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ADHD is relatively known, and the solutions for it are institutionalized. In the U.S. at least, people not meshing with society isn't a problem that's super wel

• giraffe_lady 4y ago
  You think... "people not meshing with society" is a new thing you've just discovered? That needs more awareness? Rather than like, that's approximately half of what mental healthcare is, and "people not meshing with society" is known by dozens of different specific technical names depending on the details of what "not" or "mesh" or "society" looks like in any given case? This is embarrassing. One of the worst cases of HN "I just noticed something outside my field so it must be a novel insight!" I've ever seen.
  • mxkopy 4y ago
    > "people not meshing with society" is a new thing you've just discovered? > Rather than like, that's approximately half of what mental healthcare is > That needs more awareness? So you're saying mental healthcare (in the U.S., mind!) doesn't need more awareness, got it
    • giraffe_lady 4y ago
      If that's what you got from what I wrote I don't know what to tell you. Good luck out there.
    • anonymoushn 4y ago
      Can you sleep in awareness? Can you eat awareness?
      • mxkopy 4y ago
        Forgo awareness; return to subconscious
    • coldtea 4y ago
      Ah, the classic "so you're saying" + (putting words into other's mouth) bad-faith argument...
      • mxkopy 4y ago
        That is their argument, aside from > This is embarrassing.
        • coldtea 4y ago
          No, they made a detailed argument and that was not it. That was an uncharitable strawman.