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It’s not specifically the claim of multiplicity that is meaningful; it’s any atypical condition that can help someone feel special or help explain away complexity. The disorders that enter this social contagion realm likely have qualities to them that are easily identifiable in everyone to some extent, so it’s easy to look at yourself, find a few symptoms that match, and then form a self belief that you have this disorder.

The easiest (and most benign) version of this is self diagnosed ADHD. Almost everyone has some quality about them that could be a symptom of ADHD. Occasional forgetfulness, addicted to starting projects but not finishing them, etc…

With DID, I would assume that nearly everyone has different versions of themselves that come out situationally. It wouldn’t be hard to tune into that, form a self belief, and then a feedback loop where you’re aware of your personality changes and you start leaning into them because of the belief you’ve formed.

I’ve heard a lot of chatter that Covid causes long term or permanent damage to the immune system, and that this explains why people have been catching colds/flus at higher frequencies this year.

People that say this also like to claim that “immunity debt” is a myth and that immune systems aren’t “trained” so to speak.

Is there truth to this or are they misinterpreting studies that have come out?

I see a lot of this conversation taking place in forums for parents with young children. It seems like they’re trying to explain away why their toddler is constantly sick all year, if that helps to provide context.

The types of jobs kids grow up dreaming about (i.e. Hollywood) aren’t actually worth dreaming about unless you’re born with access. How have you felt about the recent pushback regarding nepotism in Hollywood?

I asked what he thought of the recent pushback against nepotism and he deflected by not commenting on the topic but instead using his survivorship bias as a sort of proof that it’s not entirely nepotism based. We all already know it’s not exclusively nepotism. That wasn’t an answer to my question. I asked what he thought about the recent awareness and pushback.

I should have known he wouldn’t be able to really speak on the topic. It’s like asking a hedge-fund manager what he thinks about people born into wealth. He’d probably say “well I was raised middle class and made my way so it’s possible for anyone”, not wanting to piss off a large part of his circle and clients.

I responded directly to his response. He’s describing survivorship bias. That’s literally what it is. It’s Morgan Freeman saying it’s not so bad for POC because he made it and he’s proof.

Then I addressed the downsides of being silent on the topic is initially addressed.