Fan of sci-fi? Psychologists have you in their sights (theconversation.com)

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Psychologists have stigmatised science fiction fans as losers who retreat into fantasy worlds. This is unfair.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Click bait headline. Very basic thesis.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I have a psych undergrad degree and I never heard anything like this. It's one theory, not the zeitgeist of an entire discipline.

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