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Agreed 100%. It's definitely a mental illness. Not to discredit societal influence, as I've been there myself regarding dysphoria, but the majority of them haven't even attempted to just, be GNC or do the things they like without making a huge deal over it.

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It's an internet-related disorder, I think. I think we can probably look at the past 15 years of middle-class society moving online and tie in some of these mental illnesses that seem to be exasperated by being online and mostly affect privileged communities as being part of a group of internet-related mental illnesses. Humanity has such hubris to think a new, constant and consuming technology would have no effect on our psychology and ability to adapt. We simply don't evolve that fast.