• maniclucky@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Educating a child and arguing about things is one of the most normal things in the world. Dealing with an adult who refuses to acknowledge objective reality is a sign of mental decline. These two things are not the same.

    Also, my parents threatened to sell me to gypsies (oof, that does not age well) throughout my childhood so…

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      11 months ago

      Sadly, when a significant percentage of the country’s population refuses to acknowledge objective reality, it’s no longer really a sign of individual mental decline.

      Like, maybe 30% of the population should be in the looney bin, but that’s in no way practical.