Yeah I don't know, it's kind of outside the scope of all this, but the whole "everyone has an opinion on everything" thing that infects the internet is really annoying to me. To keep it in this same vein of identity, also in line with something else they were talking about on Rogan, I don't really understand what queer means and I don't really understand the nuances of the gender discussions people have. And I do know a lot of gay people, more I'd imagine than most people due to my family etc, but these kind of sexual preference or gender issues don't make a lot of sense to me because some of them aren't well defined or are defined using nebulous terms. Point being, how can I possibly have an opinion on something like that? I mean, I can, but of what use is it? And how narcissistic of me to think I should share it and anyone should care? I am skeptical about the effect of puberty blockers being fully reversed when they stop taking them. I halfassed researched it and it's so polarized I can't find reliable info. I'm just imagining some 25 year old incel with a micropenis because his hippy parents got hoodwinked by some psychologist with an agenda.
I want everyone to be happy, or as happy as possible, and I may not understand trans issues but I do want whatever is best for trans people, whatever the fuck that is. And as Brother
Erronius
will tell you, anything that makes more titties in this cold dark world is something I fully support. It seems like a lot of the attitudes surrounding trans issues are stemming from what people would like to be true, or people wanting to just be as empathetic as possible, or this internet thing (is it only there?) where people tend to amp up how <insert desired trait> they are to their ingroup. But, I think, as you explain further I might agree with you more. We need objective testing, we need that to be standardized and evaluated, and we need to (i think) understand a lot more about what trans is. What makes you come out happy and self confident and for someone like Jerle acts only as a temporary salve before realizing that a huge mistake has been made and tragically suicides? How do we get more outcomes like you and fewer like Jerle? It's a real consideration, I may not be an expert on trans issues but even I know that suicide in the trans community is an outright epidemic. Lots of things to consider, and all of them
before we start treating children, I would think.