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beandelphikiYou guys notice that, "Writer's Block" topic the other day, about September being ADHD month? I did. I wish I hadn't. Oh lord, the level of stupid when I clicked. Why did I click, why, why, why...
I was doing my best to ignore the idiotic posts and focus on the funny ones, but one jumped out at me: a guy stating that he believes vaccines, food additives and "flicker rates" on our televisions cause ADHD. Yup.
I couldn't resist replying to that. Obviously, we didn't see eye-to-eye, but the brief exchange remained civil. I would have left it at that except for one part in his reply to me about how genetics might be the cause of ADHD after all because stupid people breed more. I replied to say that while, yes, ADHD people have more children at a younger age, ADHD != stupid.
I also said I was dropping the topic, as I didn't want him to get the impression I was going to drag out the [largely non-productive] conversation for days. I thought that was polite.
The reply I got in my inbox:
I really don't need to be informed of when you think you are done with a topic. If you are done, you simply won't reply; it really is quite visibly insecure to try to "drop it" so vocally.
LOL WUT.
And here I thought it was just web courtesy to let someone know whether the interaction will be continuing or not if you're not familiar with each other.
The rest was a bunch of nonsense about how maybe I'm insecure because I'm gay (because my info says I'm queer, and queer = gay, right?), and it was condescending of me to, you know, state facts about rates at which ADHD people breed. Er?
And blah, blah, I'M NOT BUTTHURT AT ALL. LISTEN TO FOUR PARAGRAPHS ABOUT HOW MUCH I DON'T CARE THAT YOU CLEARLY THINK I'M A MORON FOR MY TOTALLY UNSUPPORTABLE BULLSHIT OPINIONS. IF YOU REPLY I WIN BTW.
I DISTRUST THE ESTABLISHMENT SO FUCK YOU I'MA DRAGON EDGY.
Haaaa...!
I really can't remember the last time I got an attacking comment like that which actually made me stop, giggle, and wonder if the other person was on drugs when they wrote it.
EPIC FAIL.
I was doing my best to ignore the idiotic posts and focus on the funny ones, but one jumped out at me: a guy stating that he believes vaccines, food additives and "flicker rates" on our televisions cause ADHD. Yup.
I couldn't resist replying to that. Obviously, we didn't see eye-to-eye, but the brief exchange remained civil. I would have left it at that except for one part in his reply to me about how genetics might be the cause of ADHD after all because stupid people breed more. I replied to say that while, yes, ADHD people have more children at a younger age, ADHD != stupid.
I also said I was dropping the topic, as I didn't want him to get the impression I was going to drag out the [largely non-productive] conversation for days. I thought that was polite.
The reply I got in my inbox:
I really don't need to be informed of when you think you are done with a topic. If you are done, you simply won't reply; it really is quite visibly insecure to try to "drop it" so vocally.
LOL WUT.
And here I thought it was just web courtesy to let someone know whether the interaction will be continuing or not if you're not familiar with each other.
The rest was a bunch of nonsense about how maybe I'm insecure because I'm gay (because my info says I'm queer, and queer = gay, right?), and it was condescending of me to, you know, state facts about rates at which ADHD people breed. Er?
And blah, blah, I'M NOT BUTTHURT AT ALL. LISTEN TO FOUR PARAGRAPHS ABOUT HOW MUCH I DON'T CARE THAT YOU CLEARLY THINK I'M A MORON FOR MY TOTALLY UNSUPPORTABLE BULLSHIT OPINIONS. IF YOU REPLY I WIN BTW.
I DISTRUST THE ESTABLISHMENT SO FUCK YOU I'M
Haaaa...!
I really can't remember the last time I got an attacking comment like that which actually made me stop, giggle, and wonder if the other person was on drugs when they wrote it.
EPIC FAIL.
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stalking you from reading comments at fandomsecrets LOL
Date: 2008-09-19 06:26 pm (UTC)It is true that for me large quantities of refined sugar and HFCS make things worse, but I still need Ritalin even if I don't eat any, and it's impossible to avoid entirely, and people just have their heads up their asses...
*waves*
Date: 2008-09-22 03:00 pm (UTC)And I'm willing to believe that cutting refined sugar from my diet might help my ADHD. I'm just not willing to do it. Particularly not simply to avoid meds. That's a big pain-in-the-ass lifestyle switch with an uncertain probability of working verses a sure thing in a few pills a day - and barely any side effects.
Psychostimulant medications have, hands down, the most undeserved reputation when it comes to efficacy vs. safety. IMO.