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From a 1960 medical encyclopedia. This was under the schizophrenia portion

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[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or maybe....some rogue inventor discovered a revolutionary technology that would disrupt the status quo, and The Man had him declared insane! Tell me more about the machine!

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago

I'm just imagining that Frank just stopped speaking entirely after being tortured.

[–] retrolasered@feddit.uk 6 points 3 months ago

I assume this is here because maybe you feel he is displaying autistic traits? Firstly: im not a psychologist. From reading 50s and 60s sci fi, authors tend to not seem neurotypical, at least to me anyway - likely a helpful trait in the genre. It seems as though a common idea of the times that seems to be reflected in a lot of their writing, is an overdiagnosis of schizophrenia, and how it was generally used as a blanket term for anyone that just didnt think right.

[–] noctivius@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

THE MACHINE must be created