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Yeah I think we all have that little voice at some point that goes what it atoms aren't real, what if things are exactly as they appear? What about germs? What about the "globe"? What about "other" ""people"" and— and then you think about it a bit and it unravels very very quickly, but it's good to be able to throw your entire mental model into doubt sometimes.
I wonder if some people aren't able to build a satisfying mental model for some reason. I don't think it's just a matter of intelligence either, but something more emotional.
i think cycles of abuse play a factor. just like who makes life the hardest for trans people are people saying shit like "DON'T YOU THINK IF I COULD JUST LIVE MY LIFE AS A MAN I WOULD" or who often is the hardest on lesbians are married women saying shit like "well when i was younger i thought maybe i was attracted to your aunt susan but then my parents sat down with me and had the talk i'm having with you. you're just cofused. you'll come around in time. but until you come around you're not leaving this house"
i think some of these awful ablist people got bullied in middle school for liking pill bugs, collecting baseball cards, or reading tolkein and now "they got through it" so they think other "weird" kids should, too. meanwhile us neurodivergent people think maybe we should try seeing if the world must truly run on blood
Hmm kind of sour grapes mixed with "I turned out fine" and then universalising that to a global proscription