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everyone is different from one another. so you differentiate yourself by being different others...? seems very circular. You are absolutely free to drop out of

everyone is different from one another. so you differentiate yourself by being different others...? seems very circular. You are absolutely free to drop out of the "rat race", aka the evolutionary process, which admittedly can be quite stressful. Just have to accept the consequences first, every choice comes with trade offs. The diatribes against well established condition as some sort of a pharma conspiracy is just the defence mechanism to avoid facing the disability. Not an uncommon strategy, but probably not very productive. ADHD is most effectively treated with basic 100 year old generic drugs, as well many thousand old remedies like nicotine. What's next, common cold is the aspirin lobby conspiracy? Guess what, some people manage to live happy lives, have happy families and success in business (that you call rat race) despite being fully paralyzed waist-down, and some even with limbs severed. I know some of those personally. I also know others, that chose instead to do nothing but complain. I'm sure you can guess the outcomes easily. Best of luck in the new year.

zepto 5y ago
> You are absolutely free to drop out of the "rat race", aka the evolutionary process, Modern American Education is not ‘the evolutionary process’. If anything it is quite the opposite. More like forced domestication.
- inter_netuser 5y ago
  you can always drop out and prove the world wrong. good luck. i'm sure you'll do great either way.
  - zepto 5y ago
    Bizarre comment. You seriously think the modern American education system represents ‘the evolutionary process’ or that the only option is to drop out? Education in its current form is relatively new, but also outdated, having been developed to train workers for an industrial society that no longer exists. There is no reason we can’t be intelligent about this, and recognize that as a society we can do better if we understand its problems. We do that by discussing it. If you think it’s perfect, that’s ok, but then it’s odd that you choose to come here and engage.
misja111 5y ago
It's not so long ago that the appropriate way to deal with homosexuals was to 'cure' them, for instance by therapy or if that didn't work, by medication. Once 'patients' would be cured they could manage to live happy lives and have happy families. And who knows, the society being the way it was at the time, maybe it would be easier for them at the time to live their lives. But nowadays most people would agree that it was not those individuals who needed to be cured, but the society around them. Your comment made me think of that.
zqna 5y ago
Here is my middle finger to you zombies (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/). Happy new year.

zepto 5y ago

> You are absolutely free to drop out of the "rat race", aka the evolutionary process, Modern American Education is not ‘the evolutionary process’. If anything it is quite the opposite. More like forced domestication.

inter_netuser 5y ago
you can always drop out and prove the world wrong. good luck. i'm sure you'll do great either way.
- zepto 5y ago
  Bizarre comment. You seriously think the modern American education system represents ‘the evolutionary process’ or that the only option is to drop out? Education in its current form is relatively new, but also outdated, having been developed to train workers for an industrial society that no longer exists. There is no reason we can’t be intelligent about this, and recognize that as a society we can do better if we understand its problems. We do that by discussing it. If you think it’s perfect, that’s ok, but then it’s odd that you choose to come here and engage.

misja111 5y ago

It's not so long ago that the appropriate way to deal with homosexuals was to 'cure' them, for instance by therapy or if that didn't work, by medication. Once 'patients' would be cured they could manage to live happy lives and have happy families. And who knows, the society being the way it was at the time, maybe it would be easier for them at the time to live their lives. But nowadays most people would agree that it was not those individuals who needed to be cured, but the society around them. Your comment made me think of that.

zqna 5y ago

Here is my middle finger to you zombies (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/). Happy new year.