I'm guessing people with those issues tend to stay home and be online more than going out.
This.
kind9 posted...
People online these days like to share every aspect of their lives for some reason.
Plus this.
Also throw in the fact that, for the first time in modern culture, we've sort of removed the stigma of being "ill" (whether physical or mental), so people are less likely to try and hide their problems. When having carpal tunnel syndrome gets condemned as being a curse from god because you masturbate too much, or all mental illness gets dismissed as being possessed by demons, or losing a limb makes you an outcast, people are going to be far less willing to admit to something being wrong with them. But when we're constantly told that having injuries or illnesses doesn't make you a bad person, and we even tend to overcompensate to some degree by cutting those people even more slack (ie, the reason why so many Internet assholes self-diagnosed themselves as having "Assburgers" to justify being a dick or being "on the spectrum" to justify shitty social skills), people are far more likely to come forward with pretty much anything.
This this this.
Only wish society could continue to progress so men and women are treated equally and paid equally, homosexuality and gay marriage is legal and welcomed, prioritization of money over human rights and environment is discouraged, and just people being excellent to each other.
But then again, it's 2019 and we're still dealing with people making crude comments behind closed doors about grabbing women by the pussy and thinking it's okay because locker-room talk.
Oh well. Maybe we'll have a better chance once the boomer generations and above die-out?