There's a line of research showing that when people can pat
themselves on the back for their moral behavior, they can become
self-righteous, says author Kendall Eskine, assistant professor
of the department of psychological sciences at Loyola University
in New Orleans.
That about sums it
bingo!
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Justin Scott leviat...@darktech.orgwrote:
There are also many people that do these
things and aren't jerks about it. The research is interesting, but
I'm not sure how applicable it is to anything for use as a metric.
-Justin
Well, this is just the abstract, not the whole article and the whole
article isn't available for free, so difficult to engage the subject
matter with any great authority.
However, the abstract presents a huge number of red flags from a
research perspective. The first sentence could reasonably be
How about this interpretation? Processed foods make you fat, lazy,
apathetic, and less likely to rock the boat. Organic fresh foods make you
awake and alert enough to call other people out on their bullshit.
Oh yeah - I just ate an organic apple - so screw you all! :)
-Cameron
On Thu, May
I'll have to read the full article, but I'm not sure of the reputation
of this publication. From the site
SPPS is a unique short reports journal in social and personality
psychology. Its aim is to publish cutting-edge, short reports of
single studies, or very succinct reports of multiple
That's the thing, though. It sounds, from the abstract, like they
weren't even eating food, just looking at it. How can you tell if
something is organic from just viewing it? And what the hell does that
have to do with comfort food? And what would qualify as a control
group for looking at food?
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.comwrote:
But since I just looked a box of organic granola, fuck you Cam!
I just saw a McDonalds Ad on TV - can't we just be friends?
-Cameron
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On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.comwrote:
But since I just looked a box of organic granola, fuck you Cam!
I just saw a McDonalds Ad on TV - can't we just be friends?
Dude, if
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.comwrote:
Dude, if McDonalds qualifies as comfort food for you...well, I guess
I'm just hostile from seeing a Whole Foods shopping bag in this coffee
shop.
I'm trying to recreate Super Size Me.
-Cameron
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On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.comwrote:
Dude, if McDonalds qualifies as comfort food for you...well, I guess
I'm just hostile from seeing a Whole Foods shopping bag in this coffee
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.comwrote:
Ah, so you're the control group for America. :)
Yes, but technically I only represent Americans East of the Mississippi.
-Cameron
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keep supersizing and you will outweigh all Americans east of the Mississippi.
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.comwrote:
Ah, so you're the control group for America. :)
Yes, but
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Cameron Childress camer...@gmail.comwrote:
Oh yeah - I just ate an organic apple - so screw you all! :)
-Cameron
Organic apple at this time of year? Where on earth did that come from?
Organic apple at this time of year? Where on earth did that come from?
Storage.
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will
If my life weren't funny, it would just be true;
and that would just be unacceptable.
- Carrie Fisher
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On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:23 AM, William Bowen william.bo...@gmail.com wrote:
Organic apple at this time of year? Where on earth did that come from?
Storage.
If you store apples in a barrel of water and seal it, they'll last for
a really long time. The water keeps them from drying out too
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions
ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote:
Organic apple at this time of year? Where on earth did that come from?
OWS threw it at me when I drove by.
-Cameron
...
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote:
If you store apples in a barrel of water and seal it, they'll last for
a really long time. The water keeps them from drying out too much and
also prevents the gas exchange that would cause them to rot. Apples
are
Subject: Re: Does organic food turn people into jerks?
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions
ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com wrote:
Organic apple at this time of year? Where on earth did that come from?
OWS threw it at me when I drove by.
-Cameron
I thought they threw things like lead pipes at parades in Chicago.
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Eric Roberts
ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote:
My 6 year old, who is already on a health food kick, asked us why they throw
candy at parades and asked why they don't throw healthier
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