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Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by beaconstudios on Saturday February 20, 2021 @03:42PM (#26207750)
Depression is a bit more complex than that though. You can be emotionally neutral if you're just not strongly affected by what you're doing, it's probably the default state if you've done something for a while. I'm emotionally neutral when I brush my teeth.
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Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by carlmr on Saturday February 20, 2021 @03:52PM (#26207847)
True, let me rephrase what I meant then, if everything, day in, day out, feels emotionally neutral, that's very depressive sounding.
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Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020) by beaconstudios on Saturday February 20, 2021 @04:04PM (#26207955)
Yeah for sure. Anhedonia (no longer enjoying things you used to) is a strongly associated symptom. Of course it could just be a rut and you need to shake up your routine, introduce some variety, but that's matter of severity rather than category.
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