I think what the OP is referring to, why they raised ADHD specifically in this context, is because this habitualized conscious forcing/manipulation of our internal state (i.e. dopamine) is a crutch we can’t afford to relinquish—without it we fall down, and we don’t get back up.
Gotcha. I don’t claim to fully understand — I have trouble imagining the experience you’re describing from the inside — but this gives me a hint.
FWIW, I interpret this as “Oh, so this kind of ADHD is a condition where your adaptive capacity is too low to avoid incurring adaptive entropy from the culture.”
This is actually confounded when using ADHD as an example because there’s two dynamics at play:
Any “disability” (construed broadly, under the social model of disability) is, almost by definition, a case where your adaptive capacity is lower than expected (by society)
ADHD specifically affects executive function and impulse control, leading to a reduced ability to force, or do anything that isn’t basically effortless.
I found this super helpful. Thank you.
Gotcha. I don’t claim to fully understand — I have trouble imagining the experience you’re describing from the inside — but this gives me a hint.
FWIW, I interpret this as “Oh, so this kind of ADHD is a condition where your adaptive capacity is too low to avoid incurring adaptive entropy from the culture.”
This is actually confounded when using ADHD as an example because there’s two dynamics at play:
Any “disability” (construed broadly, under the social model of disability) is, almost by definition, a case where your adaptive capacity is lower than expected (by society)
ADHD specifically affects executive function and impulse control, leading to a reduced ability to force, or do anything that isn’t basically effortless.