I agree the numbers are surprising and suspicious, but this writer (who is it and what are his/her qualifications?) seems political and harsh as to the causes. Yes, no doubt social media is greatly to blame but it’s not necessarily liberals who are at fault.
The numbers are accurate. I checked. "Gurwinder Bhogal is a freelance writer and researcher. His work has been featured in the UK's Sunday Express and on the blog of the counter-extremism think-tank Quilliam, which advises the UK government."
The research statistic that finds higher rates of victimization among those of more liberal world views does not say that liberals are at fault, only that it is more statistically probable that liberal teens see their "issues" as failure of "the system" so do not take so much personal responsibility for their dysphoria, etc
Thanks for this post, and for the link to the excellent article by Gurwinder. It surely does seem that pretty much everything these days gets defined as some some of malady, treatable--if not curable--with great benefit to the "medical-industrial" complex.
young people are experiencing much pressure these days. This question of gender identity is one, another is the preoccupation with social media such as facebook and twitter as a means for social interaction.
Very interesting. food for thought.
I agree the numbers are surprising and suspicious, but this writer (who is it and what are his/her qualifications?) seems political and harsh as to the causes. Yes, no doubt social media is greatly to blame but it’s not necessarily liberals who are at fault.
The numbers are accurate. I checked. "Gurwinder Bhogal is a freelance writer and researcher. His work has been featured in the UK's Sunday Express and on the blog of the counter-extremism think-tank Quilliam, which advises the UK government."
The research statistic that finds higher rates of victimization among those of more liberal world views does not say that liberals are at fault, only that it is more statistically probable that liberal teens see their "issues" as failure of "the system" so do not take so much personal responsibility for their dysphoria, etc
Thanks for this post, and for the link to the excellent article by Gurwinder. It surely does seem that pretty much everything these days gets defined as some some of malady, treatable--if not curable--with great benefit to the "medical-industrial" complex.
young people are experiencing much pressure these days. This question of gender identity is one, another is the preoccupation with social media such as facebook and twitter as a means for social interaction.
... follow the money...
Wow. This problem has been escaping my attention and it is very real and frightening.