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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
"mere" perception - one of the weirdest implicit beliefs floating around is that psychology is somehow separate from biology. mind-body dualism runs deep
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Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D.
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It’s remarkable that, *far more than any of our own behaviors (besides mating)* observing the successful aggression of others we deem “our team” raises our testosterone levels most. This is true for both males and females. The takeaway: mere perceptions can influence hormones.
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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
this is important shit and i'm gonna keep being mad about it. the undermining of direct perception is one of the biggest tools of social control. it is the meta-gaslighting that enables other forms of gaslighting. it's one of the worst parts of the "i fucking love science" meme
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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
where the flip side of "i fucking love science" is "i fucking hate anecdotes" - your observations, your perceptions, your experiences, don't count because they're N=1. this is bullshit and you don't have to put up with it. science is not more real than your life
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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
i'm still mad at the people who read about
@sashachapin
curing his anosmia with acid and were like "well he's probably wrong about his own experience" - jesus fucking christ are you that afraid of pissing off Daddy Science and believing something he didn't give you permission to
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The belief that there is anything more than perception is way more religious than the idea that a dude died and then was alive again a few days later
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