There was a great article I read the other day, which I cannot find despite quite a bit of searching, that explained the idea that atypical traits are so common that we all have some of them. The difference is which ones and in which combination. So, while each of us is unique and has a unique experience, there are many people whose experience overlaps with ours.
I don't want to hate on people who find the idea of having a superpower empowering. I find the idea that I need to be the best and the greatest at something and totally unlike anyone else in the world pretty isolating and intimidating. Being a person (or a living creature in existence) should be enough reason to be treated with dignity and respect.
I can't swallow, walk, or talk very well, but my cognition is intact; I had a stroke when I was 12,.
Does that make me atypical? There's not many, if any, people like me.
Thank you for this post Cori, very thought provoking!
I haven't met a single person with my same collection of disabilities.
There was a great article I read the other day, which I cannot find despite quite a bit of searching, that explained the idea that atypical traits are so common that we all have some of them. The difference is which ones and in which combination. So, while each of us is unique and has a unique experience, there are many people whose experience overlaps with ours.
I don't want to hate on people who find the idea of having a superpower empowering. I find the idea that I need to be the best and the greatest at something and totally unlike anyone else in the world pretty isolating and intimidating. Being a person (or a living creature in existence) should be enough reason to be treated with dignity and respect.
Thank you for that question: who is the supervillain. (And the rest of this post, obviously)
Thanks, Cori!!