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usonian

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2. Society, IMO, is largely about externalizing, "The Devil Made me Do it" despite rugged individualist claims.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:56 AM

20 hrs ago

The rugged individualists (of the sociopathic bent) play this game to make you dependent on them, especially the technocrats and demagogues..

No need to supercharge the externalization/projection, IMO.

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AI and the Psychology of Cognitive Surrender (Psychology Today) [View all] usonian 20 hrs ago OP

Likely all true, but emotional codependence was modeled by many conventional families bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #1

Society, IMO, is largely about externalizing, "The Devil Made me Do it" despite rugged individualist claims. usonian 20 hrs ago #2

And this is why I refuse to use it & ignore anything generated by it Tim S 20 hrs ago #3

Certainty is an emotion GreatGazoo 20 hrs ago #4

That's why Trump is provably a chatbot. usonian 20 hrs ago #5