Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by willcipriano on Saturday February 18, 2023 @07:21PM
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Some people have created a self image that is fundamentally incongruous with reality. In order to maintain this unstable self image social reenforcement is required, otherwise the individuals with it will suffer a great deal of cognitive dissonance (dismorphia in their words). For some reason the mental health profession has decided that this particular set of delusions should be reinforced, unlike other types of body dismorphia like anorexia. It has been decided that the public at large is responsible for delivering this care and thus media organizations are retroactively editing old content (Bill Nye and Mr. Rogers are two other examples) to make it appear as if this has always been so. They target children's media in particular in hopes to influence them towards this new way of thinking. So far this has been successful in increasing the number of individuals with this condition, particularly among young women on the autistic spectrum.
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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by ilyt on Saturday February 18, 2023 @07:41PM
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>For some reason the mental health profession has decided that this particular set of delusions should be reinforced, unlike other types of body dismorphia like anorexia.
I think the reason here is pretty simple: Turning someone into patient for life is profitable.
Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by NotYourLawyer on Saturday February 18, 2023 @07:30PM
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Well said. We live in strange times.