I agree, although I’m not sure it’s entirely due to the “metoo world order.”
It’s probably partly that, but it’s also partly that it’s considered impolite to point out when someone is mentally ill. In part this is because unfortunately doing so can strengthen a paranoid person’s feeling of persecution.
When a friend of mine suffered a psychotic break, she had many technology related delusions, and she reached out to me for advice because I work in technology. I wasn’t sure how to handle it so I consulted a professional. Under their advice, I gave her general advice on how to protect herself from breaches (strong passwords, HTTPS everywhere extension, etc.) and didn’t otherwise try to disillusion her. My role as a friend was to stay her friend, not try to break her delusions. Paranoid people already have enough enemies, imaginary though they may be.
Of course, once delusions have been put into print, it’s now a public forum. (One might question the ethics of publishing such an article). But politeness norms often extend into public forums.
Well, imagine if it was the brother making these claims and everything else was the same. Would there only be one comment suggesting that maybe the cause is mental illness?
I agree, although I’m not sure it’s entirely due to the “metoo world order.”
It’s probably partly that, but it’s also partly that it’s considered impolite to point out when someone is mentally ill. In part this is because unfortunately doing so can strengthen a paranoid person’s feeling of persecution.
When a friend of mine suffered a psychotic break, she had many technology related delusions, and she reached out to me for advice because I work in technology. I wasn’t sure how to handle it so I consulted a professional. Under their advice, I gave her general advice on how to protect herself from breaches (strong passwords, HTTPS everywhere extension, etc.) and didn’t otherwise try to disillusion her. My role as a friend was to stay her friend, not try to break her delusions. Paranoid people already have enough enemies, imaginary though they may be.
Of course, once delusions have been put into print, it’s now a public forum. (One might question the ethics of publishing such an article). But politeness norms often extend into public forums.
Well, imagine if it was the brother making these claims and everything else was the same. Would there only be one comment suggesting that maybe the cause is mental illness?
metoo has broken our collective epistemology
There are several comments “suggesting that maybe the cause is mental illness”.