(Screams)

But unlike the adult in this strip, Calvin’s dad actually APOLOGIZED for yelling at him when he saw how guilty his kid was:

So, why would that be any less concerning, exactly?

If they are harming themself for attention, the intention doesn't matter, because it's still an act of self harm.

If they are faking symptoms for attention*, that's either a result of a behavioral/personality disorder or factitious disorder, which are still mental health disorders that require care.

(*Which, bare in mind, you CANNOT know if someone is faking unless they actively tell someone that they are - atypical variations of conditions exist, misdiagnosis exists, and somatoform disorders which mimic the symptoms of other conditions exist.)

even though redell caused deaths, even though he embezzled money from a project that was supposedly supposed to help countries in northern africa (and which countries are those, weir?), and even though he expresses racist viewpoints in that section, he is courted by stratt and grace for his ideas. and even though those ideas will have stark ecological repercussions for the countries in africa especially, grace meets this with protest once before the conversation moves on instantly to the science and the concept of implementation. no further critique can be leveraged against the idea, because the science is sound, and grace christens the idea with merit when he can find no flaws in it. so in the end who cares about the sacrifice of those unnamed others? the science checks out and its for the "greater good" and the only opinions that matter are of those three in the room right there.

ultimately redell is rewarded for his idea with time off his sentence. because stratt, grace, and redell are all part of the same system - at least in regards to world power dynamics. they are the ones who hold this decision making in their hands, and this goes unquestioned throughout the entirety of the novel.

was his dad an alex stan??? his mom one of the horse girls of all time??

i have one statement for you: if you enjoyed the frenetic bullshittery that is the RDJ sherlock movies, you are GOING to enjoy this show

if you're more of a granada era fan, this goes against every holmes canon you could hold dear and blows it up with fireworks.

and better