Have you considered that the answer to your 'why do I meet more people who say they're disabled online than I do in real life, hmm?' hot take is that the 'real' world is fucking hostile to disabled people and the internet is often the only place we can speak freely and honestly?

Or you could just keep pretending that it's because people on the internet are all faking their disabilities and you alone get to be fucking judge, jury and executioner of who is 'actually' disabled, but that would make you an arsehole (and incorrect).

Especially if YOU are yourself disabled.

You KNOW how hostile this world is. You have no excuse to peddle this nonsense beyond some sort of self righteous gatekeeping.