| > All kinds of people have made thoughtful criticisms of her essay And I applaud that. I hope they don't drown in the noise that the less thoughtful people are making. > Her response has been to double down The tweet you linked is a reply to a tweet that's a great example of what's wrong with the response overall. https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1279761588438867975 While I don't want to comment on the validity of the comparison, the fact that antidepressants are overprescribed is well documented. She calls doctors unnecessarily prescribing antidepressants lazy. Saying it calls people who take mental health medication lazy is a gross misrepresentation. Whether it was a deliberate or out of laziness, it poisons the conversation. > One must be willing to learn in order to be taught. She is not a person that can be reasoned with. I think that conclusion was drawn way too fast. |