News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on How Hunter S. Thompson Became a Legend. Parent comment

Re:How Hunter S. Thompson Became a Legend by J-dawg on Friday June 09, 2017 @01:21PM (#14522819)
This can't be emphasised enough. It's utterly unfair to describe a victim of depression as "selfish".

I'm curious, was there a reason you specifically mentioned western society? Is there another region of the world that handles it better?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How Hunter S. Thompson Became a Legend by SirensOfTitan on Friday June 09, 2017 @02:27PM (#14523340)
No reason other than I haven't experienced non-western cultures enough to know how their attitudes differ around mental health.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How Hunter S. Thompson Became a Legend by Danihan on Friday June 09, 2017 @02:02PM (#14523122)
Life isn't fair, and is full of "victims," real and perceived.

Doesn't it grow tiring, constantly making excuses for people?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:How Hunter S. Thompson Became a Legend by toomuchtodo on Friday June 09, 2017 @09:55PM (#14525778)
> Doesn't it grow tiring, constantly making excuses for people?

Not if you're a compassionate person. If not, some bitterness may apply, but its only going to eat you.

[ Parent | on HN ]