Capitalist society certainly exaggerates our symptoms, but doesn’t cause them. Telling us we’re methheads because of capitalism is not a good look.
I’m ADHD as fuck and agree his take is kind of dumb but I’m not really offended by it. You can say that capitalism “causes your disorder” in that it probably wouldn’t be seen as a disorder if it weren’t for capitalism, which is different from saying it wouldn’t exist. I’m not sure what he really meant. Anyway I have no scruples about the fact that what I take is basically speed lol.
I have ADHD and it 100% would be a disorder without capitalism, sometimes I can’t even pay attention to people when they’re talking to me
I feel you. Reading something I’m invested in, and line by line there’s a struggle where I’ll find my mind elsewhere and staring out the window. Watching something I like, listening to a podcast, continuously rewinding because I missed it. I think my introverted-ness comes from both being constantly distracted and not wanting to make others feel like I’m not really there with them. The amount of partners asking “what are you thinking about?” and I snap back to them and am like… I don’t even know, nothing? everything? is… a lot
