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Here's more context if it's of interest: https://www.themotte.org/post/3815/wellness-wednesday-for-june-24-2026/456315?context=8#context
I don't disagree that some degree of healthy skepticism must exist towards "big pharma" because of dubious intellectual property and regulatory practices as well as liability concerns, but that was not at all what he articulated. Do notice the cherry on the top that pissed me off was his later reaction, pushing me to the breaking point when I was already despondent, regardless of the substance of his argument. This is just one of many unpleasant experiences I've had with him growing up, but I'm at my limit.
Cc: @VoxelVexillologist
My argument was about skepticism towards psychiatry, not big pharma.
My main point though, was to caution you against acting rashly, since it seems like you might be jumping to conclusions. I see your other thread, and I apologize if this came off as minimizing your struggles. What I was trying to get at is that having a family is a really valuable thing, and that it is worth occasionally suffering through stupid and stressful arguments. The two of you can you can disagree, you do something he disapproves of, and at the end of the day you will still be father and son. That dynamic might end if you cut him off.
However, if this is the cutoff point for you after a long life of him causing you to struggle, then who am I to say otherwise? I don't know you or your dad. At the end of the day, you have to do what you have to do. Especially considering this is the wellness thread, I don't want to spread bad vibes by arguing against a situation that I know nothing about.
I was trying to quickly type up a joint response to you and the other guy under the same post. Yeah I hear you, but the way that he handled the conversation regardless of his line of thinking is what did it for me. His constant caustic and dismissive attitude towards other people's concerns transcends this particular instance. My relationship with him hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows with this as the turning point, I thought I was already at rock bottom prior to this, and then I realized we hit an even newer low.
I don't blame you for providing the advice you did while operating on limited context, one can never be sure to include every detail that may change the calculus in one way or another when rapidly typing up posts like this. I appreciate your willingness to offer your two cents.
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