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A plural system? You say that as though it requires no explanation. I don't get the "political considerations" part, but this is the first time I've encountere

by bener 5y ago

A plural system? You say that as though it requires no explanation. I don't get the "political considerations" part, but this is the first time I've encountered anyone referring to themselves as "we" online, and I also found it jarring.

bitwize 5y ago
A plural system is multiple identities or personalities in one body/mind. Plural systems are increasingly demanding to be recognized and respected as such -- and companies are starting to comply. Much like trans and nonbinary identity, plurality is an aspect of identity we're all going to have to deal with now.
- RoddaWallPro 5y ago
  Genuine question: How do you differentiate this from full-blown mental illness? Because this sounds 100% like what society traditionally recognizes as schizophrenia/split personality disorder. Or, in more extreme cases & phrased less politely, insanity.
  - spacechild1 5y ago
    schizophrenia != split personality! I think what you mean is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder.
- snwy 5y ago
  you don’t just decide to be plural, it’s caused by mental illness. acting like multiple people is not being plural.
- smoldesu 5y ago
  Does the United States current recognize plural folks as a protected class? Do we even have the infrastructure to recognize them in any meaningful fashion? To extrapolate on that, how much research has gone into understanding the dysphoria that these people experience? Do we have a medical basis of understanding when it comes to how plural systems affect the mind? Do we even know if it's healthy to address plural systems as their individual components? I apologize in advance if this sound antagonistic, but putting plural identities on the same levels as queer and trans ones seems... a little premature, if you ask me.

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A plural system? You say that as though it requires no explanation. I don't get the "political considerations" part, but this is the first time I've encountere

by bener 5y ago

bitwize 5y ago
A plural system is multiple identities or personalities in one body/mind. Plural systems are increasingly demanding to be recognized and respected as such -- and companies are starting to comply. Much like trans and nonbinary identity, plurality is an aspect of identity we're all going to have to deal with now.
- RoddaWallPro 5y ago
  Genuine question: How do you differentiate this from full-blown mental illness? Because this sounds 100% like what society traditionally recognizes as schizophrenia/split personality disorder. Or, in more extreme cases & phrased less politely, insanity.
  - spacechild1 5y ago
    schizophrenia != split personality! I think what you mean is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_identity_disorder.
- snwy 5y ago
  you don’t just decide to be plural, it’s caused by mental illness. acting like multiple people is not being plural.
- smoldesu 5y ago
  Does the United States current recognize plural folks as a protected class? Do we even have the infrastructure to recognize them in any meaningful fashion? To extrapolate on that, how much research has gone into understanding the dysphoria that these people experience? Do we have a medical basis of understanding when it comes to how plural systems affect the mind? Do we even know if it's healthy to address plural systems as their individual components? I apologize in advance if this sound antagonistic, but putting plural identities on the same levels as queer and trans ones seems... a little premature, if you ask me.