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I find it very weird that his treatment is being viewed as unnecessary due to him producing something. Any other disease and this would be frowned upon. His di
by darkmighty 12y ago
I find it very weird that his treatment is being viewed as unnecessary due to him producing something. Any other disease and this would be frowned upon.
His disease is a sad and miserable existence. Being schizophrenic is like have everyone against you; religion is his coping mechanism not to freak out against everything, but who knows how long it's going to last.
Anyone suggesting he could get be offered a job clearly never really knew someone with the condition. I think it could be possible if he worked remotely, though.
I hate so much schizophrenia... being denied reality has got to be one of the worst conditions a person can find herself in.
- mblevin 12y agoI don't think treatment is unnecessary at all - I assume if he was on medication he'd be gainfully employed writing code somewhere, and potentially producing even more interesting things. Rather I was highlighting that individuals possessing a certain artistic talent, potentially correlated with propensity for mental illness, when untreated may produce incredible works of art as a side effect. I'm not at all saying that him or society has a net benefit from that at all, but rather it's a second-order effect that is quite different from what we often observe (and stereotype) in terms of schizophrenia and mental illness. Purely an observation vs a judgment.