@bechhof as @SlateStarCodex writes 95% of outpatient, 50% of committed, voluntary. Szasz talking about the 50% involuntary. @bryan_caplan
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@slatestarcodex political (mis)use: in the Soviet Union they had a diagnosis of "sluggish" schizophrenia aka being an antisocial dissident. -
@aClassicLiberal Yes, and notice you're having to go to a literal Stalinist regime before you can find a good example. - 3 more replies
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@slatestarcodex wasn't that Caplans point? That to a certain degree diagnoses reflect politics, sociological preferences of govt elites? -
@aClassicLiberal Not 0% politics, but little attempt to enforce elite preferences on others. Noone gets sectioned for masochism w/o problem
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@slatestarcodex I get the 'feeling upset'/'being ok' thing, but to what extent is this externally influenced?@aClassicLiberal -
@slatestarcodex What I mean is: you could be OK with bipolar, or upset with being homosexual because of what you read/hear@aClassicLiberal
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