I’m a filthy fucking socialist.
More accurate than calling it a superpower. I hate that crap.
It’s a disorder, something that makes daily life more difficult. Yes it can be treated, but never cured (thus far).
Parkinson’s is a disease of the mind, and it often garners pity and sympathy. ADHD is treated as an “excuse” for bad behavior, since it’s invisible (save for behavior that is undesirable).
More than anything, how ADHD is seen by the ignorant majority is why it has any stigma at all.
He was probably there.
Arendt’s subtitle famously introduced the phrase “the banality of evil.” In part the phrase refers to Eichmann’s deportment at the trial as the man displayed neither guilt for his actions nor hatred for those trying him, claiming he bore no responsibility because he was simply “doing his job.” (“He did his ‘duty’…; he not only obeyed ‘orders,’ he also obeyed the ‘law.’”)[1]
That pyroclastic flow is nearly instant. Ain’t outrunning that!
What’s unsafe about kids learning about trans or gay people? Do those people not exist in the world until a child turns 18 or something?
One example: getting arrested
You might not. But you might (especially with this current admin). Cops will never let you use your phone after you’ve been detained. Unless you go free the same night, expect to never have a phone call with anyone but a lawyer or bail bonds agency.
Proud of you!