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A lot of the benefits of neuro-diversity are seen at the population level. The bearers of these traits are “taking one for the team” so to speak because they ar
by chrischen 4y ago
A lot of the benefits of neuro-diversity are seen at the population level. The bearers of these traits are “taking one for the team” so to speak because they are preserving a genetic trait potentially useful for the future but may be painful in the present. There’s going to be a wide range of suffering though, from manageable ADHD to crippling depression. Society should simply support these people and mitigate near term suffering as much as possible, but calling these things a disorder isn’t wholly inaccurate because they can be reasonably described as problematic for current day life, even if potentially advantageous in future scenarios.
- throwaway6532 4y ago>The bearers of these traits are “taking one for the team” so to speak because they are preserving a genetic trait potentially useful for the future but may be painful in the present This is how I feel way too often.
- Pulcinella 4y agoI would rather not “take one for the team” especially if “the team” has to be dragged kicking and screaming into providing any support/“compensation” for the “service” I am providing. Also “preserving genetic traits that are potentially useful in the future” is way to close to eugenics for my comfort.
- chrischen 4y agoI’m not saying they should take one for the team. I’m saying we should treat them as disorders to mitigate the near term disadvantages so they can survive and pass on their genes.