A less wild example I can think of is that someone that is antisocial and had their nose in books used to just be called an introvert or a nerd, but now such a person would probably accused of using escapism to avoid the real world. A harmless personality trait is now considered a concerning problem that an individual should be shamed for.

Not everything outside of reproducing and generating capital is cope.

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    2 months ago

    The Wave That Got Away by Ben Levin. The second half especially is very touching, though I hadn’t cried to it until yesterday when it just started as soon as I heard the first few notes and went on long after the EP had ended.