UndercoverUlrikHD

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to 196 in Thomas rule

You're absolutely right that I'm not an expert on neither psychology nor sociology. But I'm not basing my opinions on popular culture either. My opinions were mostly formed from years ago when I had to do a month research and write my exam in Examen Philosophicum during my study for a Master of Science, where I wrote about the history of scientific theory.

It was mostly when I read about Karl Popper and his criterion of falsifiability that I stumbled upon the "science" of psychology. Other than that, my impression of psychology mostly comes from living with a psychology student for three years and hearing about her studies.

A science without hard facts isn't much of a science from my point of view. You can't reproduce or simulate the minds of people thousands of times. There's so many variables factoring in when you're researching, or diagnosing. How do you separate the researcher's emotions and personal interpretation from the "objective" facts of a person's psyche.

@ZzyzxRoad
Implying I'm a troll isn't really a great form of argument. Feel free to type your whole comment again and I'll read it with an open mind.

@ProgrammingSocks
I'm not trying to be anti science, I still think it's a worthwhile field of study, I just don't think it's fits the criteria of science. Feel free to show me wrong.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to 196 in Thomas rule

The only reason I "have space to say so" is because it's not a science. Allowing whatever you mean by "direct psychological experimentation" wouldn't change that.

I'm not saying it's a field of study that isn't useful, but it's not science.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to Technology in Amazon is more profitable than ever after a year of mass layoffs

That's generally how the economy works, unless you're in a recession...

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to 196 in Thomas rule

Anything related to psychology and sociology is pseudoscience.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to Interesting Global News in 'Mafia' strikes set to bring Finland to a standstill as unions face down government

Now, that's a terribly loaded headline if I've ever seen one. Wonder which side the editor supports.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to Privacy in Lemmy instance admin snooping at votes

I think the idea is to make it easier to detect trolling/spam from certain accounts. But honestly, there's no reason upvotes and downvotes can't just be public.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to Comic Strips in "Outdoor Cat vs Indoor Cat" by Sarah Andersen

I was talking about the cats that are kept as pets, not stray cats. I guess it varies from country to country, but most cats walking around outside in Norway are pets (~90%). Reducing the stray cat population to zero wouldn't fix the issue of cats killing all the small wildlife unless pet cats are also kept inside.

I wasn't saying anything against neutering cats.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to Comic Strips in "Outdoor Cat vs Indoor Cat" by Sarah Andersen

You'll also need to ban pet cats from walking outside without a leash. Our cats were neutered, didn't stop them from killing any mice or birds they could get their paws on.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to 196 in Moldy cooking rule

I gotta ask as I've seen these kind of memes too often, is not cooking an American thing? I've never met someone in Norway who doesn't know how to cook normal meals from raw ingredients.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to 196 in Rule

The life expectancy of men in USA is ~76 years, meaning once you reach 38, by average, half of your life is gone. Retiring when you reach 67? Enjoy your last nine years on earth without working.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 5 months ago to Memes in This is for something else.

What if you scare our common ancestor to run across the ground to safety and end up getting eaten by a predator that sees it running?

UndercoverUlrikHD , 6 months ago to Fediverse in 41% of fediverse instances have blocked threads so far!!!

We haven't blocked Threads yet, but I haven't seen any content from it either. When exactly are Threads supposed to federate?

UndercoverUlrikHD , 7 months ago to 196 in raytracing rule

Getting the vibe that OP is being serious while using a template supposed to be ironic.

Seems odd to be angry about game graphics progressing. Imagine how it was during the 90s.

UndercoverUlrikHD , 9 months ago to linuxmemes in There's still room for improvement, but Linux gaming has come a long way in a short time.

Linux Mint is often touted as the most similar looking GUI to windows, so if you want Linux, but looking like windows that might be your best bet. You will find many guides for how to install Linux. If you want to just try it out first (and not just overwrite windows), you'll need to free up some disk space and create an empty partition to install Linux on.