UlyssesT [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 14 hours agoKing Bazinga signal boosts a study about how "balance must be restored" regarding empathy. He knows all about empathy; ask the kids that disowned him!imagemessage-square48 fedilinkarrow-up171
arrow-up171imageKing Bazinga signal boosts a study about how "balance must be restored" regarding empathy. He knows all about empathy; ask the kids that disowned him!UlyssesT [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 14 hours agomessage-square48 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareDirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]hexbear18·13 hours agoReminds me of a study I once read where they used drugs to suppress emotions in rats. The rats all basically lost all desire to do anything, including eating and basic hygiene. link
minus-squareDragonBallZinn [he/him]hexbear12·12 hours agoSeconded, as someone who’s struggling with depression that’s what it feels like. Not just “the big sad” but more like “the big nothing”. I would not wish “no emotions” on anyone, not even my worst enemy. link
minus-squareŁumało [he/him]@lemmygrad.mlhexbear6·11 hours agoOh I would wish that on Elon, it seems he would like that anyway :)))) linkfedilink
minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]hexagonhexbear16·13 hours agoContempt for emotion and a desire to LARP as a computer are both emotional impulses, as I constantly remind such Reddit-brains. link
Reminds me of a study I once read where they used drugs to suppress emotions in rats.
The rats all basically lost all desire to do anything, including eating and basic hygiene.
Seconded, as someone who’s struggling with depression that’s what it feels like. Not just “the big sad” but more like “the big nothing”.
I would not wish “no emotions” on anyone, not even my worst enemy.
Oh I would wish that on Elon, it seems he would like that anyway :))))
Contempt for emotion and a desire to LARP as a computer are both emotional impulses, as I constantly remind such Reddit-brains.