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Nobody has a personality anymore: we are products with labels

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540 points drankl | 1 comments | 06 Jul 25 22:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.339s | source
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hresvelgr ◴[07 Jul 25 00:47 UTC] No.44485587[source]▶
The lovable aphorisms we had for people with character quirks were largely from our original support systems. What no one is talking about is the reason therapy-talk has become so pervasive is because all those support systems: family, friends, and local communities (religious or otherwise), have all degraded so severely for most that therapy is the only option for reaching out and getting help.
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1. Aurornis ◴[07 Jul 25 01:55 UTC] No.44485993[source]▶
I don’t see these as opposing ends of a spectrum. I think they’re largely independent variables.

Anecdotally, the people I know who have become most immersed in therapy speak are also the most socially connected. The therapy speak and associated language have become tools for establishing themselves within their social support system, communicating cries for help, and even trying to use therapy terms to shield themselves from accountability for their actions by transforming it into a therapy session.