left out when it seems everyone … Continue reading FOMOtion
Self-Empathy and Psychopathy
It might sound strange, but self-empathy could facilitate psychopathic tendencies. Maybe not necessarily serial killer tendencies, but tendencies like rule-breaking … Continue reading Self-Empathy and Psychopathy
The Spotless Mind
Recently my mind has been plagued with ruminations of negative experiences. In previous weeks, life has actually been quite well. … Continue reading The Spotless Mind
Why Can’t We Play?
A friend of mine is very playful and open natured. She likes to sing, dance, and play around, often times … Continue reading Why Can’t We Play?
Miracle Technology
Imagine that in the future we will have ubiquitous access to miracle technology that is capable of giving us immortality, … Continue reading Miracle Technology
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