Is #mentalhealth fundamentally broken because we started "fixing" things whenever #pharmaceuticalindustry made new discoveries but before we understood the human mind? Even now we do not understand #psychology well, as vast amounts of #science #research turns out to be #unreproducible.
For example, it seems very much like #neurotypical and #neurodivergent carry inverse meanings.
You also see more past indicators of "smth wrong" now explained as higher intelligence.
I also think there is a general under-estimation of a "sickness" in groups in society which exhibits in things like falsely proclaimed and enforced "normals", arbitrary demands and mob behavior. #Religion contributes sus in similar ways.
#SocialMedia gets attacked for beong harmful. In case of a malicious algorith it is. But exposure of #toxic behavior already present in society is a path towards healthier society, so blocking #SocialMedia merely hides the problem.
Similarly, blocking youth from #socialmedia may ensure that they are *ONLY* exposed to toxic societal groups without an easy ability to reach beyond a broken part of society.
It's not only social media. Topic-specific forums can do that, but if a social media network is their chosen medium to connect and communicate, then blocking it only serves to maintain and propagate toxic and broken parts of society.
How serious are people really about rules of #civilized society? I find that there was way more civility on the internet 20y ago. Internet users were different then. I think we need to collectovely be serious about the plain boring rules of #civilization first.
I'll just say this as I see it: I think there is a binary division between people who see civilized behavior as a standard they strive for to achieve a good society and life, and those who see it as opportunities to violate to cheat.
The first group wants a serious healthy advanced #society with progress and benefits. They see it as a challenge to accomplish greatness within the #ethical restrictions. They will more likely find win-win scenarios
The second group look to act for win-lose outcomes where they will cheat for parasitical reasons or to "win". However this is a "win" for toxic and abusive behavior. There is a lack of understanding of non- #ZeroSumGame. They look "to take from others" or to ensure "others lose".
cobratbq - cranky-by-design