u/ShutterBug1988

I'm not just sharing this to see them attempt to crush a watermelon between their thighs. It's purely because it's an important health related campaign close to my heart 💓🍉

Hey Renegades! We might have a new reactor ready to join us. The video she's reacting to here sounds a lot like Money Game & Money Ties. Please give her love and help guide her down the Ren rabbit hole.

Went to the effort of saving the video and I can't even share it here. Oh well, enjoy 😂

From Knox's Instagram post

First off, I know many people here have their own issues with Webby. I'm not here to discuss that and this isn't the place to share your opinions about him.

I'm only talking about the verse he has in Neurodivergent and how much I can relate to it. I don't know (or quite frankly care) who wrote these lines, but they were sung by Webby so I can only assume he feels this way.

A bit of background, I'm cis female, 37yo from Australia. I got diagnosed with ADHD-C a few years ago after being misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety and being put on anti-depressants and other medications that didn't help me. I haven't had any discussions about it with the doctors I go to, but I suspect I could very well be on the Autism spectrum also. Just want to also say that I have a really good Psychiatrist and Psychologist that I see regularly so I've got good support systems in place based on my needs.

I've had a lot of struggles with my mental health for many years and recently went through some physical health challenges, involving chronic pain and surgery which ultimately led me to Ren's music and perspectives. I've realised a lot about myself through his music and I agree with so much of what he says, because they are beliefs I've always had. I think I just needed to be reminded of what my values are because I'd lost sight of them with everything I had gone through.

I've honestly never heard of Webby and the songs of his I've listened to aren't really my taste. But so far I've genuinely loved all the drops from Inpatient and I'm looking forward to hearing the full album when it comes out.

These particular lyrics have really resonated with me, more so than the verses Ren sings in this song. I love the whole song, but they just stood out more than anything:

"But after all the pills that they got me

It turned me to a zombie

So, welcome to the dawn of the de-eh-ead

In the handicap spot just to see that doctor and this is what he said

Yeah, he said I got a touch of the 'tism

Piece of my puzzle is missin'

While the Attention Deficit Disorder tunnels my vision

But see, this world's an asylum and shit, we all in the system

And our sanity's the motherfuckin' cost of admission"

This is purely my own interpretation but it sounds to me like he's commenting on how society isn't built to suit people who, for want of a better term, are neurodivergent. I've personally always felt that I need to adjust my whole personality in order to fit in and do a lot of mental gymnastics just to barely survive. Meanwhile, many people I know, including medical "experts" have dismissed my struggles because they don't understand why or how my brain operates the way it does which is different to what society expects of me.

I frequently think to myself that it's unfair, I am forced to take medication that is designed to make me fit into society's mold. Instead society should learn to accept people with these thought patterns as they are. I see these differences as a positive contribution towards society, rather than a problem that needs to be fixed. As a realist, I know that this is very unlikely to happen anytime soon, but I can only see the benefits of accepting others the way they are and building an environment based on individual needs instead of resources being handed out equally and expecting that will work for everyone. Or to put it simply, equity is better than equality. Google equity vs equality if you're not sure what I'm talking about.

So even though, I don't really agree with everything I've seen and heard about Webby, I 100% agree with everything he and Ren are saying in this song.