News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Drugs alone won't fix our epidemic of depression. Parent comment

Re:Drugs alone won't fix our epidemic of depression by wu-ikkyu on Thursday July 19, 2018 @06:22PM (#17570855)
Coordinated human rights movements have made major improvements to the human condition. That's of course not to say they are easy or always successful, quite the contrary.

The Enlightenment/democracy, abolition of slavery, civil rights movements, unions/labor rights movements are all examples of humans consciously improving their societies.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Drugs alone won't fix our epidemic of depression by chrstphrhrt on Thursday July 19, 2018 @07:42PM (#17571329)
While I agree with the fact that the Enlightenment helped to get rid of some harmful superstitions, I think it also contributed to the mechanistic industrial mindset that ended up causing a lot of harm e.g. colonialism and eugenics.

Great list though, maybe add on reproductive justice and climate science.

[ Parent | on HN ]