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So i saw someone claim that the unabomber described experiencing gender dysphoria and wanted to transition but then decided to start mailing people bombs instead, is there any truth to it? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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edit: looked into it a bit and it seems genuine ngl

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's true there were no drugs involved, that he knows of. But I don't think you give enough credit to the effects of the experiment. If you read the details of the experiment it's not too far fetched to argue that it didn't just enhance extreme beliefs, but manifested them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Tbh I am HIGHLY pessimistic towards any MKULTRA shit just because of how much annoying dumb bullshit conspiracy shit has spawned from it, but yeah that is also a pretty plausible possibility that it could totally fuck him up like that since the people running all this shit didnt give a fuck if it ruined people.