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[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think there's a couple of people around with collective OCD that just can't stand metaphor.


Jokes aside, and not being a sociologist, I do think it's a good distinction because PTSD implies a maladaptive reaction to trauma, and communities, just like individuals, can process their trauma well or they can mess it up.