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Some people deeply need to log off and go outside Jesus Christ
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i am more talking about like putting in place stronger guard rails, breaking the imperial presidency, retooling the judiciary etc
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my counter to this, or addition really, is dems should use power to disarm the system as much as possible
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a couple of people have criticized this "but what if you do bad things with all that power" but like. look around you. the right has already grasped the power at hand and is using it. "republicans use the state to advance their goals; democrats unilaterally disarm" is not a sustainable equilibrium!
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one thing that has been obvious for a while is this aspect of the authoritarian internationale: they recognize that their allies abroad are not *countries* but *political movements* within foreign countries.

time we liberals woke up and recognized this--because it's the truth.
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our lawyers more or less said something to the effect of "we've heard there's some negotiating or attempts to in the senate, but its unclear what they're trying to accomplish and there does not appear to be any path way to a resolution"
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Turning Kathy Hoch into this is certainly a trick
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Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.
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Being a pirates fan means never having this worry
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But there are many, many people I have known and encountered who practice excellent, compassionate care that has meaningful, life altering benefits for clients who real bad/wrong thoughts/ideas about like the causes of behavioral health
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Again, my complaint was about using a specific phrase that has meaning in the field of therapy/treatment.
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There are probably clinical people who would have a different reaction— they likely have Thoughts about people’s interactions with their pets too.
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That is — people can drink beer or gamble and never have an addiction issue, but people *prone to addictive behaviors* are at far, far higher risk.
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We don’t actually have data! Like from a pathological concern, we do not have yet have enough research on the subject. If you want my guess? Then I think it’s probably closer to gambling/substance abuse in mechanics, so no it would not be *in and of itself* a pathological condition.
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The article you linked literally talks about a very specific thing (is it AI delusion or AI psychosis) as a diagnostic judgement — and I agree with that! It’s unclear to me what “assumptions” you possibly think I’m “ smuggling in” here
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and yes, compassionate care explicitly is an approach that looks at a whole person and not just their diagnosis.
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For someone who *is experiencing AI delusions* continued use could be a maladaptive behavior! But that’s unique to that person.
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1) Possibly wrong was referring to Micah’s assertion they were all bad.
2) Underlying Causes and Maladaptive Behaviors is explicitly a reference to whatever is driving the development of mental distress in the first place, not the interactions themselves strictly
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I did answer your question (which is, we don’t have data to support).

I “pulled rank” because, I have specific knowledge relevant to the discussion as a result of my education.
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These are also notable questions, imo, because there’s an entire debate about the efficacy of using LLMs *in treatment*!
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Which I think is a good question! But also kind of divorced from the a treatment/care perspective.
statsboyandi.bsky.social
A second question, which I think gets closer to what I think you’re also after, what are the characteristics of people who have a companion relationship with AI and is there any, clinical significance.
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Again, to the broader question— I think we absolutely need to better understand his and why these interactions are, if at the very least, exacerbating issues and if they play a role in mental health for otherwise healthy individuals.
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And compassionate care would be giving them plenty of space to work with and explore those feelings, communicating with them in an open and honest way, and being flexible with a treatment plan.
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The question a clinician might ask if a patient were experiencing psychological distress would be to look at what factors influenced their reaction to this.