"Trusting nobody. Always thinking "what's the worst that could happen?" and keeping your amygdala on high alert."
Exactly this. As I've mentioned before, I see the same thing amongst some black people, and it's horrifying to see how much this mindset is encouraged in trans discourse. The most popular trans accounts can't go five minutes w…
"Trusting nobody. Always thinking "what's the worst that could happen?" and keeping your amygdala on high alert."
Exactly this. As I've mentioned before, I see the same thing amongst some black people, and it's horrifying to see how much this mindset is encouraged in trans discourse. The most popular trans accounts can't go five minutes without some kind of rhetoric about "hate" or "genocide" or "horrifying rates of persecution."
People online are being actively radicalised to believe that entire identity groups hate them and that the most horrific isolated incidents are a daily occurrence. How is it even possible to avoid mental illness when you're operating under these conditions? It's one of the many reasons why discourse is so difficult.
"Trusting nobody. Always thinking "what's the worst that could happen?" and keeping your amygdala on high alert."
Exactly this. As I've mentioned before, I see the same thing amongst some black people, and it's horrifying to see how much this mindset is encouraged in trans discourse. The most popular trans accounts can't go five minutes without some kind of rhetoric about "hate" or "genocide" or "horrifying rates of persecution."
People online are being actively radicalised to believe that entire identity groups hate them and that the most horrific isolated incidents are a daily occurrence. How is it even possible to avoid mental illness when you're operating under these conditions? It's one of the many reasons why discourse is so difficult.