• EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee
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      8 days ago

      The old Soviet system was enthralled with classic conditioning, and Stalin tended to use it to shape society, although Lenin was more appreciative of Pavlov. 1984 is Orwell’s critique of Stalinism. It seems Bezos didn’t object to a classic conditioning editorial and it shows in his treatment of Amazon workers.

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        8 days ago

        Ok, I’d really like to know what this image has to do with classical conditioning then.

        This pathway from A to B is so full of twists and turns, I never know what’s going to come next.

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      7 days ago

      I was thinking they don’t remember what Lysenkoism is, but do remember Stalin was involved somewhere.

      Then they started talking about classical conditioning