Great interview! There were a few moments that had me go "WOW" -- like when he described his realization that he's not mentally ill, he's an anarchist who doesn't fit into this world.
He's also VERY on-point with his observation of liberals loving their diagnoses. I have known 2 borderline women who wore it like a badge of honor, instead of, you know... working on themselves.
I also recently had an odd exchange at the mall; I approached a kiosk worker and asked her for directions to a certain store, and she said something like, "I'm autistic so that's easy for me!" with a huge smile. Her autism really wasn't relevant to my question, but it seemed to be a point of pride for her. It didn't help that she had colored hair and all the other accoutrements of a liberal poster child.
This Ebonee Davis quote that comes to mind: "Many people are afraid to heal because their entire identity is centered around the trauma they've experienced. They have no idea who they are outside of trauma and that unknown can be terrifying."
As for me and mine, I'd prefer to "identify" with the beauty I create in this sad world -- if I MUST identify with anything, that is.
Great interview! There were a few moments that had me go "WOW" -- like when he described his realization that he's not mentally ill, he's an anarchist who doesn't fit into this world.
He's also VERY on-point with his observation of liberals loving their diagnoses. I have known 2 borderline women who wore it like a badge of honor, instead of, you know... working on themselves.
I also recently had an odd exchange at the mall; I approached a kiosk worker and asked her for directions to a certain store, and she said something like, "I'm autistic so that's easy for me!" with a huge smile. Her autism really wasn't relevant to my question, but it seemed to be a point of pride for her. It didn't help that she had colored hair and all the other accoutrements of a liberal poster child.
This Ebonee Davis quote that comes to mind: "Many people are afraid to heal because their entire identity is centered around the trauma they've experienced. They have no idea who they are outside of trauma and that unknown can be terrifying."
As for me and mine, I'd prefer to "identify" with the beauty I create in this sad world -- if I MUST identify with anything, that is.