But without medicalizing, how can we generate significant-sounding labels for every aspect of our personalities?
How will we write lists of things “you should know” about dealing with (Insert familiar DSM-adjacent descriptor)?
Without a constant stream of important-sounding labels, how will I know what tiny ingroups I belong to? My whole identity might fall apart at the seams!
But without medicalizing, how can we generate significant-sounding labels for every aspect of our personalities?
There’s always divination. It’s totally random, of course, but throw enough parameters and different methods at the problem and eventually most people will hit something they’re happy with.
But without medicalizing, how can we generate significant-sounding labels for every aspect of our personalities?
How will we write lists of things “you should know” about dealing with (Insert familiar DSM-adjacent descriptor)?
Without a constant stream of important-sounding labels, how will I know what tiny ingroups I belong to? My whole identity might fall apart at the seams!
“Making shit up” is a universal, time-honored, and a fairly effective solution :-D
There’s always divination. It’s totally random, of course, but throw enough parameters and different methods at the problem and eventually most people will hit something they’re happy with.
I’m a Cancer with Aries rising. What’s your sign?
But that doesn’t work for signaling that one cares about science. Using sciency words feels much better.
In that case, I’m an ENTJ.
Negative, but it may be because of rollover?