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[–] yozul@beehaw.org 74 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, he can be the most important founding father of modern psychology and also have been wrong about everything he said. Let's be real. Modern psychology is still very, very wrong about a lot of things. It's a science in its infancy. Alchemists were wrong about everything, but their work made chemistry possible. Standing on the shoulders of giants doesn't always mean those giants were right.

[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 1 year ago

This might be a universal truth

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

See also: Herodotus is the father of history despite being an absolutely terrible historian by modern standards.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

MFW they invent an Elektra complex to make it gender equal

She didn't even do that! She was trying to avenge her father! Why not name it after one of those girls from the old testament that drugged and raped their dad to get prego? Sounds a lot more like what a woman with a dangerous sexual fixation would do too.

[–] JackRiddle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oedipus dit also cut his eyes out when he realised what he had done, so...

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what I never understood. Oedipus only fucked his mum because he didn't know who she really was. So, technically a motherfucker but it makes absolutely no sense as a psychology template (in my layman's eyes st least).

That’s sort of the point of the metaphor I thinkβ€”Oedipus was driven to do it by fate even though the conscious awareness of it horrified him.

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Freud is seriously the biggest hack in any field I can think of that went on to get such undeserved renowned.

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Musk is mentioned in Star Trek as a genius of his time...

[–] Legend@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 year ago

Another reason to not watch that show .

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

well, while his specific ideas are generally discredited, he did invent psychoanalysis...

Psychoanalysis is kinda stinky tho.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Apart from Woody Allen movies, what did it ever bring?

[–] FatTony@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Freud is seriously the biggest Fraud in any ...

Missed opportunity there.

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 5 points 1 year ago

don't you think more of your problems could be solved by the precise application of shitloads of cocaine?