[lbo-talk] in which I'm accused of repressing the reptilian brain

[wrobert at uci.edu]

My comment is in reference to diagnosable mental illness, rather than 'bad
ideas.'  The comment about the NASCAR debate was meant to indicate that by
inference.  To be honest, I was referencing a comment from a friend about
studies he read, but I'm pretty sure that he is referencing APA standards
around mental illness, but I could ask if you're interested.  robert wood


> wrobert at uci.edu wrote:
>>
>>      Actually, its true that there is a high rate of mental illness
>> amongst grad students, empirically.  Although this might not explain
>> the NASCAR debate.  robert wood
>
>>
>> > Have I mentioned I am accumulating a growing body of
>> > evidence, both anecdotal and empirical, that the
>> > post-grad population is one of the most singularly
>> > mentally fucked-up populations I'm aware of
>
>
> (It would help if posters always identified who they are quoting.)
>
> I would question identifying "mentally ill" and "mentally fucked up";
> certainly the most mentally fucked up posters on this list are not
> mentally ill.
>  There is of course no useful evidence that Sector X of the population
> is more  (or less) "mentally fucked up" than Sector Y, though asserting
> so exhibits considerable intellectual confusion. It _might_ be possible
> to make such assertions in respect to mental illness -- except for the
> lack of any satisfactory and generally accepted criteria for what we
> mean by mental illness.
>
> Carrol
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