Is "2012 Neuropathic Behavior Syndrome" Real?

Oh, it's real TBS, tho just one of the grab-bag of hysterics being bandied about: a luminary such as Dick Cheney peddled his own notions, built around the rubric of "National Security"- look what that amounted to.

I agree that there are those of unbalanced dispositions who will sow dissension and discord and somehow profit thereby, but the fact remains that there are huge segments of the population who are simply gullible, who will be taken in by the thieves, cheats and charlatans sponsoring false premises based on plausible suppositions.

I, for one, fantasize about the possibility of a reliable, automatic, affordable BS detector and filter readily available to all: tho it is likely to be outlawed as an ultimate hazard and impediment to our fine news providers, advertisers and politicians of every ilk. Just imagine...

We have more to fear from "1984" (remember that?) than from "2012", where we are more likely to self-dismantle ourselves as a society and spin out our days in a dystopian state of anarchy, compared to the apocalyptic vision of the sky splitting open to reveal...nothing.

Don't try to raise a family- what we have now is as good as it gets.

Eh...

I think that this 'syndrome' afflicts the young at a significantly higher rate. This would be mostly due to the under-developed reasoning skills in the 13-18 year olds that seem to be the primary askers of the '2012' type questions. Being a father of a 13 year old, I can tell you that she worries about *everything*. Just a few days ago she was sobbing at a story about the plight of Polar Bears. Several top contributors here pointed out to me that it is unreasonable to expect someone in that age group to have the same critical thinking and reasoning skills as you or I might have.

That is a bad idea. If Yahoo Answers is a representative sample of the US population (and I sincerely hope it is not), then many tens of millions of people would be eligible for payments, and there'd be no money left for repairing infrastructure, bailing out banks and car manufacturers, or lining the pockets of the people who wrecked the economy in the first place. Thus, a total collapse would be inevitable.

People selling survival equipment would become extremely rich, however...

Hey Hy

I think I have a Doug's disease but of another kind. I won't explain my condition here, it's not a private place for that.

Interesting question. I think that you might have a point. Go for it! Maybe a PhD diploma is waiting for you? Maybe you have a career in this area?

Good luck with that

Ana

You have to find a mentor who will be willing to be your Ph.D. committee chairman first. You'd better start reading up on the professional psychological literature to find a mentor, then you have to get admitted to graduate school, again. If it has been more than 5 years since you were enrolled, you'veee lost any graduate credit you may have accumulated. By the time you finish your Ph.D., 2012, will have come and gone.

Edit: I've GIVEN you a legitimate dissertation topic for free, how Internet abusers justify their abusing of individuals and exploiting whatever Internet community they inflict their abuse on, for free. Find some one who is willing to mentor THAT dissertation project, since you will have to explain your own pathological abuse of other members of YA when you become a PhD. candidate, if you pass the oral examination, and when you defend your dissertation. Sorry, but that is how academia has worked for over almost 20 years. You have to find some one willing to head your master's or PhD. committee BEFORE or WHEN you get admitted to grad school.

Find another way to justify your abuse of young people, if possible, because there is no legitimate justification for Internet abuse or exploitation of an Internet community by psychotic emotionally immature cyber-bullies who abuse people online to feed their own egos and low self-esteem.