Does dick sizing about drug wisdom dampen Bluelight's drug culture?

[NerdOnDrugs]

As pointless as it is to post that...and as potentially harmful as it may be...it sounds true! Why you exactly you would post that is another story....

Yeah, drug dick sizing can be the truth, exaggerations, and/or lies. In this case I think it is the truth too.

 

[ebola?]

I gotta stop you at "cognitive functions" (but I read all of it).

Even though MBTI is built upon the blood and sweat of Jungian cognitive functions; the literature, while interesting, is purposely vague, often fluff, and beyond hyperbole imo.

This is highly problematic, as this is the 'meat' of the theory. It is sets of cognitive functions that truly predictively describe how we should expect different types to approach different situations and interact with each other. Without delving into the functions, we are left with pretty vapid descriptions of people. I think that Briggs Myers' and Kiesey's writings on what characterizes the cognitive functions are rather specific and useful.

At least the E/I S/N F/T P/J divides have been partially backed by peer reviewed studies. e.g. extroverts have more blood flow to certain parts of their brains, introverts have more blood flow in other regions (the ones that separate us from lesser animals like the prefrontal cortex, heh).

Well, yes, the divide between introverts and extroverts is an extremely thorough-going and salient facet of personality found in many theories of personality, with clear neurological correlates of various sorts having been found). The same cannot be said for the other dimensions, and the logic explained above thus cannot undergird selection of which parts of the MBTI typology are most important.

That's why I think they are the third, possibly second most common type to have it. Agreement there.

Okay, the studies linked indicate it the most common, but whatevs...

So I've read thousands of drug related terms over multiple times, but those bastards won't make the jump towards to long-term memory.

I've found that these concepts have to be engaged in context, as situated by a wider framework that is used often. This type of cognitive connectivity tends to better etch concepts into memory.

I'd change "paradigmatic INTP" to the more concise "dogmatic INTX" for you.. but that's just me

Hah...I think that the analytical bent of the INTP can lend an apparent dogmatism in discussions in that one will attempt to rebuild all externally encountered conceptual frameworks so that they may be understood and then critiqued in order to facilitate further refinement of them. We only appear dogmatic because the internal manifestation of this process, as we work on our own ideas, is invisible.

Also, this apparent dogmatism doesn't apply to prescriptions for action in the external, concrete world.

ebola

 

[95Land]

God almighty.... Can we have a talk about "my brain's bigger than yours" dicksizing?
I'm joking. .

 

[opi8]

Haha, ebola is certainly a very well educated individual by the sounds of it. I knew some of the words he typed!

 

[NerdOnDrugs]

Ebola will sneak up on you with big words. But I don't even care if this guy is literally some supposed moderator of advanced drug discussion on some forum... he believes in Jungian cognitive functions... he may just as well believe in astrology..

 

[drug_mentor]

I think this is an incredibly complicated question and the answer will vary case by case. Sometimes I think people on forums like this get too comfortable in their knowledge of drug use that it actually does at times lead to a misguided belief that if one is educated enough the risks are minimized, regardless of whether or not looking at it objectively they are truly practicing Harm Reduction. I know there are plenty of times in the past where I have used my knowledge and experience as a justification as to why risky poly drug use was less of an issue for me than it would be most other people, sometimes feeling too confident in knowing where your limits are can really be the downfall of some people and I would say the BL shrine can attest to this irrefutably.

I also think that sometimes overly candid accounts of experiences with a wide variety of substances can come across as biased to people who don't share our views on illicit drug use and that these accounts that are perceived as biased can detract from the overall goal of changing the perceptions of those who oppose drug law reform. Furthermore, there can often be a tone which at least implies avocation of drug use and sometimes I think that in the tighter communities that form on this site there can be a relatively apathetic view towards the downsides of drug use.

All that said, people have to keep coming here for a reason and there is little point in having a Harm Reduction agenda that you hope to reach a wider community if you don't allow people to be themselves and indulge in some level of conversation that goes beyond the scope of HR. Realistically the average drug user probably doesn't have a great deal of HR related questions to ask in their lifetime, there is a great deal of value in creating a community that has space for unbiased scientific HR related information whilst maintaining a social vibe where people are free to relate on levels that don't directly tie in to the HR goals. What I mean by this is, I may have certain questions on meth use which get answered, if I don't feel any incentive to come back unless I need more information then I am less able to share it with others, if you allow some social discussion to take place then it incentivises the older posters to come back and answer newbie questions.