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- Comment on wth 12 hours ago:
Yes agreed, as a gay man I can see the particular function of a well proportioned set of jubblies.
Excellent mammories for all.
- Comment on Why does it feel like most art museums are for adults and most science museums are for kids? 1 week ago:
Appreciate the humility. Takes a well rounded and healthy mind to change your mind in the face of new information. It’s increasingly rare to find this online and it takes courage especially in a public forum.
It’s moments like this that renew my faith in human beings. Thank you for that gift tonight mate :).
- Comment on Why does it feel like most art museums are for adults and most science museums are for kids? 1 week ago:
Except, research shows that even at preschool level kids are able to distinguish expertise through various social cues. At this age it’s more about authority than a hierarchy of trust.
But by the age I’m talking of, between 6 and 8, we have a wealth of research that shows that children are capable of understanding hierarchies of trust:
researchgate.net/…/232520123_Children's_Reasoning…
- Comment on Why do I lose my temper if I'm blocked from a community or by a user? 1 week ago:
Sure thing:
OSDD: Other Specified Dissociative Disorder DID: Dissociative Identity Disorder (once called Multiple Personality Disorder) RSD: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
From the way I understand it, dissociative disorders sit on a spectrum. Some people have an intact identity, but dissociation/derealisation as a coping mechanism. That would be one end of the spectrum.
OSDD sits somewhere in the middle and has a couple of subtypes.
DID is the other end of the spectrum and is quite rare. It usually involves very very severe trauma sustained over a long period at a very early age. This is where multiple different people live in the same mind and can take over and “front”.
Heres a lengthy further musing if you’re interested friend:
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I find it most useful to see OSDD as emotional fragmentation of identity as a reaction to severe trauma that manifests as multiple parts of yourself that most consider to be a normal internal experience. Often as separate internal monologues representing different aspects of yourself. It’s my observation many ADHDers, especially ones diagnosed later in adulthood, talk about the many monologues in their minds, the radio playing, the intrusive thoughts they can’t control etc. It’s such a common trope. Some element of healthy internal talk is expected, but when it is intrusive and it comes with decreased ability, or memory loss, or anxiety and other weird symptoms (too numerous to list here), that’s when a dissociative disorder should be investigated. Many of us ADHDers assume rationally that these symptoms are just a manifestation of executive dysfunction within ADHD. That logic makes sense on the face of it. But if that were the case, it occurred to me to ask the question why so often these worrying symptoms get worse and more extreme with age? After all, ADHD is a genetic expression and a fixed thing, it’s not something that should worsen with age drastically; only St pace with natural age related cognitive decline. So I dug into it from a trauma perspective, and ended up getting therapy and with my therapists help realised that for many including myself, ADHDers end up with a dissociative disorder. The disorder sits on top of the ADHD and at first is a coping mechanism that to some degree works to manage the extreme emotions from the trauma we keep experiencing that we can’t process properly. But as we age and gain more and more trauma, and the older trauma festers behind the repression, it ends up causing more and more cognitive decline, loss of capability sense of self, fragmentation, numbing of emotions and a heap of problem too numerous to name here. I think it’s possible RSD itself doesn’t actually exist. I thought I had it, but it was all along trauma sitting on top of the ADHD. This approach to therapy hasn’t fixed my ADHD but it is making living with it a hell of a lot easier.
- Comment on Why does it feel like most art museums are for adults and most science museums are for kids? 1 week ago:
Much of education is based on following a rational thought through to its conclusion regardless of age.
I’m confused as to why the idea of teaching a logical subject is up for debate. Kids are taught math and science early and through logical foundations.
Education is built on logic! Yes, by all means wrap that boring unemotional logic up in a shiny emotional wrapper. That makes sense. That’s the sign of a great teacher or a great curriculum or materials. But in that is the difference of delivery versus content.
From Ancient Greece to modern times - logic is something that still persists in education because the universe we live in is a logical rules based one. It might be boring, and not very engaging to some, not emotive enough, but it is neccessary.
