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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by asdff on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:29AM (#32161428)
You don't even have to be broke to be trapped in the stranglehold of modern society and feel like shit about it. Just because you are paid well doesn't mean the work you are doing is remotely engaging or interesting or doesn't want to make you hate yourself. Being rich doesn't insulate you from toxic coworkers, in fact probably the higher you end up marching up the economic ladder the more of these narcissistic and toxic personalities you are liable to run into.

At the end of the day we are probably happiest when we are foraging for berries or mushrooms. This whole abstract 'society' crap we put upon ourselves leads to a lot of self directed scorn, embarassment, disrespect, and no doubt depression. How many billions of calories have been burned to fuel thoughts of worry about an outfit choice around the world? How many grey hairs have sprung up as a result of fretting about appearance? The stress society tries to shovel on you is such a waste of energy and does nothing to help you.

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Re:“No convincing evidence” that depression is caused by low... by autoexec on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @07:49AM (#32164362)
> How many billions of calories have been burned to fuel thoughts of worry about an outfit choice around the world?...The stress society tries to shovel on you is such a waste of energy and does nothing to help you.

Sadly, not enough to offset our sedentary lifestyle and diets. I can't be too concerned about the energy expenditure involved in worrying about meaningless things. For now anyway, we've got energy to spare. The toll of all that stress on our bodies is much worse than the calories we lose. Still, I'd rather be worried about the trivial things that we occupy ourselves with than the life or death worries humans regularly faced when we were berry foragers. Going from worrying over "Will we eat today?" to "Which of several restaurants should we go to for lunch?" is a blessing.

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