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mental illnesses can be acquired via memetic viruses @slatestarcodex https://t.co/qfFQdesKrp https://t.co/gLY6OKnqwm
@ChrisChipMonk @slatestarcodex he has a book too https://t.co/KfqAoHjsgf
@elocinationn @slatestarcodex š seems likely. for ex i think back pain is probably like this. (because: āwhy is that emotional whatever that back pain commonly is *in the back* rather than anywhere else? for example, iirc in china depression manifests as *stomach* pain)
@slatestarcodex from https://t.co/7bnV5zngk1
more importantly, i think it's possible to have *good* memetic viruses for example, i think a good coach will cause their clients to share the belief that āall feelings are goodā. the client can work through their stuff way quicker when they're not jumping away from it
lots of cool examples in the post
another good memetic virus https://t.co/XkrJqDpZWS
related thread on GOOD memetic viruses https://t.co/gUcH6kDghq
@ChrisChipMonk @slatestarcodex https://t.co/0Dntc0eD3S
@ChrisChipMonk @slatestarcodex The mimetic virus that attacks most millennials is the thought that old institutions are somehow more trustworthy or rewarding than new ones. I find baroque bank architecture the best transmission medium.
@ChrisChipMonk @slatestarcodex The bit on Anorexia doing the same thing in Europe right after this cuts off is even better! https://t.co/57ZRUtLCi6
@ChrisChipMonk @slatestarcodex Reminds me of how they got people to stop streaking naked at sporting events. They stopped showing the streakers on TV. People forgot itās a thing. I wonder if the same strategy would work to end Americaās school shooting fad. https://t.co/Q2XSUl6njP
@ChrisChipMonk @slatestarcodex never been clearer(remember tiktok touretteās?) it makes sense if you think of them as merely manifestations of an underlying condition being passed around, giving peopleās neuroses new ideas. like the desire to be Thin had psychological barriers to coming to the conclusion that