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Re:Why is every rationalist blog post way too long? by zer0tonin on Thursday October 15, 2026 @07:06AM (#50102005)
It's a thing called logorrhea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logorrhea

Logorrhea is a symptom of ADHD, schizophrenia and traumatic brain injuries.

Re:Why is every rationalist blog post way too long? by calpaterson on Thursday October 15, 2026 @07:13AM (#50102061)
I wish there was a much greater stigma against providing unsolicited, almost certainly non-professional medical diagnoses of third parties like you have done.

Whatever the faults of internet rationalists, suggesting that they have a mental health disorder is incredibly anti-social behaviour.

Re:Why is every rationalist blog post way too long? by zer0tonin on Thursday October 15, 2026 @07:20AM (#50102101)
I didn't provide a diagnosis, I pointed out that this was a symptom shared by multiple medical conditions. The difference may seem small but it is nonetheless crucial.

Also if I wasn't incredibly anti-social, I wouldn't be on this site in the first place.