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Comment · 2 years ago
CT scans irradiate you, MRIs don't really. Just don't have any metal in you.
Comment · 2 years ago
It's interesting but a bit confusing. Merging timelines of titles, summaries, videos, TikTok posts, etc. means there's no reading rhythm when scrolling. I wish they'd make it visually easier to separate elements.

But it matches their strategy. It's a good design for a mashup of different sources. If you don't plan on doing that, maybe take the opportunity to make the list easier to browse?

Comment · 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing.
Comment · 2 years ago
I also fit that definition and wouldn't generalize. What I've observed is that the places that contain a lot of asocial people also have an above-average rate of sociopathic behaviors. This certainly fits my CS experience.
Comment · 2 years ago
But I did mean antisocial. Why do you think I can’t make the difference? I said that I believed there was some statistical overlap between the two.
Comment · 2 years ago
In my limited experience, both asocial and antisocial would match. People who don’t care about other people can also find it easier to harm them.
Comment · 2 years ago
I’m pretty sure that a lot of people would have antisocial behavior if it weren’t for the fear or inconvenience of consequences. You don’t have to match a DSM definition to be a bad person.
Comment · 2 years ago
If I may ask, did these traits make the relationship unviable, or did it end for other reasons? Do you think treatment (CBT, etc.) would have helped?
Comment · 2 years ago
Not to start a “does anyone else feel like this??” thread, but I wonder how common these traits are in tech workers. It’s kind of a cliché that CS attracts antisocial nerds. If a serious study were made, how many of those would actually meet the criteria for antisocial personality disorder?

Although diagnosis seems to rely a lot on someone’s behavior: if you don’t cause trouble, then it’s not a disease, just a personality trait. That seems a bit unfair to the people who would identify with this, could use psychiatric help to make human connection easier, but aren’t unreasonable enough to warrant medical attention.

Comment · 2 years ago
That makes a real difference for people making the median salary in western countries. Lots of people in finance, tech, etc. can obviously afford not to care but that's a minority.
Comment · 2 years ago
Aren't those separate and in different countries? And one of them is an acquisition. This case makes more sense.
Comment · 2 years ago
What do you think the US wants? Attrition Russia’s army?
Comment · 2 years ago
The US might have less incentive to support Taiwan though. They've never really committed to defending it.

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