My response to being cancelled: A THREAD

It has come to my attention that I have disappointed many with actions from my past and now people are #cancelling me so allow me to clear my name

I grew up in Ryazan, Russia in 1849. I grew up in a religious household; my father was an orthodox priest so you could imagine how #strict and religious we were. I did attend a religious school for a period of time but later enrolled in St. Petersburg

I intended to study math and physics. I never intended to be a #psychologist or even indulge in psychological research

You can ask anyone, I was always a curious person and I could never help myself when it came to this curiosity

ou can ask anyone, I was always a curious person and I could never help myself when it came to this curiosity. I was working in a lab and a lot of dogs were there. Dress code was obviously white coats. I noticed that they would salivate every time they saw a white coat. Why?

What was the cause of this? I took it upon myself to study this, alongside others of course. I know what I did was wrong. I could’ve tested on the dogs without ever abusing them. I treated them poorly and treated them as if they were replaceable

But without me, behaviorism wouldn't have gotten as far as it has now. And is it that hard to get my experiment right? I never used bells. Why does everyone credit bells? THEY ARE #USELESS

Im sorry. I didn't mean to lash out. But to finish this thread: I am sorry for the unethical aspects of my experiments. I grew up and worked in a time where this was never something we had to worry about. I will reflect on my actions and will learn to improve from this

Cancelling me for something I did decades ago is not a solution. I am no longer this person. I am better and I promise to continue to be. Thank you