Ask HN: What are the best hacks to fight depression?

Re:Ask HN: What are the best hacks to fight depression? by Raphmedia on Thursday June 14, 2018 @01:26PM (#17313407)

So, roughly one person out of 600? That's a lot. Especially online, you probably interact with such people a lot more often that you think.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best hacks to fight depression? by gain_sky on Thursday June 14, 2018 @01:39PM (#17313556)

I know how often I interact with such people precisely: 0.17% of the people I interact with have this, whether online or in real life.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best hacks to fight depression? by cweagans on Thursday June 14, 2018 @07:35PM (#17316304)

> 0.17% of the people I interact with have this, whether online or in real life.

I know it's pedantic, but that's not true. 0.17% of people have DSPS. It's entirely possible that you don't regularly interact with anyone that has DSPS.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best hacks to fight depression? by Raphmedia on Thursday June 14, 2018 @03:09PM (#17314459)

You responded statistics at a person claiming to have the syndrome. It looked as if you were suggesting that they don't have it because 0.17% is relatively low.

My point is that 0.17% is a sizable portion of the population. Your chances to encounter someone who has it are most likely higher in a thread such as this one. People click on articles they identify with. The same thing would happen if you went to a conference on the topic. I mean, there are signs of comorbidity between DSPD and depression.

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