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On Language, Thought, and Lossiness

created: October 24, 2026
modified: October 24, 2026

When is it good to name things?

A Thought Experiment: When is a Diagnosis Helpful?

One aspect of therapy is getting a diagnosis. It seems like identifying as some kind of mental health category could be very useful as a framework to navigate yourself but could also be very dangerous.

"Stupidity finds its home in abstraction" I don't really believe this. I think it's more like, "Ineffectiveness finds its home in abstraction" or something.

Making things crisp shows you "understand" it, but language is inherently lossy, so maybe you're being premature