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This environment has gotten ugly enough that I’ve preserved my tweet history though it’s no longer public. I’m observing here, but generally unlikely to do much posting. Peace.
David J. Ley PhD
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David J. Ley PhD
@DrDavidLey
Author. Shrink. Sex therapist. Black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Defender of misfit toys.
- I strongly dislike most of what Jordan Peterson says. He’s inflammatory, unkind, dismissive. But, I dislike the use of professional licensure regulations to suppress speech, when the speech is outside clinical activities. I worry at this precedent.
- Replying to @DrDavidLeyWhy didn’t @BBC verify Dr Trish Leigh’s credentials to be able to offer expertise on issues of porn, sex, or neurology? Because they wanted to sell porn panic and credible researchers won’t say things like “porn fries your brain cells.” 15
- Replying to @DrDavidLeyWhy is the porn addiction industry such a hotbed of fraud and misrepresented credentials? Because snake oil and moral panics always draws out the grifters - they know that fear makes you an easy target. Sadly, media needs to do their job, before citing so-called experts. 20.
- Proponents of sex or porn addiction have to explain why this affliction doesn’t affect ALL men. Why it mostly “cripples” men who grew up religious, who have difficulty taking responsibility for their sexuality, who fear their own eroticism and that of others. Answer that please
- Replying to @AshleyGWinterJust a bit ago I posted this. Your story is better though.
- Unpopular opinion: The concept of “neurodivergent” has been expanded and exaggerated to an absolutely ridiculous, subjective and ultimately meaningless point. Sometimes I think it’s used by people to excuse rudeness because they don’t want to do the work of people.
- Replying to @DrDavidLeyLeigh has a PhD, but it’s in communication disorders. She identifies that she “did training on cognitive science track” but I’m uncertain how that works or what it means. Her degree isn’t in cognitive science, neuroscience or psychology. 8.
- Replying to @DrDavidLeyPorn addiction is an area filled with grifters and exaggerated, misrepresented credentials and expertise. 17
- Replying to @DrDavidLeyWow. Cognitive neuroscientist says porn fries our brain cells! Sound familiar? 5
- Wow. Not sure I ever watched this video. Amazing. And remarkably diverse for its time.
- Ummmm. I did NOT have “Milo Yiannopoulos blames sex addiction for his homosexuality and starts a treatment program to convert other homosexuals” on my 2021 bingo card. Did anyone?
- Replying to @DrDavidLeyTrish Leigh is clearly trying to use Billie Eilish claims to make $, promoting her “neuro coaching” (whatever that is?) and her porn addiction treatments. 6
- Replying to @DrDavidLeyLeigh's website identifies herself as licensed as a speech-language pathologist, though that license has lapsed, according to NC license board. (Update your website or renew your license Leigh!)
