I have become more and more concerned with the concept of "triggered". It seems that when people are triggered they completely shut down to rational thought and become hyper confrontational.
Was this word coined as an ironic way to talk about the mental deficiency of modern leftists, or is there something more to this?
Have the more vulnerable masses been brainwashed?
I am starting to suspect that autistic males and certain ethnic groups are dispositioned to be anti authority. I am suspecting that when shown certain propaganda pieces that are meant to spin a narrative a certain way, that these individuals have an adverse, contrary effect, and tend to lash out more at the people in charge rather than go along with the narrative.
This is what makes the whole concept of triggering concerning to me. Triggered people tend to shut down if triggered hard enough. There were people crying in the corner on twitch when "reacting" to the first episode of goblin slayer(possibly an act to encourage desired behaviors at of the people watching), and they seemed to be mentally exhausted after watching one dark cartoon. This is a common theme i have seen with leftists that mention triggers, that they get mentally exhausted fast if pushed hard.
It is also interesting that they state "my triggers are", almost as if reporting to a handler. At first i wrote this off as a means to get attention, but after triggering a lot of people on social media for a while, I am starting to suspect that these people really are deranged to the point of being useless.
I am also suspect that because these people can be pushed too easily, that the recent push to get social media under control is because of this. In essence a society of brainwashed slaves can be broken by a handful of trolls.
It makes me suspect that there was a mass brainwashing program going on for the last 30 years, and that the results are not what they intended. Was it a continuation of MK ultra under a different name, or did private organizations continue that work after the government was forced to stop?
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milab7 ago
It's interesting to consider the history of the term.
"Triggered" emerged from studies of severely sexually abused kids with PTSD. The severe trauma they have experienced leaves them vulnerable to certain stimuli that were connected to their abuse.
Somehow the fact that a huge percentage of young people are getting "triggered" doesn't seem to ring any alarm bells with anyone. The denial of widespread child abuse continues even while our whole system adjusts to deal with the psychological effects of widespread trauma.
At this point the term has crossed over to the point where it has lost its original meaning, and people use it to mean "upset," but that's where it originally came from, studies of PTSD.
senpaithatignoresyou ago
I did not know this.
It's almost like it was pushed mainstream to devalue the term. Note that it became popular and common place right before the big sex scandals hit.