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Mind Control Delusions and the Web
biohack writes "An article in the New York Times provides interesting insight into online communities of people who believe that they are subjected to mind control. 'Type "mind control" or "gang stalking" into Google, and Web sites appear that describe cases of persecution, both psychological and physical, related with the same minute details — red and white cars following victims, vandalism of their homes, snickering by those around them.' According to Dr. Vaughan Bell, a British psychologist who has researched the effect of the Internet on mental illness, '[the] extent of the community [...] poses a paradox to the traditional way delusion is defined under the diagnostic guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association, which says that if a belief is held by a person's "culture or subculture," it is not a delusion. The exception accounts for rituals of religious faith, for example.'"
It's obviously nonsense. The internet cannot be used to control my mind.
Ohh, what nice flashy colors.... it's almost like...
My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Who would win this election: Andrew Weiner vs Andrew Weiner's weiner.
Hey anonymous coward from the other thread, why did you mod this one down? Do you need me to tell you when I'm trolling and when I'm not? I can certainly do that.
In fact, here's the new rule. From now on, whenever I actually mean what I say in a post and I'm not being mean for its own sake, but for say the sake of object lesson (for example), I'll put this little note at the end:
(im being super cereal!)
Just like that.
(im being super cereal!)