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> Do people think to themselves “Hmm, I need a quirk that makes me different”? It's somewhat subconscious. You see someone do something that grabs your attenti
by throwaway984393 5y ago
> Do people think to themselves “Hmm, I need a quirk that makes me different”?
It's somewhat subconscious. You see someone do something that grabs your attention. You see this person getting attention as a positive.You want the same attention, so you mimic the traits that attract it. And the more people that do it, the more it grows an ingroup that you can feel safe belonging to. And actually these quirks aren't making them different, they're making them the same as other people who use the same quirks. Anyone who has ever seen a goth person and soon after began dressing goth themselves is doing the same thing.
- brabel 5y ago> And actually these quirks aren't making them different, they're making them the same as other people who use the same quirks. That's called fashion.
- TheGoddessInari 5y agoA lot of the people doing this treat it as fashion, and what they claim keeps changing from week to week. It's really frustrating as it makes it that much harder for the people with the actual conditions or disorders, who already often have to face pervasive stigma and difficulty.
- Aditya_Garg 5y agoDoesnt their behavior actually lower the stigma? Now it’s more acceptable than ever before to be open about your conditions and disorders