That saying the transgender boom is too big and too bizarre - there must be some structural societal reasons for it to appear so popular in the West. It's seems so dominant even 'social contagion', 'fashion' or 'big pharma conspiracy' theories actually aren't that convincing.

I honestly think many more people than will ever be admitted, don't like the gender roles and expectations that are at the heart of this phenomenon. But everywhere else in the world the human reactions to it are ruthlessly suppressed other than in the West. So it just seems like a Western-made problem. But here it is just given the time and room to breathe. And the oxygen to burn. The deep dissatisfaction was already there in society; Someone simply lit a match.

Continuing the analogy, one group just wants to watch it burn without mitigation. They believe it will eventually burn itself out. And it will... but with consequences. The other group wants to put it out and keep it from getting big again by dumping water on it whenever they notice it igniting. Few want to put in the work or stick out their neck to remove the pile of fuel that feeds it, though. Because whenever someone gets close, they'll be accused of either intending to accelerate the flames or snuff them.