I agree except for the "greater extent than is traditional". Otherwise than the statement implies, there isn't one, single, traditional attitude towards weirdo

I agree except for the "greater extent than is traditional". Otherwise than the statement implies, there isn't one, single, traditional attitude towards weirdos that would be shared across different civilisations. Indeed, some cultures eg. held the mentally ill in certain reverence (native Americans, Russians and "yurodivy", etc.)