And I quote, "I like your field of study, I like to understand what drives people to do things that they do, is it hard wired, learned pattern, etc... Are you on break before moving down here in August!"
Those of you who have been following the HNTPUAW series since its inception know that this one really gets my goat, which makes me especially upset given my strong affinity for goats. I've received similar messages before: "I'm kind of an amateur psychologist myself." or "Me, too! I love people watching." or "I'm always telling my mom that she ruined my life because of my oedipal complex..." or "Yeah, but I really think ADHD is caused by children watching too much TV and playing video games." or "Vaccines cause Autism, right?"
Look, Friend, I take my career VERY seriously. I've spent a grand total of 25 of my 32 years of life in school to do what I do. That is a quarter of a century of what basically amounted to non-stop study. YOU ARE NOT A PSYCHOLOGIST. You are especially not a psychologist if you are still fascinated by the Nature-Nurture debate. We've solved it. It's both, Jerk, you can't separate those two things. Ever. Stop wondering about an issue that is effectively a nonissue.
More importantly, do not belittle my career by proclaiming that you and I are the same because you read a book by Jung or R.D. Laing after college because Congratufuckinglations, Jackass, you're about 50 years behind the field now. Further, back then, psychology and philosophy were basically the same thing, which is a million percent no longer the case.
Also, on a completely unrelated note, watch your flippin' exclamation points, no one should be that excited about that question.
Erica out.
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