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> Yet the problems keep getting worse. > Maybe the experts are the problem? I'm not sure I follow your logic. What do you hypothesise to be the causal factor

> Yet the problems keep getting worse. > Maybe the experts are the problem? I'm not sure I follow your logic. What do you hypothesise to be the causal factor linking these things? I think we could look to any number of things that could exacerbate mental health issues. Climate disasters, social alienation, rapid inflation, political disillusionment, patriarchy etc.

michaelt 3y ago
> I'm not sure I follow your logic. What do you hypothesise to be the causal factor linking these things? Hypothetically? It's common for an industry to want to expand their market. Imagine you're a big drug company, and you make decent profits selling drugs to treat shell-shocked soldiers returning from the front lines after losing limbs and seeing their buddies die right in front of them. You look for ways to increase your sales and add to your profits. What if you could also sell your drugs to people who've been in bad car accidents? And to rape survivors? And to refugees fleeing from war? And to mothers who had particularly difficult births? And teens subject to severe bullying? What about cancer survivors, or people who've struggled following the death of a grandparent? It's easy to see how higher diagnosis rates could go hand in hand with higher sales and higher profits.
- AlecSchueler 3y ago
  I imagine all of the people you listed would be suffering from mental health issues without the need for a conspiracy theory. I can see some logic in you're hypothetical but there are numerous other causal factors which seem much more likely.
  - yencabulator 3y ago
    > I imagine all of the people you listed would be suffering from mental health issues without the need for a conspiracy theory. Maybe, but I wouldn't dismiss hypochondria or mild hysteria that quickly. If you keep hearing people talk about skin infections, you'll notice yourself itching more...

michaelt 3y ago

> I'm not sure I follow your logic. What do you hypothesise to be the causal factor linking these things? Hypothetically? It's common for an industry to want to expand their market. Imagine you're a big drug company, and you make decent profits selling drugs to treat shell-shocked soldiers returning from the front lines after losing limbs and seeing their buddies die right in front of them. You look for ways to increase your sales and add to your profits. What if you could also sell your drugs to people who've been in bad car accidents? And to rape survivors? And to refugees fleeing from war? And to mothers who had particularly difficult births? And teens subject to severe bullying? What about cancer survivors, or people who've struggled following the death of a grandparent? It's easy to see how higher diagnosis rates could go hand in hand with higher sales and higher profits.

AlecSchueler 3y ago
I imagine all of the people you listed would be suffering from mental health issues without the need for a conspiracy theory. I can see some logic in you're hypothetical but there are numerous other causal factors which seem much more likely.
- yencabulator 3y ago
  > I imagine all of the people you listed would be suffering from mental health issues without the need for a conspiracy theory. Maybe, but I wouldn't dismiss hypochondria or mild hysteria that quickly. If you keep hearing people talk about skin infections, you'll notice yourself itching more...