Certainly humans have always been in the business of "solving" (escaping, ignoring, avoiding, distracting, etc) the "problem" of emotional pain. Enter a concrete pathway; a to-do list, presented as legitimate medicine, as a possible solution for chronic, intense pain. Enter a conceptual pathway (the gendered soul) that offers a concordan…
Certainly humans have always been in the business of "solving" (escaping, ignoring, avoiding, distracting, etc) the "problem" of emotional pain. Enter a concrete pathway; a to-do list, presented as legitimate medicine, as a possible solution for chronic, intense pain. Enter a conceptual pathway (the gendered soul) that offers a concordant solution for shame (one-size-fits all pathway out of the sexual shame of agp, sexual abuse, and/or same-sex attraction). All of this in the context of a social justice framework for suffering (pain) where opting in to oppression is a badge of honor and legitimacy and transition is a social justice action. All of this in the context of a parenting framework that has pendulum swung from 'seen, not heard' to centering childrens needs without any developmental consideration for the difference between need and desire and re-writing the existence of pain, discomfort, sorrow and limitations as indicators of problems that my be ameliorated by parents vs. as inevitable, often random or unjust, human experiences. And all of this in an (admirable) context of the popular Western narrative: "humans as a species don't seem to be doing so great so we must change how we are doing things" (meta problem solving).
Certainly humans have always been in the business of "solving" (escaping, ignoring, avoiding, distracting, etc) the "problem" of emotional pain. Enter a concrete pathway; a to-do list, presented as legitimate medicine, as a possible solution for chronic, intense pain. Enter a conceptual pathway (the gendered soul) that offers a concordant solution for shame (one-size-fits all pathway out of the sexual shame of agp, sexual abuse, and/or same-sex attraction). All of this in the context of a social justice framework for suffering (pain) where opting in to oppression is a badge of honor and legitimacy and transition is a social justice action. All of this in the context of a parenting framework that has pendulum swung from 'seen, not heard' to centering childrens needs without any developmental consideration for the difference between need and desire and re-writing the existence of pain, discomfort, sorrow and limitations as indicators of problems that my be ameliorated by parents vs. as inevitable, often random or unjust, human experiences. And all of this in an (admirable) context of the popular Western narrative: "humans as a species don't seem to be doing so great so we must change how we are doing things" (meta problem solving).
Very strong and thorough analysis; the perfect storm as it were.