Re:Kanye West is buying Parler
by tanseydavid on Monday October 17, 2022 @09:08PM
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I think the basic assumption is that you are diagnosing someone that you do not know and have never met, and that by doing so, you are engaging in folly.
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Once again, ad hominem. This is some kind of a record.
That said, personally knowing someone is not necessary for psychological diagnosis. All it takes is a few details. I have never met President Trump, but I have no doubt whatsoever he has Narcissistic Personality Disorder simply because he meets the criteria. I have never met President Lincoln, but I have no doubt he suffered from Major Depression. Kanye's symptoms of BPD have been not only in the news, but in the headlines. It is not a difficult diagnosis, and if it took me a minute to realize it, it would take a psychologist seconds. And it doesn't take a psychologist to diagnose an obvious disorder any more than it takes an orthopedic to diagnose a compound fracture or a mechanic to recognize a flat tire.