My layperson theory goes something like: In the early 90s when the medical community had a hammer, everything started to look like a nail. The result being over

My layperson theory goes something like: In the early 90s when the medical community had a hammer, everything started to look like a nail. The result being over-prescribing in children. Fast forward to pervasive digital devices which represented a continuation of existing trends to an optimized extreme, and you have the fragmentation and destruction of attention on a societal scale that now spans generations. American corporate culture's attempt at wringing every last bit of profitability out of human beings doesn't help matters either. >Recently, my feed has become full of content about ADHD. With a dx that's legitimately pervasive, add in basic human social dynamics but amplified by that same optimized extreme, and for better or worse a whole subculture develops around said dx that—as a side effect—dilutes legitimacy to some degree. In my opinion the "ADHDer" thing is cringe and the rosy picture it tends to paint kind of glosses over how shitty having it is. >Just a couple of days ago, I saw a tweet where a girl on a beach was holding amphetamines and joking that she takes them to focus on relaxing. The sad part is that it has an element of truth to it: for some people stims do a decent job of negating depression or anxiety; let alone just avoiding stim crash or remaining functional during time off.