this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2025
1371 points (99.6% liked)
Microblog Memes
9315 readers
1522 users here now
A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.
Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.
Rules:
- Please put at least one word relevant to the post in the post title.
- Be nice.
- No advertising, brand promotion or guerilla marketing.
- Posters are encouraged to link to the toot or tweet etc in the description of posts.
Related communities:
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Wow interesting. Studies like these are important because all sides have people that minimize the science in favor of being inclusionary/exclusionary (eg. "There have always been this many undiagnosed autism cases" vs "Kids need discipline and not a diagnosis").
I think we underestimate the extent to which modern humans have radically changed our environment. I would frankly be shocked if there wasn't at least some minor environmental factor in everything labeled as uniquely modern atypical behavior* (extreme aggression/depression, mood disorders, gender dysphoria, non-traditional sexuality, etc...).
Unfortunately it's often taboo to talk about our identities and personalities as being anything other than totally predetermined and core to our existence. And when it is done it's often in an extremely dehumanizing or inconsiderate way (eg. "pray away the gay").
*Can't overstate that none of these attributes should be taken as inherently derogatory or negative