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Emotional Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

Posted on April 10, 2020 by acorwin

You need to eat. Only slightly less literally, you also have to socialize. These things can be impacted in similar ways by disordered thinking. The main parallel is the cycle formed by the waxing and waning of two competing pressures. … Continue reading →

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Sexism Against Men And Other Word Overloading

Posted on May 27, 2018 by acorwin

There’s a great tumblr post that does the rounds occasionally. It’s a powerful and pithy explanation of how authority figures exploit words with multiple but related meanings to sound reasonable while saying unreasonable things. Sometimes people use “respect” to mean … Continue reading →

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You Are Extremely Bad At Thinking About Tragedy

Posted on October 2, 2017 by acorwin

Today, some asshole killed a shitton of people in Las Vegas. Fifty eight deaths, at time of writing. This sucks. Like, 58 deaths is a lot, and this is a horrifying tragedy worthy of news coverage. Let’s talk about some … Continue reading →

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