• Dojan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Once being left-handed wasn’t as stigmatised anymore, suddenly more people came out as left-handed. In truth though, those people always existed, it’s just that now people aren’t being punished for it, so they can be openly left-handed without fear of being abused for it.

    Just an interesting thought.

    • WolfhoundRO@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      And then their percent of the population flatlined at 20%.

      The more interesting thought is that certain sexual orientations are in the same category, but right now are still in the stigmatization phase. They will flatline at some 20-ish % in the future, but it will be some battling to do