Unpopular Opinion
Welcome to the Unpopular Opinion community!
How voting works:
Vote the opposite of the norm.
If you agree that the opinion is unpopular give it an arrow up. If it's something that's widely accepted, give it an arrow down.
Guidelines:
Tag your post, if possible (not required)
- If your post is a "General" unpopular opinion, start the subject with [GENERAL].
- If it is a Lemmy-specific unpopular opinion, start it with [LEMMY].
Rules:
1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
Disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally attack others. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Please also refrain from gatekeeping others' opinions.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.
5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
6. Defend your opinion
This is a bit of a mix of rules 4 and 5 to help foster higher quality posts. You are expected to defend your unpopular opinion in the post body. We don't expect a whole manifesto (please, no manifestos), but you should at least provide some details as to why you hold the position you do.
Instance-wide rules always apply. https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/
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Which implies that such a person has the financial/economic means to do so, should bear that cost by themselves, and that it should be trivial to bear that cost, while continuing to be fully economically productive as they are undergoing essentially a professionally managed existential crisis, and/or prescribed mind altering drugs.
It is an immensely priveleged position to take, to suggest to someone who is, in your own opinion, suffering from serious mental health issues.
That you do not immediately recognize this, that reveals your level of privilege.
I said nothing about the status of any individual person whatsoever. It has nothing to do with privilege, and I don't appreciate you insulting my relationships.
These are some of my closest relationships and my most precious friends. I know their financial statuses and I suggest actions within their means. I'm fully aware of the financial burden of therapy (I have to wait myself to afford it).
Getting professional help can be a significant step forward for many people, most of my friends included. A single person like me cannot analyze and give the best advice on every problem. All of my friends (and even myself) have struggles to work through that need a certain level of knowledge and expertise to process.
Cool, you gonna help them pay for it?
EDIT: So, no, ok, got it.
Stating an objective fact doesn't obligate you to provide it.