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"Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a <i>rare condition</i> in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual."[0]
0. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/dissociative-i...
This reminds me of the "otherkin" fad that occurred primarily on Tumblr about a decade ago[1]. It was where teenagers believed themselves to not be humans but rather other creatures like dragons, bears, and so on. I remember reading about one girl who argued with her mother over whether or not she needed to eat diamonds because she was a dragon.
0. https://old.reddit.com/r/SystemsCringe/comments/w95q5q/alter...
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherkin
Edit: Corrected a typo. Added more explanation of how I discovered that sub. It seems some are misinterpreting it as a judgment.
Would your answer to the original question then be that the "sense of identity" is the result of or predominately from nurture? That is, one who sees as "gay" or "straight" sees themselves as such because of culture? Or to put it in a more generic manner, culture determines identity?
To what extent is "sense of identity" innate, and to what extent is it culturally shaped?
For example, "homosexuality" and "heterosexuality" were not something common before the late 19th century. While people still engage in sexual acts with the same and/or opposite sex, such acts did not play a role in their identity.
This is evident as far back as ancient Rome.[0]
> Homosexuality in ancient Rome often differs markedly from the contemporary West. Latin lacks words that would precisely translate "homosexual" and "heterosexual". The primary dichotomy of ancient Roman sexuality was active/dominant/masculine and passive/submissive/feminine.
To the ancient Romans, sexual acts with someone of the same sex wasn't viewed like we do today. They wouldn't have spoken about themselves as "gay" or "straight." Rather, they would have spoken about themselves as "dominant" or "submissive."
This concept runs counter to the way we think about sexual identity today, but it demonstrates that there is far more nurture in the mix than we often like to admit.
And, please note, this is not a judgment on people who identify as homosexual or heterosexual. It is also not a claim that we can "change" someone's orientation. It's simply pointing out that sexual identity is not necessarily something which is purely innate (nature). This is something we tend to take for granted and without much thought in contemporary Western society.
0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_ancient_Rome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fabricated_Articles_...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_hoaxes_on_Wi...
MintPress News is probably a whack news source, but appealing to Wikipedia to support the claim is a bad argument.
> Wikipedia is not a reliable source for citations elsewhere on Wikipedia.
"9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 001 001 000 Old_age Always - 74233"
12 years old. More than 8 years of run time. It keeps on purring.
Yes, I have redundant backups. I also have a replacement drive ready. I just want to see how far I can take it.
I remember these being somewhat frustrating to get working with VirtualBox. I never tried with QEMU.
I've personally moved away from virtualization for older OSes and to emulation. It just seems much easier to deal with even if it's more resource intensive.
Another emulation option is Bochs. I haven't played with it in years though.
I don't think browsers or users are really the problem. Browsers are paving cattle paths. Users are stuck with what they get.
Developers on the other hand. They're the ones who insist on using a document markup language to describe and build user interfaces.
Edit: And least we forget...
https://www.softstech.net/list-of-best-custom-roms-for-googl...
You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on a new phone. That's the problem. We don't need these things. We want these things.
> The field of “social bot” research is fundamentally flawed. While “social bot” researchers have received an enormous amount of public attention, their methods are highly dubious. And, as we and others have demonstrated, they fail miserably and consistently when evaluated under real-world conditions. Studies claiming to investigate the prevalence, properties, or influence of “social bots” have, in reality, just investigated false positives and artifacts of the flawed detection methods employed.
0. https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/recently-patched-vuln...
0. https://twitter.com/avillegasn/status/1450089053794230278
Rather than watching YouTube directly, use youtube-dl with VLC. Rather than using HTML Gmail, use IMAP and a native email client. Rather than using Eclipse, use vim.
We all fall into patterns. We grow to find comfort in those. But, we can't expect to maintain those patterns when circumstances change.
For example, do BIPOC students in Botswana drop out at similar rates? Do non-BIPOC students in Taiwan experience similar drop out rates? What are the classes and course materials like in these countries in comparison to the US/Canada?
What about drop out numbers from international students? For example, do Polish women studying CS at American universities drop out at the same rate as American women? For those who do drop out, do they drop out for the same reasons?
If we want to get to the root of the problem we need both more breadth and more depth in our understanding. Too often we stop at the men/women (in America) or BIPOC/non-BIPOC (in America) divides, and then provide generalized solutions which have very limit impact.
And it's hard to take Facebook serious as an example. They're known to engage in HTML obfuscation on purpose.
https://dev.to/ganderzz/how-facebook-avoids-ad-blockers-4mdc