In the UK kids are taught a basic version of the scientific method between the age of 5-7 years old according to the UK goverenment website. Should they scrap that because it’s not naturally emotive?
Respectfully, your point seems to be a moot one. Criticising delivery, when I was talking about the subject matter and delivery is as much a skill of those delivering as anything else.
- Comment on Why do I lose my temper if I'm blocked from a community or by a user? 1 week ago:
Adding to this, I recently learned that ADHD rejection sensitive dysphoria is actually often some kind of dissociative disorder on the OSDD/PTSD/DID spectrum.
It makes a lot of sense the more you think about it.
ADHDers are by and large, especially if not caught early and given adequate support as children, so much more likely to end up with trauma. And, OSDD is one of the most common ways trauma is dealt with by the brain, along with PTSD, BPD and much less commonly, DID.
So if you’re reading this and have ADHD and RSD, you might want to consider finding a therapist who specialises in dissociation and trauma; with specific specialisms in OSDD, PTSD and/or DID. It could do you the world of good.
- Comment on Why does it feel like most art museums are for adults and most science museums are for kids? 1 week ago:
Okay. I don’t agree with you, but that’s fine. We can disagree.
- Comment on Why does it feel like most art museums are for adults and most science museums are for kids? 1 week ago:
If kid is capable of understanding basic scientific method at 8 years old, they can understand the basic structure of a hierarchy.
“X is more important than Y”
“Why sir”
“Because X uses the scientific method like we discussed in class last week and Y does not”
“What’s the scientific method again sir”
repeats for retention
- Comment on Why does it feel like most art museums are for adults and most science museums are for kids? 1 week ago:
Do we have data on people who understand the significance of peer reviewed research ignoring that research despite the understanding?
- Comment on Why does it feel like most art museums are for adults and most science museums are for kids? 1 week ago:
But there’s a third option. There’s a difference between complete absence of this topic in the curriculum, and simplified versions of it that increase in difficulty with capability. Mirroring other stages of educational development.
At the moment there’s a complete absence. At least in any country I’m aware of. Until late high school level which is way too late.
Young kds understand hierarchies. Social hierarchies start to form on the first day of kindergarten.
Teaching an 8 year old that science research sits at the top of a pyramid and newspapers and TV sitd at the bottom, would be easy to grasp. There’s nothing stopping us removing the detail and teaching a simplified structure that can then be built upon in subsequent years.
- Comment on Why does it feel like most art museums are for adults and most science museums are for kids? 1 week ago:
I find that the hierarchy of evidence combined with the ability to critique research is the foundation upon which sits pretty much all of my opinions. It’s a shame kids aren’t taught this from a young age; it would make manipulating them as adults so much harder.
Once you realise the strength of the peer review process, you realise that most peoples opinions dont actually matter: we have strong research on that.
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
It depends if their dear leader orders them to get involved or not doesn’t it.
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
Depends which. The despot or the worker.
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
And with authoritarian communists/socialists?
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
So your approach in a nutshell is to tolerate those that are intolerant and would quite happily make tolerance illegal and punishable if given half a chance? Interesting take.
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
Braid their hair and sing happy campfire songs right? Right??
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if this instance was already in your block list when you sign up for any other instance? Then you’d have to actively unblock it in order to see posts from it.
I’m a tolerant person, except when it comes to tolerating intolerance. Ironically, I think by tolerating intolerance we’ve gotten ourselves into a bit of a pickle here on lemmy and more broadly.
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
Do you agree with the reason for the ban?
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
How would you know that my post was removed for racism when there was no racism in my post?
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
I made a mistake in not doing my homework on you. Whoopsie, you got me!
That completely disregards every point I’ve made in this thread /s
I still expect you to answer my questions even though you’re not the moderator who banned me. You’re a moderator on Lemmy.ml but not the one who banned me, most likely an associate of theirs, but I have no proof of that.
You came here unprompted to defend their actions, presented insight only the moderator who banned me would know.
