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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • Exactly what part of this is toxic positivity? This is about acceptance and control. Toxic positivity is when someone smiles at you and insists you play nice as they trample on your rights. You're just being a miserable shit who feels offended by being called out on it. In fact I contest the positivity part more than the toxic part - I don't mind being toxic; think you're a right git!


  • Mental disorders are a social construct. Gender is too. That means they are "real" but only insofar as we ascribe meaning to them collectively as a society.

    Why do you think The Gay is no longer considered a mental disorder? Do you think we just... discovered something out in the rainforest that proved Gay to be Normal? No, we recognized that it's a bigoted and harmful way to respond to human behavior.

    Also, the reason people don't want to engage with you is because you're a giant fucking twat repeating some of the most hateful rhetoric while claiming civility. Go fuck yourself you loathesome piece of garbage. If you really think you're queer then you really must be one of the most self-hating pieces of shit on Lemmy.


  • ADHD is a dysfunction of dopamine regulation. Dopamine is the reward chemical. It motivates us to do things by making us feel good when something is done. Thus an ADHD brain is going to have more trouble feeling satisfied with a job well done. This is why external reward structures, such as positive reinforcement from friends, can be so beneficial to ADHD functioning.




  • if there's really a zero shot why not plan for adapting to the bad outcome instead of worrying about something you have no control over?

    (answer, because you know somewhere that you do have some control and that there is some hope but for one reason or another you refuse to see it.)