This equation has its roots in pop psychology. The same people also believe that emotions are a form of reality. There used to be another name for this state of mind. It used to be called psychosis. Art imitates life.
Life imitates high school.
Like a lot of kids back then, I believed that everything personal was political. In one way, my generation succeeded. We married art to politics. At first this was good. It brought the compassion of art to public debate.