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He is his own dad.he didn't even have one dad.
He is his own dad.he didn't even have one dad.
I’ve noticed that mentioning the Dunning-Krugger effect online is now often a sign that you are suffering from it. People often throw this around, usually towards things they don’t understand or dislike. The Dunning-Krugger effect is thinking you’re knowledgeable about something when you are not knowledgeable about something, and the less you know, the less likely you are to being able to realize this (e.g. a busboy at a restaurant who believes he is an expert in psychiatry and neurosurgery). You are a low-ability moron who knows nothing, and your utter incompetence robs you of the ability to realize it.The Dunning-Krugger effect could be used to describe the entirety of psychiatric medicine up to this point, with the exception of psychedelics, which seems quite promising for certain things. Shocking people's brains to the point of memory loss was a decision so-called experts in the psychiatric field made. It was experts who decided that removing half of someone's brain was seen as a viable treatment for their psychiatric condition. The experts were doing things ad-hoc, without knowing causes, to the detriment of patients. The sad part is, some of these treatments are still being used to this day.
Being a medical doctor does not give one metaphysical knowledge, political knowledge, or social knowledge.
Stolen valor.It's funny to me when people appeal to doctors on questions of morality. As if they have some special authority over it. Like with abortion.
I’ve noticed that mentioning the Dunning-Krugger effect online is now often a sign that you are suffering from it. People often throw this around, usually towards things they don’t understand or dislike. The Dunning-Krugger effect is thinking you’re knowledgeable about something when you are not knowledgeable about something, and the less you know, the less likely you are to being able to realize this (e.g. a busboy at a restaurant who believes he is an expert in psychiatry and neurosurgery). You are a low-ability moron who knows nothing, and your utter incompetence robs you of the ability to realize it.
Thank you for your highly valued opinion, I will be sure to jot it down in my journal and read it when I want to have a good laugh. It takes an idiot to comment on things and it takes and expert to do things in spite of all evidence that what you're doing doesn't work.
It's always good practice to call people stupid never putting forth any evidence why their opinion might be wrong. Since you've got such a hard on for experts here is some "expert opinion" on electroconvulsive therapy. This is from John Read, professor of clinical psychology.
this isn't the ot, settle down the trolling, it's too visible. try some subtlety, doctor cut-a-dick.If I wanted to hear an expert opinion, I would listen to myself talk.
Well ethics is part of their education, so I would say they know more about morality than most average joe’s. It’s not a guarantee that someone is moral though, look at doctors who did horrible things. Still the bar is set a little higher for doctors than let’s say the average right wing poster here who wouldn’t know what ethics is, if it bit them in the ass.It's funny to me when people appeal to doctors on questions of morality. As if they have some special authority over it. Like with abortion.
Looks like a pretty good transition to me. If she didn’t speak, she would be passable for a biological female.Repulsive.
so how many people decide not to transition at all, not just the final surgery? You should be having at least a few
I don’t know man. This stuff is pretty new comparatively. Given the consequences of a mistake here I’d have a hard time with participating in it. Hopefully it doesn’t end up the next opiate epidemic type of screw up.One of my transgender patients (FtM) told me this morning that he is now pursuing hormones and surgery. He had mentioned some interest in the past when we talked about it but didn’t know how to make it happen. I helped him link with UCSF’s Gender Affirming Health Program. Figured you would be interested to hear.
I'm not talking about his appearance.Looks like a pretty good transition to me. If she didn’t speak, she would be passable for a biological female.
I wish this person the best. He’s been living as a guy since turning adult. In his early 30s now. Got a name change and all that. He wears a chest binder a lot to hide his breasts, which may not be great. When I asked him to do an EKG in the office awhile back, he had a panic attack and cried during it because he hates his breasts and being exposed. Feel bad. I’m guessing he will get a breast reduction and start on masculizing hormones. Hope this brings him peace.I don’t know man. This stuff is pretty new comparatively. Given the consequences of a mistake here I’d have a hard time with participating in it. Hopefully it doesn’t end up the next opiate epidemic type of screw up.
She should get help and learn to accept who she is. No need to medicate and mutilate. Nothing really wrong with just being a masculine woman.I wish this person the best. He’s been living as a guy since turning adult. In his early 30s now. Got a name change and all that. He wears a chest binder a lot to hide his breasts, which may not be great. When I asked him to do an EKG in the office awhile back, he had a panic attack and cried during it because he hates his breasts and being exposed. Feel bad. I’m guessing he will get a breast reduction and start on masculizing hormones. Hope this brings him peace.