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Nefertiri Ra'apharo
Mabad Ilhba Alasw'd
#141 - 2012-05-14 17:41:50 UTC
Gahagan wrote:
In reality, though, people are naturally aggressive, some to greater degrees than others. Engaging in PvP, or just ganking, is likely a cathartic release of that aggression, like sports or exercise might be to other people...


And how many years at how much $ per year did it take for you to be able to write that profound revelation?
Jake Warbird
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#142 - 2012-05-14 17:58:09 UTC
Aruken Marr wrote:
Caliph Muhammed wrote:
You certainly aren't a threat in game as the evidence shows you a braindead dullard. .



Yes, because we all know that being terrible at one thing makes you terrible at everything and comparative to that of a vegetable.

I'm no psych, but it looks like you just got called out on chattin ****. Now you're clutching at straws to discredit him which only serves to point out just how wrong you are. The statement "I'm a sociopath" just reeks of "LOOK AT ME!"

This. Also, Caliph, it seems to me that your mental faculties are severely diminished. I'd get a psychologist to look at that. Now if only I knew where to find them on Eve...

Sugar Von MurdererTits : Jake Warbird gets my vote for most intriguing and attractive male character in Eve.
Pok Nibin
Doomheim
#143 - 2012-05-14 18:37:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Pok Nibin
Gahagan wrote:
Pok Nibin wrote:
Believe me, if you touted your qualifications to me in person I'd hold your feet to the fire. Oh, if you'd like some ingame English useage tutorials, I only charge 100 million ISK per half hour.

I'm not claiming superiority of my qualifications. I'm claiming competence. You seem very eager to demonstrate your own real-life qualifications though. Is it because you take pride in them, or because you doubt their usefulness and want to affirm them?


Those were the only two possibilities you could think of, or does your line of logic run in pairs?
Do you find yourself counting symptoms in groups of three?

If you understand your science, then you should be aware a BS qualifies you to pursue a masters (which then opens the possibility of achieving a doctorate.) That's the only competence it signifies. However, here you are making your assertions. That speaks for itself. Resting on ones laurels isn't quite the same as letting ones laurels rest. (Of course, it would do to begin by achieving said laurels.)

Seeking affirmation of ones abilities from those who aren't qualified to comprehend them would be foolhardy, no? However, taking pride in ones accomplishments, among some disciplines, is willfully fettering oneself. Here. Allow me to toss a third possibility in the mix. (You may have considered this, but cast it off as not being likely.) There are some people who have a low tolerance for obscuring the truth. If you don't like that one then try - making inflated assertions.

As for your declaration that "most" of the posts with regard to ASPD on the forum are incorrect, I do take issue with that. That you felt it necessary to say (and in so doing assert your own unique qualifications), that speaks volumes.

The right to free speech doesn't automatically carry with it the right to be taken seriously.
Xython
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#144 - 2012-05-14 19:07:57 UTC
I read the title as "Ask a Proctologist about EVE." Entered thread expecting to figure out why highsec miners have their heads shoved so far up their own asses, and what treatment options are available for the poor unfortunate souls.

Left disappointed.
Aruken Marr
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#145 - 2012-05-14 19:31:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Aruken Marr
Pok Nibin wrote:
If you understand your science, then you should be aware a BS qualifies you to pursue a masters... That's the only competence it signifies.


Confirming I know nothing about chemistry except that soon I'll be allowed to take a masters in it...
Zyress
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#146 - 2012-05-14 19:50:25 UTC
Caliph Muhammed wrote:
Zyress wrote:
Why do some people feel bad about ruining another human being's day and others relish it. Does this say something about their inate character? When someone can be anything they want and they choose to be a villian without regard to the effects of their choice on other human beings, or in some cases because of the effect on other human beings, is this role-playing or is this saying something about who they are in reality?


What your real question, or maybe should be, is "why did the devs not create a game that forces societies moral structure on the playerbase so I can feel sheltered and comfortable?" And the answer is because they didn't want to. They wanted to be unlike almost every mmo currently on the market.


No I was really asking if some people can turn off any moral compass they may have or do they not actually have one to begin with, just a healthy regard for consequences that keeps them in line in their real life but they can ignore in a virtual environment. Safety isn't something I look for in eve, or any other mmo I play really. I just don't prey on people who don't want to fight. People in Nullsec, losec or legitimate war targets only. I realize without D1c&s in the game, it would be less interesting, I'm just trying to understand them. I mean do they not get that cold empty feeling inside when they know they've screwed someone over? And if they don't is it some lesson they missed growing up or is it in their genes. Nature or nurture?
Master Gotama
Black Sky Hipsters
#147 - 2012-05-14 20:02:52 UTC
Gahagan wrote:
Hi EvE. I'm a recent recipient of a B.S. in Psychology, with continuing studies in the design and implementation of educational videogames. I greatly enjoy the social aspects and dynamics of EvE Online - it's very interesting to watch the way people behave in a sandbox environment.

There's a lot of posts on the forums that theorize why people act they way they do, but that information is seldom accurate and usually speculative. If anyone has any questions on why people behave the way they do, feel free to ask.


how does 4+ years of bong hits and keg stands qualify you to inform anyone of anything?
Vyl Vit
#148 - 2012-05-14 20:27:17 UTC
Aruken Marr wrote:
Pok Nibin wrote:
If you understand your science, then you should be aware a BS qualifies you to pursue a masters... That's the only competence it signifies.


