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Why Some Americans Want to Be Disabled
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TL;DR
- The author considered going blind a death sentence.
- They were terrified of losing their eyesight.
- They felt embarrassed about being disabled and resented the inconvenience.
- Disability was seen as an uninvited guest.
- Despite the finality it seems to represent, disability is often anticlimactic.