in this day and age but is this article kind of overkill? they don't seem to suggest a happy medium or anythinghttps://archive.is/LxIPg(click on one of the older links - it seemed like the newest capture(s) got wise to the archiving website and blocked most of the text)like, I appreciate the ideas put forth, and have been thinking things similar to this for pretty much all of my adult life. like fixation on disorders and what we're doing wrong and making excuses for stuff that doesn't really need an excusebut I mean it hasn't been a complete flip from humanity brimming with personality to literally everyone having no personality.. or has it?is that someone just trying to make a rhetorical point?like I do get the whole making autism your personality (e.g.) and also using it as an excuse for behaviors (that being a prevalent behavior online)and just general over-analysis of personality disorders (of which I'm sure I have one, but as we know, millennia after millennia have gone by without people being diagnosed with such things) and other disorders of the brain that have been (and many remain) a mysteryis it really destroying our culture?I feel like this kind of stems back to the internet fucking ruining everything lolwere it not for the existence of the internet, not everyone would be on their soap box about every little detail. AI wouldn't be out of control and taking over lives, and billionaires would have had to find another way to create that epic wealth disparity. we wouldn't quite know the full gravity of just how terrible a lot of humans are. and we wouldn't be hearing every facet about everything and just generally overthinking about what our problems are instead of just working on them individually and just LIVIN' LIFE ('cause baby I just live!!!) instead of referring to the interwebswhat are your thoughts on this matter? this has been yet another BubbleBobble got disillusioned by a thread halfway through making it but ended up going through with it anyway, bc fuck it
10/7/2025 6:38:56 PM
This essay argues that modern culture—especially among younger generations—has become obsessed with diagnosing and explaining every aspect of human personality and behavior through the lens of psychology and “therapy-speak.” The author laments that what once were endearing quirks, emotional depth, or expressions of individuality are now seen as symptoms of disorders. Traits like shyness, forgetfulness, or sensitivity are pathologized as autism, ADHD, or trauma responses.The piece claims this diagnostic mindset is stripping life of mystery, romance, and authenticity. Instead of seeing ourselves as complex, soulful beings, people now see themselves as products labeled by medical and therapeutic frameworks. Relationships and emotions have become case studies in attachment theory; love is reduced to “trauma responses.”The author contrasts this with older generations—who saw identity through roles like parent or spouse, not diagnoses—and argues that their simpler, less self-analyzed way of living may have been more fulfilling. Today’s culture of self-surveillance, fueled by a massive mental-health industry and social media, makes young people anxious and self-absorbed, mistaking constant introspection for self-knowledge.The essay concludes that true freedom lies not in explaining ourselves endlessly, but in accepting uncertainty and living fully. To be human, it says, is to remain partly mysterious—“a person, not a product.”
10/7/2025 7:13:22 PM
i just lih
10/7/2025 7:18:52 PM
^^, ^ICWYDT
10/7/2025 7:27:35 PM
I hope this helps in the slightest:]
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