Haha it’s just the quest for uniqueness in a socially acceptable way combined with a desire to be protected by victimhood.
It’s pretty funny to see but it’s just kids being kids. The majority grow out of it and the truly mentally ill develop this Munchausen form.
Hopefully I’ve developed good tools to deal with it by the time my kids are older. The victim form is hard to break out of once you’re in.
The worst is there’s nothing to learn from these people. It’s like trying to learn sprinting from a guy who keeps yelling “As a peg leg, as a peg leg, …”
Useless. But it’s fine, I’ll pay your Medicaid.