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crosspost from tumblr , which adapt from ranty thoughts .
simple comic with header, 2 middle panels, and footer. header read, in quotation marks, "every large collective is polyfragmented!" in answer to this quote, subheader read "nope!"  //  middle left panel define polyfragmentation with 4 bullet points in red: 1. term generally tied to highly dissociative collectives with levels of trauma deemed as profound, 2. may have large population of fragments or less-elaborated members, 3. functions may be deemed as complex, such as layered headspaces, modular fragments, and/or highly splintered barriers, 4. definition is not always super clear, which lead to misinterpretations.  //  middle right panel define large population with 4 bullet points in blue: 1. not inherent to any origin; may also be gateway, spontaneous, created, non-polyfrag dissociative, etc., 2. not necessarily populated by fragments or less-elaborated members, 3. functions may not have additional fragmentation or complexity; large but unlayered headspaces, "simple" barriers, no modularity, etc, 4. definition is not always super clear, which lead to misinterpretations.  //  footer panel show blobby stick figure, who elaborate, "even this is simplification. point of this is not to determine that there is any specific way which polyfragmentation will always look, but instead that polyfragmentation is not generalised term for every large plural collective, and there is still (loose) set of criteria. frankly, some polyfragmented collectives may not even identify main population as very large, simply because most of that population is fragmented, modular, or just absolute pain to track and accomodate."
recent rant , redone in comic form . not every large collective is polyfragmented !

while polyfragmentation is not always easy to define , and communities may adapt in ways psychiatric literature do not account for , do believe in importance of keep some kind of barrier between polyfragmentation and large population - collectives can be large even without polyfragmentation , and small even with polyfragmentation . 

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