insaneintheblain

insaneintheblain t1_j87r11q wrote

Reply to comment by MC_Pterodactyl in The Invisible Extinction (2022) - How the loss of our internal microbiome may be linked to the rise in obesity, childhood allergies and autism. [01:20:00] by cherrybounce

Calling it a disorder though implies that there is an 'order' - a norm against the traits are found to not suit. We can be understanding, but the system of diagnosis is responsible for furthering the idea that people with autism are 'abnormal', 'infirm' and should be treated differently.

We are all mad here - it's just that some traits of madness are more prized in an economic system.

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insaneintheblain t1_j7wg1lg wrote

Reply to People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings. More than half of people with a low educational attainment at age 30 will have a diagnosis of a mental disorder 22 years later by Wagamaga

Just different disorders - the ones which are useful to economic function aren't diagnosed / named where those which aren't are.

Who decides this distinction?

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insaneintheblain t1_j67dir5 wrote

Reply to comment by kittenTakeover in Recyclable mobile phone batteries a step closer with rust-busting invention. Rather than disposing of batteries after two or three years, we could have recyclable batteries that last for up to nine years, by using high-frequency sound waves to remove rust that inhibits battery performance by Wagamaga

You assume anyone alive on this planet knows what they are doing.

No one is in charge.

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insaneintheblain t1_j21n0i2 wrote

Reply to comment by Dedelelelo in Schooling substantially improves intelligence, but neither lessens nor widens the impacts of socioeconomics and genetics by i_have_thick_loads

"The universities do not teach all things, so a doctor must seek out old wives, gipsies, sorcerers, wandering tribes, old robbers, and such outlaws and take lessons from them." - Paracelsus

Do you ever question your certainty?

Edit: I guess you don’t. I guess you can’t… and that’s my point.

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insaneintheblain t1_j216ffm wrote

Reply to Schooling substantially improves intelligence, but neither lessens nor widens the impacts of socioeconomics and genetics by i_have_thick_loads

Intelligence as mentioned here is the ability to ‘solve puzzles’ - to apply memorised information to solve known problems - a tiny subsection of Intelligence. A chicken can be taught to peck a prescribed number of times in exchange for a reward.

Any real progress to intelligence must necessarily be self-initiated and happen outside of the confines of the educational system.

The educational system isn’t your friend - the educational system is the system’s friend.

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insaneintheblain t1_j1wqkh9 wrote

Reply to Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders by giuliomagnifico

Joy comes from within. It is a spark that all children have. The largest impact on a child's happiness is the previous generation's insistence on how and under which conditions happiness should be acquired.

A child who maintains their inner joy and protects it into adulthood is a person who is whole.

A person who has allowed their spark to die is missing an essential part of themselves.

Edit: test this for yourself- do you ever feel an emptiness, a hunger, an unease that cannot be satiated, an itch that cannot be scratched?

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