Why we need to free our minds (and what to free them from)

There is something that propagandists manipulate.

Why are we allowing early-stage sufferers to die?

Emily's disease started out mildly. Emily died at age 30.

Here is Emily telling us her story:

My entire future, and the greatly improved health I so long for, however, currently hinges on luck alone. … This wretched, ugly disease is made all the more so through the scandalous lack of research into its most severe form and the lack of necessary, appropriate support for those suffering from it.
— Emily Collingridge

There is still no research into its most severe form. There is still no support.

However, the key points for this article are these:

Emily's disease started out mildly. Emily died at age 30.

Moderation and manpower

Do you think that progress will be made at the current rate?

I do not.

Is moderation (as in moderateness) morally justifiable?

The Whole Thing

I posted this elsewhere a long time ago. I have added something afterward.

This is only going to be interesting to advocates.

The word "invisible" is problematic in advocacy

This one is only going to be interesting to advocates.

Characterization and the unaware early-stage sufferer

Here is an experiment using Google.

Boys in a circle

When I was in elementary school,¹ there was a group of boys who would do a certain thing.