TheOtherDave comments on Neo-reactionaries, why are you neo-reactionary? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Azathoth123 28 November 2014 05:37:56AM 5 points [-]

On the other hand, gender dysphoria is classified as a mental disorder in the DSM, and the treatment is helping your body match your brain, not the other way around.

Um, you do realize the DSM's contents is massively influenced by politics?

Comment author: polymathwannabe 28 November 2014 01:15:19PM *  -1 points [-]

It's also listed in the WHO's ICD, if you prefer that source.

Comment author: Azathoth123 01 December 2014 02:58:39AM 2 points [-]

I'm not as familiar with WHO's ICD; however, I'd expect the process that produces its contents to be similar to the one for the DSM.

Comment author: gjm 01 December 2014 01:14:32PM *  -2 points [-]

Neither Bryan Caplan's post at the other end of that link, nor the Wired article he in turn links to, appears to me to be saying that the contents of the DSM are "massively influenced by politics".

[EDITED to add:] For the avoidance of doubt, I agree that both make a lot of criticisms of the DSM. I just don't see that "massively influenced by politics" is what they're complaining about.