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When a message goes mainstream enough it is inevitably distorted. Like a big game of chinese whisper, it starts (ideally) with the experts saying true things, a
by zaptheimpaler 9y ago
When a message goes mainstream enough it is inevitably distorted. Like a big game of chinese whisper, it starts (ideally) with the experts saying true things, and ends with people with little background/experience of mental illness repeating the parts they understand/agree with. Society as a whole is too disinterested to grasp a complex message like yours because most people are not affected by mental illness.
Given that, its a good thing people are raising awareness of mental illness. I'm especially glad that they convey a message of witholding judgement because there are a lot of people who feel entitled to be mean/judgemental to "weirdos". Those people will only stop if they are shamed for it - its a matter of emotion not knowledge. The "everyone's suffering is a problem" is like a "society-approved response" to those who shrug off problems they can't see and judge too quickly.