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[–]endoftheworld 29 insightful - 1 fun29 insightful - 0 fun30 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It spreads quickly in geeky subcultures because they have a lot of people with traits that make them vulnerable to trans rhetoric (autism, mental health issues, low self esteem, etc) and because a lot of these subcultures have escapist elements like roleplaying or wearing costumes that appeal to people for the same reason as transitioning often does - because they want to be anyone but themselves.

[–]meranii 25 insightful - 3 fun25 insightful - 2 fun26 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Yep, it's socially maladjusted people with low self esteem and no experience in life who have been fed the "hero's journey" narrative that they're super special. They've often been raised on video games where they can slip in and out of other identities, of course they think this is also possible irl. When we (the "NPCs", who needs empathy when everyone else is just a background character?) don't validate their transness, out come the insults and threats like they're in a Call of Duty voice chat.

[–]BEB 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Another great post!

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh my God I've never thought about it that way before.