Azeltir
1d ago
You're being pretty vague here. I assume you're taking about Toby Fox's games? Can you get more specific about what you see as "casual blasphemy" and LGBT themes "played for laughs"?
Azeltir
22d ago
There are many people who wish they could change their sexuality magically - but does that mean they "really" are of the desired sexuality rather than the one that corresponds to how they are attracted?
You say that race and nationality incorporate physical traits. Are you claiming that gender does not?
I will say that one of the main things that broke me off of accepting transgender perspectives was how credulously accepting advocates are of transgender self reporting while being completely unaccepting of the idea of transracialism (e.g. Dolezal). Race is, to me reckoning, far more socially determined than gender is, but the political left sees it as immutable and sacred.
Azeltir
22d ago
That thought experiment seems to prove to much - would you accept transracialism if people would be happier transformed into a different race? Let alone other identity features such as age, nationality, weight, sexuality, etc.
Azeltir
9mo ago
Even back in the reddit days the main thread vote counts were very low. I've always wondered about that too.
Azeltir
10mo ago
Your comment suggested to me that the provider shouldn't be concerned about what you're calling "patient comfort" here - that "bad feelings happen" and who cares if it's before your surgery. The author of the NYT piece is communicating that the provider SHOULD be (and probably is) concerned about that emotional state, and that having scary financial concerns get dropped on you the day before a surgery is something that ought to be avoided.
And not to get too linguistic-descriptivist, but I'm afraid it's too late to be too prescriptive about the expansion of the meaning of "mental health" for the wider world.
Azeltir
10mo ago
I think the author is making a somewhat more reasonable point than "we shouldn't have to worry about the bill" - it's that they shouldn't be having such a worry added on last-minute to the existing worries of a surgery! Maybe it shouldn't be called "mental health", but what would you prefer for such a reasonable ask?
I heartily recommend all of these! Although I think you meant Case/Rise of the Golden Idol (even if curse always feels appropriate).
I'd also add my favorite game, Outer Wilds, as well as The Witness.
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