brainsturbator
@brainsturbator
Big fan of the Universe. Lucky mammal.
We keep electing sociopaths because what we want from our leaders is impossible and only liars would promise it to us
1/2 In our new Lancet Psychiatry paper on the brain disease model for addiction, we discuss -its weak empirical support -its downplaying of psychosocial causes & maintenance factors -issues with the definition of 'brain disease' -numerous ways forward sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
A lot of Norm Macdonald's material in his last years was like a premature graveside self-roast. "When I'm on my deathbed - and by the way: '"deathbed.' What a lousy investment that turned out to be."
What is the best one-stop metastudy on the evidence for the "addiction is a treatable brain disease" talking point? Does that just mean "we have drugs for it" or are there actual proven treatments?

"Relapse is a part of recovery" no, it's part of your ghoulish business plan
Telling my coworkers "I must consult the ashkenazic records" before prompting the LLM
Watching adults cheering Jon Stewart & South Park is a (sad, ugly) trip
1979: Mega City One is a dystopian sci-fi commentary on urbanization 2025: Mega City One is the best case scenario outcome for our species

Reasons to put a factory in the middle of nowhere - next to a natural resource that is very expensive to move - govt subsidies bc it is in Holden Bloodfeast’s district - incredibly dirty/dangerous Gotta check these boxes otherwise it’s just capex aversion
Some morning we're going to wake up to an NYT op-ed signed by a bunch of biologists taking credit for the Omicron variant and explaining why they're heroes for doing it
Jesuits be like "President Macron has not participated in, nor is he the product of, any government mind control programmes."
There is a man who has been preparing his entire life for this moment.
Every New Yorker should know: their sanctuary politicians are working against law enforcement and RELEASING criminal illegal aliens with prior convictions for rape, murder, and drug trafficking back into their communities. In 6 months under President Trump and @Sec_Noem, ICE has…
i knew Old Media was dead, but i didn't really just HOW dead
The **average** age is 68??
Time for our bimonthly argument about "Is America Protestant", wherein 99% of these retards show they've never read Albion's Seed