• @shalafi
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    -231 month ago

    Hmmm, I seem to remember there’s a mental illness that causes one to randomly spout the most vile shit they can think of. Begins with a T?

    Can you see where I’m going with that? In any case, illness can certainly make people violent. Look at Alzheimer’s for example. Hell, look at Charles Whitman. He knew something was wrong with him, and getting worse. After he was shot out of the clock tower they autopsied and found a brain tumor.

    • @gzerod200
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      291 month ago

      You… you aren’t trying to imply Tourette Syndrome, right? Because that’s not how Tourette’s works, like, at all. I would know, because I have it.

      In reality, we have a set of “tics”, which are just small noises or motions we make uncontrollably. Of course, for some people it’s more severe, but the worst I’ve ever heard about is that some people may yell out swear words as one of their tics. But In no circumstance would it ever cause someone to type out and post “I’m a nazi” or “I love hitler”.

      • nocturne
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        141 month ago

        My late son had Tourette syndrome as well. Normally he had his physical and small verbal tics, but he also would get the bad word tics, I think it is called Coprolalia. But he literally never tweeted the stuff.

        • @gzerod200
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          61 month ago

          I’m so sorry for your loss, I can’t imagine going through something like that.

      • @ProfessorProteus
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        31 month ago

        He must have watched that one South Park episode and thought Cartman actually had Tourette’s 😂

      • @[email protected]
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        1 month ago

        there’s someone at my HS has Tourettes and occasionally I’ll hear a really high pitched “fuck” along with some other noises

      • @shalafi
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        01 month ago

        Of course not. I’m bringing up the fact that mental illness can cause people to act hateful, or, ya know, turn into mass shooters which OP denies is possible.

        • @gzerod200
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          21 month ago

          Okay, so could you clarify exactly what you meant in the first paragraph?

    • @AsheHole
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      41 month ago

      Having tourettes doesn’t make you post about being a Nazi…Jesus Christ that’s dumb.