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  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    1 year ago

    To a degree. But also the ability to deal with stress is a necessity in any social order, and both higher level education and being a teenager inevitably carry a great deal of stress as part of the package. Psychology as a means of shaping humans into disposable cogs is bad. But a deep understanding of psychological experience and the ability to provision care during periods of crisis can be incredibly good.

    We've built the Torment Engine and now a whole bunch of people are screaming in pain. Yes, by all means, turn off the Torment Engine. But idk if I'd argue that providing relief to its victims is counter-revolutionary. No more than a crutch is counter-revolutionary to the guy whose leg fell into a capitalist's wood chipper.