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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by pcmoney on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:20PM (#32160997)
We have it way better than almost any period in history and are profoundly unhappy.

Also, we always like to think we will be happy “once I have…X” and then we get X and say well actually what I need is Y.

Most unhappiness is driven by vanity and desire (a bargain you make with yourself where you chose to be unhappy until you get something) to be better than our peers.

Until you can be content with nothing you wont be content even with everything.

If people can be happy in concentration camps we can be happy in dead end office jobs. They cant stop us from being happy.

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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by taylorius on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:28AM (#32161424)
How are we measuring "better"? If suicide rates have risen significantly, then perhaps there are ways in which our modern paradise is worse than the past.
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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by kayamon on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:24PM (#32161038)
> If people can be happy in concentration camps we can be happy in dead end office jobs.

I don't think people in concentration camps are happy.

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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by carabiner on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:28PM (#32161054)
He's probably referring to the book Man's Search for Meaning. The book's conclusion is a bit controversial for this.
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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by pcmoney on Thursday July 21, 2022 @09:11AM (#32178909)
I was thinking more along the lines of the TenBoom sisters.
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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by mercer on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @02:44AM (#32162332)
and Frankl, the writer, is rather controversial himself. Personally, I can't take what that guy writes seriously.
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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by WalterSear on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:28PM (#32168162)
This is an article about clinical depression, not 'unhappiness'. While distress can result in clinical depression, they aren't at all the same thing. One gets better if the stressor is removed, the other does not.
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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by scns on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:45AM (#32162725)
This might help https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Trap-Struggling-Start-Livin...
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