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It seems odd that as a society it's been deemed a-okay to pathologize a cluster of traits shared by 30% of the population.
by nsagent 2y ago
It seems odd that as a society it's been deemed a-okay to pathologize a cluster of traits shared by 30% of the population.
- dijit 2y agoWe as a society seem to enjoy doing that. Half of the population are provably on a different circadian rhythm than the other half, but we force everyone to function only one way. There’s a dozen more examples, related to psychiatry and medicine.
- 0_____0 2y agoneurotypes exist in an n-dimensional space with loose clusterings, making binary attributes at best vague and clumsy. i hope we move away from pathologizing and toward making social and economic structures adaptive for people that are currently challenged by them, and likewise find better ways for people to adapt their lives to fit how their minds work
- idiotsecant 2y agoSo if 30% of people develop high blood pressure should be pretend that doesn't exist anymore as well?
- viraptor 2y ago20% of people are infected with herpes. So yeah, definitely worth dealing with the common problems.
- nxobject 2y agoNot necessarily pathologize – just structure society in a way that doesn't quite work for them (me included.)