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At least you're working with Rust now.

As someone with zero knowledge of psychology, I'm biased against it. Partly because of my vague impression that psychology tries to fit people to models, rather than viewing models as limited approximations.

For a while I've thought it would be nice to know what results the field of psychology actually has that are trusted. Was there anything at all in the taught content which you liked? I didn't realise the DSM-V was that bad. If research on trans people can be cherry-picked, then does that mean that some reliable research exists?



> As someone with zero knowledge of psychology, I'm biased against it.

Then you are biased against "the science of mind and behavior"[0] by definition.

> For a while I've thought it would be nice to know what results the field of psychology actually has that are trusted.

Perhaps that people who seek out and engage in therapy with qualified professionals can (but not always) improve their lived experience?

Or that by studying the mind and human behavior, mental illness is now considered a medical condition, worthy of treatment, and has much less social stigma than years past?

0 - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychology




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