People who are offended by the very idea that somebody might not want their unsolicited advice really do tell you who they are.
(this is a vibe, not a targeted subtweet)
"you must not want to know what's making you sick if you don't want unsolicited advice."
Fuck. You.
I cannot stress enough that the difference between an anecdote about You, An Internet Stranger Who Was Actively Seeking Advice and Me, Who Explicitly Was Not Seeking Advice is that one of those situations is consentual and ONE OF THEM IS NOT.
And to be honest and a little bit Not Humble, I get a lot of feedback from people that they've made diagnostic or treatment progress because of my tweets.
So the idea that unsolicited advice is necessary to help people navigate illness is demonstrably wrong.
The Unsolicited Advice Brigade is correct that many/most people spend a long time struggling to figure out what's going on.
But most people struggling are actively looking for answers, so consider making your info findable instead of indescriminately badgering people with it.
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