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Re:Having children is not life-affirming: it’s immoral (2017) by mcphage on Thursday April 01, 2021 @09:32PM (#26668298)
> Does that mean sleep is a bad thing, because it cuts off so much more happiness and joy than suffering?

If you cut down on your sleeping too much, it'll make the rest of your life less joy-filled and more full of suffering.

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Re:Having children is not life-affirming: it’s immoral (2017) by naniwaduni on Thursday April 01, 2021 @09:38PM (#26668320)
Well, it does turn out that (maybe ~half of) depressed people tend to feel better when sleep-deprived!
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Re:Having children is not life-affirming: it’s immoral (2017) by Noumenon72 on Saturday April 03, 2021 @04:24PM (#26684412)
I've read that the longer someone with depression stays awake, the less depressed they are. If you can keep them awake for 48-72 hours, their depression will disappear, only to re-emerge after they sleep.

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/sleep-is-the-mate-of-d...

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