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A large number of people claiming to have ADHD are just using it as an excuse for lacking any self-discipline (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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This is no way disregards the difficulty of living with an actually severe case of ADHD but is not what most of these people are dealing with.

EDIT: many seem to have misunderstood what I mean by this. I'm not saying these people are only claiming to have ADHD to use it as an excuse. What I mean, is that they may very well do have, and they're using it as an excuse. Mostly to themselves.

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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I don't think you have a strong understanding of ADHD.

I do think you're looking at the outsized influence of a very tiny subset young influencers that are making ADHD content.

Even if it were the case that people are using the "excuse" to be lazy, what do you think that has to do with the "you must constantly produce to be a contributing member of society" outlook on labor in latestage capitalism. Or how this could be the youth's response to feeling undervalued and under compensated for their labor.

Here's a source that's guaranteed to be milquetoast enough for you to believe https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/06/03/inflation-hit-gen-z-hardest/73901354007/

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  • [+] [S] -13 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    A large number of people are using it as an excuse. I don't see how this in any way refutes my claim. I think you're arguing against a point I haven't made.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You sound like someone with ADHD who has been made feel inadequate, told they don't have it, and are continuing the cycle of shaming for something outside your control.

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  • [–] [S] -5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Making this about me doesn't refute my claim either.

    I don't believe in free will, thus nothing is under my control. I still try and get stuff done according to my best abilities despite my struggles. Telling a fat person that it's about their genes and there's nothing they can do about it is not true nor helpful.

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