u/Ok-Store-9297

What they usually mean by this term is that what someone is saying does not match up with their orthodox understanding of economics, which is generally based on massively simplified models of the economy that bear only a passing resemblance to the actual system.

And in a world of climate change, ecological limits, financialisation, housing crises, ageing populations, technological disruption etc, a lot of these models are arguably becoming less and less useful anyway.

It’s also just become a shorthand way of dismissing things people don’t like without actually having to explain why they’re wrong.

Make no mistake, these people often have absolutely no idea how the system they’re talking about actually works. They know a handful of concepts like supply and demand, inflation, government borrowing, “the markets”, investor confidence etc, and then treat them like universal laws of physics.

These economic models aren't reality, though They are fantasy. Physics is the reality. The carbon that we are pumping into the atmosphere and the cascading effects of this are reality. The biosphere is reality. Not an equilibrium model.

Nevertheless, these concepts persist despite being so often plain wrong, because they conveniently protect particular financial interests and ensures that the status quo continues lumbering us all towards environmental catastrophe.

These people are very literally toxic to society and toxic to the planet. And for some reason, multitudes of the smug stupid assholes have infested this very sub.

Like flies to shit.

Funnily enough, my post didn't even get displayed at all because I had used the 'heretical' term "neurodivergence", but even the fact that it wasn't even displayed was not enough to help me escape a permanent ban for basically saying the original poster was "100% onto something".

I queried the mod afterwards, who said that I was banned for "anti-psychiatry". For reference, I have a degree in biomedical science and a massive special interest in systems science in general. While I don't have formal qualifications, I have read extensively in neuroscience, including medical journals, as I find ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders fascinating. I pointed this out to them, and their response was:

""Most of us aren’t medicated to conform to society — we take medications to function and survive."

I pointed out that functioning and surviving and conforming to society are, at least partially, tantamount to the same thing, and that these were mostly philosophical points about ADHD anyway and were surely not worthy of an instant permanent ban. This was met with radio silence. I eventually told them they should be ashamed of moderating a sub in such a way and got muted.

Reading some of the stories on this sub, I see that I'm not alone. Really feels wrong that they are allowed to moderate a sub in such a way. It was really hurtful and felt like I had been rejected by my own people. I'm diagnosed with ADHD and have put a lot of time into trying to understand my condition as best I can.

It's ridiculous to moderate a sub in such a way. It's a neurodevelopmental condition, not a religion, where failure to conform to a belief system is treated as heresy and met with exile. Funnily enough, the only other place I've ever been banned from online was an ADHD discord where I got banned for arguing with a guy that was arguing that ADHD was "100% genetic". I have no doubt there's a genetic element, but given that genetics are still a fair bit mysterious to our understanding in the context of discoveries about epigenetics and morphogenesis, etc., it's a ridiculously simplistic thing to say.

It's ironic because such actions move ADHD away from being a medical/neurodevelopmental condition and towards something that is more political. Like, are we gonna get ADHD think tanks next?

Anyway, this sub seems much more open, so I am hoping this can be a place for me to touch base with fellow sufferers/ADHDers without the thought policing. It really upset me as my intentions were good.

The City of London. Learn about the second government of the UK and the malign influence it has had over our politics for decades. When the young generations truly wake up to the role the City has had in making living conditions materially worse in this country, you can only hope there'll be hell to pay.

You can learn more in:

Treasure Islands by Nicholas Shaxson and The Finance Curse by the same author.

There is a good documentary called The Spider's Web https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np_ylvc8Zj8&t=24s

I had a private consult with an ENT yesterday due to my loud snoring and constant tiredness and poor sleep (early wakenings in particular). It was found I do have a deviated septum on left hand side. He prescribed a steroid nasal spray and also recommended mandibular advancement device while I wait to complete a sleep study on the NHS (to basically see if the hypoxia meets OSA standard or if UARS is going to be better).

My current problem is; with the mandibular advancement devices he showed me towards (off the British Snoring & Sleep Apnoea Association), a lot of the devices - like the Tomed SomnoGuard's - look a bit fiddly and they recommend a dentist installing it. I am really really crap with fiddly things - and extra crap with poor sleep as I'm sure people will relate. Should I book a dentist to fit one? I don't even know what one to go for. (I did ask these questions to the ENT but maybe there isn't one easy answer... I don't know).