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1y

There's this social double bind with disability

where you get people who shut down disabled people's expressions of worry and hurt by blurting out too-convenient thought-terminating positivity cliches like "You'll get through your problems if you just believe enough and push through it! It'll be fine, you'll adapt and find a way! Push down your… read more

3y

Mass Hysteria & Being Absolutely Insane: "It’s not a sign of good health to be well-adjusted to a sick society."

1. "In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule." - Friedrich Nietzsche The quote by Friedrich Nietzsche mentioned highlights the concept of how insanity or irrational behavior can manifest and become more prevalent within groups, parties, nations,… read more

2y

"Familiarity does not encite good, as much as the unknown does not necessitate wicked things"

I've been pondering on this for a while, I think we all get trapped into the comfort of things familiar and we are unable to deduce their negative aspects. Like rose tinted glasses almost. To polarise then we often think the unknown holds dangers we can't comprehend - I think being unable to… (edited) read more

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Sometimes anger drives people to do crazy things

There's this social double bind with disability

Mass Hysteria & Being Absolutely Insane: "It’s not a sign of good health to be well-adjusted to a sick society."

"Familiarity does not encite good, as much as the unknown does not necessitate wicked things"

Sometimes anger drives people to do crazy things

There's this social double bind with disability

Mass Hysteria & Being Absolutely Insane: "It’s not a sign of good health to be well-adjusted to a sick society."

"Familiarity does not encite good, as much as the unknown does not necessitate wicked things"