Thanks Shannon. I recently read another piece -- somewhere probably in Substack Heterodoxland -- that we have failed to teach children resilience. Even as I write it I wonder how we "teach" resilience. Ultimately our kids have to experience the challenges waiting for them. and overcome them to know that there is the other side of the mountain.
Your conclusion had me nodding vigorously (metaphorically haha). What is so uniquely different about gender dysphoria that warrants lifelong irreversible medical and physical changes? Nothing.
Years ago, I watched a Sally Jesse Raphael show on "social anxiety", featuring a brave survivor who had overcome it. I remember thinking, isn't this just a fancy way to say shyness? Now I look at #kidstoday and think, isn't this just immaturity? Don't they, inevitably, just grow out of it?
Well said. Incredibly true. Humans can’t actually handle true freedom. Too many options; too many choices every second of every day. Young people are living less and less meaningful lives. TikTok encourages 24/7 entertainment. Infinite Jest. We’ve become a satire. Soon robots will rule the roost anyway.
Thanks Shannon. I recently read another piece -- somewhere probably in Substack Heterodoxland -- that we have failed to teach children resilience. Even as I write it I wonder how we "teach" resilience. Ultimately our kids have to experience the challenges waiting for them. and overcome them to know that there is the other side of the mountain.
Yeah, contemporary parents are less parents than friends to their kids. It seems kids are running our politics now.
Your conclusion had me nodding vigorously (metaphorically haha). What is so uniquely different about gender dysphoria that warrants lifelong irreversible medical and physical changes? Nothing.
Years ago, I watched a Sally Jesse Raphael show on "social anxiety", featuring a brave survivor who had overcome it. I remember thinking, isn't this just a fancy way to say shyness? Now I look at #kidstoday and think, isn't this just immaturity? Don't they, inevitably, just grow out of it?
Well said. Incredibly true. Humans can’t actually handle true freedom. Too many options; too many choices every second of every day. Young people are living less and less meaningful lives. TikTok encourages 24/7 entertainment. Infinite Jest. We’ve become a satire. Soon robots will rule the roost anyway.
Michael Mohr
‘Sincere American Writing’
https://michaelmohr.substack.com/