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The Mental Illness industry: It Ain’t About Health or Care

The mental illness industry does not exist to heal people. It was largely built by Gilded Age industrialists to control the population, keep people functioning as workers, and pathologize suffering caused by systemic conditions. Instead of recognizing distress as a … Continue reading

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The Ultra-Wealthy Men Behind the Mental Illness Industry

Gilded Age industrialists influenced the systems that shaped psychiatry and the mental illness industry to control the populace. These few ultra-wealthy men manipulated the economic, social, and political climate of that era, which was marked by industrial growth, wealth inequality, … Continue reading

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