So please would you kindly answer my questions / debate the points I’m making. Thanks.
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
Ha, yes that’s the actions of a person who has command of the facts and understands the hierarchy of evidence /s
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
As a moderator of communities on lemmy.ml you have come here unprompted in defense of the indefensible actions of other moderators on Lemmy.ml.
Yet upon explaining how in detail this hypocrisy exists, your response is to verbally shrug as though it’s nothing to do with you and you won’t pass judgement.
Hilarious.
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
Wow, I see you following my posts. That’s a bit creepy. But I’ll play.
Since when is calling out a particular nation’s intelligence apparatus racism? In fact I criticised the American government in the paragraph previously. You’ve cut out context to make your actions seem a little more reasonable. Here’s that context:
Many of these same allegations can be levied at governments such as the Americans; but to differing proportions and often historical rather than modern contexted. However, rather than one being preferred, it is my opinion that any immoral and unethical system of government does not deserve the support of the people. The fact that you’re trying to garner support for just another form of tyranny is at the least concerning and at the most likely duplicitous and an attempt at manipulation from said government itself.
I see many users on lemmy.ml doing exactly this all the time, but in reverse and being more direct in their description. Usually some kind of combination of “western imperialist country’s liberal intelligence”.
It is not by any measure racism. It’s criticism of a form of government.
Which leads me to my next question: why is it a forbidden topic to talk about the activities of a very powerful and despotic government like the CCP, but in the same breath permitted to fling similar criticism at other countries? I had a user assume I was American in that thread and criticise me based upon it. Ironically I am not. Why was this not also moderated?
Why was I banned for that criticism, and yet the user that called me a shithead (a direct slur) was not?
The more you analyse the actions of any moderator or most lemmy.ml users, the more their hypocracy becomes apparent.
Free speech for me, but not for thee.
Most of my post was a scientific discussion on the loss of the Tibetan language, and proved through academic pieces of research the misinformation/propaganda present in the OP’s infographic.
I think it is much more likely given the apparent hypocracy and duplicity evident in your actions as moderator and my experience with lemmy.ml as a whole, and the experience of the users in this thread which are so numerous, that this was a deliberate burying of that information.
But that’s just my opinion, I have no proof and can’t accept any from you or your team because of the above bad faith that has already been made apparent.
By the way, liberal is a slur used in the same manner as tankie, but by authoritarian communists/socialists. I’m surprised as a moderator of lemmy.ml you’re unaware of this fact.
For clarity’s sake, here’s that original post so that all those that read this can have full context:
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Can we have some academic references for your claims OP? Here are mine before you ask: Mandarin is now the primary medium of instruction/education for approximately 95% of schools in Tibetan areas, including kindergartens. We have a large body of verified statistics and independent institutions that show this clearly: www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/18/7267 hrw.org/…/tibetan-medium-schooling-under-threat right-to-education.org/…/chinas-bilingual-educati… Tibetan educator and researcher Gyal Lo projected that up to 70% of Tibetans in China may lose the ability to speak their mother tongue by 2030 if current trends continue. This projection is supported by a wealth of academic studies: cambridge.org/…/994D3B3CFDFEA96C30F022369F1DB1FD pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29033477/ researchgate.net/…/324778661_Tibet's_Minority_Lan… Also, in terms of the ongoing theme you’re engendering, the idea that Tibetans do not experience oppression or persecution, here’s a summary of most of the ways in which that provably isn’t true. I haven’t referenced these as it would take quite a bit of time; but much of it is well documented and you’re welcome to conduct a literature search if you’d like: -military suppression of uprisings, -political imprisonment, -torture and deaths in custody, -restrictions on religion, -interference in Buddhist institutions, -suppression of Tibetan language, -cultural assimilation policies, -mass surveillance, -censorship and speech restrictions, -forced relocation of nomads, -environmental displacement, -economic discrimination allegations, -coercive labor allegations, -restrictions on travel and foreign access. Many of these same allegations can be levied at governments such as the Americans; but to differing proportions and often historical rather than modern contexted. However, rather than one being preferred, it is my opinion that any immoral and unethical system of government does not deserve the support of the people. The fact that you’re trying to garner support for just another form of tyranny is at the least concerning and at the most likely duplicitous and an attempt at manipulation from said government itself. In other words, in all likelihood, waves at the Chinese intelligence system running this thread.
- Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this 1 week ago:
Totes.
I was banned from socialism on Lemmy.ml the other day.
For providing a detailed post with scientific references demonstrating how the Tibetan language is disappearing (and how the infographic posted was likely propaganda/misinformation).
I had many users respond calling me slurs and none really responding to the body of my post in any way. Then, instead of moderating the bullying, the mod called me a shithead, provided his own references and banned me to prevent me from responding.
The kicker? The references he linked to supported exactly what I was saying! He hadn’t read them.
Also funnily, the mod log states that I infringed “Rule 1”. I checked. Socialism’s rules are still TBD (after 7 years).
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
I have no horse in the colonial race.
But you do, your post history is entirely pro China. Each article you’ve chosen is limited in scope, looks at only small details; whereas I’m coming at this from a contextual point of view. Why are you trying to pretend you haven’t cherry picked your references to suit your political leanings? It’s baffling.
Also, Marxist-Leninist fits, thanks for your honesty. I’m with Lenin, up until he calls for a continuous revolution against all political opponents: that’s the point at which a righteous revolution turns into tyranny.
From my point of view, colonialism regardless of the flavour of it, serves only to impoverish and destroy the lives of a large number of working people. Its the opposite of what true communism should look like.
Despite this, I actually gave China a tiny bit more credit because at least they’re building infrastructure, the USA wouldn’t have done that historically. Even if that infrastructure is a debt slavery trap.
You’re welcome to think of me as loving the USA though. From where I’m sitting tonight that’s given me such a chuckle.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
All your links are media arms of the Chinese government.
All of your points are quite literally Chinese governmental talking points with no nuance and no analysis from any point of view that isn’t pro-China.
And you call my post projection.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative
Much like America’s more usual approach, it’s softer colonialism than what the Brits did.
The difference this time around though is the building of infrastructure. America didn’t do as much of that during its rise or prime. That said, its often just another way to get the nation indebted to China, its not like they’re building the projects for free and often enough the debt is more than the country in question’s economy can handle.
Colonialism is colonialism afterall.
This method is built on political manoeuvring behind the scenes through intelligence assets and corruption with infrastructural incentives masking debt slavery out in the open.
Here’s the list you asked for:
Angola, DRC, Zambia, Sudan, Mozambique, Gabon, Ethiopia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Pakistan Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Iraq and Iran.
- Comment on Katie Price banned from driving for seventh time 1 month ago:
“In other news, women’s lips now visitor in own face.”
- Comment on Why don;t more presidents put stuff to a national referendum like Clinton did a couple times? A person would get time off work to vote, show what americans actually want and so on. 1 month ago:
Agreed. Although with the caveat that, had there been more stringent regulations surrounding misinformation and manipulation in political and media discourse for the UK, Brexit would never have been able to occur. Leave got there (and only just) through a multitude of lies and emotional manipulation.
Direct democracy is the ideal end goal of any democratic system. But for it to work, people need to be educated, healthy, stable, and both interested and invested in the political process.
We’ve a lot of ground to cover between then and now.
- Comment on Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope 2 months ago:
Never encountered fake pot until Covid.
For some reason the increase in demand meant that the streets became filled with synthetic cannabinoid sprayed weed, pesticide sprayed weed and other adulterated products.
It definitely happened before, but it happens much more frequently now than it ever had in the past.
It happens for one reason and one reason only: to make more money. Whether thats to increase the grow weigh, the intensity of the high, the ability to spray it with synthetics after washing it for the real THC or the cheapness of spraying the plants with pesticides for bugs: all of it is to make more money without caring about the consumer.
Legalise it, regulate it, health and safety it.