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This is awesome, but "generater" instead of "generator" is making my OCD twitch.

by mrbill 13y ago

markdown 13y ago
No. Fuck you and the people like you who've tried to claim OCD like it's some cool thing to have. Have some respect for the real sufferers of OCD who live in hell on earth and on top of that have to see their condition belittled by all and sundry on the internet.
- jcutrell 13y ago
  I get the chastising, but this is out of bounds I think. Just because someone used a commonly abused expression doesn't mean we need to trash on them. It doesn't really teach anyone anything good. Beat stupid people with intellectual conversation, not "fuck you"s.
  - markdown 13y ago
    You're right, my apologies to mrbill. Apparently just about everyone on Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit has OCD. Having seen a close cousin of mine suffer horribly from OCD (to the point of being house-bound), it's terribly frustrating to see people throw OCD around like its a fashionable accessory.
    - jcutrell 13y ago
      I totally understand. My sister and a close friend of my wife's both have OCD, and I have also had very mild obsessive tendencies, and it's definitely nothing to joke about. I think it has been over generalized to people who have a high attention to detail, almost "to a fault" - that fault being a supposed debilitating obsession. A lot of people don't understand that OCD doesn't have the positive effect of producing perfectly crafted things. Instead, severe cases cause panicked, irrational understandings of reality. (This is for anyone reading, trying to understand why this is offensive.) using "OCD" as a descriptor rather than saying simply that you obsess over details is reducing the awareness of actual OCD and other anxiety related issues.
    - mrbill 13y ago
      While "fuck you" is a bit harsh, you've got just as much right as anyone else to criticize their use of certain terms. Apology accepted. Just FYI, I have been (officially) diagnosed with a minor case of OCD, but it's certainly not to the point of being debilitating or crippling, and I feel for those who do.
- thenomad 13y ago
  100% agreed. Yes, it's a harsh statement, but sometimes they're necessary. True OCD is a horrible, debilitating condition. This is from Cracked.com, but it's actually a very accurate description of what living with OCD's like. http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-no-one-tells-you-about-having-ocd/ http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-no-one-tells-you-about-... (Note: I don't suffer from the condition myself, but I know people who do.)

This is awesome, but "generater" instead of "generator" is making my OCD twitch.

by mrbill 13y ago

This is awesome, but "generater" instead of "generator" is making my OCD twitch.

No. Fuck you and the people like you who've tried to claim OCD like it's some cool thing to have. Have some respect for the real sufferers of OCD who live in hell on earth and on top of that have to see their condition belittled by all and sundry on the internet.

jcutrell 13y ago
I get the chastising, but this is out of bounds I think. Just because someone used a commonly abused expression doesn't mean we need to trash on them. It doesn't really teach anyone anything good. Beat stupid people with intellectual conversation, not "fuck you"s.
- markdown 13y ago
  You're right, my apologies to mrbill. Apparently just about everyone on Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit has OCD. Having seen a close cousin of mine suffer horribly from OCD (to the point of being house-bound), it's terribly frustrating to see people throw OCD around like its a fashionable accessory.
  - jcutrell 13y ago
    I totally understand. My sister and a close friend of my wife's both have OCD, and I have also had very mild obsessive tendencies, and it's definitely nothing to joke about. I think it has been over generalized to people who have a high attention to detail, almost "to a fault" - that fault being a supposed debilitating obsession. A lot of people don't understand that OCD doesn't have the positive effect of producing perfectly crafted things. Instead, severe cases cause panicked, irrational understandings of reality. (This is for anyone reading, trying to understand why this is offensive.) using "OCD" as a descriptor rather than saying simply that you obsess over details is reducing the awareness of actual OCD and other anxiety related issues.
  - mrbill 13y ago
    While "fuck you" is a bit harsh, you've got just as much right as anyone else to criticize their use of certain terms. Apology accepted. Just FYI, I have been (officially) diagnosed with a minor case of OCD, but it's certainly not to the point of being debilitating or crippling, and I feel for those who do.
thenomad 13y ago
100% agreed. Yes, it's a harsh statement, but sometimes they're necessary. True OCD is a horrible, debilitating condition. This is from Cracked.com, but it's actually a very accurate description of what living with OCD's like. http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-no-one-tells-you-about-having-ocd/ http://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-no-one-tells-you-about-... (Note: I don't suffer from the condition myself, but I know people who do.)