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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

at least some of these:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_hysteria_cases

I'm no expert on ergot, but I'd place a small wager on it being involved with the dancing plague and the meowing nuns

Otherwise probably just boredom. There was jackshit fuckall to do back then. Not like now, where you have to spend 3 hours a day in traffic and 9 hours a day fixing your completely fucked npm installation

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's a really interesting list.

I'm surprised how many are presumed to be stress when so many people show the same symptoms.

My guess for a lot would be social, herd mentality. That probably lines up with your boredom idea too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

My guess for a lot would be social, herd mentality. That

And ergot.