made this tweet to commemorate someone saying i, spiriax11, who has constant pain n complete loss of function in their left arm, must be a sock puppet taking about disability in bad faith bc im not part of the disabled community #firsttweet ๐ซถ
twitter the only place where once a day someone will hallucinate an argument you never made to get furiously mad at. acc i think its closer to once every 12 hrs
@elljuna@vet_lpz@deborahbrian to be concise: the studies show they broadly have a positive effect on social wellbeing , behaviour, and adjustment. 4 physical health, a positive influence on pain but a mixed result for symptoms + functioning. n 4 MH mixed all round (i.e both positive n negatives outcomes)
@elljuna@vet_lpz@deborahbrian I hope u havenโt taken me in bad faith btw. I donโt think anyone is lazy/weak-willed. Sincerely. My point is just that learned helplessness is a real thing n online spaces can sometimes reinforce harmful psychological patterns relevant to it. n I think itโs important to talk abt
@elljuna@vet_lpz@deborahbrian of OPs tweet, that online community can be harmful n limiting is real n an important thing to discuss. Thatโs why i think itโs worth talking about. So more ppl r aware when they use these spaces. Both those things r true.
@elljuna@vet_lpz@deborahbrian I dont actually think that. I think the original statement by the OPs doc was way too reductive. I know community does a lot of good. And for many way more good then harm. Iโve said itโs not black and white on a thread mentioning the good previously. My point is that the premise