▲ 1055 ▼ ancient hyperfixations (thelemmy.club) submitted 6 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 62 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2016/research/autism-human-evolution/
[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 195 points 6 months ago (3 children) See also: permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 124 points 6 months ago (2 children) Before there were trains, there were the ships. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 46 points 6 months ago (3 children) Before there were ships, there were horses. And I know what you're going to say. Yeah, but before there were horses there wer-NO. Nothing existed before horses, and I'll hear no more of that slander anti-horse talk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago (1 child) Before that, the pilgrims rode rocks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 14 points 6 months ago thus the wheel of time revolves https://vimeo.com/161019002 permalink fedilink source parent [–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago Before that, there were unicorns permalink fedilink source parent [–] OlPatchy2Eyes@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago Reindeer, apparently. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago They don't have the same appeal though. Trains are better permalink fedilink source parent [–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 49 points 6 months ago* (3 children) Its still so upsetting that they send him to the doctor who was like, “that thing that makes you happy and does not hurt anyone”, lets help you stop doing that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 6 months ago He might have been neglecting other responsibilities. But yeah he hopefully could have kept it as a hobby! permalink fedilink source parent [–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago (1 child) But was he actually cured, or did he instead just get better at hiding his compulsion? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago That "in this way he was cured of his illness" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting there. I'd bet that the method used could also be described as torture until he agreed to stop or acted like he no longer wanted to. I wonder how much faith in doctors came from vague references like this that only talk about the outcome and skips over the fucked up shit they called "treatment" back in the day. Makes me wonder if many people at the time saw doctors for the "knows a few things about some herbs and setting broken bones but otherwise is just a scam artist that might kill or maim you for no benefit" they were. And the sad thing is that a lot of doctors these days are still like that; their body of knowledge is better than back in the plague doctor days, but if a patient strays into unknown territory, they often keep up the "I'm an expert in this" front while talking out of their ass (often an indirect accusation of just trying to get the pain meds they used to push, or some other brush off). permalink fedilink source parent [–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago* A cured man doesn't continually say how much happier he was before he was cured I think he was curbed permalink fedilink source parent [–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 46 points 6 months ago I immediately thought of this, and you beat me to it. Honestly it seems to be a very nuanced account of autism. It's certainly unusual but bro got great joy from watching ships and people only found it a bit odd. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 124 points 6 months ago (2 children) Before there were trains, there were the ships. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 46 points 6 months ago (3 children) Before there were ships, there were horses. And I know what you're going to say. Yeah, but before there were horses there wer-NO. Nothing existed before horses, and I'll hear no more of that slander anti-horse talk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago (1 child) Before that, the pilgrims rode rocks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 14 points 6 months ago thus the wheel of time revolves https://vimeo.com/161019002 permalink fedilink source parent [–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago Before that, there were unicorns permalink fedilink source parent [–] OlPatchy2Eyes@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago Reindeer, apparently. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago They don't have the same appeal though. Trains are better permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 46 points 6 months ago (3 children) Before there were ships, there were horses. And I know what you're going to say. Yeah, but before there were horses there wer-NO. Nothing existed before horses, and I'll hear no more of that slander anti-horse talk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago (1 child) Before that, the pilgrims rode rocks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 14 points 6 months ago thus the wheel of time revolves https://vimeo.com/161019002 permalink fedilink source parent [–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago Before that, there were unicorns permalink fedilink source parent [–] OlPatchy2Eyes@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago Reindeer, apparently. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago (1 child) Before that, the pilgrims rode rocks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 14 points 6 months ago thus the wheel of time revolves https://vimeo.com/161019002 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 14 points 6 months ago thus the wheel of time revolves https://vimeo.com/161019002 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago Before that, there were unicorns permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OlPatchy2Eyes@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago Reindeer, apparently. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago They don't have the same appeal though. Trains are better permalink fedilink source parent
[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 49 points 6 months ago* (3 children) Its still so upsetting that they send him to the doctor who was like, “that thing that makes you happy and does not hurt anyone”, lets help you stop doing that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 6 months ago He might have been neglecting other responsibilities. But yeah he hopefully could have kept it as a hobby! permalink fedilink source parent [–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago (1 child) But was he actually cured, or did he instead just get better at hiding his compulsion? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago That "in this way he was cured of his illness" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting there. I'd bet that the method used could also be described as torture until he agreed to stop or acted like he no longer wanted to. I wonder how much faith in doctors came from vague references like this that only talk about the outcome and skips over the fucked up shit they called "treatment" back in the day. Makes me wonder if many people at the time saw doctors for the "knows a few things about some herbs and setting broken bones but otherwise is just a scam artist that might kill or maim you for no benefit" they were. And the sad thing is that a lot of doctors these days are still like that; their body of knowledge is better than back in the plague doctor days, but if a patient strays into unknown territory, they often keep up the "I'm an expert in this" front while talking out of their ass (often an indirect accusation of just trying to get the pain meds they used to push, or some other brush off). permalink fedilink source parent [–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago* A cured man doesn't continually say how much happier he was before he was cured I think he was curbed permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 6 months ago He might have been neglecting other responsibilities. But yeah he hopefully could have kept it as a hobby! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago (1 child) But was he actually cured, or did he instead just get better at hiding his compulsion? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago That "in this way he was cured of his illness" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting there. I'd bet that the method used could also be described as torture until he agreed to stop or acted like he no longer wanted to. I wonder how much faith in doctors came from vague references like this that only talk about the outcome and skips over the fucked up shit they called "treatment" back in the day. Makes me wonder if many people at the time saw doctors for the "knows a few things about some herbs and setting broken bones but otherwise is just a scam artist that might kill or maim you for no benefit" they were. And the sad thing is that a lot of doctors these days are still like that; their body of knowledge is better than back in the plague doctor days, but if a patient strays into unknown territory, they often keep up the "I'm an expert in this" front while talking out of their ass (often an indirect accusation of just trying to get the pain meds they used to push, or some other brush off). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago That "in this way he was cured of his illness" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting there. I'd bet that the method used could also be described as torture until he agreed to stop or acted like he no longer wanted to. I wonder how much faith in doctors came from vague references like this that only talk about the outcome and skips over the fucked up shit they called "treatment" back in the day. Makes me wonder if many people at the time saw doctors for the "knows a few things about some herbs and setting broken bones but otherwise is just a scam artist that might kill or maim you for no benefit" they were. And the sad thing is that a lot of doctors these days are still like that; their body of knowledge is better than back in the plague doctor days, but if a patient strays into unknown territory, they often keep up the "I'm an expert in this" front while talking out of their ass (often an indirect accusation of just trying to get the pain meds they used to push, or some other brush off). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago* A cured man doesn't continually say how much happier he was before he was cured I think he was curbed permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 46 points 6 months ago I immediately thought of this, and you beat me to it. Honestly it seems to be a very nuanced account of autism. It's certainly unusual but bro got great joy from watching ships and people only found it a bit odd. permalink fedilink source parent
