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Originally Posted by jvklaus
I don't know if I am being paranoid or if I am being cynical or what. I'm a new member; I became a member in April. I have reached out to others in their introductions and in their posts, and I have had others help me as well. I like to think my contributions are as helpful to others' as others are theirs are to me.
One thing I have come across is people saying they are glad to be here because they love psychology or because they are taking a class or whatever. Are these forums places where people study us and pick us apart for their own academic interests? Are we being studied in some experiment? While I have found support here, posts about people loving psychology or whatever makes me feel like I am a lab rat or something. I don't know. Am I being paranoid or unreasonable?
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Even if people are studied for experiments, so what?
It's always been known humanity has a dogmatic part in it.
Even if someone were to work, they could question workplaces and wonder if they're actually enslaving many people for the benefits of the very few.
Same concept.
I can tell you I knew someone (Person I) who was supposed to be a friend but when I heard he'd "have an interest in psychology" which his friend (Person II) mentioned regarding a drama Person I made because they were uninvited (because they (Person I) are a douche), the red alarms started.
I'd see Person I choosing to manipulate at times, although my fighting would make them fail at times. It was pleasurable