I feel this is a very important turning point for the mental health industry. The moment I heard about the trend of transitioning persons towards an endless series of body modifications I was reminded of the Diderot Effect. The body having become another platform for consumerism in the endless search for perfection. In a country served b…
I feel this is a very important turning point for the mental health industry. The moment I heard about the trend of transitioning persons towards an endless series of body modifications I was reminded of the Diderot Effect. The body having become another platform for consumerism in the endless search for perfection. In a country served by a for-profit medical system this should not be surprising. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diderot_effect
Indeed something that is commonly overlooked when we discuss the trans trend, particularly the drive towards surgeries.
The trans trend has finally transformed the human body into a commodity.
Before, this was a fringe issue. Tatoos, alright, piercings, alright, but these were relatively cheap and superficial modifications, however we see them. Cosmetic surgeries were frowned upon by a lot of people, probably a majority. Maybe a bit of a facelift here and there, but if you overdid it, you were ridiculed or pitied. Surrogate motherhood, one of the worst forms of exploiting women, always was a controversial issue.
This has changed fundamentally. Now, your body parts are commodities to be altered or exchanged at a whim.
Needless to say that this will also facilitate more far reaching changes and abolish a lot of boundaries we have now.
There is no fundamental difference between "Don't like your genitals? Get new ones" and "Need cash? Sell your kidneys".
I feel this is a very important turning point for the mental health industry. The moment I heard about the trend of transitioning persons towards an endless series of body modifications I was reminded of the Diderot Effect. The body having become another platform for consumerism in the endless search for perfection. In a country served by a for-profit medical system this should not be surprising. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diderot_effect
Indeed something that is commonly overlooked when we discuss the trans trend, particularly the drive towards surgeries.
The trans trend has finally transformed the human body into a commodity.
Before, this was a fringe issue. Tatoos, alright, piercings, alright, but these were relatively cheap and superficial modifications, however we see them. Cosmetic surgeries were frowned upon by a lot of people, probably a majority. Maybe a bit of a facelift here and there, but if you overdid it, you were ridiculed or pitied. Surrogate motherhood, one of the worst forms of exploiting women, always was a controversial issue.
This has changed fundamentally. Now, your body parts are commodities to be altered or exchanged at a whim.
Needless to say that this will also facilitate more far reaching changes and abolish a lot of boundaries we have now.
There is no fundamental difference between "Don't like your genitals? Get new ones" and "Need cash? Sell your kidneys".