Confirming I know nothing about chemistry except that soon I'll be allowed to take a masters in it...

But, when you finally get that doctorate, I for one will stand in awe of you. Well done...so far. Impressive.

Paradise is like where you are right now, only much, much better.
Aruken Marr
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#149 - 2012-05-14 20:46:30 UTC
Vyl Vit wrote:
Aruken Marr wrote:
Pok Nibin wrote:
If you understand your science, then you should be aware a BS qualifies you to pursue a masters... That's the only competence it signifies.


Confirming I know nothing about chemistry except that soon I'll be allowed to take a masters in it...

But, when you finally get that doctorate, I for one will stand in awe of you. Well done...so far. Impressive.


Thank you, but its kind of funny. A Phd really isnt necessary besides acquiring a larger pay check or if I wanted to work in academia. An MSc or even a BSc can work just as well in industry to be honest, MSc just makes it easier to fine a job lol.
Fabulousli Obvious
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#150 - 2012-05-14 20:48:15 UTC
The Pretension hits EXPLOSIVE Levels...........................

I am NOT YOUNG ENOUGH to know EVERYTHING.  ~~ Oscar Wilde, writer, d. November 30, 1900
Aruken Marr
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#151 - 2012-05-14 21:46:32 UTC
Fabulousli Obvious wrote:
The Pretension hits EXPLOSIVE Levels...........................


Not my fault you're stupid...



... that was a joke.
Caliph Muhammed
Perkone
Caldari State
#152 - 2012-05-15 00:12:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Caliph Muhammed
Karn Dulake wrote:



Quote:
Caliph Muhammed


This guy. Half the people on the internet claim to be either a Sociopath or an Aspie. Its almost always self diagnosed.. And thats without the help of the ICD-3 or the DCM-IV. This always make me laugh whenever people claim to be this. Extra note they always claim to have a superior IQ.




This guy. Half the people in EVE claim to have a Masters and Bachelors but take two+ billion isk ships out in the middle of a war in a 0.7 system and get their rectal cavity pushed in. Too stupid for a scout? Concentration and thought process meager and subpar? Or did you really mean to trash your corps killboard like that?

And with those qualities you have a job.... diagnosing the human psyche. Well if anything you prove that degrees are at their core bought and paid for. Because when I contemplate a mistake like that it comes off as having the attention span of a pissant and the intellect to match. Lemme guess you play casually but you take forum posting real serious. What a fraud.

Wiki 4 the win. Party on, dude.

I especially love your professional demeanor. That really rings of someone in the field. Oh and the assumption ridden outburst. Tell me where do you work exactly?

Or are ya between jobs?
Caliph Muhammed
Perkone
Caldari State
#153 - 2012-05-15 00:31:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Caliph Muhammed
Zyress wrote:
Caliph Muhammed wrote:
Karn Dulake wrote:
lols you tard ive posted that several times on the forum myself.

No Sociopath here. instead why dont you give me a better reason why you are a Sociopath and how you were diagnosed



Oh im sorry Mr Cocky did the posting of your joke of a killboard from supposedly such an intelligent and well schooled individual blindside you?


What could a killboard possibly say about relative intelligence and schooling?


To me it shows a lot about intelligence, not necessarily schooling. But to hear him talk he's IVY league baby. The guys a wiki fraud. That's about it. Anyone can feign to be a professional in a field especially on forums. You have all the time in world to read about anything you want to be. Give me an hour and I could become a neurosurgeon and flood the forum with paraphrases and abstract concepts from a field and none but a real one could detect it. If even they could.

Because let's face it, what professional clinician doesn't call people "tard".
Altaserra
#154 - 2012-05-15 15:23:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Altaserra
Can't help but wonder if this thread is part of some sort of research that the OP is conducting..

If so, he has caught a decent amount of data in his net, though I'm not entirely sure how useful it may be.

Or, there could be an altruistic angle.



Anyway, back to the popcorn
Maraluk
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#155 - 2012-05-15 15:46:12 UTC
To be perfectly honest, psychologists dont know anything about why and how people behave that you couldnt guess for yourself. Its not exactly complex. There's absolutely nothing that you cant guess a decent answer to yourself. Backing it up by watching 50 people do it doesnt make it more impressive...
ChromeStriker
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#156 - 2012-05-15 15:58:05 UTC
i like this thread

No Worries
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#157 - 2012-05-15 18:30:57 UTC
Morganta wrote:
simple answer is

"the greater internet ****wad theory"

Normal person + anonymity + audience = Total ****wad

I regret that I have but one Like to give to this post.
Hestia Mar
Calmaretto
#158 - 2012-05-15 19:20:35 UTC
So you have a BS in Pyschology?

Make mine a large meal, please.

Lol
silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#159 - 2012-05-15 19:48:49 UTC
Gahagan wrote:
[quote=NickyYo]

I'm going to grad school for pharmacy, with the idea of working in R&D and clinical drug tests for pharmaceutical companies. I don't think that'll work out half-bad.
Clinical Publisher here.

Yes, that should work fairly well. You're unlike to get stinking wealthy, but you'll have a good chance to pay-off your student loans before your kids graduate highschool.

Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But scream it at them in Esperanto, because life is also terrifying and confusing.

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silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#160 - 2012-05-15 19:52:32 UTC  |  Edited by: silens vesica
Edited to nothing. I can be a dickhead, but that was a bit much, even for me.

Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But scream it at them in Esperanto, because life is also terrifying and confusing.

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