#fighting misinformation

On the other hand at least him* piping up on the keto matter will hopefully make most sensible people see the quackery of it all? For something to be aligned with RFK J/the Trump admin should be a massive red (or blood orange?) flag to most sane (or sane insane thanks to meds or whatever else helps you maintain mental stability if meds-resistant)

This is part of the ongoing attack by America's fascist govt on the neurodivergent and disabled, first it was autism/Tylenol, something about Lexapro, and now he's coming for the schizospec community. With all due respect (which is none) FUCK right off into the sun with that crap.

First they make it illegal to be homeless and disappear mentally ill homeless off the streets into forced institutions, then they disseminate ludicrous and extremely harmful misinfo, causing vulnerable ppl to go off/be forced by guardians off their meds, artificially creating more psychotic -spec homeless to institutionalise. It's very worrying. And just also learnt about RFK Jr proposing "wellness" farms a year ago. If anything, the ones we SHOULD be getting institutionalise/lock up are the dangerous agents of misinfo like RFK Jr, Trump, etc. They are sick individuals, which is insulting to sick people. But they are a different kind of sick; sick in the head morally. Corrupt evil inhuman creatures. I haven't the foggiest how things work in America but I just hope they don't start denying people insurance/social security disability cover for medications - if that's even a thing to begin with.

Anyways don't panic, stay safe stay sane stay strong, look after yourselves as best you can, it is best if you keep in tip-top mental shape if at all possible (but also try not to sweat it if it is hard to keep mentally well, you're going through a lot and no-one is perfect.

My dearest schizospec in America, stay safe out there and take ur meds (if they work on you/if you are not meds-resistant) no matter what snake oil salesmen will have you believe! Our community is (for at least 3 years now ever since Lauren** went full keto vlogger shill era) currently being targeted by the medical keto sham***

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Remember, the average person does not know the dog whistles and red flags.

This is why I generally avoid telling people to "just search for it," and instead keep a list of people, books, podcasts, and other resources I trust on hand to recommend.

I feel like, being part of the alterhuman community, you need to have basic reading comprehention, and the willingness to learn, and be prepared to read A Lot.

There is a lot of information, a lot of knowledge, and people do their darnest to document and archive these history. And people like you and I also enjoys it when people read our stuff, and maybe have echoing sentiment.

That can’t happen if someone decide they don’t want to bother, and that they’d just rather keep spreading whatever half assed information they obtained as the truth. That’s limited information someone is giving out at best, misinformation spreading at worst depending how it got twisted.

I'm going to correct five crazy claims I see on the internet each day, because I can't take anymore, and I need to practice not feeding the trolls

What-

"First of all only 'biological women' can get pregnant. Children can not get pregnant. And its not fetus. It's baby." - Grown woman on Instagram with a cross in her bio

Children can get pregnant. The youngest person ever known to GIVE BIRTH was a five year old Lina Medina from Peru, and got pregnant at the age of four due a rare condition known as precocious puberty. The doctors know she was sexually assaulted, but they could never identify her attacker due to her young age. The current average age to start your period among girls is 11.

Also it is a fetus, not a baby

Huh????

"Gen Z just doesn't work hard. They're a lazy generation with no respect for themselves or others." - Every boomer ever

According to various articles, Gen Z is currently 18% of the labor force in the United States alone, which makes sense factoring in age and education, as most gen Z are of age for entry level jobs and university. Due to the size of Gen Z's population, according to the labor bureau Gen Z will make up 30% of the workforce by 2030.

Much of the employed members of Gen Z have more than one job, while those who are unemployed are actively job searching, however the search for a job isn't what it used to be.

Not only are older generations ageist and refusing hire to Gen Z due to sharing an entirely different culture, Gen Z is competing with AI, fake job listings, extreme hiring expectations, and labor outsourcing.

So no Gen Z isn't lazy, instead the job market is fucked

Yikes!

"There are children starving in Africa." - Someone's mom right now

Uhhhhh yeah no. Africa is an entire continent, so obviously there are going to be children starving somewhere, especially those affected by conflicts like war and genocide (like the DRC). (Also fun fact 10 mil children are starving every year in the United States) (Also donate to Gaza) (Also feed the kids)

But Africa is a massive place with plenty of countries, most of which that aren't chocked full of starving kids. Africa isn't some uncivilized wild and untamed place. There's cities that have been there for centuries, flourishing markets, water, and of course happy children. Like where do you think African cuisine comes from?

So I guess, there's starving children everywhere Karen

UM

"Acetaminophens (Tylenol) cause Autism." - RFK Jr

That's just scientifically debunked. Not only is there no correlation found between usage of acetaminophens during pregnancy and autistic offspring, but also autistic pregnant people are more likely to take acetaminophens during pregnancy because of extra sensitivities. Not only can autism be genetic, but there's more than one factor to this kind of thing, and that's not even getting into genetic mutation.

We do not know any one true cause of autism.

?????

"Back in my day we didn't have all these autistic and adhd people" - Also every boomer ever

You did though. You just didn't call it autism or ADHD back then, because we hadn't yet come up with diagnosis, nor did when we did start to research the condition did we originally call it autism. Now that we have better knowledge worldwide it's much easier to test and diagnose autism and adhd. We also discovered that people can have both conditions.

We have historical evidence throughout history of people who showed signs of autism and adhd. Here's a few notable people...

Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), Philosopher

Alan Turing (1912-1954), Mathematician, Computer Scientist, & Cryptanalyst

Victor of Aveyron (1788-1828), nonverbal feral child found at the age of 9

Jim Eisenreich (1982), professional baseball player

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Theoretical Scientist

Wolfgang Adadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Classical Composer & Musician