"You'll end up in a van down by the river" if you do drugs, don't go to college, etc. advice never includes the warning: "Don't suffer major Depression that gives you complete apathy for existence."

The_Downward_Spiral@lemmy.world · 23 days ago

missingno@fedia.io · 23 days ago

Is “don’t suffer major depression” supposed to be useful advice?

Isoprenoid@programming.dev · 23 days ago

Yes, because there are ways to avoid and navigate major depression. Better to learn them in times of peace than in the middle of war.